Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-26
Miss
Eulalie's
Secret.
By, MARGARKr r. poNvELLAN.
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Paul ceased his speech. Our
Honored Dead" brimming over with
I pathos and patriotism. and made his
triumphant bow. As usual the Acad.
envy students went wild over their
popular orator and he took his seat
I ~ y. t =. as,ls burst OF ap.
plaus6 u. 80 80 ~ =
Agatha Garvey though she admir-
ed and listened. was deeply disap.
pointed.
He is insincere; he is talking for
effect" she told herself. "He knows
his voice has power to charm people:
and his soul is not in what he says.
Then because she was so truthful
herself she could not 60 forward to
shake his hand. although she saw him
look In her direction as he stood;
flushed with success. receiving the
congratulations Of teachers and pu.
pills..
The students scattered to their re-.
spective rooms in orderly confusion,
and Rose Merton leaned across Aga.
tha's desk and said, Wasn't Paul
Seavey wonderful.
Perhaps because she cared SO much
and the disappointment was so keen,
Agatha flashed outs
He'd have been thousand times
more wonderful ii he wasn't SO con.
ceited about it,
Thank you.' voice behind her
; answered.
All the anger died away as she
saw Paul's face. lips tightly closed.
eyes cold as steel, all the happy flush
OF triumph gone save flaming spot
OF red on either cheek. They look
ed at each other for moment, then
he turned and took his seat and Aga.
tina read something In his eyes which
said he would not easily forgive
That was anluncomfortable day for
Agatha. Paul had disappointed her,
but she had blundered In her criti.
cism. The next day was much the
!: same, and then day by day those
good friends passed each other with
a coldly polite nod
The preparation for the dedication
OF the soldiers monument, the me-
morfal to the soldiers OF Springyale
who had gone forth between 81 and
'65 was going on and the Academy
proudly received the news that Paul
Seayey was asked to repeat his
speech, Our Honored Dead" at the
dedication.
The day before the event Rose
Merton whispered TO Agatha, paul
Geayey isn't going to speak at the
dedication."e q.
Nonsense said Agatha nervous.
ly. "of course he Isl
Il heard him tell my brother Frank
he wasn't going to get up ON that
platform and make a fool OF himself
Rose persisted. Anyway, he starts
Tomorrow morning for a three days
fishing trip with Frank,
Agatha walked from school bewild-
cred and low spirited. for she felt
herself to blame for Paul,s decision.
What will the Academy think of
him?' she asked herself.
She was passing Miss Eulalie.s
house and sudden Impulse led her
70 seek comfort here where It had
never bt en- denied her
Miss Euialie listened to her story
and. as she finished, half sobbing.
\ don't see why few words 4 said
should make him act that way; all
the others were praising him. ]
. should think he would hate to dis.
appoint them.
Miss Eulalie patted her hand gent
". "Yes, my dear little girl; but you
we're truthful, and because Paul
knows In his heart you are sincere.
those few words Of yours counted
( more than the praise OF the others,
and because he has disappointed you
be dossn't care whether he disap.