The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-07-21

lnce was one that
would naturally attract attention. lint
where the spell lay that drew one tow.
ard her so strangely, not three of her
admirers could have told. Some were
positive that 1t lay in the delicate in
donations OF her voice others, that il
was certainly in her face and manner
but it was rare that one mentioned
her eyes. But there the fascination
was wholly. Such wonderful power
they possessed that her whole face
seemed lighted with moro than earthly
beauty when her soul was speaking
through her eyes.
She was one that men rayed over
went iuto ecstacies about, and 90
where she would, she drew lovers TO
her feet Just ms surely as the magnet
draws the needle. 1t seemed to be
nothing to her, positively nothing
and that fact had, perhaps, consider
able to do with her crowd of admir-
ers.
Her cool indifference was quite
enough 10 craze one; but there WINS
such heaven in the look she some.
times gave, that 1T quite compensated
Tor her seeming GOODNESS, and sent
her sultors away more madly in love
than ever.
1t was not strange that Elton St.
Elton followed the crowd, when their
steps led TO such an altar; indeed If
would have been more strange had he
taken another way. But he received
no more real announcement than the
Others. True, she now and then gave
1
look, when they were conyersinp.
which made his pulses leap. By gas
Light these little nothings satisfied
him, and then, when her eyes were
looking into his, and the spell of her
presence was over him, he would have
sworn that sho loved him but In the
morning he nwoke quite Disseminated.
and, with his daylight eyes, it was
easy to sec how much he had to hone
for.
But Elton st. Elton was not n man
to be- easily baiiled. Strong wiiled.
and accustomed to ruling, he could iii
brook defeat at woman's hands; and
II for only his prides sake, he would
have strIven hard to conquer; but
now something more was at stake-hg
loved her. All the passion of his
proud heart seemed to have gathered
itself about this woman, and he had
no more idea Of letting her slip from
his grasp, than the earth has of letting
the moon Slip of into space.
But he knew she did not love him
yet. Her eyes never grew brighter mt
his coming her cheeks never flushed
at his enrnest words; she was cool.
calm, self-possessel always. He could
not tell, either, whether she was
aware of his devotion or not. She
was SO accustomed TO receiving adj
mirntIon that she took it naturally,
as ono takes the air they breathe.
without thinking OF compensation.
If ne had been sure that she had
never loved, BIO would have thought
his chances u.s. good as others, but his
own soul lit that WINS any criterion
told him that such u calm as She
seemed TO have reached could only be
attained through much suffering and
storm But DO there was somewhere
ia this world form sacrei 10 this
womHu's uolrD if there was % being
on whom -ho looked with reverence
and love, then Elton ST. Elton meant
TO discover tho nct Suffer MS he
might, was surely better t1 know
cuI iucl the truth, than build bis
hope upon the au3.
Ho was thinking of these lungs. ns
Doc rJIo through tine Iuuy avenue of
no.ss leading 90 the MorcI'o estate.
uu as ho rrauy 'r0u his horse ut
iH door. Dc -H.l. half aloud:
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