Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-03
DANIELS
AWAKENING
BY Maude j.
,Suiiipan

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Though two women had called him
Husband" Daniel Newcomb had never
been in love. His first marriage. with Il
cousin, had been to satisfy the terms Of
his grandfathcr's Will and the second
union was simply One of convenience.
Daniel NcWcomb, widoWcr had need
ed a housckcepcr. ana Betty BIoudaIe.
an orphan too old to seek the shelter
of an institution and too uuStful To be
thrown ON the world, had needed a
home. 1t had resulted as such mar
! riageS usually do dlSasuouSIy for the
woman
Daniel was satisfied with Betty. She
was pretty and economical and sh"
made him comfortable, but Betty had
grown to love her stoiid husband with
all the araof oil young am" SI''eIuI
/ heart. Would he ever really care lot
her: Could anything make her appear
lovely IN ms si&hl: SAe was asking
herseII '!eSe questions '9 sue SlooH IL
Mrs AardWeiI millinery Nh"p survey
ing 'l'e mass "i i''e anu "'"'fS 'i'''
rested on her sunny heau'
II tell you WhaI MIS- Ne"couD'
sald MIS-. 1afdWeII' ready 10 ciose
bargain. II Daniel don't IKE II or he
THINKS II 100 hiGh priced i agree 10
change IL. Most aII my ha's are SOFA
WIN lHaI uHueiSlal"lh Huso""uS
have to be pleased now days
Iisnt the price. DaneIs real I'D
eraL I'll take IT, answered Betty nerV-
ouSIy as she opened her purse. lhere
was a wiStfuI look IN her haZeI eyes as
she asked, Did YOU know Mary Ellen
Dahlei niSI WIIe:
rom the ume she was DanS.
Would she nave worn a nat IKE
this|
Land no. Them buttercups wouldn't
Il loohe" wen aSii mary EI'eii rtu
lace 10 say hotilih oI Tue PopPIeS'
as soon looked fer toSselS on clothes
line as fer poSies ON Mary Ellen Even
II she'd been inclined 10 wear EN-. she'd
have taItered at the cost. she was eX-
tremeIy prudent
SO Daniel says, muEmured Betty
as she left the shop. Her precious
head gear deposited carefully in the
wagon, she uhlltched her morse ana
started IL toward me trIm farmhouse
by the river MIS-. A'ruWeIl Walcheu
her untiI her slender hSnre fadeu from
sight. Ihen she went INTO h'r WORK
room.
>rreny, she SaId To her heIper'
Daniel NeWcombs new wife IS real
'aNh niue 'hlliG' as sweet an PrG.'S
aS o,n'' was mummy an suns! -,
hlr"I" rom "H1t SIe san" i"al l4ll''l
Is Mary LHehlh heF 70 deatH. IooI
IittI" thing. do hope she Is happy.
but het'y was MOI h3PP|. Many
uI'eS S'''' ',i "','' I'd - il''' I''r 'oTH
eu WIN .'"I '',e" - = 10" 'l'' 'l,' ~.
ue o"''' p''l '''''',''' 81.
ana HtaN'u llaj Sh' h'II"l I'LL nv
place IN Aer huNhah" h'aIt iorh'il!
o''up'tu "' lH' N'"''" H'''l''i'@ '"'ie.
iler huNoah4 appI"'"I "l "'I was
sauS'u ny lne VIZ "'' "''''''N '"''''''
WIN Mary E''H :.
pahl'I was NOT "''p'''N'u' oul Tue
ing ihaI more IlldH oH'e hc "'S i"I'e
UNCONSCIOUS OF AN u.','e" comparison,
Inc HTSI VIC " Iuo"'' "'uo'N ''' ""'
Faculty OF making people Ie'' uhcoH''
tortapIe IN hcT presence. he''!
hou7ehoiu uulIes IlIS"l pe p''IoI 'Heu d
trlIe less f'HSlouNiH' 'ne ""NI h'Isl'I
sometimes s'l'I' upon '"' P"I'"' i"'
TOO anu HeI ''iS '''''''' '''''''''''' '0'''
patlDIll'''
ON one occasion the usual comparl,
son remained uneA l i''e9se'' hG'.S .;,-.,l Lao
'i'I' "'1
isE'n P"','i """ Po'''''' p''1,I
Tue oIu sol" I'!''' '''E4, =" p'''p,
GoNeieu " ~" 'il''''1 '"''
hau Iouhd soile uH"S'u i'"'H'' oeuH
in the atuc ana III 'heih had seen lhe
poSs'ollL'leS 'l " coy cor ue' su'L %
sne hau o'len ""iI''i',' III ','T snip
Mliluo" > nelolS I'"l',v, ,,,, S'"lU ~. ~.
the cus'oiIi'IS M"i! i''en "ou'''ii
nave uohe 'l''' s"I ~ .''' nm -
10 '" -
luAuI4ous SoI'"'sH' '"' '''ii''N "n'
IosI III uo1' '',' '''- ''i ~ " a. "''
laNoFite Ie'Ie"l ."" one ""' Lo' o'''''el
MN Shaue oI N"I! i-''e"' ~" was
bet'y 10 hno" ln"' ''le '','S'u ie'''tiel
peus ana 'l'e ""' N'''''' p'i'o' INC
prlue oI Hel pie'''''9,'' NJ
was WI" many iiiiS- ~ Ili79 'n''l
sile calIeu '''lil7' "''e''.'o'' - .'el
ne" nat Heie "''S "' MS '-e
ulsapproN"I III MS 'o''i''eil'iiee
hou gong 10 ear 'na'' ne
gasped.
W ny yes. Don you nAe IT, Dah-
1el' Betty perciied II pe"IIchIhsly ."
et .1t,g +s" nrot,v erouoh Rn+ how those
"a a.. ,,.fm re,l. ooir tno crane
,eu 'o" .l2 W., ~, I'9,l 80, "a -, -,
Dahu on my y, nat ,i,, lo"eu i u t, SNOW T a.,
ieSe't - -i', - +-''Lli I ''tIU ,%a ''', roar. ~
t"n ,,,. : oo,H' Va ul-na.t le1@ t, Con- a,na"r
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