The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-04
CHAPTER VII.

After All hours hot debate he agreed
to wait a mouth
CHAPTER VII.
Sally went to Miss Parker's school.
She had to face all tho drudgery Of pre-.
pairing the girls for their lessons and
taking them safely through tho rudi-
mcnts. She l:now what awaited her and
did not finch. During tho last five
years sho had learned how to master her
love, to use it rs an incentive to hard
work, but it was easier to fight tho bat
tie alone. To fight at all in Konneth's
presence was impossible. Day by day
she plunged with fcverish vigor into the
work Of teaching, plodding on with
pale faco and heavy eyes through tho
long list of pupils. During tho night
watches she thought it was hundred
times better that sbo should suffer than
he; better that tho wrench should como
now than that he should marry her and
his good namo be cloudcd by her shame.
full story.
Tilnn passed moro quickly for Ken.
meth, for at tho end Of it shono hope.
Sally had none.
Whom the month was over, Kenneth
said, "'roday I am going to Sally"
"What! You will let tho whim Of n
moment ruin your lifc?" sad Hannah.
eff followed your advice. two lives
would be ruined
That very day no went to Strcatham.
Sally's work had been harder than
usual. Tho everlasting exercises, the
never ceasing scales, the persistent
wrong notes, the enormous difficulties
Of teaching suburban young ladies with.
out voico or ear to sing, had worn her
out.
Suddenly pupil exclaimed: ooh,
thero is such a handsome young man
coming up tho drivo!' tSally was un-
movcd--no young man was likely to
call on her.) "Ho must have como to
500 Miss Dawson. That's four cousins
in three weeksp
Sally looked up and saw Konnoth.
Her heart seemed to rush into hor
mouth She dismissed tho girl and
steadied herself. A mirror was in front
Of her. and sho saw her own faco pale
as death, with dark shadows round the
eyes. She wore a dingy, old black dress,
but oven that could not conceal the
grace of the lovely young neck and the
sweep of the beautiful shoulders And
now Kenneth entered. And when she
saw his radiant face, full Of strength
and forvor, she felt that he looked years
younger than she did. That sorrowful,
girllsh face, full Of pathetic endurance,
appealed to his heart irresistibly, and,
without moments Thought, no flung
his arms round her and kissed her.
All Sally's 10 years Of lifo eliminated
III that first unwarrantablo embrace. AS
her pretty, flushed face rested for a mo-
mont on his shoulder her heart Whis-
percd, why not rest there forovcr?"
linen sho wrcnched herself FREQ, and her
blush ebbed away, leaving her as pale
as marble and ~ hard
You might ut least have spared mo
this and left mo somo self respect" she
said, looking like young Joan Of Arc
He ought to have been abashed and
humblcd, but no wasn't.
Sally" he whispered 80 tondcrly
that sho drew back again. mistrusting
herself and him. "Sally, lovo you
you know I do. Sally tried hard to
keep back the food Of JOY that wclled
up from her heart into her eyes.
do men in your rank Of life act like
that and speak nitcrward" Looking
down into tho sv oct depths OF her ey cs
ho said:
"Oh, my love, you nro wasting mo.
ments that might be 60 sweet We love