The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-09-06

on the organ keys, tender soulful
touch which some loving listeners ols-
covered that they had missed In her
play ing hithert,.
now that he was coming again after
SO long an absence, these kind signs
increase aud were intensified. But
Mis- league did ,ome quite weak
things in private. She surveyed her
self IN the glass. repeatedly. one might
sa; exhaustively. She gave more
thought to her dress than she had
ever given before.
Hitherto the idea had scarcely ever
suggested itself to Miss league that
won an could by careful and intelligent
study Of her complexion and figure. of
her peculiar st, lie "a 1t Is trltesy
termed. increase the charm Of her per-
sonality. She would have been lo&th to
admit that a young woman had any
right to attract Il mans a tcntlon by
leading him to think that she was pr
sessed of either Z, moral or q physical
beauty when in reality she was not.
To caro- inc deception in any form or
to any degree. 70 matter how slight,
was abhorent. Even to gain a fortune
or a man love she could not have
brought herself to lend her skin an
additional sOftness and Wilderness by
busting it with p WIDER
tut when Eer thoughts reve ted to
her betrothed. it suddenly tiOatcd upon
her mind that possibly he had changed,
possibly during these many months he
had tecn thrown among sO-called lash
ionab!e Young women who study modes
with real lntens ty of appii alton.
who TO low the styles, who are thor
ouyhly informed as to every new dis
cOveiy in the art of decorating and
identifying the person, and for the
first time 1t Cured to her she wa ,
what is commonly demo Ii, mated pla in
cir. while he was tall. handsome.
dashing man. very little like what his
calling would lead one to su )pOse him
to G, and no doubt. too. he VAS pOpu-
lar vita women. How could it be
otherwise: andsOme men were sure
TO le Iiattered and feted ard made
much OF. 1t often spoiled them. too,
for they were, in spite Of their pre-
tension to being the stronger vessel,
quite as weak, quite as susceptible to
tlattery. q it. as putfed up with social
success, cutie a; prone to b, undone
b. excessive communication as the
weaker vessel. In fact. even more so,
for the r. asOn tha5 their fancied Sc
curity afforded them by their stronger
minds really made them rush more
quickly into danger. And yet they
we're bat mortal, born If woman, with
not even woman's lofty sense of duty
to restrain tn IN
Caroline thoughts absolutely star
tied her. She had never before fallen
into such train. The b. God rush II
t her pale checks, for to her it was a
species of disloyalty t, Noel to have
mad these thoughts. She had such
confidence in him, born of her deep
and unscltish love for the man.
NO: there was no need TO- her to
belutity herself. He HAD never no.
ticed her gowns, mover spoken OF their
necomingne>s or their lack Of it He
kne \ no" absolutely and mpletely
her heart belonged t. him. He must
have been blind. indeed, Eot t he able
to read those great, dear, calm, clear
gray 9 cs so full of tenderness. SO
very beautiful and soulful when their
long dark lashc, shut out the grosser
light of day and gave the glow of her
sou Il chance to he seen and felt.
No. she would not beautify her per
son any more than had been her wont.
1t would be to admit a lack of conf
dencc in herself, more than that, /,
lack of confidence in Noel. But she