The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-12-12
CHAPTER V.

And so 20 begin with. she carried
Eleanor everywhere day after day
and night after night They lived IN
a perpetual whlrl of mnchcons. teas.
inner parties. receptions and ger
mans. Waiting into the small hours,
There was so much more credit due
/ to Mrs. Stagg for her selt-sacrilice and
| devotion from the fact that. though
| she put on such n resolute front. she
| felt secretly from the first by no
| means confident that her efforts could
prove successful. II. as she said to
| herself on more than one occasion.
/ Eleanor were only full OF animal spir.
/ its-one OF the saucy or rollicking
| kind who amused men by saying what
/ ever came into their hcads-the
| chances were that. with so much back
/ ing. she would get along. But would
/ anyone trouble himself 10 be more
than decently civil to young woman
/ without prospects. who was pensiyo
and retiring. and. though possibly in
/ tellcctual, so far as hook.lcarning
went without the faculty OF enter
tanning people In general society?
/ Emma was apt TO sigh whenever she
/ thought OF the outlook. Therefore
she saw with feelings which closely
roscmblcd emotion the evident likiug
/ which owen Page was beginning 90
| display for cleaners company. She
/ had been EratiRed ON the night OF the
/ ball by his showing the child some nj.
/ tcution. but the idea that 10 was more
/ than the ordinary politcncss which
gentleman Is apt 90 show al the COM
/ ing-out party OF a pretty girl never
/ occurred TO her. though naturally she
was pleased at 81. and had made
/ point OF letting Eleanor understand
| that ne was the desirable kind OF man
/ 10 know. When. at each OF the next
| few parties. be again spoke To- her.
| Emma supposed that he had felt pity
at seeing her deserted comparatively
! speaking. In spite OF the ball; for.
| though she had not been absolutely
/ without partners. there had been no
repetition for her OF the triumphs OF
the first evening.
The assumption that he danced and
/ talked 90 nCr cut OF charity seemed.
/ however. improbable. In the face Of his
/ continue to- DO so; and Emma.
/ though she did not dare To- frame any
1 cNtrtyagaat hypothesis. could not re-.
/ fraiu from asking herself what 10
/ meant Why should a man like owen
Page devote himself To- Eleanor unless
he were more or less fascinated by
her? To Doe sure he might simply Doe
I flirting. bus. nu. hc would scarcely D.
. cruel enough 10 try deliberately 10 en-
. eaeo the affections OF sim 'omind.
cd. simple hammered girl solely for
| the qualification az his own vanity,
| for there was SO much higher same.
There could De no doubt that nc was
attracted by hcr; otherwise. why did
he never let an entertainment pass
without seeking her cut Not that his
attentions were particularly ardent or
exclusive. but they were unremittiug.
Eleanor was one OF the girls he al
ways danced with and talked 90. IL
might mean absolutely nothing; nine
chances out Of ten II did. But even
granting that he were amusing himself
al her expense, his constant attend.
ance on her must necessarily give her
prestige: and there was. OF course. the
bare possibility possibility which
stirred the blood In Emma's veins
whenever she thought of IT, though
she promptly dismissed IL as out OF
the question-that he might be falling
In love with her. Stranger things had
happened. and I'm Affairs OF the heart
il was frequently the unexpected
which did happen. King Cophctua
married n bcggarmaid. and why not
owen Page. Eleanor? Not n soul
could say that she would MT make him
thoroughly suitable wife.
While thus pondering and avoiding
premature citation. Emma took care
not 20 let the grass grow under her
feet In connection with the matter.
She knew enough not 10 brighten on
the possible lover by indccently FIRE.
quent invitations TO the house. or by
seeming to take particular notice Of
his attentions. but she kept her eyes
constantly open and lost advantage of
NO opportunity OF throwing them 20.
gethor. Though. to tell the truth.
l NAAlN wa tAAhlN iifNt hN ~ ANNfhlfus
81 Intervention or diplomacy On her
part: the young millionaire himself
continued 10 seek every opportunity
afforded for continuing the acquain.
lance. he Gale den Eleanor ne took
her cut on his coach. nc gave her a
thenter party and one day he sent her
a basket Of magnificent roses withou,
there seeming 90 be any excuse for Il.
This last overt act fairly took Emmas
breath away. and that evening. when
she found an opportunity 90 speak %
Harold alone. she remarked:
DO you know. my dear. that I am
really beginning TO think that Owen
Page Is seriously attentive to Elean.
or"
Why don't you say somcthlng?"
she exclaimed. with Impotence. as her
husband continued 90 smoke placidly
DO you realize what that means?
dent hair dare acknowledge II my
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