The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-27

Il IS to see them ronp ami pia?. 'fhet
| nave their own lhF Joys ami Surr,,,.
III which theif parents take n, nu +
interest as thense rs. like The girls
best, OF course, but little boys are nice.
| too, especially when they're fine, man
/ ~ little fellows But in every family
there shoulc be both boys and girls
W ME the woman was running on
unconscious that the picture she was
drawing was the untitled desire of the
| Two people she was talking to. that
/ they were not married and both had
! Tor years wished to be married, espe.
| ciaiiy for the home she had suggested
| by her remarks upon children. jenkins
was looking at the ceiling, cut Of the
! window, any place except where he
might be expected to look Suddenly
be turned his eyes upon the lady be
| side him and saw bushes coming and
| going like an aurora borealis, With
/ smiles on the lips like sunlight on rip
Piles of water. Then their eyes met.
The usual happening from such
meeting Of eyes under such circum-
stances might be embarrassment. or It
| might be half embarrassment and half
amusement, or it might be anger The
look between these two was neither of
| these. There was more In that glance
| than has been written In many vol
ume, and no volume could express as
much, The mans eyes said. Let us
fulfil the picture" The woman's said
81 Will"
Marriage, or rather mating is
natural instinct. The reason neither OF
these two had mated was because they
had from childhood been surrounded,
by artificial conditions. He had look
ed upon woman critically. judicially
taking time to deliberate whether he
wanted her or motif he could get
her-whie she had considered the men
of her acquaintance In the same fash
ion While all these considerations.
pro and con had failed to make n
mating. suddenly spark had flashed
between them and made them one
Nor does it matter that there was n
great deal of the artificial to stand be
tween them and realization What
was to follow was not process of
building up a love, but of breaking
down barriers. When they left the
house both knew that the artificial
condition by which they were sur
rounded required that they proceed
step by step. In one respect they
were very near, in another they We're
far apart They had pledged silent
troth and yet they were strangers,
DO you think you will take the
houseY' asked Jenkins as they stood
on the sidewalk about to part
Rather, do you think youl take it,
was the reply.
~ am certainly not SO ungallant rs
to stand in lady's way"
Nor would l think of taking 1t II
you want it.
jenkins stood thinking for moment
before replying. 1t was their artificial
relations that were occupying his
thoughts
suppose" he said. tnking out his
card you send me word to your
decision"
~ WILL" she replied in low tone.
ION second thought, l will not put
you to so much trouble. If you will
let me know where | could get your
reply would be pleased to call for
it."
Il should be happy to" have you do
So" She gave him her address
Good morning"
Good morning.
Not a very warm parting for an en-
gagged couple Nevertheless both went
away with satisfaction in their hearts
For the first time In their lives they
had listened to the voice OF nature IN.
alleged by artificial conditions.
In a few days jenkins called upon
the earetaker, with whom the renting
Of the house had been left, with a cou
pie of leases in his pocket and execut
ed one for the owner and another for
himself,
when will you move in. sir?" asked
the woman.
81 don't know. | would like to have
you remain as you are and take care
of the house for me for the present"
THAT would suit me very welt II
Mrs jenkins Wishes any CiedHluS
done, sir, I'll be glad to attend to 1t
for her"
Jenkins said he would let her know.
But as there was as yet no Mrs Jen
kins and a great many artificial bar
riers to be broken down before there
could be the woman was not likely to
receive any hurried order He fully
intended to occupy the house with the
woman the caretaker supposed was
Mrs Jenkins, but before that a great
deal must be done, Not even word
of love had been spoken. What had
been looked and understood was an
other matter.
Months passed before the caretaker
got her order to do the cleaning. Then
everything was made spick and span,
and furniture began to arrive jenkins
went to the house and saw that it was
arranged as properly and with as
much taste as could be expected of
bachelor, then when all was finished
4