Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-28

on the organ keys, a tender soulful
touch which some loving listeners dis.
covered that they had mlssea In her
playing hithert
Now that he was coming again after
so long an absence, these kind signs
increase and were intensified. But
Mis- league did some quite weak
things in private. She surveyed her
sell in the glass. repeatedly. one might
sa. extensively. She gave more
thought to her dress than she had
ever given before.
Hitherto the idea had scarcely ever
suggested itself to Mss league that q
wol an could by careful and Intelligent
study Of her complexion and figure. of
her peculiar st. le. as it is tritcly
termed, increase the charm of her pep
sonality. She would have been loath to
admit that u young woman had any
right to attract u mans attention by
leading him to think that she was p,s-
sessel OF either ii moral or q physical
beauty when in reality she was not.
To arc inc deception in any form or
was abhorent. Even to gain q fortune
or Il mans love she could not have
brought herself to lend her skin an
additional softness and whiteness by
busting it with p wider.
hut when her thoughts reve ted to
her betrothed, it suddenly tioated upon
her mind that possibly he had changed,
possibly during these many months he
had been thrown among so-callcd FASH
icnable young women who study modes
with q real intensity of application,
who follow the styles. who are thor
Oughly informed as to every now dis
covely in the art Of decorating and
beautifying the person, and for the
first time 1T occurred to her she wa
what is commonly demo minated a plain
girl. while he was Il tall, handsome,
dashing a very little like what his
calling would lead II to suppose him
to G, and no doubt, too. he was popu-
lar with women. How could it be
otherwise: handsome men we're sure
to lie battered and feted and 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
ilattery, q it, as puiied up with social
success, 4.ulte ~ prone to b. undone
by excessive communication as the
weaker ve-se'. In fact. even more SO,
for the T. ason tia their fancied Sc
Guiloy NloIucu pucll ny Uilclf
minds really made them rush more
quickly into danger. And yet they
were bit mortal, born If woman, with
o even woman's lofty sense of duty
to restrain tn IN
Caroline's thoughts absolutely STAR
tied her. She had never before fallen
into such q train. Tho hood rushed
to her pale checks. for to her it was a
species of disloyalty to Noel to have
had these thoughts. She had such
confidence in him, born of her deep
and unseltish love for the man.
No: there was no need 10. her to
beautify herself. He had never no.
ticcd her gowns, eve spoken of their
bccomingncss or their lack of it. He
kne how absolutely and implicitly
her heart belonged to him. He must
have been blind, indeed, not to lie able
to read those great, dear, calm. clear
gray c.cs so full of tenderness. so
very beautiful and soulful when their
long dark lashcs shut out the grosser
light of day and gave the glow of her
soul 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, IL
lack of confidence in Noel! But she