The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-07-23
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CHAPTER XI
uMoRnrp,a TIE wonprn

Thanks 10 tho remarkably flno air Of oalr
bury, and 10 an absolute cessation OF any
thing like hard work, Mr.. Carruthora soon
Lost his jadod appearance AT tho end OF Ton
days ho declared himself 10 10 In rude health,
and his looks did not bclio his words, Cor
talnly those worthy housewives, hls cousins,
Ind taken great caro- OF him. They fed and
fattcnod him; insisting that ho should talG
boof tea nj intervals, and that hiacuro should
bohantcnod by his drinking plenty OF that old
p7 port for which their fathers collar had
bocn noted, Closo as tho "Tobbicsn woro IN
thcr housekeeping arrangcmonts thcy
grudged the stranger within their gatca moth
Ing
In logs than woclt Frank had takon the
measure Of hia couains-of his malo couEns,
ut least Ilo Ind oyon consod 10 bo soiged
with nm almost irrcNstiblo dcslro 20 go into u
secluded corner and chuoltlo when hc saw
theao great mon engaged IN eomo duty which
a supposed 10 apportain peculiarly 10 women
kind; or when ho hopd thclr simple consul,
tations on tho pricS Of meat, groceries, oi
other household commoditioa, Bong, like
Mr.. Mordlo, gifted with q vein OF humor, ht
found tho Tolborta mosb interesting char
actors; but had ho found their oocontrctioi
woariaomo, tho kindness they showed him
would havc compensated for tho discomfort.
For IN spite Of tho exolusivcnoss which they
woro compelled by circumstances 70 ndopt
thoy wcro amiablo, loyoblo men. 30 Mr.
CaiTuthew took them M they were, and liked
thotwo brothers bcttor and bcttor tho NOR
ho really understood thom.
But Beatrice was another matter. IIo had
studied her with oven moro attention, but
felt that tho result OF his studies was unsatis
factory. No far ~ Bho was concerned he
know ho had got nj nothing ike Tho truth
oxccpt on ono eolf-ovidcnt point, that eho wa
very beautiful. Whom first they met hoi
bounty struck him, but II was days before he
finished finding now and fresh personal
charms; perhaps ho mover ceased finding
them. Under certain circumstances such
discoveries arc endless,
Frank Carruthcs' studies OF Miss Clauson'i
outward shell should therefore hayo been
very pleasing 10 that young Indy, had the
result been mndo known 10 her, and had she
cared twopcnce 10 find favor IN tho studcnt'i
eyes. For tho rest he was IN puzzle, which
no spent many hours trying TO solve, Mis-,
Clauson llttlo thought, ~ sho looked out Of
tho window and saw Mr.. Carruthers lying on
Tho turf with his straw hat tilted over hii
eyes and thin blue stream OF smoke curling
up from his cigarette, TINT ho was noithoI
sleeping nor projectinga n new political nrti'
clio FOR Tho Iattordny, but thinking entirely
OF her own sweet self.
They had seen great doal OF ono another
during tho last week. Frank was not n man
who loved twonty.milo walks, or cared 10
rush from ono end Of q county 10 another 10
look nt n rock or waterfall His i1en Of o
holiday hc summed up In tho word 'loaang.
IN good loafer IA great rarity,n ho told
Miss Clnuson. Locating proper Ia mn art
which cannot DO acquired hive mot with
rnany spurious limitations, but tho real article
n hnrd 10 find, Show mo tho man who can
rprnd whole dny lte this, aud You show me
oho who can get very near 20 hoppincss.r
'Liko tbisn meant lying ON his back as do.
pcribed.
.But you do something--you smoke, said
Bontroe.
'yos, for tho sake Of appearances, In
theso days Of hard work a man mustn't bt
absolutely idlen
OF course she ought 10 have laughed at th,
feeble joke But sho did not Sho looked
down NJ him from her chair, and her gray
eyes we're annoyingly serious. In glorioul
August weather, when tho slsy IL cloudlos
blus. when all tho trees, except tho spond