The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-07-10
Observation-Disclosures NITHTIWIMTNMITII
The Passing of Juno.
A STUDY IN FEMININE CONTRADICTIONS.
BY RUTH CRAFT.
STUDY IN FEMININE CONTRADICTIONS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BY RUTH CRAFT.

and guest that made Il within the
bounds Of college discipline for them
to leave the building together. AS they
did SO. II was observed from several
windows that the tall stranger with
fair skin and hair and manly bearing
did not look out of place beside Juno.
They did not return until shutdown.
During the evening they conversed Sc
dately in a corner of the college draw
ing room. Kent looking as If the whole
institution was Weighing him down.
A spectator would have detected a mis-.
chieyousness in Eleanor's demeanor
that she hardly could have introduced
for the purpose of allaying his iiscom-
future.
Al bedtime, when Mary was brush-
ing the black glossy hair that took
more Of her attention than her own,
Juno said: I'VE tramped for miles.
Then ne read me a magazine article
that he has written. Here are his
sketches for 1t. Aren't they beauti-
ful?" She spread them out on the
couch. her long hair slipping over her
white arms as she bent down. Mary
stood brush in hand, utterlng little
staccatos of admiration. His article
Isn't SO good" Juno admitted. "but
can put 1t into shape for him"
Mary repressed her surprise at this
budding Of literary criticism. HAS he
gomez" she asked.
NO. He missed the train. He tele-
phoned that he would come again to-
morrow"
Mary grinned behind the screen of
Juno's hair. Then look out for tomor.
row" she said soberly.
'Nonsense!" said Juno.
At 10 o'clock, according to college
rules, every light must be out. On the
Sunday night after Kent's second call
Juno obeyed, and so did Mary. But
when Juno, In a loose gown and soft
slippers, raped on Mary's door she
found her friend similarly arrayed and
perched on a high window seat in the
moonlight She climbed up beside her
and laid head in her lap.
"Haye you come to tell me anything,
Juno?" asked Mary roguishly.
Certainly not" Juno spoke severe
ly. Il don't feel like talking at all. l
never shall marry him." she asserted
with contradictory irreleEance.
Mary ran her fingers through the soft
hair. She said nothing.
Hes just my age" remarked Juno,
land stunning to look at"
'Well?" Mary ventured.
"He is awfully fond of golf and walk
ing and all that"
"Well?"
He says we have the same tastes in
music and books and such things"
VERY likely" asserted Mary. II
Juno should develop any. predictions
at all in those directions, it seemed
likely that they would follow Mr..
Thorpes.
But don't care for him. Besides,
l never could stand being tied down
even if did love anybody"
What does he say to that?"
Gle says he will make me. He says
l should be freer than ever" "a
Gle doesn't know her" thod glo
Mary. TOT
"But he doesn't really care for bred
Juno explained. "He is misled because
he never happened to come across my
type before"
Some of that is true" said Mary,
adding to herself, land he won't again.
There are quantities of other wom-
en- that would be Just as congenial, and
stimulating to him If he knew them"
Then it is your duty to tell him so"
81 tried to, but he interrupted me-"
what did he say?"
at wasn't very nice. He said Damn
A the other women!'"
| On. Monday afternoon Mary found
Juno bending over the manuscript OF
Mr.. Thorpes article which by free use
Of a pencil she had rendered absolute
Iy iIlegible.
/ when on earth did you do all that!
she asked.
1--WE done nothing else all day
! There! read it and see if you thinl
Of anything else to do to it. have
| been over it so many times that know
it by heart. simply cannot look at i
| again.
Mary took up the sheets.
mo, give it to mel" said Juno. III
read it to you. I'd like to-"
"Why did you do all that?" aske'