The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-08-26


"Kitty, you surprise me-" said Mrs
Cranston. s
you'll be more than surprised b&
fore this thing is over with; &c I'm an
Judge Of human nature." Kitty lauah.
ed. why, Mrs. Cranston, you are, bast <
Ting with Niagara falls lii d d4R6di
when You are trying to keen ~ fbeo.
pie like Lydia and That MAJ,
from admifing ;eptA ~
Lydia or ahy9TeH3 a. IL E56
proceeded "a feSkS j. M fhft
had taken 5d1c 6. ; As4etsn,s;}s
her vdiees 64 her eyes III
to overhosy Htfie beauty ok 81
was" she: ensIe2 1l the hero. .os &, ifsi
was mad epopkbf Eek the p6Spfe
who were sob6JQ his praises.,'S
Lydia heard that" said mi
Cranston. -. III
"Yes, she heard It all. You have;6f
ways thought she was proud Id
naughty and cold. Huh! She melted
all over and ran out at the eyes. She
doesn't know she's in love with h3|h.
She doesn't comprehend 1t any more
than baby comprehends life. He f6l-
lowed us outside to apologize lust
think of that-apologize! He tried Ito
laugh it off. 1 introduced myself. L
had to. Lydia was acting as II she
were in dream. She was asking CUES
o"' 'he eN''1 spy. Where 2ne
ctr ,,,r, ,oo,.t g.. 80 -
Of a soldier lover. Then the father OF
over n ogoin I,,,o hoo,, =, ~.
movad mo hn+ o,,,.ors - n 80 q
NV be,rt loy Tho rno,,,oao ~ -
wos onIv ,ct,na hut tho. tt,s,s . ;.3{. :. :.
vos tho reol +b,nr Tho,, 60, 81, Sf:..s 'ft..s
world loves q Iover Voc ~
thwart that natrs INT whom
two topetber 10 ,,-it,, h,. ,.'ss,s2 2:5i s.,
gry. dreamy evas that saa,s,,.3s5 &, -
eternal sufrering xxIts, s,os, ~! j; 81
tuarry- i,, thai,. "a ~ : se
with her sweet, wondering Iac3 III
felt like an egg sucking dog! I wantfd
to put out my hands and draw their
heads together. Love Is beautiful al.
WAYS. 1t was like a glimpse of heaven,
this morning. l always considered
Lydia a strong woman. I admire her
more now than ever. All along A{1<'
has seen what there is in this man a<d{
been trying to give him simple justice q
Mrs. Cranston groaned aloud aHdss
down, covering her face with her hands.
II reckon Wei have to send her OF,
she said.
"Send her Off? Where to? Send her
to Mars, and she'll still see his Gyes
and hear his voice and-and know she
has wronged him for something he
can't help. Think of that. You know,
after all, he can't help what his father
did. Huh! If man like that adored
me as he does Lydia Cranston and
wanted me to marry him I'd dosit II
hffeen powdered and perfumed princes
stood with their arms stretched out to
me, and--yes, II he had fathers looking
out OF jail windows on every street cor
ner IN proud ofdS Richmeutf.- oh,
thIo~n up my Ioo! lmsp0t rne man
TOT II. Ihe weight OF hair would
make me work on the other side. You'd
petter seha me away. MY own heart
Is hopeiessly IN Danger. ~
nave never met the real thing In
man form before. Think Of 1t! There's
Charley Mason, Mt home. who will talk
to a girl by the hour about how he
was oDilged to call Delaney out for In.
sulting Richmond girls, and If Della
ney hadn't humbly apologlzcd shots
might have been exchanged with The
accent on the might That's the fash
ionable, bouquet courage. The real
thing Is where a man acts like this
Buckley did last night and then gets
as mad as the dev-as mad as the very
dickens when 1t is mentioned In his
presence. Mrs. Cranston, believe you
have been trying to keep God from do
Ing beautiful piece Of work so that
you can do an ugly one-hideous ex-
cept to the sight OF narrow, sqlint