The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-07
Miss H0rt0n's Ideals.
BY JOSEPH GREGORY.

BY JOSEPH GREGORY.
 (Copyright. 1902, by Daily Story Pub. Co.,
 Miss Horton was a girl of ideals. There girl of ability and cleverness and con
 trived to impress her ideals upon all those who knew her.
 "A remarkable girl" cried her friends A true twentieth century woman, " chorused the club woman.
 Certainly got brains. If she is egotis-
 fiscal and domineering," admitted her critics.
 She was we'll educated and duick-wftted, well informed on the subjects of the day, positive of opinion, ready of speech and inclined to be a partisan. All these things caused her to be respected, listened to and
 admired. welcomed to membership in the clubs and eagerly sought as a champion
 bv those interested in any cause or move ment. She wass not of course bowling favorite in society because her intense intelligence and positive opjnions spread consternation among the gilded youth whom she placed at such fearful dis advantage. A model girf-such was tho
 verdict on Miss Horton by the great majority of the community-not only
 model. but most unusual.
 No begad nonsense about her.. ex-
 plained an enthusiastic admirer. a gen.
 tien1an of fifty interested in the suppress
 sion of sweatshops, mo sirce, she ain't
 offG to Dt caught Dy BDOu tlUtHtS dUu
 all the tom-foolery that all the girls arc
 running after
 That's right" agreed a confrere, prom
 inent in the International Association for the Advancement of Arbitration Between Nations. and the best of 1t Is that she is sincere. 1t ain't that she is well read and smart and can make a good talk and write remarkable essays--there are a lot of 'em who can do that. The main point is that she is thoroughly in earnest-ti mower for rfsnd n tho u,nrtd
 Yes, echoed third, who was on the executive board of the Society for tn Encouragement of Hunting, Fishing and all forms of so-called sport involving the Useless Destruction Of Life, there art few like her. It's lucky man who gets her-she won't be caught by honeyed fiat.
 tery nor good clothes nor money, that: certain"
 But alas for human fraiIty, this tale | IS to explain how it happened that Mis-. I Horton fell from the pedestal of higl | ideals and demonstrated to a wonderins
 and somewhat critical world that Mother
 Eve slumbers beneath every petticoat anc
 that the strongest are sometimes amen
 able to the same temptations as tn. | weakest. Now. as stated, Miss Horton was not q favorite in the circles of gay | society. She was always welcomed an6 l greatly admired-from a distance, but ii
 was brave youth who invited her to sit
 out dance in the conservatory or tt
 take a quiet stroll in the moonlight. They generally asked her to respond to a toast | at the supper table or to prepare poem ! with which to diversity the program | And she did all these things cheerfulls
 and enjoyed doing them. And they gen. ! erallv sent carriage for her and heI company home was almost invariably
 somo enthusiastic champion of an idea | which he was overjoyed to find that she
 champtoned Not that she was not d | most charming piece of femininity from the lower standpoint of physical beauty I --piquant features, glossy black hair | flashing eyes. swelling bosom, dainty
 form, rich olive complexion. and all that sort of thing-but alas for the gallants ! they were so mortally afraid of exposing | their ignorance and inferiority that they | avoided her assiduously. This grieved hel i but only to degree. because while she liked pleasure and had the universal fem. | mine love for admiration and attention
 she had intelligence and philosophy enough to appreciate the fact that the | butterflies of society really were no, | worth while and that she would soon tire | of them if brought in too close touch S, | time passed on, as the story writers say | and Miss Horton became of the set which was principally married and the next | younger set had begun to arrive at the | same condition when a thin-faced pro- | lessor of social economy, ranking high ir 1 educational circles. appeared on the scena | fell violently In love with her which passion she was brought to reciprocate and there was a brilliant wedding.
 They were very happy--almost ostenta- | tiously so. She was devotion itself and | the twain became almost ridiculous by | the open manifestations of affection