Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-12
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| respectfully after all 30 during thu
weeks of preparation for her campaigr
Eva became something of a figure II
party was given In her honor. as vel
as plentiful advice as to the neces
sary precautions against London guile
rud many recipes for guarding against
| the colds induced by the foSs that In
| fest the metropolis.
Eva was almost happy: for she had
the hopefulness Of youth and beauty
life into her hands and fashioning II Al
she would, with none to raise objec'
| tiOns to the process. She would have
been quite happy but for Allan Craig
| For Allan Craig. whenever he heard
that Eva was bent OIL going to London
to make a name for herself, promptly
offered her his own for q substitute. II
was q good enough name, and at the
foot Of a check 1t was generally respect
ed. as Allan Craig had lately stepped
into his fathers business as estate
agent and was prospecting. Eva was
disturbed. but she turned not aside
from her project Eva had mapped out
her life and Allan Craig was not includ-
ed in the scheme.
As she snt lingering her letter In her
bedroom. she went over the parting
scene In her mind. The details Of II
would only increase the delight Of the
letter. For Eva had learned during the
last year that happiness ID 10 rare that
it deserved to be rolled on the tongue
and not swallowed In haste. 1t was at
a dance on the night before her de-
parture-her last dance, 30 she thought,
before she started life In earnest. They
were sitting out dance together. for
Eva was not disposed to think unkindly
of Allan, though she might resent his
intrusion into her scheme OF life. She
between them for some moments. how
Allan had leaned his elbows on his
knees and dug the heel Of his dancing
shoes into the carpet.
And so you are quite determined to
leave us?' said Allan.
"Of course" replied Eva. MY bO1es
are all packed"
Full of manuscript novels and other
things"
.One novel and several stories"
Il cannot understand why You want
to 20 when-"
"'Iwant to-well-to live larger life. I"
''You mean you want to live in a big
ger place.
We'll. not exactly. don't think you
quite understand
Il quite understand that there Is not
enough scope for you here. and that !
am Il selfish brute for trying to keep
you from your ambition. Look here.
Eva. can you honestly say that you
cont love ME a little bit?"
Allan had risen and was standing
ovei her Eva looked up 1T him. She
could see him standing there now-big
comely. with something in his eyes that
thrilled her. half with fear and half
with pleasure She rose and faced him
Il shall be sorry to leave yOu-very
sorry"
Then why-T
Cant you see. Allan? / know I have
It in me to do good work, and l must
he where good work is wanted. Here
am hampered: in London"
"You may fall" said Allan. with a
note OF hope in his voice. Then Evs
spoke:
Il shall succeed know l shall"
"WiIl you write to me?'
Eva hesitated. She was half in
clined to give in to that extent Allan
had mistaken her hesitation.
NO" he said. There shall be No
seifshness in my love for you. l will
wait Il year from tonight, and then.
if London is no go. You know there
will always be me. You cant expect
me to pray for your success, can your
Eva. placed on her mettle, looked him
In the face.
II am bound to succeed" she said,
and turned to go. The waltz had ceas
ed in the room below, and a rustic OF
skirts and ripple of tongues had taken
its place.
"Eva-Once-the last time. perhaps"
She turned again, laughing.
"Quickr' she said; "sOme one will
come"
4 woman may forget many things
but no woman ever fOrgets the first
time Il lovers arm was around her
waist and a lovers lips upon her own
And as Eva sat in the corner Of a third
class carriage in the London train nexi
morning, looking forward to the ca,
reer before her the remembrance Of
,lie support OF Allan's arm persisted II
obtruding i.self. Having got what she
wanted she had already begun to doubt
il she wanted what she had got For
A career, after all. is rather q lonesome
sort of a thing.
Such small success as may come to
the inexperienced girl upon her first
lncursion into literature came to Eva.
She lived sparingly, worked hard, and
never made the mistake Of refusing
Invitations on the ground of work. She
staid up little later or got up little
earlier instead. A weekly column on
Health and Beauty" placed at her dis
posal by the youthful editor Of new
woman'S paper. who had met her at
the Writer'S Club and thought her pref
ly, paid her weekly bill at the board
!ng-hOuse. Her stories found frequent
acceptance and occasional welcome In
The minor periodicals., and q happy
meeting with an editor al q dinner par
~ paved the way to her appearance
N widely read magazine. By the
end of the year Eva NOrrington had
got so far toward the realiza ton Of her
ambition that when people heard her
name mentioned they wrinkled their
brows and tried to remember where
they had heard 1t before. At home. Of
curse. her fame was great The pa
,ers in which she wrote circulated free
y in the town. her stories were discuss
III at afternoon teas, and tOwnsfolk
were glad to think that they participat-
ii TO some extent In the literary work
IF the century.
All this time Eva was horribly lone
~. She knew plenty of people and
liked them: they were kind to her, some