The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-17
CHAPTER Y.
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HAT evil genius led ne Il
az" change my mind do moi
NV know: II might have been th<
Eatss Of the wishing -ston>
- Nhich I had fingered By par.
tally revealing the secrets had oon-
ndsd 20 them. But at the Same time
was pleased to think II was . confidence
had NO right to give her until had
who was % jealous OF the family honor
Is Bud or even the Colonel himself. saw
no improperly in making use Of their
heroic struggles with mistortunes,
surely there could be none, ] thought
When I should have told her Of my
love. together We would talk over These
hard times and together We would read
my description Of them and laugh over
II, or possibly cry. for II was always
the pathos Of the life At the Pines
which I saw and not the humor. When
q woman loves she always understands.
0aid to myself. but did not know
then how sensitive these old families
had become Of criticism, nor how deeply
they felt their change4 conditions.
had only seen their fortituds and brav-
cry, for they would have thoueht It be-
n0dtn Lueiu 10 COupt0h W SHSA Wv
erty to others.
Unless I wrote some such letter.
which would AFFORD me . reasonable
excuse for remaining another fortnight
At the Pines. would have to leave In
day or two at the longest, for the sus-
esstion Of the Managing Editor was
nothing less than politely wordsd
order. Cajoiing myself into this BELIEF.
I hesitated no longer. My mind once
made UP, I was seized with fever to
write such as had not known ancs
the FIRST days Of my career In Journal
Ism. Taking out my wrting-pad and
throwing myself across the bed. ! wrote
With an enthusiasm I had seldom ex-
perienced. n one has not felt this fever
ion desire to write. he or she cannot
appreciate the feelings which PROMO ted
M to hold up every detail as saw It
and to lend II color whore color might
Loving Miss Ellen with . passion that
absorbed me then. I described her ~
holy priest might paint the Madonna
whom ne worsh!pped. and with the
spcuracy with which an artist might
put upon the canvas the features on MS
~ and children. My blood ran rap
,dav through my veins as I sketched
Niss Ellen in bold relief and as faith
e,IIy described her honest father ana
manly brother. The names ana tho
LEGALITY we're concealed. but not more
sffectuaily than the artist might hide the
mama OF the mother model who sat for
the Madonna
When I had finished II read It over
carefully, altering not Inc. even aca-
IN here and there a sentence whieh
would lend one more bit OF color 10 the
whole. 49,.
pditor telling him that ! would TO
main in the vicinity Of Oslethorpe an
other fortnight unless he wrote me TO
~. contrary. said there was much
more material about Oglethorpe WHOM
7 thought could be used to advantage.
40 highly did I think OF what U hau
u,r,,ten that I felt reasonably certain
n. would make no objection TO my
nians and In another two weeks hoped
Ia have secured Miss Ellen's consent TO
become my wife.
She seemed to know by intuition what
wa, IN my heart and what ] had
mind to DO. for she avoided being atone
with me, and whenever we woua walk
astsr that she would ask Bri TO 20
with us. There was gentle dfyn'ty
about her during these last few days
which kept me at distance
soon saw that she did not want me
to speak to her OF love, though she
could not prevent me telling her OF ~
With nv eyes and by the silent way l
would watch her when she would WORK.
esr,ire Hawkins came again one even
ing but she did not walk w'th MIN,
and once when Bud got up to leave !
saw her lay her hand ever so gently on
nj. sleeve. which was sufficient to have
Kept him in his scat all night had she
7,'shed IT,
One morning she received n letter at
the breakfast table, and after opening
AZ and glancng at the SIGNATURE sne
slipped 1t in her belt, and when break
fast was over she went quietly out OF
the room and | did not see her again
that day. For several days, in tact.
she avoided me altogether. and | be-
came wretched in tho tAought that ]
mad been mistaken arter all; that she
cared nothing moro for Inc than she dId
for anyone else, even SURE ii'wF'ns.
In fact. was not quite 50 sure about
4Ne Squire. heard that he was the
richest planter In the county and had
Alstt If urniuC tha only