Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-07-01
BEAUTY'SSECRET
By ALAN MUIR.
LXthor Of "Vanity Hurdrdre, Golden
Girls" Etc.
CHAPTER Viii.

bright October morning was shining In the
room. But that pleasant light revealed clearly
the signs of time, which had for long enough
been more or less manifest in the old woman's
face. She either did not or could not any
longer dress herself with the same deceptive
sldll as in days gone by, and now in every
feature Of her face any eye could see that she
was an old woman-a very old woman, in
deed. She sat wrapped up carefully in a
spendid Indian shawl, and a fire blazed on
the hearth; and she looked cold and some
what lfeless, although her eyes were still
bright and her voice strong. Sophia, who
stayed always with her, was reading Tbs
Morning Post to her, but the old woman did
not listen with her accustomed attention.
HSophy," she said at last, II had a visit from
Mrs Done yesterday"
~Indeed mamma" Sophia replied. She bit
her lip, and so hid smile, spirited and con-
temptuous with dash of amusement in it.
GAnd what does Mrs. Done want, mamma"
"She says her son is in love with you"
delightful, mammal" Sophia replied, now
with open amusement on her face. So he
has thrown his handkerchief at last. He may
pick it up again, mamma, and put it in his
pocketp
GNow, Sophia, don't talk in that hasty, in
cohsiueraOe way, che oiu WOMAN saiu' Ii
all those cases we should consider, dear, there
is nothing like"
Leather, mammal Sophia cried, merrily,
catching up her mothers old mocking phrase.
The bright October sunshine and some whim
Of her own feelings had put her in good spirits
that morning
very pleasant, dear tne hGIle h1oInei 10
marked, snaking ner neao soperly' ooheno"
ner whoie sCyle Oh speecn was , leiaAins ,,s ~
eneEyi nei w1lu "olo ptHeuH ~" p,.i,, ~
no' spe,iA "i'n nef i'' inei ue'i''on' Ai'''A'''
'"o 'tr Soiu'
Aou niuso IeheinOer young ",' Dv"n "rS q,
never IN uaae' anu pesiue oopnNl, mo WI"
seUule twenty 'nouss'hu pouhuS oh you,
Caii pe nau unuer lorHy nilna' Sopnia u,.l
seeiIeu resol'e1 70 uea' Ine ilaVser ,.As ~ .nlS
9ocuiar way: ~ was pam 'naV ene ie"liNoa ,
na' sne anu her ihoTner ,iau clansou psi
lenS que was Yn Ouany nl,ouless ~" .nsrV .:,,
"Asn0 po "isun,enU, pcU ~ oO usso " "nI
cna h'ciy oneify i.po uIue, ioiv ulou
Sano pounas mammal anu oopnia Iosse9
9sE neao gnu iooneu s''ucy oiiu ens anu
cneap a1 ooupie Cne money
'r NOW nsten 10 me, oophla' heT inoIaer
SAID You Will never nave sucn suoUiei
oner-Irom money ponC Oh Vie"'
""eh' mamma, VIII DC serious, Sophla
answered, sultng ner lace 70 ner WORDS
would not marry tnat man ior anytnhg no
couid give me- 40 Deglh WILL l hno" "ha'
MS lle mas Deen.
NOW, my dear eopma' ner mo0ner Sald,
WIN deprecatng gesVure' Will III mo' near
anytmng ABOUT MS manner OF me- Ane lien
are al III Iault III Ina1 way
COne l know is not" SOPHIA tenderiy
mo9gnt' claspmg ner daarhngs memory l"
neg heart)
All are u 1ault that way" con'inueu M MIS-
Temple Some let us know IT, otners man
age 10 nlde IT, IN 1act, all are anke' ANU
indeed, Sophia, better marry man VINO, De'
lore marriage, nas-nas-seen tne Uoreu'
than one VINO VIII make you unhappy alVer'
Ihe wider the nacneior' tne steaoier 'ne nus
band, SO oIten nave 1ouna IT,
NOW you don't mean IT, mammal yot
know you don't.
10 mean u, lhoeed' dear; anu, pesiues
whose fault is 1t II men are whd' Ours, my
dear; ours alone we are SO iona ol con
quest ana impression tnat we never iea'e
tnem alone we geG tneiii into ,ne napl' VI
mlnd, dear nave noC "atcneo "olnen'
more especlaiiy q man a' al eereoia'eu,
we long to make an impression All women
DO. my dear SOPHIA, the greatest prude tna'
ever nved Is pleased II sne hears thaC a cele-
brated man admlres ner' be ne married OF
single, she Will not care; sne nao ratner nave '.
the tribute OF admiration than not nave IT,
y, oopma, we are qulIe as ihucn 10 oiaiiie as
tne men. we all hke 10 nave then a' our
feet; liked 1t myself deafF
WANNA"
.When they are celeprated' dear' remark
aoae, worm catcnlhg, you KNOW
Wha' Mr: Done ceiepraVeo iorF eophia
asked, seorniully'
money DEAR AS gooa thmg as any
otner. some men are conspicuous Ior fortune,
otneIs 1or looks, others lor taieh0' ocnels !or
1amiiy. But wnen man is conspicuous lor
anything, women IKE 10 nave MS aomration'
ana tnat is now hall tne men are sponeo'
dear; we DO IL ourselves. why, even II
man is conspicuous tor virtue most OF us
would IKE 10 prlng MN TO tne ground-to
nave MN sign ior US only once' ana enen we
can TOSS our heads ana DC as gooo as we
please our Vanlty gratineo'
NOW, mamma Sophia sald, rather
shocked at TINS Speech ana not knowing
Wnether ner motner was serious OF not, pu1
resolved 10 treat IL as Jocaiar, thlS Is only
sa "n' u1"., you "n 70 '0i A'' wv
Uvarr u,a,, ~ thon r 1T Trv and r,oLo nm vo,-
mind to marry this younp man, twenty
thousand pounds, Sophia!"
aMamma. figures would mob write the sum