The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-01

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was here. The night before at
musical The attentions of 500 Tos.on
had been more marked than ever lie
had brought q great bunch OF American
Beauty roses 70 De given 10 Helen
when she had triumphauuy finished
her part In the program. II was mid
winter, and American Beauty roses
were quoted az fabulous prices.
Helen" said one of the goods.
"youl bankrupt 500. rich though
understand he Is. Charlie Nelson sent
noe one rose lastuight. and one of the
girls told me she had asked the price
OF Beauties and they were $3.50
each"
you'll do something worse than
bankrupt poor 500, Helcn," said am
other student; "you'n break bis heart
unless you keep It sound by marrying
him. Frankly, dear child, everybody Is
taking about this thing, even the pro-
fessors. Why don't you marry him."
the gin questioned, half mischievously.
Helen flushed The idea of marrying
500 was preposterous. do you sup.
pose any American girl would marry
an Oriental" she said "The Far
Eastern peoples have no more concep.
ton OF the rights Of a woman as a wife
than has the unspeakable Turk. They
may think they love q woman. but not
one of them would sacrifice his own
pleasure for her, let alone anything
higher"
An instructor came into the studio
and called the students out. Behind n
screen In the corner stood a man-
man in truth, though In stature he
was but q child. 1t was 500 Tolion.
He had been at work on q clay model
when the students entered He was
about to make his presence behind the
screen known, when there came the
words which held hiIl silent Now he
stood trembling, and with something in
the depths Of his Oriental eyes that was
past sounding. mo such thing as sac
rifice known to my people for those
whom we love" he murmured to him
self "No regard for the rights of
woman as a wife" Then 500 Tokion
murmured something in his native
tongue that sounded like a prayer.
The next day there came a blow to
Helen Sturtevant. Her father had
failed, failed utterly and miserably,
and she must give up her course The
girl was crushed bodily and mentally.
The news flew through the university.
Helens fathers business had gone to
! the wall and Helen was to leave. The
stage dream had vanished with the
! rude awakening.
500 TokiOn heard. He sought the
girl out. She was sitting alone in 4
corner of a music room. He went
to her softly He carried one rosebud
spotIessly white, in his hand. The girl
looked up as he came. She saw him
and above her own misery came the
thought of what she had said the day
before, and her heart smote her.
Il have heard, and I am sorry Miss
Helen" said 500 He put the white
rose in her hand and then started to
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