Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-05-10

LICE PAGES first impression
IA of Frank Mason did not do
ssSSl him justice. She thought him
J Il big. good natured, polite
boy, rather conscious that he was like
ly to be sought after and disposed to
sulk if he wasn't His plea for SYM
pathy on the score that his life Of idle
ness was bore, which he made the
day they went sleighing, only provoked
her derision, and as she was disposed
to Judge all men by the standard Of
her self reliant brother, he came near
awakening contempt on her part. 1t
was not until the last evening Of his
visit that she discovered her mistake
and realized that he had more depth
Of character than she had thought. 1t
is likely the keen enjoyment which he
seemed to feel when she sang for him
had weight, for we are prone to like
those who like us, and it was natural
also that she should feel little grati-
tude for what he had done for her
brother.
Her life, hidden as she was in by
way corner Of country town and
seeing no one all the week except her
small band of pupils. gave her plenty
Of time for thought. Once a week,
usually on Saturday, she received a
letter from her brother, and that, to-
gether with the mild excitement Of
Sunday churchgoing. was all that
broke the monotony Of her life.
A week after the Christmas visit she
received a package containing a new
book. three of the latest popular songs
and q box Of candy. and pinned to the
candy Frank Nason's card. on the back
of which was written, For the girl
who wanted to kiss her teacher"
She wrote a polite note Of thanks 1t
was midwinter and two weeks after
her brother wrote that Frank had be-
gun studying law in his office when she
received letter from that young man
that surprised her. He wrote:
My Dear Miss Page-I trust you will
pardon me for intruding myself upon you
but wish you to know that a few point
ed words spoken by you while / was en-
joyng your hospitality have not been for
gotten and have influenced me to make
an effort to be something better than an
idler in the world Your brother kindly
consented to let me read law In his office.
and I am now hard at 1t. I do not imag-
Inc this will interest you. but felt that
you had scant respect for useless people.
and as you could rightly so regard me I
wanted you to know that / am capable Of
rising above my aimleSS life.
l have recalled many times all the
little incidents Of my visit to your home
and lived over those evenings graced by
your presence and lit by a cheerful fire
time and again. Do not think me insin-
cere when l assure you that they were
the most delightful ones l ever passed.
If you find time to write line to one
who is now worker in the hive instead
Of a drone. 1t will be gratefully received
by me.
TO girl with Alice Pages sympa-
thetic nature and tender feelings words
like these made her feel she was what
she most enjoyed bcing-an inspiration
and help to others. In this respect
Frank Mason had read her better than
she had read him. or else some fortu-
nate intuition had led him Alright She
answered the letter at oEce, thanking
him for his tiattering words. but for
bidding him to Use any more of them.
Il 90 not like hattery." she wrote,
"because no one ever cau feel quite
sure it is sincere. l will answer all
your letters if you will promise not to
tell Bert we are corresponding. Not
that am ashamed of it by any means,
but he is inclined to tease me. and
love him so dearly | can't bear to have
him do so. The little girl you sent the
candy to was both astonished and CRATE
full did not tell her who sent it. for
the fact would have been all over town
in week If had, and do not like to
he goSsiped about. merely told her q
good fairy had sent it, which was bet
ter"
Once week thereafter Alice re-
ceiyed long letter from Frank and as
regularly answered it.
Frank is getting along nicely Al
bert wrote Alice in the early spring
IL believe he has the making OF ca
pable lawyer in him. He grinds away