Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-12
and Temperance
By CLARA INEZ DEACON
Copyright. 1911. BY Associated Literary Press.

to the pretty village church at the
foot Of the hill.
Pretty girls with their Sunday
beaux were strolupg toward the vine
Gov cred building from every direction,
| aah Titus and Miss Parsons found
themselves in thu midst Of a crowd Of
young people at the church doors.
Though far from interested. Sstus
listened attentively to the speakers
and took part in the pretty service Of
the church. He " raised his splen-
did tenor voice to Its best pitch and
joined in the hymns Of the evening.
At last the organ struck up the tune
he had been dreading, but when he
looked up to see who was to sing the
song-who It was that he had listened
to that afternoon with such irritable
patience-he was taken back. Stand
ing on the platform by the side of the
great sheet on which were being
thrown the s~tereopticon views stood a
beautiful girl. Titus rubbed his eyes
and looked again. Yes-beautiful was,
hardly the word; she was far more
than that. No wonder her voice had
sounded sweet in the afternoon.
The girl stood there and sang until
there was hardly a dry eye In the
room, and with every verse that she
sang Titus fell more deeply a slave to
her charms. She was SO simple-so
good-so different from girls he knew
back in the city.
Then a happy thought came to him
she lived next door. Perhaps he
might meet her-even on the morrow.
The rest of the meeting was any
thing but long to him. He Toasted
his eyes on the girl and was sorry when
the little minister had pronounced his
final benediction. and he, with Miss
Parsons, was being elbowed about by
the departing crowds.
On the way home he asked about
the girl who had sung.
THAT Is Miss True" his companion
told him. she Is at home for hel
vacation and We begged her to sing fol
us tonight. She IL studying music ir
the city"
she has a wonderful voice." Titus
ouAus tIylA8 " hccp Tx W ohS
from sounding too enthusiastic.
I'll tell her you think So" Miss
Parsons laughed.
Miss Parsons told everything sh,
heard. SO Titus had learned In hi
few days residence in the house.
When they reached home he hear
voices on the porch next door. Their
was laughing. and Titus wished h
might join the gay party. He hear
the ripping notes Of the girls voic'
and all night he dreamed Of them.
1t was at breakfast the next morn
ing that he again ventured to speal
of her.
"Oh. here she comes, now" cr!e'
Miss Parsons. shes bringing owe
the eggs. I'll tell her what you said.
the spinster giggled. Having bee
deprived Of in her own life
she Immediately scented the begin
ming Of one here.
Il did enjoy y~our-voice," THU
found himself saying. after he ha'
acknowledged the Introduction.
, The girl laughed. You save your
SELF" she said. with a reprovinI
finger raised toward him; you say
, my voice. Can yor honestly say 20
enjoyed the song?" she asked.
Titus Joined her laughter. "A
3 you sang it-yes." he admitted
Though ! didn't think any one In tn
world ever sang 1t any more"
Did you ever cry over It whe
Q you were little?" she asked.
J. II did," John Titus confessed.
Then we're even. aren't we? w
have something in common with
i he thought she wac going to ga
. each other" but she coutinued-"th
whole world"
After a half hour the girl aske
Q Titus how long he intended to n
q main In the little village.
q For a month";" he told her quickl!
though only that afternoon he ha
q decided that 1t a too slow and III
interesting to spend even anothe
T week in.
When the month was up he too
a home with him the promise
Margery True to be his wife.
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