Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-13

tiludo and request for GO
ranium spray was rewarded with
smile that exhibited a set OF CLEAN
;. lug teeth, rather too large, perhaps,
i for perfect beauty. but still effective.
"a Whom the goranium had been pinned
% in place George turned TO his COM
. panions: "Mrs. Fox" he said. with
IS Difference, "lct me present my fricnd
= Mr. Mr." and he hesitated
. "Ruthven." rather sternly mi ected
9 that young man. advancing to the
. counter. He fclt no did not know why,
. . that II Gsorgc had attempted to con-
s coal his identity under an assumed
3 name he could have found tho energy
y to kick him.
Q Mrs. Fox slightly inclined her head.
. with It's massive coils Of inky hair. In
9 acknowledgment Of Ruthven's grace
3 full salutation. He choose 10 leave the
0 selection Of "button-hole" to her, he
said. and felt strangely gratiGed when
she ignored pyramid of brilliant rose
buds and adjusted a tiny spray Of lilies
of tho valley in his dress-coat, at the
same timo pinning back the lapel o.
his light overcoat in order to protect
the flowers. He looked down rs she did
so, and noted tho taporing fingers and
wonderfully polished rosebud nails at
their extremities
A few remarks on ordinary topics
and tho two left the shop. George lin
gering behind an instant, as his GUS
tom was for an individual adieu.
Ruthven, glancing back, experienced
thrill of unaccountable annoyance |
on beholding the young man in an
other extremely devotional attitude.
and tho widows oarnation lips parted
again In her Same dazzling smile.
9 well" asked George, expootantly.
linking his arm in that of his eompan-
ion, "what do you think of her, hey"
''She Is hardly beautiful" rejoincd
Ruthven. slowly, after long pause,
land i do not like masculine women.
And yet-she preferred lilies to roses.
Yes. ] think that In strict Justice owe
you the CLANS and absinthe. "Ishould
call your friend symphony in lilies"
At the opera that night Ruthven
was rather moro cynical and alb
sent-minded than usual. After
appointing rendezvous with his
young friends for midnight, no
avoided them. The many acquaint-
ances whom he visited in their boxes
during tho evening rallied him on his
apparent indifference to the dual charm
Of Ssmbrich and Scalchi, something no
was never known 10 have exhibited
before. Usually on such nights his
glance was flXod immutably upon
the stage. and the expression Of his
face one Of unconcealed delight music
boing tho one thing he permitted him
self to grow enthusiastic about To-
night his eyes scarcely left the pearl
In the confer OF his shirt-fron' liv
brow wOro an - los
40 MS beirothed, a sweet-faced, yell 4. :,
w-haired girl who sat with her aris- rio
cratic mamma In the confer OF the a.,
no was as usual. deferen- -,
al. yet gay; witty. but subdued. She u"
nd always, as n matter of course. con-
dered HIM the most brilliant as we'll ~
5 loveable of men, and fou nd no reason 70
, change her opinion tonight When 80
Q stood bareheaded attic carriage VIM W
ow and babe the two ladies good
light, the big blue eyes of the younger -
none in tho glare of tho street lamp VI
ard by with all that lover would gu
ave them do; and as the vehicle
oiled away, leaving him there, tho pl
elbow ourls went down on the W
lothcr's willing breast, as thoir owner y
ighod forth the customary: 'Oh, 10
mamma, can you wonder that love VI
ime'' o'
URaccountablo as 1t seemed to him. Sc
elf, the following day found Ruthven NJ
t tho hower-sh0p> on the little side 1T 1T
treet inwarjly criticlsfng- that Won ID
erful smile. He was wol-knOwa in a.
no neighborhood. and the fl orist, who u
ad read his verses. and had heard of "
Is repeated rcfusals 10 DO led thither,
'as little surprised. When the next
ny passed without his appearance. dc
owevor. she concluded that NJ
'as the last sho would sa
70 of him, which conclusion
'as very rudely shattered the ensuing m
voning. when lie walked in and or he
cred six or seven dollars worth of su
lies for his sweetheart And the
ext day, and tho next he camc, quiet, pc
Tnical and solf-poss-s,ed as over. an
Ie ordered flowers at every visit and wi
10 most punctilious of critics could sh
OF have discovered tho vistige OF sem MI
ment In his demoanor toward tho co
idow. dii
And sheP Wcll. she had not hith- tel
ito numbered among her regular nj,
Istomors any one quito 50 distin-
uished or quito so handsome. and she no
rs flattered. Any thing like famili- he
rity on tho part of the young mon about FOL
'wn who were her patrons-such as
gorge, for instance-she rebuked wi
it'll such uncrring distinctnoss as to m'
uard against any possibility of its As
'petition. But Ruthvon's Indifference to
qued her. and, OF course, as any
omans will under such circumstanc cos
Or manner unbent 10 him lust a trine No
4 that account tho consequences gr
which was that Ruthvon him he
If unbont fractlonally and seriously, col
o came oftoner still. His betrothed lis
rev tired Of lilies. and babe him send II
" roses for a change. He sent her de
'ses-so many Of them that sho de- Gu
AIRED she was tired Of all sorts of he
overs and begged him to cease send -
& her blossoms Of any sort and come
tener himself. instead.
To this day Ruthven can not account
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