The Springdale news., 1906-06-22
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 From the time Marcia Ford was little girl she was given to understand that she was to marry rich man. The disadvantages of poverty and the ad- vantages of wealth were arummed into her ears till it was supposed that she had learned her lesson well. She was Il quiet, obedient girl. and Us she was attractive her mother had great hopes of at least seeing her the wife of ei- ther a practical business man or the heir to an estate Marcia knew that union with q scholar, ploddinE pAEsl- clan. clergyman or even lawyer would be forbidden As to one who followed the fine arts for a living. Mrs Ford would put her daughte~ behind bars rather than permit her 10 marry one of them
 Several men either of means or heirs to means became suitors for the girls hand. but she gave no assurance that she would choose between them Then her mother received a shock She dis covered that her daughter was core spending with some one who signed 
 himself Arthur" and this is all the elew she had to his identity. Con fronting her daughter with the eyi- dence of her disobedienee, she demand ed to know who Arthur was. Marcia declined to enlghten her The mother stormed and pleaded and, finding her daughter obdurate. shut her up and hired a duenna to divide the watch.
 Marcia made no effort to leave the house, and, though the two jaiiers watched with the greatest care. they did not discover that the prisoner was attempting to communicate with any one. Weeks months. passed, while Marcia was the same obedient girl she had always been except that she would not reveal the identity of her lover. But so long as she refused her promise to give him up Mrs. Ford would not relax her watChfulnesS.
 No men except such as brought sup plies to the house were permitted to come upon the premises. Mrs. Ford offered to permit her daughter to see such visitors as she herself might ap- prove of. but Marcia said that f she could not receive whom she pleased she did not care to see any oHe.
 One spriag when the demon of house cleaning enters into all good house keepers. Mrs. Farl determined te give her house a thorough oyerhauling. Pa perine WIS needed bHt=Hew paper would Lot match old paint and the lady dpcihed to have the painting done first SAe mpditated going to the country while tie decorations were be Ing made but for two reasons decided to remain at home Tn the first piaee, she wished 10 saperintend the work herself. and. in the second she dared not take her daughter where she could not as veil watch her as at home.
 Since 1t WIS It the height of the sea- son for renovatfng dwelling houses. but one painter was set to work. Mrs Ford seemed afraid of 4 man coming into her home. even a house painter, and followed him about under pre- tense Of seeing that he did his work properly. He did not do it to suit her, but was very obliging, and when he had painted room q color that clash ed with another room opening Into it agreed to do it all over again, taking the loss upon himself
 Are you journeyman" asked Mrs Ford.
 'I have been painter five years, replied the man meekly.
 Well, added the lady. mpe an noyed at the delay and the position she was placed in, you will never maze q living with the brush. You have no idea of the harmony of eolors Paint