The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-12
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ness were mingled IN equal pEOpoE-
tons. Row. there are no two trnits
thar are worse atted 20 go together,
ana Miss Ford was constantly in frou-
BILE on account OF them when enter
Ing upon some rash scheme she would
walk on the tlptoe Of pleasura0le ex-
citement When suffering the cOnse-
auences, which were almost always
sure to come. she would be plunged
into q profu,idlty OF remorse and NOR
tlhcafion-
When Leslie Ford, her brother, came
home from college 20 spend the Christ
mas holidays he brought with him
Pierce Keen. fellow member of the
senior class. Keen was one OF those
young men who look on life and It's
problems seriously and was taken mp
with the cliolce Of career. which
choice he must make In a few months.
He was sober and dlgniied. He had
very little small talk He did nothing
except after deliberation- In short, he
was Numerically antipodal. to Anita
Ford.
Miss Ford saw at once a great deal
OF amusement in Mr.. Keen. She
would mimic his deliberate way OF
speaking, lis slow. automatic walk.
his habit OF clearing his throat before
expressing IN opinion and the thought
full manner in which he spoke All
these things Interested her Intensely.
Indeed, Mr.. Keen's peculiartties were
50 absorbing to her that she did not
realize that his sterling qualities were
gaining an influence over her.
A wood fire was always lighted in
the afternoon In the library, and MI
Keen used to spend a good deal Of
time there with the books. One after
noon Miss Ford entered to find him
reclining in an easy chair with
slanting back. a book open on his lap,
asleep. She saw a chance to win
pair of gloves Stepping lightly to the
chair, she stopped and barely touched
his forehead with her lips. Then, with
a glance to make sure she had not
awakened him. her little heart beating
hundred strokes a minute, she stole
rapidly away.
When they met again, Anita, with an
effort. brought herself to look Mr..
Keen in the face, dreading lest she
should see some evidence that he had
been conscious Of the kiss. But. no;
there was not the slightest sign OF such
consciousness.
"You must have read every book In
the library. Mr. Keen" she said naive
~. Judging by the time you spend
there"
.'Not this afternoon he replied. with
his usual precision. II found the hre
so comfortable that I fell asleep"
Miss Ford did not dare trust her
self to say more. Her eyes were dane
ing, and she feared she might let drop
some word to induce suspicion.
The holidays were soon ended, and
the two students went back to col
Iege. After their departure Anita was
astonished to find an aching void in
her heart she had never felt before
Indeed, she did not know what 1t was
That It conld be n dawning love for
the serious. methodlcal Keen she did
not dream. Nevertheless his manner
isms were before her every minute
..Confound that fellowr' she said to her
self. Must he be constantly TRUSTING
his pllmness before meg'
A week after the young men had re-
turned to college u package came by
express addressed to Anita Ford. Tear
ing or the cover. there. wrapped In
tissue paper. was pair of gloves.
To say that Miss AnItn Ford was
crushed is to put 1t mildly. The prim
Mr.. Keen had been aware OF the kiss
she had given him. What must he
think of her? His estimate OF her she
conjured up WAS something like the
view lion would take OF mouse
that had been presumptuous enough TO
play with his claws. But II she was
plunged into slough of self condemn
nation at the receipt of the gloves she
was an hour later thrown into frenzy
on the arrival of u letter from the
sender saying that he felt emboldened
by having received so emphatic mark
~,fb or p, 70 nFFar hnT. his heart md
hand.
The paroxysm that followed the re-
ceipt of this announcement soon found
vent like the first escape OF hot steam,
in tears The next change was the IN
closure of the letter and the gloves In
the box in which the latter had come
and the sending of them straight back
to Mr. Keen The third condition WINS
u craving for revenge. The fourth.
which did not come for several, days
was n gradual settling down to the
realization that condition of enmity
with the man she had kissed would
drive her mad.
As the WATERS of whirlpool may be
seen lower down the stream lowing
TRANQUILITY. so did this frIghtful COM
plIcaton after long period of transit
ton resolve itself into what 1t meant
In the hrst place-love and eventually
marriage.
One day Mrs. Keen asked her hus-
band why he had 'Tnsulted" her with
the gloves and the proposal. AS usual
he thought awhile before replying, then
spoke with his usual precision:
"Quos Deus vult perdere prius de-
mental"
''what do you mean by that gibber-
Ish % she asked.
translated 1t means. Those whom