The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-10-07
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SAVACOOL

the incest niue HlFls Ill llt NoIlu. Auu
yet she'd never had beau. The other
girls In cypress Hills had beuus by
the dozen, but not Sarah Elizabeth
Savaeool she 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 MIR.
Wright appears" hut Mr. Wright for
some reason did not turn up Whether
II was that Sarah Elizabeth did not
dance we'll or that she lacked the arti-
fetal airs and graCcs of the girls
around her she failed to attract the
men. Perhaps the men in cypress
Hills didn't understand the worth OF
true womnnhood,
IL don't know what II Is" sEh,d
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 10
marrying family 1t came To the
point where Sarah Elizabeth dreaded
To 70 to dances or to card parties she
was destined To turn out the one wall
flower of the occasion She was Just
Mt the age when this crushing nditfcr-
cnce might have sourcd her young life
forever. But ut this inncture the I'M
expected happened.
The Tollivcrs were giving the largest
dance of the season and of course,
Sarah Elizabeth WIS invited to attend.
81 simply cannot will not=Io," she
told herself Il can't go through
thing like that again" Her mother,
however, tried to keep her to the front.
Now. Just YOU 20. Sarah Elizabeth,
she said Pm going to get Miss Car
los 10 make you n brand new gown
and just the kind YOU like. You go
and who knows Maybe Mr.. Wright
VIII be on hnnd this time"
Sarah Elizabeth went. There WIS
even certain amount of antlcipntory
pleasure IN getting ready. She went
and took her place In an unnccustomed
corner and waited, Her heart sank
within her, for there We're 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 checks, the
mother of the Tolivers approached
Some one WIS with her.
Sarah Elizabeth" said Mrs. Tolliver,
I'm going to introduce To you MIR.
John Post. II new arrival Iii Cypress
Hills. MIR. Post. Miss Savncool +" The
old lady bent down and smoothed II
all. al
whispered In her ear: Hes the son of
Judge Post, the circuit judge. Hes
come here to stay, TO practice law.
That's who lie is'
Mr.. John Post sat down. lie was IL
clever looking fellow, with II good
square law. He entered into II spirited
conversation with an ease of manner
that would have staggered Cypress
Hills Sarah Elizabeth Ms soon as she
realized TINT for the time being she
was no longer wallilower soon re-
covered her equilibrium. The more lie
talked the more she talked
you won't like my dancing one bit"
she coniidcd 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. IL guess you'll have to lead me
most of the time" Sarah Elizabeth
did. No one noticed It, but she had to
take the initiative, and they both en-
joyed 1t. Ii was the most hilarious
waltz she had ever danced.
"You're worse than ! am" she con
coded when they finished
81 admit It," He glanced ut her.
"And that's saying II good deal he re-
torted eayIy. "tnder the crcum-
stances" lac 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 conscrva-
tory with Sarah Elizabeth Savacool.
at WAS outrageous" so said the girls
who would have reIoiccd to be In her
place.
John Post escorted Sarah Elizabeth
to her home. After That he escorted
himself on divers occasions tn the same
place. There was IL charm about Sarah
Elizabeth that peculiarly attracted him.
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