Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-03-01
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PART II
Continued from Last Week.

night of the full moon, and cloud
less sky, promised a glorious even
ing. Edna, up slightly earlier than
usual, opened the window OF her
little kitchen and looked toward
Henderson. Far away, family, a
column of black smoke rose from
the stack of its cotton mill. The
fresh morning breeze tingled her
blood a. she hungrily filed her
lungs with long deep draughts.
Today was Thanksgiving, but she
wondered, as she watched the last
of the ambering leaves drift feath-
erlike before the breeze, if she
would be thankful for the events OF
the day when it had passed.
Ralph Bauknight and his sister
were coming over from Henderson
today for dinner. David had asked
them himself, but she had
strangely clear premonition that
something would go wrong. Ralph
and David had been very good
friends in college, but they had been
at the same time, rivals for her
affections. David had won, but
Ralph had never ceased to care,
which fact stood prominently out
among those which forecasted evil.
David had won because she had
loved him, because in his then, pic
turesque personality, she had SEEM
ed to realize the fulfillment OF
dream. When he had turned to
Theology, she had thought 1t would
make little or no difference; could
he not still be her loyable David,
her ensh;ired idol, even if he were
a preacher? She felt wave OF con-
tending. conflicting emotions, as she
closed the window and turned to
her task of preparing breakfast.
With all her heart, she wished 1t
would rain. She longed to be al
lowed to spend the day alone with
David; longed to understand him
and his ideas of life. But morning
soon gave way to midday, and al
ternoon cam. on, hazy and blue and
chilly.
Ralph and his sister, Marion,
came, and Edna thought she felt
something sink within her, as he
held her hand at the door. And
his sister. Marion, what a smartly
dressed chap! Tho she would
not, most probably have admitted
it, Edna began anew to envy the
freeness with which they played
the game of life, the masterful, au-
thoritative and seemingly accuS-
toned mien, which characterized
their every action.
They were good friends, the
Johnsons and Bauknights, and Ed
ma had been as one OF the latter
family, before her marriage, but as
they sat at dinner today. it seemed
to Edna that they lived in differ
ent worlds. The gay dinners, and
glorious dances of which Ralph
talked SO freely, seemed bits OF
fiction to her now. Why, oh why
had David invited them, she ask
ed herself; why had he brought
these beings from the world IN
which she longed to be once more
to tempt her? Once while Marion
lead the conversation, she had a
chance to compare the two men:
David, her love, her husband-ano
again she assured herself that she
did love David with his rather
quiet, satisfied, controlled express
sion; well, but reservedly dressed
and yes, handsome, for David was
handsome, handSomeneSS accentuat-
ed by the even tone Of his winning
personality; and Ralph, egotistlc
confident Ralph, dressed to the
minute, well groomed. AS she
compared them, hers was an an
guish known only by those who
have stood on the uncertain grouno1
between love, as an admiration Of
all ideal, and the glamorous do
main of the unconventional = free