Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-10-11

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Mile. Leonie. the queen 10 the ci'ys
half world. hal evolved into this sphere
fro,n the ob~curity % q small Ohio VII
lagv solely by the force % some degree
of physical beauty and q great degree
81 audacity. A. Laura L.onard she
hal been unknown except to the rustic-
u her village: ~ Mile. Leonie her name
wa. on mems lips A. q wonderful saren.
She blax.i out In her armament n a
suiden fame, and men rather fatt.rc,l
themselves than otherwis. that they
should H. scorchci thereat. Tob- know
~ "a habitue ~ her house served Ia give
one = certain standing among certain
circles. To b. privileged To bring her a
Jewel. To send % stasietie for Oh. adorn'
ineni ~ her rooms-for Lsonie hal de
veloT.ei luxurious and EXPENSIVE tastes
that Laura Leonard could never have
known-and 10 have her say, Look!
this Is from my friend c.; Il II not
fney' was almost glory enough for some
of the callow youth who worshiIed st
her shrine. for Leonie was exclusive.
But this was not enough for George
Chalmers. At heart he was something
% a Bohemian and he despised lee con.
venance.. When he had hrst met
Leonie he hal not only been enchanted
by the bold aud brilliant aspects of her
physical beauty. which time and the at.
triton Of city life only polished and
made more perfect. but as well by the
irresistible dash and 90 Of her personal.
ity. She wa. neither dull nor course 81
mind. and knew how to retain a. well
~ tn attract the admiration Of men.
10. ~ their intimacy grew. young Chal.
mers Cursed the puritanical sentiment
that hedgei them about, and strove by
lavish generosity TO make up to her In
,orne measure for the loss Of those things
that he could not do for her before the
world
10 far a. his relations with Lima Ten.
nant were concerned. Of course this af.
fair with Leonie would be over some
day, and he expected TO settle down
finally into the substantial, matter ct
fact citizen. Then he could not hope
for q better wife than Lima would 10,
but he wished she had something more
Of Leonie's chic.
Leonie did not mean 90 harm the
young fellow. She knew that he spent
Q great deal of money for her, hut II did
not occur To lier to question Its source.
Perhaps u would have made no differ
ence. anyway. Perhaps she would have
let him 40 ON Just the same. But. again,
p~rhsp. she would not, Tor she really
cared Cor him. In his treatment OF her
be had been different from other mon
she had known. lie never seemed
ashamed OF her friendship. He seemed
10 recognise her right 10 place In the
world. her r,gnt 10 the very place tus'
she beld-if that was the one place u
which she was best suited. Society had
no right 20 prescribe her lines. How
could the world know whether shs
would ht into any one Of its dull. sccus
toned grooves, How can the worlt
know that Of any Of M, He would
have been glad TO have fewer lines him
self.
Ogden Chalmers was probably no BET
ter and no worse than other men, and b
had never preached high standard O
morality for the guidance Of others. III
was content 10 take men and things y
he found them. Yet he felt strang'
repugnancs when the necessity present
Cd itself of going 10 thh woman's houss
Already hs had a..ociatsd hss 2 hs