Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-12-01
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BEAUTY'S SECRET.
BY ALAN MUIR.

BY ALAN MUIR.
CHAPTER IL
FACE TO FACE.
And 30 It was. Young Brent had fallen In
love with the daughter Of the woman who
had Just rejected his father so angrily. Mr..
Brent thought at first that this alone would
make an end Of the thing; Mrs. Barbara
Temple would not give her consent, so rea-
.soned this parson, who knew the world 50
well. He kept silence ON the point, however,
and soon his sons ardor, carrying everything
before It, made his small doubts and scruples
Of no effect at all
"This picture IS good-very good" the
father said, gazing at 1t, "but must tell you
that Il does not do the girl justice. Where it
fails cannot say; indeed, I can scarcely say
whatit Is that makes Sophia Temple so hand
some"
OF course the son listened to all this with
greedy ears; and the conversation turned into
q discussion OF the prospects Of the affair
which for the present the father would not
admit to be hopeful, still remembering his
own late repulse. When, however, young
Brept ascertained that his father was on
visiting terms with the family he would hear
no more of doubt or difficulty. With such
an opening the fault must be his II he did not
make the girl his own
3You are sure she IS not engagedT ne
asked.
on' yes, quiee sure tne feeeer aisWefsu. GU
None oi soe sil.s are enesSe"' hoeeu, tie
ony one ot tne lanny %no mas Deen 'aiAeo
aoouS u tna' Iespecs ee
Mr. nren1 st0Ppeo' anu eurneo as req as a
turkey COCK ne never olo guatu ms ups
well, ana tnis disclosure came OUT pelore ne
remembered now awkward the SUBJECT might
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so;snt;ac lie atta;nments be was not m nleasad.
and contrsstino his earnest and enerpetic
Youth with the idleness and friyolity of other
yonno fellows in the town. he was willing to
!: excuse the mild skepticism which contented
sSifself with recurring q little chronological
elasHcitv from Bishop Usher Indeed. the
800. ro;oht fa;rlv ho nrnud NJ his CON. IN.
tsI,actnal srior is seldom exclusive, and the
,,r.,,,; ,,on,. Ioro of ec;ance oava him svrn-
.sthse ,,,;tt, much bas;da which uae NOT Al.
f....s,,, .o;.,t;S. Ho tool ON ;ntarost T.,
.,oI;t;,. but |r,;th Rsd;cai svmn+oms which
b;s s.ther ,,ounced mon with y;oilance and
oraet baat ending the disnute generally with a
= iauob and the bo,,e that THINGS would last bfs
time Besides this younp Brent was q good
musician. and not without literary tastes. for
he dabbled in poetrv. But partly through
s4,,d;ons shvness and more from a certain
nhv.;cal awkwar,Iness he was not altogether
a-s,,-;,e, roor, man Ha had too Great
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Ste" sea.o, nieIO' as ha'ual 10 '.ss' 81
oeeah " opeeAA iieeiy' "no 't''A9 '1'en WALL
great success
~ was Impossible 70, 70 "lI9s'a4a Sa 1ae lovers lovers
entrea1les' ana 30 ht1ie LII. o.eh1' elViue"
oe1~een uneasnss @ m anu .ss.s sass.aoso S asars
a.epes a.a yes nos ~t.uouS nUpe .I:,n,. y: Nv"
wnTlty Iesalntns as !oo'ne ~ tne "iuo" W.
nVeiy nouse, ntfoouceo ns sun l" 'ue
laoeS. AL iou' "efe Ill 'ne ufa"nis fooa,
"nen 'ns gentlemen "sle anllounoeu' anu
young Brent was sumcientiy master Oh
himself not TO oetray any preference Ior
one daughter before another Indeed, ne
rather avoided Sophia, talked more ana more
1reeiy "ltn Carohne ana Sloyi; ana SO 1e"
ana sny were tne glances ne cast az ner ne
wofsnipea' tnat 1our pair OF female eyes olo
not' In quarter OF an hour, oeeect MIN as
lover. Carohhe ratner nReo MS converse,
t'on' "hich was tr1ne oooklsh; out Sloyl
Pronounceo nun a"ANaiu anu oasuiul: u.
sophie SAID nothing rom xa'eS en-. one ,e m'sne gnu
nave ianIteu 'na' sne 'aoueuy 'ao .no'e Wv