Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-02-18
NUMBER 7.

Georgiana, will have to be a passive
process. refuse to cooperate. I've
monkeyed with myself long enough
trying to develop my latent pQssIbili.
ties Anything further In that line
has got to be accomplished through
process Of absorption by means of my
contact with you and uncle. Mean.
time I'm going to sit in the market
Eunice-the matrimonial market, Of
course I'm down to the highest bid.
der"
daisy" Georgiana pleaded with her,
"if contact with me has given you no
higher ideal than that
"Oh, it's easy for you to talk, Geor.
gle" Daisy retoIted plaintively. Your
market is made"
what do you mean, Daisy"
you're as good as engaged already
to Dr. Kinross."
Eunice had a sensation as though
the earth were suddenly floating out
from under her. What did It mean,
Daisy speaking Of "Dr. Kinross?" Was
his Disguise pretense and did these
girls know him otherwise than as
Pete? What was this which Daisy
had said, "You are as good rs engaged
to DR.. Kinrossw And he had told her
that he "loved Georgiana." Eunice felt
herself floating amid clouds Of Illusion.
Georgiana laughed and looked rather
pleased. "I'm afraid your assumptions
are quite gratuitous. my dear"
"Well. at least there isn't the least
doubt as to what his feelings will be-"
Daisy predicted. you'll do him brown!
He won't be able to help himself no
matter how much he'd like to be
misogynist or whatever you call EN-"
"I'm not so sure" Georgiana protest
I'd, but she laid her hand affectionate-
" on Daisy's arm.
"But you may be sure" Eunice
spoke with half gasp and almost
without volition. "He does love you"
"whaty Daisy turned upon her.
Eyes, DR.. Kinross does love her"
Eunice's voice sounded hollow to her.
self. She was daZed. There was dull
dead weight upon her heart. an unde-
fined but keen sense of loss and pain.
DR.. Kinross and Georgiana were "as
good as engaged"
"He says he loves you." she repeated
mechanically.
There was q sob In her throat that
ached intolerably. She felt an impera-
tive need to get away by herself. She
suddenly sprang up. and before the
other two girls could collect them
selves she was gone.
For an instant surprise held both OF
them silent
"She's little bit off the top" de.
elared Daisy.
"What could she have meant" won.
dered Georgiana.
81 can't get aboardr' said Daisy. Il
don't think she knew herself. ] always
did think that girl acted as II she had
wheels"
"Ic Pete were still here I would ask
him what he knows about her. She
is singular" Georgiana agreed. But
what could she have meant|
"She never saw Klnross, and Kim
ross never saw you. She was talking
through her hat"
"Of course, Georgiana again agreed
reluctantly 1t would be so much more
interesting II Daisy's conclusion was
not so inevitable-if Eunice had not
been talking through her hat"
Meantime Eunice, alone in the
haunted" chamber, seated on the side
of the bed and staring with unsc'lng
eyes into the darkness Of the room,
eroped I'm greater darkness Of SOIL az
she tried in her blind ignorance OF life
to understand her own great desola.
ton.
Engaged to be married! What did
marriage mean to men like him? She
had an unhappy knowledge OF what II
meant to such rs Abe and the CHER
countrymen about here But to man
like DR.. Kinross, man with an intel-
lect and soul as well as n body,
would not marriage mean something
different to such as he?
Suddenly a hot wave Of realization
swept over her. Some burning lines OF
Browning came to her mind:
Be a god-and hold me with your charm
Be a man-and hold me with your arm.
Eunlce sank down upon the bed and
buried her face deep in the pillow. To
her trembling heart only one thing was
clear. That which in the days just
past had made the sun In the heavens
shine for her as 1t had never shone be-
fore, that was over He belonged to
another. What had he to do with her
or she with him? She was alone-ut.
terly and absolutely alone.