Daily Republican., 1888-02-25
BEAuTYS WORTH.

| VIVA spollt I.rael Tfen. for work ant
feverytning c.se, his mother raid 10 I
neiahbor who had dropped 10 for \ cuy
tot tea, waH lha ARRIVAL IN Town O
Eudura Holt.
Eudora wan o pretty little mI.linel
who had chulh. tao ways OF the oity
aud wore smart gowns, and was o d
rect contrast 10 her cousin, Hetty
Brown, whose iJess of the Paris fash.
ions were decidedly vague.
Before Eudora hsd appeared on the
scene Hetty and Israel were ingepara.
bic compositions, aud the goss!ps OF the
yillaRe mi made up their minds that
the day OF the marriage could rot be
livery far of When the dashiuR milf.
ner Appeared on tho tcsne tho faithlses
Israel became her most devoted slave
In spite Of the protesfa;ions of his
mother, who much preferred simple
title Hetty Brown.
II tell you, Israel, that complexion
OF hers Is all bought At The store, and
that hair Lint har own anu 1 know Il,
IT you wasn't deaf ami blind yoa'd see
she waSn't nothlu' but shAm," his
mother said one day.
Toen lirAsl ti,~ into q rage and
20 we'd BIO would cave tho nous1 IL she
did not stop auEIilg his divinity.
One day Mrs. Trent stoI ped over to
have 3 gossip with her friend, Mrs,
Beers, and looG ~ tho Cd clock that
nor neiRbboT he'd Bought from TIE
Biown5, whore Eu1Ors was 6inyipg.
II don't think you've got It sot IN the
right plsce, Mo-. Baers," said Mrs.
frsnt, surveying i, with critical eye,
Nc, it Elot strBight," said MIRA.
Beers, giving 1t . push with her shoul.
der wnloh upor5 ne old clo3k wuh a
9tAsh. As it ema'hei on the fl or
"Eudora Holt"
The crash had burst the lid off, and
there plainly revealed to the eyesiRht.
was . neat sasoft 1rnt ri little bottles
labeled Rose Bloom" "Oream of
Pearls" etc., and pot Of rouge, while
neatly packed Rreund thesa mute w.t.
oesse1 were one or tHo discarded
"irizzes" OF the very golden brow
shade at hair that Miss Holt was wont
to wear in wsvy bangs down to her eye.
browa.
Il thought So" observed Mrs. Trent, |
iryly. ''This ere old olock ed 70 |
5 aud In toe spare room ~ tho Widoy
browns. Thss HIT g,rl kept her
1kln's hid aWAs lu L.. | should like |
Hnr Israel TO zee this vim his own
Why, land O. G3shon, here he comes
noWr'
1t was Israel, most assurodly. He
nad Cropped in on his way down to
oIinG Mrs Bstis bunch Of mistletoe
which no had foand Ia Che woods.
You vera ea9ing the other day."
aid he, THAT son Hihed you. had
oms; but hsro is ny motheIl Audi
What Ia the matter? ls the clock
,roken?"
His masculine strength had reared 1t
Up again in second.
The case ls splis opan," reid be,
'ont you can easily &c, 1t mended
i0u't think tho iaoa is Injured much,
'xcept the hour baud Las h)wu IN,
mere II Ia On tho flor with the rivet
yone."
IFS q clock Mrs. Beers has been
,uyin' OF W,uoW hro~n," said hts
mother, insxorHbie as fata itself. Il,
tocd In the room that Eudora Hot
lept In. And-bers's some o. her be
ongin's that bounced outer II when 1t
iSue down with such crash. Face
akin po1der-and old wixtl
4ook
Israel Trent looi;t o aphAst at the sight
Il these oIninaus articles
ut muGt be a N liz axe" said he.
mo mistake At n ourtly retorted
liz mother "H4ru's her own name
wit on the box lid in that queer, .pi-
ef- sebby within o. hers that amt no
rays like the way was tRuRht to write
. GeestrioS sccuol when l was q gal. ,
lead whns II SANS toF yourself il you ,
ont believe me-"
Israel's eyos took Ia the "spioer.
1ebby" nuiesrap1, then glanced with
vident dis.aSre AZ the / o .tles and bcxss
nd taneleG OF rostg yellow hair.
81 see" said he "Huah, mother-I
hats her vOice-ihis instAnt."
He was right. IL wAs Euaora's high
itched aoosIt, hu.r.sd aud breathless, o
! II with rapid wall. u, talking to
IFs Bserh' sister in tina kitchen. &
Aunt Brown has cold a clock TO =
RS Bears" aid che. 1T stood Ia my
ON NJ the farmhouse, and I used the
wer part OF the casa as sort OF
lpboard for come Of my things. ri
lould like to get them. She adult
now kept them there"
Lydia Kissan's plain face expanded
to smile. Sha liked tae sho W CITY
RI no better than the rest OF the Gran 81
TRY Hatch people did, and shs had "a
Irewd idea Of what was going on In III
Q other room,
walk In and help yonrssli," said
%. 81 guess that's ycur traps, Eiu't
that IsTRel Trsnt's gos in his hand?"
Miss Hollis counteusnce would have
en- q study to any artist In physiog.
my as she came fAo1 70 fecs with her
untry adnlrer. IL was too late to
treat, however
Is this yours" he aBled, oddly.
'YeF, us talns," shs fAdered, and
0 hurried away with the fatal wi:.
- TO her aria FOthlnR more was
ID, but Miss Holt klow In thas M
'nt thai, az far rs Jr4obsrry Hatch
n conoernsd. LrT matrimonial pro.
Its were all Up.
rhe next evening ISRAEL Trent camel
the old Brown farmhouse inst as the
Ind red Autumn moon was rlsin9I
put the fJrestS. Hotty hene!i came
the door. l.
Good evening, Hett7," said he. IA
Good evening, IsFsel," said tbs girl, Tn
Ii quivns in her voice. 'EadOra
NJ back to the city this morning.
rhaps you weren'6 aware OF IL ?" ~
Yes" said Ieraei, ~ SaeW 1t, -.