The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-10-02
difference, the di Herence which
marks every girls face when she be-

II ~
She had learned her lesson and borne
her punishment IN silence.
Today she had nerVed herself for a
supreme effort that she might do no
wrong to the sister who had stepped
! into the place she had voluntarily re-
signed
She had thought love not worth the
sacrifice Of art. and if art without love
had turned to dust and ashes in her
| hand who was to blame but herself2
S She was waiting for Re2-Rex, who
had fallen such helpless victim to
Madge that he had had scarcely a look
or a word to spare for her the whole
] month. It was this that had first
taught her what she had lost and that
| had afterward neryed her to play her
part-for weeks experience had
taught her that it was only a part-of
careless Indifference and entire ABB
Iisorption in her art.
When it seemed too hard for her, she
reminded herself sternly of her own
words, Il am satisfied with my life as
! it is
They shall never see / am not salts
fed" she said and struggled on.
Today there was set, stern look on
| her face, for this was to be the SUI
| preme ordeal. and at present there was
no one to see her. But as she leaned
her head listlessly against the window
there came from the hall the sound Of
la familiar whistle, and instantly her
expression changed. A smiling, ex
| pectant face greeted Rex as he entered,
and she scrutinized him with playful
anxiety.
The funeral and wedding marches
! are side by side on the piano." she be-
gan, with an affected attempt at seri-
ousness, but was waiting to choose
between them till have seen your
/ face
What does my face tell your" he
asked.
She looked at him critically.
That the momentous question is to
be asked no later than this evening""
she replied. Good luck attend you"
Wrong. Try again
rs it possible it is to be postponed
till tomorrow morning!" And she held
out her hand with a playful gesture OF
sympathy.
Wrong again. see must tell you"
He had seized the hand she had offer
!, ed and was looking her straight in the
/ face.
What do you say to the question
having been asked already?"
The last month had wrought many
changes in George. She had, for one
thing, learned to keep her face under
! control, and only the slightest trem-
bling of the eyelid showed that she
was taken by surprise.
MY dear brother to be-" she said, re-
gaining possession of her hand, Il con-
slider / have been grossly i'll treated in
having this fact sprung upon me so
suddenly. had heard of delightful
little book called The Right Word In
the Right Place'-a help to those peo-
pie born devoid of tact. was going to
i purchase it in the assurance that l
j should find paragraph entitled, What
/ to say to future brother-in-law, or
words to that effect, and now you
pounce upon me like this and crush me.
/ feel unfit for conversation. You had
better co. And she turned majestical-
" away.
i Il will. Only you must first allow me
to make one remark. You did not ask
4 what Madge said to me-" He paused
impressiyely. she has refused me-"
4 It was his trump card, and he was
n afn 10 RI tor
of Georges back being still turned to-
4 ward him. and. creeping softly behind
q her, took one glance at her face before
she. knew he. had moved.
j TWAS enough.
George" he cried, hasn't the play
i gone far enough? am tired of acting,
and | want you, Georgia. can't tell
you how much l want your There was
4 passionate entreaty in his voice.
What did you mean she asked
4 slowly, by saying you were tired Of
4 acting?' ! don't understand
q mo; know he answered guiltily.
j I've got to tell you. Madge and
have been playing at being lovers dur
i ing the last month. have even asked
i It was the natural climax to the play,
she said, and She told me to do it, be
cause nothing else would put you off
I your guard. had to know whether
you loved me or not" he ended des-
perately.
It was very cruel" she whispered at
last.
ssAh, George, don'ty' he entreated.
4 Il thought Of that. but, honestly, would
4 you ever have known you loved me If
Z we had gone on in the same old Way?"
There was a moments silence.
81 should never have known loved
I you, she answered softly hicaga
. Times-H Herald.
Rest Your Eyes.
The moment you are instinctively in
inclined to rub the eyes that moment
3 cease to use them; also it is time to
4 give your ewes a rest when YOU become