The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-10

as MISS Lawrence anu II tA0 A1GA@~As
her Christian name was Eleanor But
II you had watched her progress down
the straight path, you would kno"
why the girls called her Juno Ihey
had given her the name in her fresh
man year. Now she was senior and
It fitted her still better. She WAS tail.
There was rhythm in her motion. and
vigor, as II all her muscles had been
developed in harmony. Tier head turned
The least bit to one side and slightly
tilted backward. the erect shoulders
and straight back. the grace and poise
of the whole body as she walked all
befltted a goddess. Her hair was
black It was parted and coiled loose
Iy just above the line Of her neck WIN
out breaking the natural contour OF
the head. The eyes too were dark and
the cheeks rosy. It was in cOlorlng
rather than in beauty Of feature that
the charm of her face lay
AS Juno opened her Iliad and knUtted
her brows. Mary Tilton. watching her
in a corner. felt like protesting against
the infections Of education Theoreil-
cally. to be sure, there was propriety
enough in JunO's reading the Iiad;
nothing could have suited her style
better. But Juno had displayed no al
finity for Greek nor for any other
branch of learning. 1t seemed to Mary
preposterous that such a girl should
be made to nope over books II wonid
be quite as sensible to capture a young
deer and compel it to study logarithms.
Juno belonged out of doors. She should
be free It ought to be enough Tor
anybody to see her a beautiful. strong,
natural being. Juno would have en-
dorsed Mary's views If they had come
UP for consideration. She had not
formulated any like them in her own
mind. but she lived up to them Sac
placed no strain upon her intellect will
ingly. She fell in cordially with ma
lures plan regarding her person Such
aids to its realization as the morning
plunge, a full allowance of exercise IN
the open AIR, and nOurishing food, she
employed generously. She took pains
that her dressmaker should acquiesce
in the designs that seemed TO nave
been conceived in Paris with special
reference to her figure. The beauty OF
her hair was enhanced at home by the
activities of her maid; at college it
was Mary Tito who delighted to brush
It every night. Juno lid not revel
selfshly in her natural attrac9iveness.
She was perfectly willing that others
should enjoy it.
AS the class left the room, Juno and
Mary walked away arm in arm 1t was
the last recitation in the afternoon
s. Come out for waIlE." Mary sug-
gested. Lets have supper ON the hill.
We can wrap up warm
"You always know just what VIII
suit me. Mary" said Juno Il want
to get off somewhere. and have a
chance to think
Mary looked up in vague alarm she
never before had known Juno To want
to think. But she said nothing
When Juno reached her room she
threw her Iliad ON the desk and ner-
self on a couch, where she lay with
eyes closed. her hands ciasped over
her head. Mary Tilton meantime ran
up two flights of stairs to her room.
She extracted from the larders which
is more requisite part of a college
girls room than a desk, four eggs
These she put on the gas stove to boil.
Twenty minutes" she said to herself;
"Juno won't eat them unless they are
hygienic." Then she ran down the two
flights to a small grocery store tnat
thrived under the college roof on the
patronage of the students, to mount
once more with the materials for sand
wiches, fruit, and a jar Of milk The
college supper bell was ringing when,
lunch basket in hand. she knocked at
Juno's door. The Gomez" sounded
drowsy
"Did I wake you up?" asked Mary
contritely
No matter. I'm ready. was dread
fully tired and don't want to look
played-out tomorrow
Anything special!
"Kent Is coming"
81 thought you forbade him TO come
again, rose to Mary's lips What she
said was: You'll have a so0d time "
con the contrary" said Juno, "he
bores me a good deal"
The next day was Sunday The girls
did not meet until evening Mary spent