Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-12

nOcent gray eyes, which were constant
ly belying the bits of wordliness which
fell from her tongue from time to time.
These eyes had pathetic. child-lilSe
droop to them which had moved many
heart, yet just as you We're saying to
yourself: ssThere must be some hidden
sorrow in that girls life,'' her lips
would curve into q smile, a mischievous
light flash up into her eyes, and you
would cry instead: ''She never had a
trouble
He knew just how she was looking
40 this moment, with her head down
bent; her determined little chin re-
Taxed He knew as well as if he were
sitting directly in front of her how soft
and tender her eyes, how thoughtful
her face, and he said to himself:
What a fool 1 am! What fool 1
am! l know 1 might just as well think
OF calling goddess down from the sky
to my side, as of winning her. And yet,
here l am again. storing up misery for
myself. At least, she does not know
am here, and won't be despising me as
despise myself. Weak! l never real
lied how weak 1 could be. Didn't
Cow last Thursday that would never
see her again? And here L am, three
days later, haunting her church. How
can l want to see her after that vision
in the conservatory?
How hate that Blake, taking every
Ching as if it belonged to him-even her
love, 1 don't doubt Her love! that
would have humbled me to the earth!
Born rich; cultivated; sings like a siren
-confound him! l heard her say her
self that he has charming manners. No
wonder he wins. But l could stand it
better if he would not take it as such a
matter of course. 1 know now that
did have a grain of hope until then.
Size was SO sweet and kind, 1 thought
that perhaps she knew how 1 felt, and
did not resent it. Fool! fool. She un-
6oubtedly said to herself:
Poor fellow, he has a hard time-a
struggling young lawyer. If he man
ages to go into society once in awhile
he ought to have a good time. 1 will
remember to say pleasant word to him
eto-night.'
"a year from now she won't remem-
Der my name even. How could an hon
orable man, situated as 1 am, dare to
even think of her? If only I were not
connected with the firm which man
ages her business! OF course l know
JUST now Inucn money she mas. anu she
knows thatI know it. I can imagine
just how that old guardian of hers
how can she bear 10 live with him?-
wOnld look at me if 1 should walk in
some day and ask for her hand. She
herself-if the words fortune hunter
should come into her mind-it would
show in her eyes in a minute. All, well!
/ could never have asked her to share
such a home as 1 could give her, and
aoould not let my wife provide her own.
Then what could 1 have given her
to make up for the society she must
lose? i should never amount to any
thing in my profession if / were drawn
into the kind of life which she leads,
and wouldn't stay at home and let her
go alone. My wife shall share my life
or will never have one. But 1 could
have made her happy kno,o. if she had
loved me. She is too good to be wasted
in that giddy whirl-but she will be
with him. Why should l be SO sure
that it is all settled? Idiot! What diff
ference does it make to me. anyway?''
WHAT SHE THOUGHT.
''There is Mr.. Parshall again! He
doesn't know that 1 saw him, but did.
Why does he keep coming here? The
goose! How long to put some sense