The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-18
A HOPELESS CASE.
Why Eleanor Gave Up Her Search
for an Ideal Man.

The sunshine was dazzling that af-
ternoon, and in the golden November
air sweeping freshly down between the
rows of tall houses on either hand you
tasted at its best that keenest of stimu-
aants-iced oxygen. 1t was Il day of the
gods, fit TO put new life into the most
despairiug soul, ard its invigorating eff
feet was plainly visible in the bearing
of carefully dressed, signify rotund
gentleman of middle size and something
less than middle age as he came around
the corner of the avenue and walked
briskly southwark. This plump, we'll
groomed gentleman was Mr.. Anthony
Amory; his was not a despairing soul,
however, in spite of the fact that he
was on his way to plead-for the last
time as he had resolved what he felt
to be hopeless case.
He rang the bell at the last house in
the block, and was ushered into the IL
brary. AS he entered that remotest
and most individualized of the more
public apartments of the Winchester
house, he wondered, as he had often
wondered before, unw it was that
Eleanor Winchester lad impressed her
personality so strongly upon it that the
room seemed alive around her. To his
mind, at least, even such stolid things
as the chairs, the rugs and the book
eases reflected omething of that alert,
intense spirituality combined with a
dash of chic which was her own especial
charm. Some one Nad said once that
Miss Winchester united New England
soul and New York style, and to his
apprehension the same piquant COM
bination was carried out in her sur
roundings.
There had been other days, plenty OF
them, when he had also wondered how
\ was that girl of this type had at.
tracted Anthony Amory; he had, in
deco, supposed that he was safely pas
the sentimental stage of life. Thos
days, however, were long over Now
that he had recovered from the first
shock of surprise at finding that hc
was, if anything, worse hit than he
might have becn ten years earlier, il
seemed as natural as the sunrise tha'
he should love her,
The present visit, although it was
the first time Mr. Alnory had seen Miss
Winchester since her return to towr
the week before, was evidently not O,
the nature of an ordinary call, anc
after the first interchange of greetings
neither of them pretended 10 treat it a,
such. She was sitting near the win
dow in an immensely puffy and com
Portable chair, and when he had tallet
his seat opposite her, where he had tn,
best light on her face they surveyed
each other in expcctant silence for
moment; then Mr. Amory bent for
ward and picking up carved papel
cutter from the table scrutinized it at
tcntively.
81 believe the time is up" he OBJ
served, lin which you undertook t.
formulate your objections to me. Al
you were saying last June"
''Of all the foolish things / said las
june that promise was the most fool
ish!"
because your objections are so nu
merousp"
'No. Because the formulation o
4he m is SO hard"
81 do not feel disposed to let you of
'OuS COhJIdCb bulu hr. AnOTy
smoothly, still examining the pape
cutter.
Up TO this point Miss Winchester haC
been leaning back in the big chair
now she held her 1.-the figure erect
crossed her hands in her lap and lifted
her eyes fearlessly. An adorable grav
ity settled down upon her face.
-'Please notice that / have not asked
you to-" she said. ~ have decided u
tell you all about it. You know nev
-er have. The other times we have
talked about this we have not done il
seriously and calmly -"
81 was serious enough" murmureC
Mr.. Amory, but she ignored the inter
ruption.
~ ''You have been excited, and am
,afraid have not been just"
''It is not justice / want at youi
hands" She waved this remark aside
.'That first" she said.
eco on, then, and be just"
Apparently the task she had set her
self wss rot an easy one.
81 dare say am going to make some
impossible remarks, she began, uncer
tainly
''Dont get nervous" said Amor,