Show UNSELFISH conspirator by JAMES ROBERTS 0 the kitchen was still etall stifling ng hot in spite of the fact that the fire had gone out an hour before and that a broiling sun cua was sinking elating behind the hill virginia set the milk bottles out on the back bach porch with tickets for tho the next days supply her cheeks were flushed with the heat and little moist tendrils of hair clung to her forehead 1 I dont care how I 1 look she said us as she elie turned toward the door in the double seated swing she leaned her head back wearily and closed her eyes the breeze was cool and refreshing tired as she was she began to plan tor for the mornings work she had never admitted even to herself that since john marshall had been coming to see annabelle the work had been much harder the big old fashioned house nas as enough to keep two of them busy most of the time dut but of late anna bells time had hardly been her own when john was not there or taking her out somewhere there were other things for the favored sister to do mrs wiggins appeared around the corner of the house good evenin miss ginnie I 1 any lights in the front ands posed you through etith ith the dishes yet hot aint it virginia was relieved that it was only her kindhearted kind hearted garrulous old neighbor come out here and sit with me wont you mrs its cooler here What ll I 1 do with your daddys daddes eggs 7 oh did you bring some for hla his breakfast how kind ill get i a pan never mind ill fix era em I 1 know how tired you must be mrs wiggins put an egg small email end down in thi the top of each milk bottled bottle there there be all right till you come in I 1 she limped back to the swing in the twilight she caught the weary droop of the girls shoulders miss ginnie yo aint sick are ye no mrs wiggins why it a it aint like you yon I 1 dont like to see you so tired your poor mother sho she used to say Virgl nnie she eho cant stand what annabelle Anna beHe doos does an she sha always tried to keep you rested what do ye do it tor for miss ginnie Gln nio why sirs birs wiggins you know how it is with us now since dad lost all his money its too bad if two bis big healthy girls like ilice us cant take care of him and the house but miss bliss anna dont help I 1 guess arte rte got eyes well perhaps not so eo much as aa she eho did but ashes very busy yes I 1 know why ashes busy but no matter it if she Is a coin to get married ashes no business lin on yoa an im golato coln to tell her mrs wiggles wiggins thi there ere there dearle dearie im an old oia troublemaker trouble maker an I 1 must bo be coln before I 1 say any anything thin niora more im sorry miss ginny if I 1 hurt you I 1 hopa teel feel better tor tomorrow virginia watched the old lady disappear into tho the darkness so other people were beginning to notice she whitened the tha bare facts acts parade themselves before her her now without disguise the moon almost full was rising in tho the east making a fairyland of tho the old fashioned garden it shone full on the face of the gri girl in tho the swing lying back with closed eyes her face now strangely white she was wa s saying over and over to herself 1 I wonder if he really does care tor for her I 1 wonder it if virginia whispered some borne ono one softly so BO softly that at first she did not open her eyes it seemed like some borne magic of the old moonlit garden when she ehe did look up she saw a man standing close to the evi ing silo she sat eat up with nith a startled cry then recognizing zing john marshall she turned away in pretty confusion had he leard heard her thoughts had she said anything aloud ile he had bad called her virginia tor for tho the first time she scrambled out of the tha swing good evening mr marshall I 1 expect you and Ann annabella abello back so soon 1 I bonder ho he said irrelevantly jf f you have any idea how bov beautiful you are in tho the moonlight mr marshall cant you say ray Jo john Lu why I 1 dont doat know why should 1 17 sho she was nervously plucking leaves from a lilac bush ile he reached out and took both her hands bands in his lecause Ue De cause I 1 want you to this time im riot not going to let you get away without telling you what I 1 want to ive tried for days but you have always had some excuse too tired or too busy or dishes or something tor for father Anna belles a charming charmin g clever br little girl but she you virginia I 1 came alone ashes still at the party having a fine time with jack english glad to get rid of me he laughed 1 I have eyes virginia gj and I 1 came back to hunt up little cinderella and tell her I 1 love her but first I 1 must tell her that it a prince atho he woos her ive lost jost nearly oil all of my money lately virginia if he a 0 till still held her hands and felt the tiniest pressure on his own awn you do love ovo me dearest 11 iia drew her unresisting to him yes yea john softly andoh and oh im so glad about the money copyright by the mcclura nejapa var syndicate |