Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-10-25
IN Assembly Romance.

NA II and out of the tent In
- perfect order
'rhere.-lf that don't look
cosy and home like Clcmenliue de-
clared rs she tenderly nurSrd flu
ger much the worse tor contact with
the hammer.
Quite" was the laconic answer of
flannel
I. ticmcntine stole a turtive glance
al her sisters profile, then barely
suppressed sigh rs she noted the
pallor and Indifference.
I, Il tell YOU what, Dorothy, you must
join the choral class; your voice has
seemed Il tritle Shaky since that hard
cold last winter"
Indeed | WON'T
Dorothy Z. spoke with much more
energy than before.
Il want YOU to understand. Clcnlen,
tine, will have nothing TO do with
amy OF the rlaSSes. drlllS, etc. am
here 10 keep YOU company but
shall claim the right TO pass my time
as think tit, and assure you most OF
it will be spent in the hammock or
down by the lake shore Ii looks rcsttu
down there"
Clementlne made no answer and
during the pause that rnsucu the tap.
tap of neishboring hammers, and
fragments of conversation alone
broke the silence.
where's my broom "Jen, for.
got the dish towels. willie, run
get some water!' Mercy, I've
smashed my linger!' Where did |
put my sl!ppers?" were few of the
eXclamationS that finally caused them
both to smile and Glenn 10 remark
with peculiar intonation; This is a
world of trouble She regretted her
words the next moment, however. MS
the smile faded from her sisters lip
and the shadows gathered anew In
the dark eyes.
Dorothy, without even II glance into
the small mirror, took up au uncu,
magazine and sought Il camp char IN
the shade without. Clcmentine grim
aced in spite of herself aud went
about some light task murmuring:
she don't seem one bit natural
Before I'd break my heart for the
Ike Of" She broke of here nj the
entrance, by the back way. OF Oar
win, her fourteen-yearold brother.
Ii was the third morning of the as.
sembly when again Clcmentine tried
to persuade Dorothy to join the sing
ers, "or do something" rs she said
but with no better results than be
fore.
Il won't mention it again, ! WON'T"
she almost sohbed as her sister wan
dercd idly OF to the shore.
Il wouldn't. Sis" was Darwin's
comforting reply.
Clementlne went everywhere and
enjoyed herself thoroughly In relating
all matters of interest to her melan-
choly sister, who,
For the touch OF VANISHED hand
And the sound of voice that IL
STILL"
was wearing her young life away,
but who frightened transIently ut the
formers merry chatter.
Darwin had, to use his own words,
IAN immense time" fishing. boating,
listening to choicein his estimation
bits of lectures and music and being
man of Il family" Even Dorothy
consented to boat with him.
People wondered vaguely when they
noticed the sisters together; one, plain
but rosy and genial. the other pretty,
but sad. languid and retiCent, and con
clud,, perhaps, that the latter was an
invalid.
And SO the time passed until recog
milton day, the day Of days to all
Chautauquans, came round. Clcmen-
tine belonged to the class whose motto
read: knowledge unused for the
good Of others Is more vain than I'M
used gold" and all through her years
of study she had tried to live up TO
Its teachings. And so II came about
that Dorothy had Toasted all along on
choice bits culled and dalntily ten
dered by her sister OF whose attain.
ments she was justly proud. she had
no literary or scholarly bent herself;
Just seemed created to be looked at
and loved, and hers was sad though
commonplace history. Clementinc
and Dorothy G. were the only daugh.
tiers Of a well-to-do country physician,
living In just what village we may
not mention. There was less than two
years difference In their age, the
former being the elder. Pretty Dor
othy had been the village belle since
she was In short skirts, and had
lovers a plenty. However, with one
and all 1t was mere good comradeship
until there came to practice with her
father a young NJ. ID. OF pleasing ad
dress and yet q man who bore him
self with dignity beyond his years
1t was almost case OF love at first
sight with the young people, or 30 1t
seemed. and soon Dorothy had dis
pcnsed with her numerous lovers,
became dreamy. happy and--as Oar
win said-"sweetly lmbecile."