The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-13
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OAARAVV VIII.
OF s. E. OSBORNE
SAVACOOL

Sarah Elizabeth Savacool was one of
the incest little girls in the world. And
yet she'd never had beau The other
girls in Cypress Hills had beaus by
the dozen, but not Sarah Elizabeth
SavacooHshe belonged to the class
that somehow had to do without
Never you mind, Sarah Elizabeth"
her mother would remark, you bide
your time. Just you wait till Mr..
Wright appears" But Mr.. Wright for
some reason did not turn up. Whether
1t was that Sarah Elizabeth did not
dance well or that she lacked the arti-
fetal airs and graces of the girls
around her she failed to attract the
men. Perhaps the men in Cypress
Hills didn't understand the worth of
true womanhood.
II don't know what 1t is" sighed
Sarah Elizabeth as she consulted her
mirror in her room, "bu they don't
take to me, that's all"
1t worried her, for she belonged to
a marrying family. 1t came to the
point where Sarah Elizabeth dreaded
to 20 to dances or to card parties-she
was destined to turn out the one wall
flower of the occasion. She was just
at the age when this crushing indiffer-
ence might have soured her young life
forever. But at this juncture the un-
expected happened.
The Tollivers were giving the largest
dance of the season and, of course,
Sarah Elizabeth was invited to attend.
II simply cannot-will nOt-go," she
told herself. 81 can't go through a
thing IKE that again" Her mother,
however, tried to keep her to the front.
Now, just you go, Sarah Elizabeth"
she said. "I'm going to get Miss Car
los to make you brand new gown
and just the kind you like. You go
and who knows? Maybe Mr.. Wright
will be on hand this time"
Sarah Elizabeth went There was
even certain amount Of antlcipatory
pleasure in getting ready. She went
and took her place in an unaccustomed
corner and waited. Her heart sank
within her, for there were all the girls
she knew and all the fellows, the same
old ones, and she knew there was no
chance for her among them. AS she
watched them with burning cheeks, the
mother of the Toliivers approached.
Some one was with her.
Sarah Elizabeth" said Mrs. Tolliver,
"Pm going to introduce to you Mr..
John Post, new arrival in Cypress
Hills. Mr.. Post, Miss Sayacool." The
old lady bent down and smoothed a
ribbon on Sarah Elizabeth's collar and
whispered in her ear Hes the son of
Judge Post, the circuit judge. He's
come here to stay, to practice law.
That's who he is"
Mr.. John Post sat down. He was a
| clever looking fellow, with a good
square jaw. He entered into spirited
conversation with an ease of manner
that would have staggered Cypress
Hills. Sarah Elizabeth as soon as she
realized that for the time being she
was no longer wallhower soon re-
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talked the more she talked
"You won't like my dancing one bit"
she confided to him as he asked her for
the first. None of the fellows do"
He laughed aloud.
at can't be worse than mine," he
said. II guess you'll have to lead me
most of the time" Sarah Elizabeth
did. No one noticed 1t, but she had to
take the initiative, and they both en-
joyed it. 1t was the most hilarious
waltz she had ever danced.
You're worse than | am" she con-
ceded when they finished.
81 admit it." He glanced at her.
"And that's saying good DEAL" he re-
torted gayly. under the circum-
stances" he continued, do you think
1t wise for me to dance with any of the
other girls"
He did make the attempt, but most
of his time was spent in the conserva-
tory with Sarah Elizabeth Savacool.
at was outrageous" so said the girls
who would have rejoiced to be in her
place.
John Post escorted Sarah Elizabeth
t6 her home. After that he escorted
himself on divers occasions to the same
place. There was charm about Sarah
Elizabeth that peculiarly attracted him.
There was a charm about him that at
tracted her.
And on one other eventful evening
John Post led Sarah Elizabeth Sava-
cool to the coZy corner underneath the
stairs and took her in his arms and
kissed her and told her what he
thought. And-she returned the COM
pliment. Now in Cypress Hills one
does not become engaged, as 1t were,
but there exists what is known as an
understanding" This understanding
seemed to exist between John Post and
Sarah Elizabeth Savacool And Sarah
Elizabeth believed in John. She be-
lieved in his work, In his success, and
more than all she believed in his fidel.
| ity. Now this was a concession, for in
a place where you do not get engaged
there's many slip-you can never
know whether he is really yours or
somebody else's. Perhaps this lends
excitement to the situation.
But for six months John Post justi-
fed her belief. And then all of sud-
den Sarah Elizabeth noticed slight
change in him. He was grsver, more
thoughtful, more silent. She could not
make it out. Any astute mind would
have seen at once that 1t meant simply
that there was another girl. But not
so Sarah Elizabeth. She still believed
In John.
One evening he came in rather late.
He did not remove his overcoat. and he