Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-22
FLORINE'S
AMULET
!, Copyright, 1004, bp ma Wright Hanson

BY INA WRIGHT HANSON


,r bar white gown and in her bronze .
hair For some time | had not dared !
>, onnrooch r,lorinn without being for.
..,,.. .,.,,,,,,,.. 9TH.
uHeu WIN u'','5 IN''''' l,.,nt,. -
er"lS' Shou'u i''' o'''
proposing 70 '''I' '.'''7',''' .
monthly income was quite equ"' 10 i"S
annual one a proposal OF marriage
from me would be palpably absurd. l
sighed. and my sigh aroused Florine.
"Oh I'm glad its youw she said |
bricbtIv az saw visitor in my tea !
80
t,.,r-nod md tool, chair on the
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,;,.. ,.,r q cun
""ui'" '''' - -
OF te" wen, 70"
Ar" You AFRAID 1t VIII hu'' 9oui 1'''i
pI'Nioh
Her tone was paiiterIns' pu' "el
eyes had hlht oil concern III tieii
violet depths. looked away a7 an
sWered' -. ,-.., t,,r,,s5
The other hlEhl Il, P'' o." 'uilis
your chaIt "Ioulu ''il' 49,
u'h ""e" =" io'' =" ,,..rtn
the nisplaclng OF your rHoo.' ., I9o'' .,,
VI" nl,'N' ,,I. 60.
graYely. IL WASH 'he I"pol1 Iooe'
1t was tle u"!. Ne''iI'H''"S - ny Dl
lucky day. ..,
IF you keep Oh IoIAS wiz ''l''% "
are WeaEllIihded, Col''hu'" Np
lnG my goZe ','relul'S IRON III, '''''.s
GUS 'n'Ili VI i'i i'', a,-,,,
y hcard II s'''H 'l'"V S"u "'''' '''' ''''''
let. 49,.
FlorIne was silent SO ionS 'n"S ca
was conpelIed TO GI'll'e az iel 'io
was regarding me win "lint might 10
termed a complex look. iieI Hiou't,
was dimpled with smiles her hlted
brows were derisive, but her eyes We're
troubled ignored the eyes.
This superstition business deir"CIS
from your real worth went on re-
lentleSsly. 1T Is the IA" III 'Ht u,"-
mond, the blight III the rose 'le
Fly In the ointment! she sueseSleu
politely.
"To have it told around that you
wear an amulet | reiterated IN fne
scorn.
Then Florine laughed. Nheh + lorlhe
laughs
You poor old dear she exclaimed
as soon as she was able. i don pe-
hevc you have the ghoSt ol an luea
what an amulet Is.
| was solid on that score, Tor hau
Just learned the definition from the
dictionary
An object, usually Il peculiar Dit
of stone, metal, bone, paper, wood or
the like, worn by supersutIous people
as protection against Wltchcrait'
bad luck, disease, accidents et'. y
Charm
'Oh, don't. she choked. on are
too absurd Then she went OH INTO
another gaze OF lauShleF'
Il don't see where the aosurulIy
I comes In, | retorted. II that l9h
an amulet, then what IS lti
supped my tea win dlShIly "hIIe
I Florine recovered herself.
Il knew girl once VINO wore an
amulet She S"lu at iaH| vas ',i'
I We'll the picture oI Soileoou! H"'
/ Hhed.
Ilcture-ah. 10 be sure l WASH !.
! an AdohlS, hei'her was l "ii"ii u
I breaking tle camera, pul IoI one ~"
son Or ahother h"d la'eu pho'oS
rapher. fIcture' was It; N"S Si''' ''''
Elrl! / wondered.
II WASH pohe' Lle'"i' s'oh'' i"l,''
or wood, she went on. Ana sue
didn't wear II as protectloh against
anything. She Just wore II because
she liked 1t, because she lKed tIle man
whose picture was IN IT.
1T WASH an amulet theh' / s"Iu
setting down my cup.
II was an "i'ule'' CONT 'liiI'ou
Florlh'. 'hlnlaglhaI9 IolhS se' uie'i
definitions out OF the dlclloh"rS. o'lI'l
people
How about Il walk interrupted
/ couldn even preteAd 70 De ul9a5ree
( able any longer neither c"uld J mus.
ter up determination enough TO Ie", .
her lovely lauEhlhB HpIl'e uAo' 'N'
was. ferhaps tlere was less ""hsei
IN walking
but l am go'lH 70 nave "ilo'iAei
caller, she uemurreu.
DO you see MN III your 'e"cup
asked.
NO; see nm at the gate she
laughed, 'althoush ne may De couiins
TO see mamma. lie Is very lohu ol
mamma. Possibly l Sil''li DC At 'ii'
summer HouS' So'n.
II was 'lt"rIS " u"Ie, "ll'' tooN -,
went 70 VI, Suliii'le' i,o',,'. "a - o,li.' o1[
uIe summer l'u'' "'' u''' "'', ~"
ers' III front Is H'iil"'uiO '"A' II
oeauIllul pI"Ce' pu' uunSeiou' V''o
Wheh man nus no rIehI ~ 'e4i "ii"'
sometimes ulihs his eyes anu liLpeuo'
MS speech
As Sat do"h solheIilhs Ut NY iee'
caught my eye. picked II up. 1t WIS