The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-03-19

WHAT the ue OF DlOOd meant. All would
come right, he was sure, when she had
had little experience of life if (and it
was large ff) the sudden reaction
from a life of self abnegation to one of
power and luxury did not make her
selfish
He was puzzled at the Indifference
she manifested when he tried to draw
her into any talk Of her prospective
new life. Not Indifference only: it
seemed actually to make her sad One
would suppose she would delight in
dwelling upon the glories that awaited
her. Had she not extolled in her out
burst to Abe her freedom to roam at
large ''o'er all this scene of man?"
what Is it?" he suddenly questioned
her. Does your heart fail you at the
strangeness Of it all? But girl that
can brave a ghost ought to have cour.
! age to cope with mere mortals'
She did not reply.
''Think of it," he urged, the world
Is before you. with youth. wealth.
freedom. and" SHOULD he put the iip;
into her unspoie'l mind ?,-"and you're
that means lot to woman
She lifted her dropping head and
scanned him from head to foot. lie,
too was not bad looking.
| Does it mean more to woman than
to a man2'
| ITS everything to woman. A
man-only so he hasn't hump" he
shrugged.
do you mean that Is your opinion,
or only the opinion Of the woridY
He smiled. '"The mere wOrld-as
over against me? l fear you exagger-
ate the Importance Of my opinions
Well. I never seriously asked myself
the question before: but now that it's
put to me. yes, l do think good looks
essential to woman. Why, natural
| Tyr
Essential? Essential to whatY'
ITO her being interesting and attrac-
tive"
There was George Eliot, you know.
At least I suppose you know"
"Oh. OF course when a woman is
! genius"
The Greeks thought manly beauty
| not the feminine-the highest type"
She was such a combination he in
wardly smiled, of ignorance and learn
| ing
''Oh, but the Greeks. That was
awhile back already, as Pop Morning
star would say"
Mere prettiness seems to me of lit
tie moment"
, 1T is. That isn't what mean. But
| q woman m7sst be interesting looking
not guy. She must he pleasing"
"You mean in order to attract the
maleY'
He couldn't help 1t. He bent back
| his head and laughed. You think that
| Of little moment. too?'' he asked. quick
ment But" he shrugged again. "it
seems to be what they're all occupied
In doing"
"Are they?" she asked in the wistful
way she had of appealing to him.
ut is pitiable suppose. But. them"
| he lifted his eyebrows, "what would
you have them be at?"
"Your GeOrgiana would prefer, she
told me. the career of student and a
| teacher rather than domestic life"
"My Geol:yiana?" he repeated in con-
sternation. "Now. why, may inquire.
| do you call her mine"
| "You said you loved her." she an
swered family. her eyes on the ground.
"Oh!' he nodded. enlightened. That
| frivolous remark Of his had evidently
| given her much food for speculation
! Would he better tell her he'd only been
! fOOling? But she wouldn't understand
or see the point (what was the point
| anywayN, and somehow he felt an
awkwardness in explaining to her thai
| he had lied to her. \ more pOintless
joke he had surely never perpetrated.
| "Georgiana deceives herself" he
said. "GeOrgiana would like to be
fallen in love with, just like Ollie or
| any other girl. You'll like it yourself
some day, Eunice. See if you don't"
"You think Miss Ellery is all those
| things you admire-interesting look
Ing not a guy 'pleasing?"
"Don't you think she is?'
81 think her beautiful and graceful"
"Of course she is.'
Her head went little lower as she
walked at his side for moment with
| out speaking.
"Are you afraid of your future, Eu-
nice?' he persisted.
A faint color came into her face.
Zone thing am afraid Of" she softly
answered "Of loneliness worse than
have ever known"
'That may be for little while. But
1t will pass You will find a compan-
Ion in your aunt. You will make
| friends too. And after awhile. inevita-
bly,, there will be lover OF, rather.
| lovers"
"You think my aunt will like me"
she asked uncertainty.
"HOw can she help it:'
"You think am, then, likeable?"
81 like YOU
"Oh," she caught her breath, do
you?"
He felt himself stirred by the soft
thrill in her voice. But in some re-
spects he was the stupidest of even his
stupid sex, and he did not realize the