The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-20

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shouldn't have answered you"
Il fancy the meeting of extremes is
Inevitable" said, politely May !
not make a way for you TO ascend or
descend7 II is crushing here. to say
| the least"
Yes, II you will suppose | must
let you. IL was looking for some
one when you came up and"
! Here the crowd made it necessary
that | should force a way up to the
gallery above. When we had gained
! Il / added:
! You are exceedingly good, and |
am favored beyond expression You
see, I'm a stranger yet to my own, a
sort of Rip Van Winkle, and am keen.
ly anxious to feel my ground beneath
my feet for awhile. / don't know a
soul here except"
Miss Devourney?" Here she sank
on seat behind the gallery rail. 81
never heard Of her In my life and
| thought | knew them all--the women
here"
I looked around and spoke confiden.
! TALLY, marveling that did so. yet
realizing that IL was no strange thing
Then ! will make a confession. /
never did, either"
Miss Modernity laughed, softly, but
with evident enjoyment. II was a
seal upon our sudden bond Of conf.
dence, and was glad of the human
sound which rippIed through the mad
! clamor of voices around us, like the
memory OF meadow brook in the
midst Of a noisy thoroughfare, her
! eyes as sho turned them questioning
tolerantly. we're full OF humoT.
al was really looking for some one.
and wanted TO recognize ber myself
first. So hit upon name TO give
me an opportunity OF speaking to diff
ferent ones. think It was quite In.
genious! She was an old frlend-in
fact, a playmate"
Basketball or rag.dools?" she In
terrupted.
Neither. II was-er-stolen ap.
Piles and rides bareback, and wading
up stream--I mean on my back, you
know"
Fancy"
oh yes, all that sort OF thing.
But when anticipation has formed an
ideal one sometimes shrinks back
from its fulfllment-as II the imagina.
tion is 10th TO relinquish that which
1t has found sweet"
She nodded quickly with a compre.
hension that was good to receive.
And I should like TO confess that
represent that unenviable atom of
masculinity, an ex.fiance."
"Oh!-Hers, you mean?"
yes, she was only Ave when she
promised to marry me. When went,
we parted in the"
Usual way?" Miss Modernity was
evidently interested
the orchard. think II was.
pulled her out OF an apple.tree. You
see she was famous climber and had
a way Of tearing her clothes nearly off.
| used to go in pursuit."
Dear me-how-how pastoral! A
hoyden or an athlete?"
Neither, assure you, but an ador.
able child Of about ~ years. With
promise of great beauty"
Miss Modersity stirred uneasily.
What was your ex-fiancee like?"
she said suddenly.
"A sturdy little thing with reddish
hair and freckles on her nose" said,
noticing Miss Modernity's slim, lis.
some lines
And her name?" she pursued. evi.
IDENTIFY with a kind intention to keep
me to the subject most interesting.
Her name was Betty"
Il do not know any girl by that
name" She unfurled a fan OF white
feathers. waving II distractlngly be-
tween us, while was realizing that
this was the kind of woman, whose
youth combined grace, control, beau.
ty, wit and gentle perception, to make
a mans life and keep him clean. All
this passed through my mind with sud
den light and | said stopping short:
II have not been duly presented to
you. am Everett ORAL. Of"
"Of a score of brave battles" she
smiled up at me, Il recognized you
when you came up the stairs, even be-
fore you spoke TO me, or do you think
| should be here with you?"
put my glasses on again, perplex.
edly scrutinizing the humor of those
frank, gray eyes, as a voice broke
upon us.
MY father!" she said, and turned
to face an old friend.
ORAL! - You wild man-of-the.
woods, welcome home We've had
search-warrant out for you! The gov
ernor wants you to receive with him
at ten. Might have known I'd find you
with Elizabeth"
Elizabeth" ! was stumbling man
like before tho complexities of fem.
mime transitions--the low knot OF
brown hair, the womanly contour OF
figure, the grace, the aplomb-tben
her laugh murmured toward me de-
lightedly.
"No,-Bettyl | could not help
lt--it was TOO funny!"
Miss Modernity, Miss Modernity,
how could you?" | said. Her eyes
grew softer.
Il wanted to know II you had forgot