Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-27
CHAPTER XXI.
the uncomfortable restlessnes.

dragging Gays WINE sue WAiteu
Il for Or. Kinross' return, Eunice
became SO doplig (awkward) that she
proved sore irritant to her already
outraged foster mother.
Cant you watch what you're about
oncet?' would be demanded Of her
dozen times day when, In her dis
traught state she would spill. break,
burn or otherwise destroy. What's
got into you these couple Of days back?
You don't do nothin' right! What do
you think pop'll say ut your ieavfn' oil
them pic git spoilt? l asst you did you
take 'em to the spring house and you
sayed yes. you did, and then here this
morning there they stood standing
| I'm this here hot kitchen all night
yet! Pop'll Jaw somepin turrible"
1t was In the occasional brief respite
from toll in the evening hour, just be-
| fore bedtime, that her unrest became
| feverish, maddening; and one night 1t
governed her to the point Of driving
her to seek at least moments diver
sion from her unbearable heart hunger
| in an unprecedented act. On her re-
turn from the spring house, where she
| had gone to finish her last bit Of the
days drudgery, she deliberately sat
down with the two young ladies on the
| porch steps.
Miss Ellery had become an object Of
engrossing interest to Eunice since DR..
Kinross had told her that he "loved
| Georgiana" Georglana herself had In
the past few days observed the scru-
tiny she underwent whenever she was
| In Eunices presence. The girl SEEM
ed to watch every movement she made,
to hang upon every word she uttered,
in way which secretly gratifed Geor-
| giana's love Of ascendency.
whats the matter. Eunice?' asked
Daisy in surprise and curiosity as Eu-
nice Joined them, for the farm girl
had seemed during all their stay at
the farm to shrink from any inter-
course with them. Have you and
Abe had a scrap?"
"a scrap of what?"
| Daisy squealed you know, Eu-
nice, the course Of true love never runs
smooth, so, to be sure, you and Abe
must expect to have rows now and
then. Is 1t in Shakespeare, Georgiana,
or the Bible? But never mind. No
doubt Eunice knows. I can't account
for your fayoring us with your society,
Eunice unless you've been fighting
with Abe and are wanting to be SYM
pathized with I'm sorry to say l
can't oblige you. couldn't possibly
sympathlze with girl who would lor
/ could take an interest In Abe, brute
who thinks woman's pack horse.
Oh, that kind Of man! How I'd love
to stand on my hind legs and jump Mt
him! Eunice," she said earnestly
''you're too nice girl for Abe. Choke
1t off. You don't need to throw your
self away on chump like Abe-a CIR
like YOU"
Eunice, gazing fixedly at Georgiana
made no comment upon Daisy's advice
"Would you object If | asked you
question:" she inquired timidly O
Georgiana.
Certainly not" Georgiana smiled
kindly. ASK me what you like, Eu
nice"
"How do you occupy your time wher
you are at hone?"
Cup to now," Georgiana answered
81 have spent all my life in school ant
college. Now / am going to take m.
place at the head Of my fathers home
AS he, is college president, my lift
will be more or less public. And o.
course 1 shall do good deal of worl
in our woman's club. l would prefer
to take up career. But my fathe
really needs me, and So" she conclud
ed heroically, II am willing to max.
the sacrifice"
"a career? What sort of career
would you like to follow"
eff consulted only my own inclina
ton I would go on studying, take my
degree In philosophy and teach"
"Teachw exclaimed Eunice. with re
pressed excitement. You think 1t .
desirable occupations"
.'There is no higher work." Georgi
ana answered earnestly.
"There are some young women" an
swered Eunice, "to whom 1t would ap
pear a pale drab. And some mel
| wouldn't wish it to their 'meanest enc
my"
! Georgiana regarded her with puz
i zled surprise. what makes you thinl
so, Eunice?'
4. $50 have heen told"
"There is no nobler work." Georgi
ana insisted, with enthusiasm.
i Excuse me-" objected Daisy. "ft
rather take in stairs to scrub. If yol
want to know what Pm going to do
Eunice, now that my education is fin
ished"-
'Finished?" questioned Georglana
with gentle irony.
Anything more that's done for 1t
Georgiana, will have to be a passive
process. l refuse to cooperate. I've
monkeyed with myself long enough
trying to develop my latent possibili
ties' Anything further in that lint
has got to be accomplished through 1
process of absorption by means of m!
contact with you and uncle. Mean
time I'm going to sit in the market
Eunice-the matrimonial market, O.
course. Pm down to the highest bid
der"
daisy" Georgiana pleaded with her
'if contact with me has given you n,
higher ideal than that