The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01

way dOWnloWn.
Who painted these?" he asked, ms
he bought the remaining cards.
The youngest Miss Kent brings
them here. One OF the Broad street
Rents, her father failed in business
and died shortly after you remember
III more are offered for sale. lay
them aside for me They are so un-
usually pretty that | wish to purchase
them nj, Then he consulted direc-
tory and. going out. met Ann Kent.
She was full Of repressed excitement
when she returned home, and for sew
raj days after briskly Announcing the
afternoon before Easter. Every one OF
your cards are sold. and at just twice
as much AZ you asked dared to
7pond some Of the money for you; !
invested in q pair of gloves at bar
gain. See, they exactly match your
gray gown You know you said the
other day that It was one Of the cardi-
nal sins to wear shabby gloves, and
hat yours we're not ~ TO bc seen
Where is your Easter hnery'"
putting Il fngertip on each rosy check
beauty unadorncd you know, and
here" she added, bringing in basket
II flowers
oh. my dear you have been most
pKtrayagant'
Not / madcmoisclc. returned Ann,
with twinkle In her eyes, but the
green grocer"
who do you mean by the green gro
ccr' II Il il the vegetable man, | am
cure hone you haven't accepted .
costly basket Of flowers from him
Then the milk man -
please be serious interrupted Miss
Kent
Then kindly remember that the age
Of Ann Is that OF discretion Can't
nave bit Of secret all my own? Nj
| [ ask OF you is to wear these tO-mor.
row ana she handed a bunch Of white
yinlots To Salnme. who grew pale as
| she took them, but controlled herself
enough 10 say:
They are very sweet. and II was
lovely in you to think Of my favorite
flowers, but we need So many things
the rent and coal she sighed, putting
| the vlulets in little vase on the table
In the morning Ann brought the vio-
Icts to her AZ she was dressing for
| church.
DO wear them" she urged. Now
| you look like sweet saint" she de-
rlarcd "a she fastened them in the lace
| at Salumce throat for with them a
feeling Of serenity came to Miss Kent
She even talked hopefully Of their fu'
| turo as they walked along IN the SriBh
sunshine
you arc very uplifting to-day" ex
| Stained Ann Il did fee, bitter. Every
one else In Easter tincry and We trudG
ing along in our oul-uf-dato dresses
Bnt now III not rrumb.r even If N,
sexton seats US in the lartbest bach
charity pew
After service she hasloned home
making some trivial excuse lcayini
| Salomc 10 como lcisurely her heart ful
Of the precious promises OF the preach
cr. the sweet cadeucos OF the ciostnl
| hymn. and the peace OF the benedic
| ton
The trials Of the past year seemed 4
fade away. and when in this softene'
mood she entered their little sitttnl
| room and found herself face to fac
with Gurnsey, II was as II they agar
stood in her fathers drawing room
| and neither time nor sorrow had com
between them
DO not think" he eagerly said, hold
ing her delicate hand in a firm clasT
| and bending his fine eyes tondcrly upOl
her flushed face that indifference ha
Kept me from you My letters cam
back; my inquiries were in vain"
Then you did not know OF orr re
verses" said Salomo, with a deep sig
OF relief
DO you think | would have re
NAMED away. had known" be re
! prpachfully exclaimed Dearest, civ
mo the right to care for you. Let nj
the bitterness and doubts; the iosse
and gricfs disappear with the Lentc
shadows, and our real lives begin tc
day"
DO say yes cried Ann, comm
in, between smiles and tears. Il he
your humble pardon. but couidn
keep out another moment | am dyin
to say. Bless you, my children
Then she made little gesture {
mock solemnity, and disappeared
while the lovers sat in the glad still
ness of the Easter afternoon. and b,
gan the new life, as old as tho worl
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