The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-09

AlMON looked at the girl in
wonder. In face and form she
nJ 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
Held and forest was 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 a
large sense of brotherhood for all hu-
man and animate creatures. She might
as we'll have been boy, so lacking was
she in any touch Of feminine coquetry
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 hyacinths
and blue flags. Ammon stopped.
lis that the placer he asked.
Elnora asSented.
"The doctor told you?''
Eyes. 1t was tragic. Is that pool real
~ bottomless?"
$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 forgiving me. A
little farther along is my violet bed. 1
want you to see it,
She led him into a swampy half open
space in the woods, stopped and STEP
ped aside. Ammon uttered a 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 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 superbv 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 ever saw
growing wild. They are colored exact
~ like the eyes Of the girl 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 so
beautiful" he said. I'm fact, she is
altogether lovely"
1T Is customary for man to think
the girl he is going to marry lovely. I
wonder if should find her so.''
"You would" said Ammon. mo one
ever fails to. She is tall as you, very
slender, but perfectly rounded; you
know about her eyes; her hair is black
and wavy, while her complexion Il
clear and flushed with red.'
Elnora knelt among the flowers a
she looked at him.
"Why, she must be the most beauti
9ul girl in the whole world" she cried.
Ammon laughed.
mo, indeed he said. "She is not 9
particle better looking in her way thar
you are in yours. She is a type Of
dark beauty, but you are just as per
feet. She is unusual in her combina
ton Of black hair and violet eyes, al
though every one thinks them black Al
little distance. You are quite as I'm
usual with your fair face, black browl
and brown hair Indeed, know many
people who would prefer your brigh
head to her dark one. It's all ques
ton Of taste-and being engaged to tn
GIRL" he added.
edith has birthday soon. If thes
last will you let me have box of then
to send herY'
WILL AcAp SdIucI dAu PACK Cucu
for you, so they will carry nicely. I
she interested in nature?"
"What interests Edith Carr? Let m
think. First, believe she takes prid
In being just little handsomer an
better dressed than any girl of her SET
She is interested in having q beautiful
home, fine appointments about her, ii
being petted, praised and the acknow]
, edged leader Of society. She likes t.
find new things which amuse her an,
: to always and In all circumstance
4 have her own way about everything"
"Good graciousw cried Elnora, star
ing at him. "But what does she do
How does she spend her timer
Spend her timer repeated Ammor
4 ''Well, she would call that joke. He
days are never long enough. There l
I. endless shopping to find the prett
things, regular visits to the dressmah
"a.