Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-05-19

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pay useos = sea.eurr
- frsserpai faaa
80. . tSsea. vssbal e. looked. tha; he
roussoksrsd Shose cAsid she Wss sad
tAat tAs saoe mother lsve had guard
~ shstr t11aacv. bass sissss- u la y
seuiA have hses welcome 10 siihhsis
many ef her gifts OF wearing appsre
and jewelry had she ee;hosgat nersel
ao~ saa then hos gTss. s.sais isses
tall upon yosBg lips aud taai youfhfa
heads are often sadly ~eaEs COR u.
lack of friendly shoulder. or a loving
bosom oa ~hich to Fes' sho did no'
accuse her relatives of ~l.l-ui au ind
ness because these weae ~i.ahsil. Theg
iDterchanged no zuch uarenunerative
demons rssieas among themselves
Husband and wife we're courteous in
their aemeaBoT. the one to the oaher.
their chilli were demure moae.s o.
hlisl duty al home and industry a.
school. the training in boah places be
ing severe enough to aBeHch what fee
bile glimmer Of individuality may have
been born with the offspring of ths
methodicai sad practical parents. Con
stance found them extremely uninier-
esting. notwithstanding the natural
love for children which IeA her to cour
their cOmpaaiepship 1ssin0 the eariier
weeks of Der domes&tcettea in ihef
house. II vas Rexi - Q miracle tina
she did moi citizen 10 shts stmosphere
into buckrsm iMaop - feminine pro
priety-s pred ~ u sasecA esd virtue
such as would have brsss0ht calm de
CHI to the well REQUESTED aind OF her
,xemplar. sHd eGeciual'y chased all
thoughts es matr' 'meNy sroa those OF
masculine beholdeTs Had her ilscon-
tent with her alloi;sd sphere been les
active. the result would have been Ger
lain and depioTAh.a. She was. Instead
popular snenG her Acquaintance q
potb sexes, ana had many friends. il
few lovers This latter deficiency haa
given her no coscern until within tws
years Al twenty-five she opened hsr
ives in wide amaze upon the thinnin.
ranks OF her virgin associates. and h.
san seriously to ponder the causes tina
rad left her unsoueh. save BY two yers
silly and utterly ine,lg BILE sWains, who's
eycrtures we're in her esteem, pr.
snmption that was only too ridiculon
be insulting Her quick wit an
knowledge OF the world helped her :,
solution OF the problem. Il an poo
nd dependent upon my brsthsrs char
hy." she concluded. with 4 new an
stihine uprising o: dissatisfaction with
her condition. "lssa rassay tell In love
with such-msee rarely woe them"
She scver spoke tAe tAs~gAt alevd, but
II grew ana stsonothsoe1 uoti 1t re-
ceived a s'artl.no h'ss fssa nr. with
srs' proposal q asFriaQ
He vs. . ~ssltAy baaksr from
neigbberihg city. whom business rela-
tioas with Mr. RoMaiss Arev to his
house ana inte his sistere company.
His courtship Was oil Mrs. Romaine
could desire. His visits Vers not too
frequent. and we're paid q stated int
walls. as behtteA Ms habits Il order and
punctuality. His manner - the lady
honored by his preference vas replete
with stately respect that was the an
tipodes cf reryiie devotion, while his
partiality fer her soc ETY., and admira-
tion for her person, we're unnistaka Bile.
He paid his addresses through Mr.. Ro-
maine rs his fair ones guardian. offer
ing voluntarily to give his beloved
whatever time for elaboration upon the
proposal she desired
You had better think 1t over for =
week" advised her brother, when he
had laid the case duly before Con-
stance. 1T is too serious . matter to
be settled out Of hand"
After that. neither he nor his wits
obtruded their counsel upon her until
the afterpo oon of the seventh day. Then
Mrs Romaine. going to her sisters
chamber to communicate the substance
OF a telegram just received by her hus-
hand to the effect that Mr.. Withers
would call that evening at = O'Clock
was moved to grave remonstrance by
the discovery that she whom he came
to WOO had no answer prepared for
him. Constance vas no nearer ready
after the conversation before recorded
Il cannot AFFORD to he romantic"
she had reminded herself several
times. And VIE knows but this IRA
tional repugnance may pass away when
] have once wade mp my mind to ac-
eept him? This may hc-in all likeli-
hood II is-my last chance of aehiev-
ing an independent position. II has
tsonA