Milford chronicle., 1904-06-10
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a'anI ,. N man at the best. and this ez, S
Hisolps '', Torn determination did not c
s.,oI !, his attractiveness' ..,, >, 10
10. . utS t1inc has gone far enough" he re
IAis 1 'ulD7 one way or another it !
1 10 settled and settled tonight.
" us u.+cbed out his long, lean arms
poG suy'I rrimly at the great oony
lo0Ae0 o.e Of those +Nllows wears
pds snd plays the piano" he tho thought .l,o
Ghost of a smile 'oueneu INC
mouth. LOO slow stems to
e N1'D' n. and gazed at the face re-
u I''t there. 1t was not unlike tne
= for whom he was named VIII win
IN II, cheek bones, wide mouth
%. .et ewes and large nose .,
T.n,re -, y not much to look at ABE
lou - .bol,inc his head at the re-
',ln sa,1' aond Bruce is as handsome as
e'lO", and GOOD. square fellow, too
added honestly. .o,o
Srabom Lincoln Adams hau come
country home 4nd country
~ ..,s office three years before. lie
'a.sod tbe examinations with high
i.s p', and since his admission to the
nod been remarkably successful
,.lt that he was now in a position
~ +bo GIRL of his choice to share
ara ,.- l,,,,,or- he was sure the
trre held for him. ,,5
Ta l, had known the girl since child
~ uo was big boy studying al
~. when she sat dangling her
,mn legs on the front seat devoted
+bo infants. He had taught one
M in that same school, and she had
..rrod his faithful heart by an alb
.Sin, 'd,[ interest in a pink checked boy
ger class and by an utter inability
Master the mysteries of X Y u.
"a had left her with no word Of love
had bis way to make, and the let
Rs between them were few and un-
atsfactory.
rear AGO she had come to Boston
stndr music. and his honest soul had
sioicod How happy he would be
having her so near. He could see
er often and take her about a gooc
III and if would not be long now be
ora he could tell her of the great low
bat was in his heart, of his hopes TO
10 future. his plans for her happiness
But TO his dismay he found Till
edged about in most ineXphcaDi
asbion with formalities and conven
hons hitherto unknown.
Eight Young women had rented
prnisbed house and with an aunt an
snce as housekeeper and protecto
Eere living in little world of thel
svn superior to boarding houses, an
Fith fine contempt for homes an
Institutions. Adams wasn't quite SUI
rbether the aunt and uncle We're rem
N with the house or if they were rea
related to one Of these very model
fOung women.
He called several times and was co
iially received, but upon every O
sasion at least three Of the other your
adies were present and remained du
ng his entire stay. Then he tried t
Ian Of writing to Tillie, inviting b
b accompany him to a lecture or
oncert. The little notes he receiv
b reply were sweetly courteous, b
le felt somehow thrown back up
himself, chilled and repulsed.
you must remember that I am OF
one Of eight" was the tenor of
weet little notes. Not one of US
Cepts an invitation for herself alo
Which one of the girls would you /
% include in your very pleasant pI
FOR Thursday evening or Saturday
ernoonp
Then he settled down to a regu
ball on Wednesday evening. He I
al of the young ladies' and really
better opportunities for convers
with any one of the others than "
the one he sought. Bright. pretty 6
they were, each earnest in her We
with high aims and youthful an
tons. An artist, a schoolteacheT
writer, a music teacher, a violinis
: kindergartner and an editor made
. the list
Often there were other men tn
md Adams soon discovered that
v was not the only one who would
TO see Tilie alone. After awhile be
gan to wonder if the other men '
II as completely shut out as he. and
u unwelcome thought suggested i
that Tillie might manage to see
alone if she really wanted to.
Can it be that Tilhe doesn't cal
Il see me-" he asked himself unea
IF it were so wouldn't she tell me
l. His own nature was so simple
direct that this would seem the
+ kind and true thing to do. He
4 not understand the feminine com
Ply that led the girl to enjoy his
wavering. unspoken devotion. The
tests Of the other girls that she
unfair to the man and did not de-
tueh homage only increased her. c
mination to hold him at this disaC
tage and to ward off as long as
pie the declaration she knew she
near when once they were alone.
But now he was resolved. He '
not be a plaything for a girls v
She must make known her dec
and he would abide by it.
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