Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1894-11-22

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he Dizh: &c. u vho..? isolated n SC
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sa7aye= q hsa.tGcA was 70 Its mind a.
a-a1a,?, AID &c: welcome the nE
lad teea .he tasier-veii, there might
y aco.ae- terrible case II bAcAiidias
LIS h.= o~u, bat why Eholld The csrzh.
.eE ga! q: hooe:
F.. IL had already lea-aed that PhJl-
IL did a. :he ctose, ao6 he c?1.cA car.
r@ot@r vas :nd1lseo.,y E:id u his own
ho1se I: *az coocaC % a.. his ohse1-
va-:cn :c- :ae g:-. u: = 80 % church
II no. religions, che-e remained al the
mild 41ci,euan: g: Few tcocesz, village
gossip, TIE escc-. 4 favored tsau,
p.ocacted meetings that differed !tst.e
froo p.cnioz, al :ha: made Up the e.
sence G: Village intercourse And Il be
2Sb
giocm? eoshosiaE2 be bad nsv1
thoush. Il h.s o~n father CT q bis
young mother except a. reuEocs BE
had tanced that u she bad Lived 70 ding
hymns 70 him IN The dusk ca hea. his
prayers IKE o.ter mothers, be would
have been ve1y dts9ens That Image
q bis caother bad q sacred Light ahout
Il, and be said 70 h12seH thAs be I'D
not Ike Phyllis c11.oos indifference 10
religion Bu. bis wonder kept The i6ea
Of her coat!nuauy In his mind snd waaa
uore favorable conditions oooh Be-
found for the growth Of thooghe into
something mere pUneents
In thls speculative mood be walked
often b. thGr house and hung over The
gate and chatted With Mr.. James and
Phyllis % the porch One evening be
was invited In TO tea The father wae
zhrewd man, who talked senably, and
Thomas Ned 20 watch Phyllis IN be.
dark blue gown. which fitted close 70
her roonded figure, as she moved deity
from cupboard to table and from table
TO store In her preparations for tea
Nor vas be socy when, after the meal,
Nj James excused himself 70 DO some
odd .o.s, and Phyllis was LETT 10 enter.
tain him
I. Soon became bis habit TO drop IN,
ard bis visits made no difference IN the
household life. BE bad always been
Constrained and awkward ca the few &C.
caz.cns when, wretched II bis Sunday
clothes, be had called On the young la
dies IN the village and had t-=en ushered
into chilly parlnrs with rtg!dly straight
tables and chairs 10 SEE, after an incer.
val Ct dreary waiting, the young ladies,
also II tae.r Sunday clothes and With
elabora.ely arranged hair. I. woold
have been enough to blight all social
instincts il even a holder man.
BIZ. hers be was as otten IN the kitchen
as II tbs pario-, and Phyllis never stop
ped her work ioy hin, even II she were
polishing the stare CT Ecrubbtng the
for. Thomas was himself under these
circumstances, and ali his latent posi-.
b.iit!es q; god company were stirred
Into life Phyllis, IN white gown Oh a
summer afternoon, was nice 70 look at,
but Phyu lis IL the kitchen q. work, her
iace little flushed, her pretty ar7ns
bare % the eibcw, her hair tossed into
shining ripples and waves, was charm.
ing.
But as yet Phyllis was only Won.
dertuIly nice girl All the vague, airy
ianc:es that feat IN the mind Of any
youth around the image Of any pleasant
girl remained still formless and vague
and had not c1yEtallized into any dts
tinct shape Of love Ye. it needs but q
tounh to crystalline them when the hight
time comes
During one Of his visits be noticed
that Phyllis somehow seemed different.
She was absentninded and embarrassed.
The consagon Of her mood touched
him, and be bad stopped talking. when
she turned from her work With an
abrupt remark:
Mamie was here today"
Thomas waited
'6he talked good deal about you.
She said you had been flirting Nth
Sallie Stevens, and she thought It was
a shame. You used TO be downright
good friends, and now you never went
there"
Phyllis bead was turned away, but
the words came az Il BY desperate re-
solve.
II never went any oftener than JIM"
answered Thomas, rather defiant at
Nannie's interference.
Hs half laughed at the atsurdity Of
the charge, knowing himself an arrant
coward In the presence Of any girl,
Sallte not excepted, yet felt q secret
pride at the masculine power Of attrac-
ton which such charge implied. Then
be Redeemed with anger at the thought
that perhaps Mamie had only been
making fun Of him But Phyllis was
deeply In earnest
Then It's t1ueI You did visit her BE-
fore you began coming here'' and
turning upon him q face whose brave
honesty hardly kept back the painful
bushes Of girlhood you made her
think you wanted her to be your wtfe?
Thomas laughed outright at this, re-
mernbering distinctly their aimless re-
marks about the weather and dreary
pauses after each effort.
Phyllis face relaxed, and the blushes
came in food Of beautiful color from