The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-02-10
F o o N D.

Poor Louise She had been in
New York all winter, working hard
and successful, too; for she had tai
ent, patience and perseverance, and
with these and determination to
succeed she was winning her way.
But now the spring was coming on
the corners of the streets and in the
market-places great beds of pansies
bloomed, as if by magic, and their
faint breath foated among rich, vel
vety leaves of purple and yellow,
shaded down or up to almost pure
white.
"Pansies are always beautiful,
she said, and she thought of the hardy
little English heart s-ease growing up
all over the garden at home and won
dered why she used to call them
"lady's delights" and then conclud-
ed it was not strange, for surely they
were delightsome.
Boxes of forget-me-nots and mig
nonette, scores of heliotropes and
fuchsias, hundreds of roses and ger
aniums all told the same story-that
winter had departed and summer was
nigh.
Only a year ago she had felt the
spring winds blow cool down Ire
mont street while she was studying
and working in Boston, but a sudden
misunderstanding with her teacher
had driven her away an opportunity
to enter an Office in New York at
quite good salary had been offered
her, and she accepted it. So they
drifted apart, as boats drift, borne out
by the tide.
She remembered the last time she
tHey thaay sfRRd fRad Aifl Afiiiat, race TO face, on Tre
mont row, and he had stopped, with
pleasant words of the weather, the
early spring and then, apologizing
that he could not turn and walk with
her, said, as if purposely ignoring all
past shadows
Cant we lunch together?"
IL suppose so." She hesitated
a little, but the words came at last.
every we'll then meet me at Cope
lands at II. I am glad I met you.
Good morning"
And raising his hat with a smile
that filled her heart with sudden tu-
multi, he was gone.
The shopping Jagged slowly all the
morning, for Louise was thinking of
other things.
Should she tell Professor Frank
that she was going away? Would it
lead to an explanation? Did he care
and then she blushed and despised
herself for the weakness that made
her want him to care.
After all, the trouble between them
was not serious. He had smiled at
her earnest enthusiasm, and said
eff you were a young man, now,
this might pay. You could establish
your reputation as an architect and
thus build up permanent business !;
but for the transient employment of a
girl such serious application is unnec-
essary and not healthy.
She had resented this as general
insult TO all women and a special dis
paragement of her own powers and
motives.
He tried to explain that he did not
intend to convey any such meaning,
but she was angry and would not lis
ten. Afterward his manner had SEEM
ed cool and reserved. GAS though
he wanted to punish me for defending
myself and my SEX" she said, bitter
ly, to herself; and just then had come
this offer of a position in New York,
where she would only be required to
design and draw patterns for large
print establishment.
With resentful independence she
had decided upon accepting this offer
without consulting her teacher and
friend, and so, when she met him at
Copeland's at H." she had her ticket
for New York safely tucked away in
her porte-monnaie.
She wanted to tell him about it,
even at that late hour but her sister
was with her-there was no oppor-
tunity for private conversation land
perhaps, " she thought, ''it would not
be quite proper"
But looking in his face and not dar-
ing to say Goodbye" she remem-
bered how kind he had been to her,
and was sorry for her foolish anger
and resentment.
He wondered why the tears filled
her eyes as he gave her tiny cluster
of May flowers, and why she held
them so close to her lips while pre-
tending to inhale their delicate per-
fume.
How pleasant the saloon was
She heard the soft rustic of dresses,
as twos and threes of quiet, matronly
shoppers came in for lunch occa-
sionally burst of low girlish laugh
ter, or the suppressed prattle of a
child mingled with the splash of the
fountain and the singing of gold-hued
birds.
And then they parted !; the profes-
sor to his Office and the girls to cross
the city.
"You did not tell Professor Frank
you intended to leave the city to-
day ?" queried Esther, in her most
formal voice.