The Marshall republican., 1901-11-15
By FORCE or PRECEDENT.


From Munsey's Magazine.
Tho child he'd beeo resdlng for more
than % hour, c0neieutiovsly avoiding
the big words, end drinking 10 the story
like . Thirsty be 10 the heart Of .
honsysuckle.
She reed ths lest lines aloud, her
high.piscAed voice BOUNDING strangely
through ~ deeerssl ssudi0:
Love Immortal cad yoaas, In The endisss
peooessloa q 1Over1.
% sssssSe 60 ssITssss .soSs sAassd on.
'sThe Ceursship Of Ailes Sssadish"
cid from her hand, end her brown
hesd ssak back 10 ~ nest Of yellow
cushions. TIE Window ~ opsu sod
the Nay breese rioted gently With the
curtains. A greet bar OF sunshine
fell 0bliquely scross The room. Be.
Low, IN the strees, the city cries blend.
ed With The strideut music Of . barrel
organ. The child sighed luxuriously.
81 like 70 visit COusiu Molly, even
when she isn't here. she thought. e!
Wish I didn't have 70 60 home ever. I
hope when | 20 back :hell have the
measles again and Cousin Molly will
wonder how l . get 10y
She ran her slim 6uSers through her
tousled hair end sighed. A maid
Of japanese lilies In her hsnd--their
dslicSse odor prscediug her like .
whisper. She nodded Kindly 70 the
child % she placed them on the table.
''DOu't get lonesome. Miss Augusts,
she said. "Miss Molly'll be In pres.
emily. Amt these prettyY Mr.. Hard.
Ing sent EN- up. His window.sill 10
full Of EN-, be says.
Eyes, said the child, grsvely. ''They
smell nice. v saw any before ]
same here.
She raised herself from her cushions
and uucoiled her thin legs.
''Bessis, she sstd, did you ever
have people Tell you what you must
do or mustn't doy
''Lor', yes, miss, ssid Bessie light.
ly. They MI does. Nowadays y girl
has to walt until she gets . husband
70 do - she plesses.
The child regarded her intently.
That doesn't do me much good, she
said. ''l've got " 70 hume Thursday,
and I don't want tO-snd ! don't know
any one TO msrry--except--, she
added after . moments reiection-''ex
osps ". Hsrding.
bsssie giggied dslightedly. ITO Be
eurs, oiss, shs laughed. "Mr. Hard
Afssr he maid he'd gone Augusta
poudered grsvely w her new pro.
toct end 10 ten minutes' time realised
that u Wss good. She would marry
Mr.. HOrdiug ond prolOug her stay 10.
definitely 10 this delicious place, where
% embryo bOOk.wOrm might 6ud such
good burr0wipg, where lessons were .
quantity unknown, and Cousin Molly
reigned supreme and absolute In her
psint.daubad linen gown. III only
knew Just how 70 60 about II, she re.
fiected. There must he . way for .
person 10 ssk another 10 get married.
wonder u can lind II In any OF the
books. There II the a where Cousin
Molly found how ~ make the rarebit.
She rose from the cushions 10 much
the same fashion . Ion y.l~gged colt
might choose, and stopped To pick up
the book At her feet. She ruined the
pages tenderly. ''The COurtship Of
Miles Stsndish" had given her the
firss peep In the world Of pOsey, snc
she was grateful. Suddenly her face
flushed. She turned tO u certain page.
why, Of course, she said. ~ might
have remembered. How easy!
She tucked the book under her arm
and walled ~ the studio door.
''Besste, che called Into an inner
room. ''I'm going To Mr.. Harding's.
She went swiitly Gown the wide hall.
past the a0brs Of many studios and
Offices, until she yeSchsd' the last Of
oil. fShe Stdrhed.. the knob without
KNOCKING and .stspptd into the large