The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1905-09-28

again into her pretty cheeks. and ut
| the end of two years she was once
more able to take her old place IN the
house. Deprived of one sense, the 9th
ers that were left her grew keener.
What she had once seen with her
: azure eyes, she saw with her slim.
white fingers now; the lips that had
curved with scornful pride wore pa
tiert, tender look, MS the blind girl
grew In beauty which was far love-
lier than that she had possessed In the
old days. And the good that crept into
her character, and transformed it.
shone in her face; strong. self-rellant,
capable. utterly unselfish in her
thoughts for others. When she
reached her twentieth year. Il more iov-
able, sweet.natured girl 1t would have
been hard 10 find.
"Of course, To one will ever want to
marry blind girl" she remarked al
most merrlly. to her mother apropos
Of something that Mrs. Devereux had
said on the subject. Don't beat about
the bush. mother, dear, in that half
frightened way, as though YOU were
afraid Of hurting my feelings. am
10 cownrd-I am not afraid of facing
| whatever Is in store for me-
"My brave Molly" cried her mother
pressing the tall. slim figure to her
heart. "My heroine"
But time went 10 prove that Molly
was wrong. Somebody did want
blind girl for wheat least he
showed pretty plainly that he wanted
n certain blind girl-and that girl was
pretty Molly Devereux!
Young Jim Tremayne came down
from the hospitals full of energy and
ambition. to take partnership with
old Robson. the practitioner who had
| attended Molly from babyhood. He
was ugly-passlng ugly-but strong,
upright, tender-hearted and clever:
and. from the moment his eyes rested
OH Molly, there was no other woman
in the world for him. Just at first he
pretended to be interested in her case.
as a case, but afterward lie let himself
be interested in her as woman-the
one woman--and hardly q day passed
but he found some excuse to visit her
home, and Mollys mother began to
hope that, after all, Moly's blindness
might not have married all her chances
in life!
II am ugly, of course" he said. the
day he confessed all to Mrs. Devereux,
and received her permission to WOO
Molly, ''but Molly's eyes will never be
marred by sight of me-and l om
glad she is bllndw
He said something OF the same kind
to Molly, whom he managed 10 track
down in the old rose garden q few
minutes later, wearing soft white
gown, emblem of the simple purity of
her white soul. s.H
For the past few days she had tried
to avoid him: her heart having whis-
pered to her, she knew. She had grown
10 look for his coming, to wait upon his
opinions expressed iii such well.chosen.
decided words; she felt that he was
man whom she could honor and re-
Spcct and even-ln her room Mt night
she had confessed it to hsrself-love!
You love me, blind as l amp she
stammered, the color flushing into her
face as she stood in front of him in
the pathway, putting out Ter hands
little uncertainty.
| II think love you because you are
bllnd"' he said, happily. She had not
repulsed him, and that was q point in
his favor.
"Ahw-shc drew q long breath
4 "you pity me-"
PITY you! Nonsense" lie exclaimed,
laughing. possessing himself of her
two hands. "Moly, am not hanl-
some; put mp your fingers and feel
my face; but l love You very. very
dearly, and l want you to be my wife,
my dearest most honored possession.
VIII you. darling? Just tell me you
don't quite hate me. and 1 will teach
you TO love me, ugly as / am"
But Molly was simple and straight.
forward; no idea Of playing with him
and keeping him in unnecessary sus.
pensc entered her pretty head.
-'if you are sure-it isn't-pity" she
began. her cheeks flushing again, "for
could not bear to think that"
He bent down and prevented her
from saying more by kissing her again
and again passionately upon the lips.
| "Does this feel like pity?" he asked,
tenderiy. Then, unrepulsed, he folded
her in his strong young arms. "Darl-
ing. my own darling Molly-please God,
| will deserve you and make you happy
always"
And they wandered awhile in the
lovers Elysium after that; earth only