The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1912-02-15

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"oh. cousin seosstsi" Lacy cried.
How nice OF thee 70 eeos-
Medders looked - w1sA h1ndly
amusement Ne had long kHswa of
Primmer's unrequitted attachsHsst for
Lucy. and 70 him Il seemed at the
best course TO pursue was 10 allow
Primmsr to weep II out Primmer
looked mournfully AZ Lucy and ssids
AS Riley might have written:
Now my heart u fun Of sorrow and my
soul would fain rspins
For another fellows counting that CID
swsetheart Of mine
But" Lacy smiled, Il am not old.
and am not thy sweetheart. cousin
Socrates"
Verify. Socrates" Medders said.
thou wouldst make . poor sort OF
husband. weeping continually about
the house. Thou miEhtst dampen the
clothes on ironing day. though"
Don't mind father. cousin Socra-
tee" Lucy said. He doth but Jest
Harry said for me 10 ask thee 10
allow me TO show thee to thy ROOM
Uncle Medders." Socrates Observed.
iugubriousiy. and his sister viii come
this moment 10 greet poor. poor
Cousin Lacy
Primmsr led Msdders out Lucy
looked about her. wonderingly, for
moment. but whatever her thoughts
may have been. they were ended sud
a.,tw Eurwf..d a..
I'm 80 sorry not 10 have met you
when you arrived" he said. selling
both her hands. while abe drew her
self away In shyness.
Il am truly glad 70 see thee. Harry
she told him. Thy house Il most
seemly"
Harry looked quickly ~ her. There
seemed TO be an undsrcurrent OF hid
den meaning IN her words But =
glance az her lovely face. framed In
the sunny hair escaping from be-
meath the simple Quaker bonnet. was
enough to convince him that there
had been no guile In her remark
Lucy. In her plain. almost severe.
gray dress. with Just the touch OF
white At neck and throat. and the
soft gray ribbons tying her bonnet
beneath her chin. was . marked con-
TRAIT to the dashing beauties he knew.
But with all her simplicity Of manner
she had that indennshie quality called
harm" which may not be acquired
through the DOMINIC OF saudy raiment
and the hsightsninG Of the color Of
the cheeks. nor BY any Of the s1trsn.
eous aids to beauty which need not be
particularirsd here And such charm.
also. may no, be lost AZ any moment
By the one possessing a. Charm in .
woman IL like magnetism In q man.
II msnifests itself unconsciously and
naturally. so that others measure the
possessor BY Il ana not By his or her
appearances.
Harry drew her toward him. stiIi
holding her hands. There Was no
installing his wish Lucy. unsophisti-
Gated though abe was. understood him.
Nay. Harry" Lucy said Thee
know ! do not think . girl should b
kissed before abe IL welded"
AN right" Harry laughed. drop.
ping her hands You always have
your way with me. A girl ought TO be
mighty careful who kisses her after
she IL married. too. don't you Think"
Lucy smiled ouaintly. Some OF Har.
rvs tests were a bit too fippant for
her. Harry went on:
Really. I'm mighty sorry didn't
meet you At the train. But. you see.
had little trouble with my machiae
this morning"
1T was as we'll that thee did not
meet us. II would have spoied IA
Tiers plans. We wanted 10 md the.
In thy usual atmosphere"
Again Harry looked quickly at her.
The surroundings we're such as to
make him keenly alive to any possible
suggestion Of some other meaning
than her words implied. But Lucy's
face was as serious as ever. She
looked about the room. and sighed:
Thy house Is Just lovely"
1T will be-" Harry said. glancing
apprehensively at the door Of the
room where Mrs Blazes was waiting
patiently for her hat-"It will be
when It's fixed up. Some things have
70 be moved out"
And will thy sister-Carolyn--win
he show me about the houseY" Lucy
lsked.
Certainly" Harry answered. ral.
sntly. But you don't need her. Just
make yourself at home. Go anywhere
'ou like"
Lucy started toward the room where
Harry had placed Mrs. Blazes. But
Harry was following her to detain her.
And In here?" Lucy asked. What
ave you there. Harry"
"There7 Thsre7" Harry stammered.
Why-why. that's Just some old funk
n there. Wouldn't interest you At
H."
"A junk roomf How oddl-
fes-I-you see--I used IN hav>