Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-10

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and always will be in demand where women most
do congregate
why should l go? It only madiened me to
see other men paying assiduous court to Dor
othy-"the belle of the season, while must I'M
pose certain restraint upon myself We seemed
to others perhaps-to be drifting apart Dorothy
and knew better.
Ever since the evening of her coming out"
we both knew exactly where we stood, for we
were then revealed to ourselves and to each other
We had seen in each other
The desire of our eyes
The beginning of true love-
And we were neither of us any more afraid.
True whenever Dorothy and came across each
other in a quiet place. she would laughingly hold
up the tips of her little gloved finders for me TO
kiss If at her home or mine, she turned up tne
soft warm palm. When no opportunity offered
she would gravey cross her fingers. was there
ever such another woman? l don't know. have
never seen her like. Hers was complex char
acter difficult to analyze; alone understood ner.
She had inherited from her father the Keen per-
ception and acumen which characterized him as
man of affairs; often surprising me with the
quickness with which she grasped any matter per
tanning to business From father and mother both
she inherited aflectionate disposition ana ol-
rect sincerity of purpose.
From Nam Chloe, born and reared in south
ern home, she received insensibly, no DOUBT
through line upon line and precept upon precept
and quaint old stories, that character moulding
which makes so gentle and sweet all women OF
that sunny clime Nanny holding always before
her the model of "a perfeck lady"
Her language, southern in sympathy, with
few of Nam Chloes unique phrases grated on,
gave charm and piquancy to her conversation, ac-
centuating the character of the girlwoman In
whose beautiful innocent heart was garnered
deepest love for those whom she loved, receiving
their alteration in return.
Loved from her babyhood by every one who
came in contact with her, caressed and petted she
was prodigal in return of her love and caresses'
innocent and pure as those of a child; discerning
nothing of feshly grosser sense. Such was my
sweet Dorothy-a child at heart, yet perfect
woman in reserve dignity and department when
such was her mood.
Col and Mrs Vernon were always kind and con-
siderate toward me. Whether it was part OF a
well considered plan, or whether 1t was tne
prompting of their kindly hearts, did not stop
those days to consider. -
Sometimes they invited me to go out with
Dorothy sending their carriage for me. Often l
was invited to dinner. rarely accepted since l
felt that it not keeping faith with Dorothy,
who was to have her chance.
Sometimes l found her waiting for me at the
Maters-to walk home with her; and once once
she wellnigh drove me wild by remaining to din
ner spending the evening with us, and allowing
me to walk home with her in the moonlight
We had not gone far, when I asked her jest
ingly:
"Have you found the man you love-whom you
will marry?"
She surprised me by nodding her head in assent
MY heart leaped into my throat-my head swan,
I could not think of anything to say.
81 have found him." she at length voiced.
"When-when is it to be?" stammered we
were walking back to her home, by the round
about way l had shown her that other night when
I told her the story of "The Tiger"
The moon was shining brightly upon us just as
II did then only it was cold now, very cold, raw
early March wind searching the very marrow OF
our bones. We had to snuggle up as we walked
very close to each other. Dorothy must nave neard
nv heart humping for she was on my left side,
and we were so of a height that she might
easily have felt it. She did not answer my ques-