The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-04-17
out at any minute.

| Olu oidCk tduttd dTouuu my waist ant
belted 1t in with black belt on .
new green linen had made for morn
ing walks. down to the drug store or
the public square, I suppose. That ii
about the only morning dissipation In
Hillsboro that can think OF. and Il
ali depends on whom you meet, how
much Of a dissipation 1t Is.
/; The next thing that happens aftel
you have done a noble deed is, you
either regard 1t as a reward of virtue
or as a punishment for having been
foolish. felt both ways when Judge
Wade came down the car aisle. LOOK
Ing so much grander than any other
man in sight that don't see how they
stand him ever. At that minute the
noble black-taffeta deed felt foolish.
but at the next minute thanked my
lucky stars for It,
II is nice to watch for person to
catch sight OF you IL you feel sure
how they are going to take 1t and
somehow IL this case l felt sure I
was not disappointed. for his smile
broke his face up into a joy-laugi.
1T hat L.. 4
catch a glimpse OF the fascinating
frost over his temples. and with po-
sitive sigh OF rapture he subsided into
the seat beside me. turned with al
echo smile all over me when suddenly
his face became grave and consider
ate, and he looked at me as all the
men In Hillsboro have been doing ever
since poor Mr.. carter's funeral.
Mrs. Carter he said very kindly.
In a voice that pitched me out OF the
car window and left me smile be-
hind on the track. all by myself, Il
wish / had known OF your sad errand
to town SO could have offered you
some assistance in your selection. You
know We have just had our lot in ths
cemetery finally arranged and found
the dealers in memorial stones very
confusing In their ideas and designs.
Mrs. Henderson Just told my mother
OF your absence from home last night
and / could only come down TO the
city for the day on important business
OF I would have arranged to see you.
hope you found something that sat
isfied you"
What's a woman going TO say when
she has a tombstone thrown In he-
face like that? | didn't say anything.
but what | thought about Aunt Ade-
line nlled in dreadful pause.
Perfectly dumb and quiet | sat for
an awful space OF time and wondered
lust what l was going to do. Could
a woman lie a monument into her suit
case? II was beyond me at that
speaking and the Molly that is ready
for life quick, didn't want to. l shut
my eyes, counted three to myself as I
do when / go over into the cold tub.
and told him all about 1t. We botn
got satisfactory reaction and | ne =
er enjoyed myself SO much as that
before.
| understand now why Judge Wade
has had so many women martyr them
selves over him and live unhappiiy
ever afterward. as everybody saws
Henrietta Mason Is doing. He's a
very inspiring man and he fairly
bristles with faseinations. Some men
are what you call taking and they take
you II they want you. while others are
drawing and after you are drawn 10
them they Will consider the question
OF taking you. The Judge is like that.
In the meantime 1t tingles me up to
very great degree to have man
use his eyes on me as II is the priyl-
lege of only womankind TO do. and I
feel that II will be good for his judge
ship for me TO let him draw" me
at least little way may get hurt,
but I shall at least have an interest