The Tupelo journal., 1911-06-23
CHAPTER w.

CHAPTER w.
From the hallway came gliding In
ae sorrowful figure of Socrates Prim-
er. He caught his breath sharply at
ght of Lucy, and then advanced, with
Us hands outstretched.
"Ah, my poor, poor cousin Lucy!"
s walled.
"Oh, cousin Socrates!" Lucy cried.
How nice of thee to come"
Medders looked on with kindly
~nusement. He had long known OF
rimmer's unrequitted attachment for
acy, and to him 1t seemed that the
EST course to pursue was to allow
trimmer to weep it out. Primmer
9oked mournfuliy at Lucy and said:
"As Riley might have written:
Vow my heart is full of sorrow and my
soul would fain repine
DIT another fellows counting that old
sweetheart of mine"
But" Lucy smiled, II am not old,
id | am not thy sweetheart, cousin
s~crates."
Verify, Socrates" Medders said,
hou wouldst make a poor sort Of
sband, weeping continually about
Be house. Thou mightst dampen the
othes on ironing day, though"
Don't mind father, cousin Socra-
s." Lucy said. HE doth but Jest"
#"Harry said for me to ask thee to
ow me to show thee to thy room,"
Hacle Medders," Socrates observed,
Eubriously. And his sister will come
lis moment to greet poor, poor
rstn Lucy"
MFrimmer led Medders out. Lucy
%ked about her, wonderingly, for a
bment, but whatever her thoughts
ay have been, they were ended sud-
nly when Harry hurried in.
I'm so sorry not to have met you
M you arrived" he said, selling
tn her hands, while she drew her
{ away in shyness.
Z am truly glad to see thee, Harry"
s told him. Thy house is most
csy." ~r
La looked quickly at her. There
smed to be an u~ndercurrent of hid
i meaning in her words. But a
.nce at her lovely face, framed in
sunny hair escaping from be-
ath the simple Quaker bonnet, was
ough to convince him that there
d been no guile in her remark.
Lucy, In her plain, almost severe,
Ay dress, with just the touch OF
lite at neck and throat, and the
gray ribbons tying her bonnet
heath her chin, vas a marked con-
st to the dashing beauties he knew.
t with all her simplicity of manner
had that i~ndeinable quality called
,arm," which may not be acquired
ough the DOMINIC of gaudy raiment
/ the heightening OF the color OF
cheeks, nor by any of the extran.
zis aids to beauty which need not be
-ticularized here. And such charm,
20. may not be lost at any moment
the one possessing it. Charm in a
mar is like magnetism in a man.
manifests itself unconsciously and
uraily, so that others measure the
.sessor by it and not by his or her
~oearance.
larry drew her toward him, still
ding her hands. There was no
~,taking his wish. Lucy, unsophisti-
Il ed though she was, understood him.
Nay, Harry" Lucy said. Thee
@ow | do not think a girl should be
@ sed before she Is welded"
All right" Harry laughed, drop
her hands. You always have
Ear way with me. A girl ought to be
&6zaty careful who kisses her after
is married, too, don't you think?'
lucy smiled quantity. Some Of Har-
s tests were a bit too fiippant for
Harry went on:
MReally, I'm mighty sorry didn't
let you at the train. But, you see. |
/ a little trouble with my machine
morning"
It was as we'll that thee did not
let us. 1t would have spoised IA
IRIS plans. We wanted to ind thee
thy usual atmosphere"
III gain Harry looked quickly at her.
IL surroundings were such as to
%ke him keeniy alive to any possible
sgestion of some other meaning
II her words implied. But Lucy's
He was as serious as ever. She
Sked about the room, and sighed:
Thy house is just lovely"
1t will be-" Harry said, glancing
brehcnsiyely at the door OF the
m where Mrs. Blazes was waiting
iently for her hat-"lt Will be
len it's fixed up. Some things have
be moved out"
land will thy sister-Caro.yn--will