Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-02-01

| love life better than did When
was younger. Tonight I've been out
in the wind, walking up the beach.
and felt strong enough to conquer the
world. Even in my most sanguine
boyhood days l never knew the same
sense of absolute belief in my ability
to make things come my way"
"But you're a man." she said. "a
woman when she loses her first youth
and beauty must be content to be
wall flower"
Come out" he said, impulsively,
"and walk with me up the beach. It
Is glorious out; the wind is blowing,
and you'll feel as If the world was
miles away, and that the people in 1t
were of little account in the sum OF
human happiness"
The moon shone between the rag
ged clouds, as, wrapped in red CLOAK,
she went with him on their wild walk.
tits glorious" she confessed, "and
don't care tonight II l am poor and
a wallfower, but in the morning there
will be the awakening"
81 am poor, too," he said, "but for
me there will be no awakening, be-
cause all my life I've had riches, and
all my life I've been bored. The week
before I came down here learned
that I had lost everything. Everybody
thought that the blow would be crush
ing, but have been surprised to find
that do not care"
"But you will care" she said, when
you have lived for a little while and
have learned of how little account you
are to people"
What do 1 care for people?" was
his question.
"You will care just as did tonight"
she said. "When you find that you
are of little account, it will hurt you"
He turned to her. do you think l
could ever be of little account?" he
asked. 81 don't say this with conceit,
but know that have found myself
and that henceforth shall make the
world listen"
! "oh" she breathed. "if one could
feel like that"
"One must feel like that" he said,
"to live and conquer. Shall we test
It? Tomorrow night put on your pret-
tiest gown and go into the dance ex-
pecting to be belle. not wall flower
and see the result"
THAT wouldn't make a bit OF dill
ference" she protested.
"It will make a difference he said,
TRY It."
The next night saw her in the midst
of group of men. Her head was up
and her eyes were shining.
"You see 1t worked" he said, as ne
came up to claim dance.
eI4 .Lizaaln- sha- -aan.-
smiled at myself in the glass anq
whispered over and over again tnst !
was young and happy, and gradually
came to feel that was happy, and !
came down to the dance tonignt VIII
out fear 1t seemed as If ! created
I; different atmosphere. Do you oeiiese
IN such things? OF course you DO,
or YOU wouldn't have advised 1t last
night" ..,,a
II knew you were Understanding
/ your own charms" he told her. You
| Fan AWAY upstairs to the balcony be-
fore people had half chance 10 see
you" - .nt,,.
/ After ALL" she said, quickly, "wha.
is It worth, what do really care "ha'
they think of me?"
He looked down at her with new
light in his eyes. What do we care
for anyone except ourselves? VIVA.
think of you, and what you think OF
me. that is the important question
isn't it?" .,o
After a while he took her up to the
balcony where they could be alone:
"If / had my money" he said' I'd
ask YOU to marry me-"
"If you had your money" she SAID,
az wouldn't let you ask me. I'm no.
fitted to be the wife of rich man.
Below them the dancers whiried 70
The rhythm Of the music. Outside tne
wind sang wild song. but they had
M ears for the music within or tna'
without. They were listening to the
scng of their own hearts, which told
of the love that laughs at obstacles.