The Red Cloud chief., 1878-02-28
THE WOMAN WHO PLANNED.

If things had been different she would
have had a career in a larger field than
her own household and its quiet neigh
borhood. The little but potential, if
that stands between the most of us and
some great fame or greater good, for
hade that a sword should ever bangle
from her dainty waist: that the twin
stars should shine on her plump shout
der: or that spurs should ever tinkle
on her pretty hcels-cxccpt metaphor
ically. The higher right of a woman
NOT 10 be "A soldier, and the prcjudice>
Of society kept her in the paths of peace.
But If Mrs. Marlowe couldn't command
men in the mass. she could in detail.
Talk about the magnetism of Napoleon
or Little Macf'-you should have felt
} her, She would talk a man out Of liking
peaches and cream. and make him
gorge himself on dishes he didn't the
least want. Just because she had cooked
them. aud insisted that they were good.
Her influence was not Of the soft and
subtle sort that gOcs with beauty, but
Nas direct. strong and palpable. the re-
= al OF viii rather than Of heart. and Of
character more than sex. Not that she
Was destitute of charms: no woman j..
thank heaven, for somebody: but she
did uot depend on them. Your charm
J. an uncertain thing, and, If il be out
ward. only, will surely fade and fail:
~ bat the SWAY of such a woman knows
' nothing Of time, and X a. superior to
circumstance "a. the ches,-player j. to
hi, pawn>.
Sill, ia" was pleasing Ia look upon.
with her sunny eye, of blue: her rip
pling hair of ilossy gold, that had nev-
~ known a crlmping-pin, or felt the
Intl@uIty of IA bot olatc-pcncil; her
smiling mouth and firm. strong chin:
and her well-nourished and graceful
figure. When Young she Justified the
discriminating remark that there i
nothing 80 pretty a. a pretty Girl. even
II she lsn very pretty unless il bc Il
prcti ct one Sh" was sympathetic, a.
~he ripcned, in a high, fine way-not
simply from her heart (that comes bv
uaturcD, but intellectually. and as the
result Of her carefully cultured capabil-
I ilic~. She would put herself in tune
with YOU. whatever your mood. or
bring YOU Ia her key. ~ the harmony
demanded. The di.corde in life. caused
hl people who either stupidity or selfish
], insist on playing TO their own pitch,
without regard 10 the orchestra or lis
tener~, are of all things the most cxas-
pcratiug.
Her method of taking IA husband was
roughly characteristic which i an
incident worthy of mention. inasmuch
a~ the dcci>iv" ',ycscs' that are muir
INJURED. looked and taken for granted in
the world of wooing, have ahou. the
-ame uniformity a. the cooing of n cote
Of doves. But Francis Fullerton had
ideas Of her own about such matters:
and when she decided that il would be
agreeable for her To become Mrs. Jas.
>Mariowc, She didn't fold her hands.
look pretty and wait. That wasn't her
Way. She had been "a planncr' from
hgr infancy, with a fertility of inycn-
tIuu ami Il skill in execution that had
Wou the admiration or excited the mirth
of all Observers. Dear me- her wear
led mother. would eNclaim. when wax
- in the might by a call from the lit
lie one that carried in every tone the
Suppression Of "A positive want and a GER
iainiY of yictorV-'.I do believe that la
hoy plans when To bee hungry and when
10 wake up"
Young Narlowe admired her eXces-
>iyclv. She WAS :" strong and bright.
H. WAS handsome. amiahle and true
hearted. hut moi oycr>tockcd in the
upper story, a. the plain-Spokcn moth
- of Frances put il. But the casv-go-
lnC father only smiled and said: The
@lrl doesn't need Ia marry brains: She
has enough for one family What "A
delightful sort of cgoti>m ii i when we
can "cel"hrat" Il selves in II chill
drcn' James. however. WAS very slow
IN >crewing his courage up 10 the ask
inT place. He had q that extremely
selfish feeling expressed in the song:
Ever 10 woo. and never TO wed. is the
mrTric>t life that ever WAS led" but he
Was rather abashed i'll the presence of
the splendid girl who WAS 50 very much
more clever than he. and who had 10
the fullest extent that element of char
aclcr which l. tar greater than self-con-
trol-namcly. >clf-poS>e>>ion.
Finding that James WAS likely 10 run
on. liz" the poets brook. forever. with
his punctUal calls and excessive talent
for sitting up-hi> inevitable invitations
and unwearicd. but sometimes weari-
} some attentions his GOV luye-makinr
and provoking ~silcnceS when she had
frankly shown him that il would not
dI~plca>e her Ia hear him speak-the
re>olUte girls nature and habit assert
ed themselves.
She made a plan.
Tn" very next night, a. they returned
from a walk in the soft >plendor of the
f>eptcmber moonlight. Frances stopped
AT the door. and instead of inviting the
backward lover in. ;s was her wont. she
turned her calm face toward him. and
sand quietly:
James. | am afraid | shall have 10
Az you not Ia come here So much"
The poor fellow felt. As he afterward
oppressed il. As though a pitcher of cold
wafer had been poured down his back.
-Noi-come-hc re->o-much?" he
tafred, open-eyed.
Yes, placing the white hands with
Just the hint of a tremble in them. on
ms arms. You have been coming very
often. for a long while. and all the 9TH
er gentlemen stay awav-as if il were
Your right. You know. And things can't
20 on 80 forever. i
But bless Won. Fanny. dear. | can't
k"p, Make ii nv right 10 come, | sup
pose that YOU knew | love You. and that
want vou-"
"How MANY things q dear. great.
laundering men take for granted9" she
said, conveying her forgiveness in n