The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-02-18
Flower
Words
How an Ideal Man Declared
His Love.
BY ARNABEL d. CARTER.
Copyright 1910. by American Press
Association.

Ethan Atwntcr was II well educated
young man. with II fortune, good looks,
good health aud n good mind. Ills
occupation was both occupation and
amusement lie studied and did some
trrihbling, occasionally sending very
| pretty verses 10 magazines.
| Atwuirr lived IN II small place, but
II very old one. Many Of the dwellings
stood alone and often In the center of
| large grounds. His house was qtiuint,
ana the grounds were Il marvel OF good
| taste ON entering his study ono
would Immediately be impressed with
the fact that 1t had been furnished
and decorated by an artist with un cx.
uuistc sense for harmony In color.
Through the window appeared grounds
| that had evidently been arranged by
| u landscape gardener. Both the artist
and the gardener were Ethan Atwater.
Atwnt"r Ind been drawn To one or
| two different women nj different times.
| but had sooner or litter discovered
| something IN one or the other to offend
| hiI sensitive taste, something that
either smnckcd of conrscncss or an
| absence Of idcnlity. Not that he was
II sentimental man; he may rather be
called II man of sentiment. The scntl.
mental was M rcpulsivc 10 him ns
cunrsrncss.
On Atwnter'E return from Il journey
Il" found that the place next adjoining
| his ON the east had changed hands,
| The same day he saw young Indy go
into the house whose appearance
| struck him fuvorahly. Her apparel
| wus In good taste. Her Int appeared
| 10 have been made neither for II giant
nor II dwarf. The colors of which her
costume were composed were subducd.
| Her face. too. bespoke innate refine
mcnt
II was In the autumn TINT Atwatcr
| first saw this glrl and nearly every
| day after TINT he observed her either
| going out or coming In or nt n win
dow. His first impulse was TO assume
| he privilege " II nclghbUr nnd go In
and call on the newcomers, but 1t oc-
cured 10 him that lie would take
| pleasure IN study Ing the girl from the
| brief distance that separated their
| nbudcB. One Of his theories was that
| II refined person could not he unre-
| fined; that an i1rnl person could not
| br commonplace lf she were both
| ideal aud refined she would show her
| identity aud refinement to him with
a
| lack uf either lo would he able 10 de.
trct II without speaking to her or be
inr spoken 10 by her
Within II few weeks he had Witness
cd acts on the part Of his nclghbOr In.
dIcnilnG traits that he considered usu-
| nj in II not essential to, II refined M
turo. He saw her receive n child who
came to her house aud knew at once
that her heart warmed to children,
He was standing Ut window when
she attended an old lady 10 her car.
ringc aud was sure TINT she sympn.
thizcd with the aged These nre but
Individual Instances Of Aiwntcrs OBJ
scrvnilons. no one OF which was 0f III.
prcnc Importance, but ALL tnkcn to.
gcthcr, indicated n nature such nv no
could admire aud revere.
Then he went away for awhile,
when he returned he made discoy.
cry The young lady next door did
not appear either In the grounds or ut
window. lie began To fear Tint he
had seen her for the last time. That
fear was akin 10 pain. lie was tempt.
ed to make Inquiries, hut knew no one
to nsk. After week Of chatting one
afternoon he saw her drive up to the
house In II carriage aud received with
demonstrations Of affection by the
ilcr members Of the family Atwa-
ter Iongcd to lump out Of the window
mud take her In his arms himself. hut