The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-07-11
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Those who met Margaret Lowry in
the busy whirl of society. said she WAS
a coqucttc. Those who had hoaStrd Of
her friendship for many years and who
knew her kind heart ana spirit of good
will, said >h" was not appreciated. They
said that She liked society for the amusc-
ment it afforded. and that if hearts were
broken ana hopes were shattered by those
biz brown eyes. it was not Intentional.
And 50 the two sides ar@ucd and RACED
over the matter. For Margaret Lowry
was as much admired rs she was dis
liked. The young women of the circle in
which She moved took great pains To
impress on their men friends the fact
that Margaret WAS Il hralthrrakcr-of
the ruthless kind that leads you M to the
very threshold of love and lust rs you
are about To make tn" leap slams III"
door of her heart before you and shuts
You out. Yet Margaret had the largest
following of admirers of any Young wO-
man in town. The society leaders knew
this. and 50 did the society editors of the
newspapers And whenever there was
social function it was Miss Lowry
who poured. and the newspapers seemed
to tax" particular prd" in printing pict-
urcs of Margaret in her finest gowns.
As for Mar%arct--wrll. she enjoyed
the distinction of SOcicty'S favor and she
revealed truly in the hearts which were
flung about her. 1t WAS her delight to
think of the lovers she could count.
But it changed. When Henry Thorpe
came on the scene. society noticed
change in Margaret Lowry. TIL" heart
breaker seemed to pause in her mad
career of breaking hearts. Everybody
liked Henry Thorpe. Not only becauS"
when his father died and left him 10
support his mother and two sisters he
had gone out into the world and had
carved II place for himself in the rock of
fortune. but because he was manly and
true.
Don't You suppose you will ever fall
in love = asked Margaret of Thorpe one
night as they wcr" sitting ont Il dane"
apart from the swinging swaying crowd
in the ball room.
'GcS. | fully expect to fall in love"
was the candid answer But not until
| find my hearts equal"
'What do You call your hearts equal"
"a woman who is constant in her af-
fectionS; whose love must be pure and
holy: who will come to me because she
loves me from the heart and not from the
social side of her character"
And then Margaret Lowry had an am
bitiOn.
Society wondered at the change in her
Margaret herself found it was Il hard
struggle. 1t was the battle of the true
emotions against tho Suprrtiri1l fnnIiu,S
which society builds up. Henry Thorpe
worked his way through the social field
for two years. The lionizing of society
amused him. but did not change him.
Then Thorpe and Margaret Lowry sat
again apart from the gay music of the
dance.
Il have had an ambition and | have
worked two years trying to realize it,"
she said.
Have you succeeded = he asked.
81 don't know" she replied. and the
red glow on her checks bespoke more to
the young man than worlds of words.
margaret. will You he my wife z" he
asked abruptly. Everybody knew that
Henry Thorpe was husincSS-likc in
everything he did hut no one thought he
would carry it into his love affairs.
"Arc You sure YOU have found your
hearts equal z" she asked.
",rhe heart true and constant beats
within your breast. and the love pure
and holy is that which feel is within
you was the reply. and then it was the
old story of two souls with but one
thought.
Margarct's ambition had succeeded.