Holbrook argus., 1909-03-09
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 vJi.a Dan Cupid
By ElsIe Chastain.

 lightly passed, leaving his hair un tinged with gray, and the gray matter underneath the wavy crop-unhard ened But to her he was all that was wise, noble and desirable; and to him she was perfection. In truth, it had been case of love al first sight
 They had first met at a party. She had worn white. He was partial to white. Her sunny hair had been ar. ranged loosely on her graceful neck. hair high. In fact, she had been wholly, seducively charming, and he had succumbed to those charms.
 He had worn the regulation black suit, of course! But, ah! how bread his shoulders were; how merry his eyes. A strange, incomprehens.ble ecstatic emotion had taken posse ssion of her soul He had asked to take her home, but she had not thought best.
 May l call?" he had asked.
 She had felt the hot blood leap to her cheeks. If she only da ed say yes" But no; there was namma to consider Mamma, who was so aw- fully, uncompromisingly set on the propre,ies. Mamma, who thought her far too young to. have masculine ad- mil:ers And to have one call Oh! A shver ran down her spinal column. The young man, waiting for an an swer, divined her thoughts.
 Perhaps your mother would ob ject?" he had suggested, and wih sad conviction she had answered:
 'Yes-she would
 But l mus see you some tiTe," he had insisted Dear insis eve. She had thought for moment, then:
 Mamma is going calling tomorrow afternoon and I CT net you down the river right behind Plai@'s green houses, at three o'clock. WI! ai 'o" He had been enraptured wi,A l. an and the following day they met as they had agreed.
 He suggested a boat ride. She ac' qlnesced and he rented Mr. Blakes beat. He assisted her to seat, then tcok his place at the oars. S0wething was wrong about his way of handling them, and the boat refused tD move.
 ;'Don't you know how 10 low?" she vealtu. ed after some moments of fran lid, rcd-faced, but vain endeayors on his part
 Well, I-er-never did b2fore,' he replied, then burted out: Can you?"
 .'Why, yes' she said.
 fSurpose you do, then. They chhnged places and she rowed him ul and down the river until her tender hands were blistered and her heart was sore. She was woefu'ly disaY poin ed in him. Never before had slo met man who could not rCw. But he talked entertainingly, and she foyga1e him. True love overlooks many i'm pebfections.
 After that afternoon they met ire quently. SymLa heic yoIng friends di:ccvered how the land lay, and came gallantly to the rescue, as young frielt will do at all ines.
 OHe evening Sne Ictiltu to ici iooih early, telling her mother that she must study. Not SC, however. She had. instead, promised him 10 take moonlight stroll Hnr window was no' far from the ground and with the aid of ia foreordaned cracker box she man. aged 10 escape from the house.
 During that stroll he pr2rosed. Told her how he loved her. Fell on his knees in knightly fashion and begged her in inn assioned tones to fly with him; to leave her cruel mother and her unhappy home for life of honey and roses and-himsef.
 She blushed suffered him to kiss her hand, and consented. In one week she could make the necessary prepar-