Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-02
CHAPTER XIX.
Wherein Philip Anmon 10 shswn Lin.
hOelost violots.

CHAPTER XIX.
Wherein Philip Ansmon 10 shswn Lin.
bsrlest violsts.
!. NMON looked at the girl, in
wonder. In face and form she
IH was as lovely as any one OF her
age and type he had ever seen.
Her school work far surpassed that OF
most girls Of her age he knew. She
differed in other ways. This vast store
Of learning she had gathered from
field and forest was q wealth Of at
traction no other girl possessed. Her
frank, matter Of fact manner was an
Inheritance from her mother. but there
was something more. Once. as they
talked he thought .'sympathy', was the
word to describe IT and again com
prehensiOn." She seemed to possess q
large sense Of brotherhood for all hu-
man and animate creatures. She might
as well have been boy, SO lacking was
she in any touch Of feminine coQuetTy
toward him. He studied her wonder
ingly.
As they went along the path they
reached large slime covered pool sur
rounded by decaying stumps and logs
thickly covered with water hyacinthe
and blue flags. Ammon stopped.
'Is that the placer" he asked
Elnora assented.
1.-THE doctor told you"
Eyes. It was tragic. II that pool real.
~ bottomiess?
$50 far as we ever have been able
to discover"
And you were born here?"
He had not intended to voice that
thought.
YES" she said looking into his eyes.
"Just in time to prevent my mother
from saving the life Of my father. She
came near never forgivlng me. A
little farther along is my violet bed
want you to see it,
She led him into swampy half open
space in the woods, stopped and step
ped aside. Anmon uttered q cry OF
surprised delight A few decaying logs
were scattered around, the grass grew
in tufts long and fine. Blue. flags wav-
ed, clusters Of cowslips nodded gold
heads, but the whole earth was purple
with thick blanket Of violets nodding
from stems a foot In length. Elnora
knelt and slipping her fingers through
the leaves and grasses to the roots,
gathered a few violets and gave them
to Philip.
Can your city greenhouses surpass
them?' she asked
Ammon sat ON log to examine the
blooms.
"They are superb he said. IT never
saw such length of stem or such rank
leaves, while the flowers are the deep.
est blue, the truest violet I e1er saw
growing wild. They, are coiored exact
" ike the eyes Of the gfrl / am going
to marry"
Elnora handed him several others to
add to those he held
"She must have wonderful eyes," she
commented. =
mo other. blue eyes are quite 80
beautiful" be said. I'm fact. she =
altogether lovely"
1T is customary for q man to think
the girl be. Is going to marry lovely. I
wonder IL I should find her 20"
'You would said Ammon. mo one
ever fails 70. She L. tail as you. very
slender. but perfectly rounded; you
know about her eyes; her hair is black
and wavy. while her complexion IS
clear and flushed with red"
ElncFa knelt among the flowers -
she looked at him.
why, she must be the most beauti.
full girl in the whole world, = she cried
Ammon laughed.
mo, indeed" he said. "She u not .
particle better looking in her way than
you are in yours. She Is type OF
dark beauty, but you are Just as per-
feet. She is unusual in her combine
ton Of black hair and violet eyes, al
though every one thinks them black at
q little distance. You are cutie as un-
usual with your fair face, black brows
and brown hair. Indeee, know many
people who would prefer your bright
head 70 her dark one. It's all q ques-
ton OF taste-and being engaged to the
girl" 10 added $3.50
edith has q sbirthdays soon. II these
last will you let me have box. OF them
to send herr"
II will help gather and pack them
for you, 90 they viii carry nicely. Is
she interested in nature!"
"What interests Edith Carr Let me-
think. First, believe she takes pride
In being Just little handsomer and
better dressed than any girl of her set.
She is interested in having beautiful
home, fine appointments about her. In
being petted, praised and the acknowl-
edged leader Of society. She likes to
find new things which amnse her and
to always and I'm all circumstances
have her own way about everything
Good gracious!" cried Eln6ra. star.
ing at him. "But what does she Dc?
How does she spend her timeP
"Spend her timer repeated Ammon.
'sWell, she would call that . joke. Her
days are never long enough. There 10
endless shopping to find the pretty
things, regular vihtstto the dressmak-
ers, calls. parties, theaters, entertain
nents. She IL always rushed I never
get to zee half 40 much Of her ~ l
would IKE"
"But mean work." persisted Elnora.
FIN what IL she interested that Is use
ful to the world r
'sMe:" cried Ammon promptly.
II can understand that. = laughed El-
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