Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-12-06

proacned neT ana sald with winning
smiles:
81 understand that madam takes
the full course?"
81 don't quite understand what
the course is" she replied hesitating-
ly.
"The beauty course, madam" was
the surprised answer; "this is a
beauty specialists and when
madam has seen how very much we
can do for her in one visit, / am
quite sure she will decide upon the
full course-never have l seen any
one more calculated to benefit under
our treatment. Allow me''-and her
fingers deity removed the new hat,
loosened the tight coils Of hair, which
she combed with tender touch, leav-
ing it waving like a dark mantle over
the shoulders, murmuring under her
breath as she did so:
at is a positive sin to screw up
such beautiful hair into such tight,
unbecoming twists but madam will
soon see the difference for herself"
She was in the tolls and submit
ted meekly to the careful attentions
of the beauty specialists trained as
sistants-once OF twice she started
when she was asked to look at herself
in mirror.
"AhI no wonder madame is sur
prised," said the pretty attendant
with a half laugh; 'suntil today per-
haps she did not realize her own
beauty"
81 beg your pardon-why-why,
it's Alice-I mean Miss Vernon.
What an age it is since we last met. "
AS she turned hurriedly out of the
shop Alice had literally run into the
arms of Giles Gregory, and certainly
no one could have complained of her
lack of color then.
A scarlet tide had swept over her
face and her eyes had darkened with
complex emotions at this chance
meeting with the man who, years
ago, had been the one star in her sky,
and whose image had never quite
faded.
at is indeed a long time since we
met" she replied a little breathlessly.
81 heard you were coming to town
this week, but I hardly thought I
should see you"
II have been abroad for the last
seven years." he explained, "and only
returned to England q month ago,
and I find everything and everyone
so changed that I am q little bewil-
dered-
~Take pity on an old friend and
lunch with me-" he said, and when
she hesitated, he urged the point so
vigorously that before she realized
what was happening she found her
self seated with him at a small table
in a restaurant, and the curious feel
ing pervading her mind that some
thing she had missed in her early
youth had come to her now-some-
thing, for the lack of which her
whole existence had been desolate.
The meal was rather silent one
the woman was telling herself: cts
the one golden hour of dreary life;
don't expect it to last, don't build
even the feeblest hope around it."
"How beautiful she is" the man
was thinking, as he gazed into the
liquid dark eyes, and saw the wealth
Of cloudy hair underneath the be-
coming picture hat.
GA penny for your thoughts" said
Alice with a smile; 'you look so
serious that I can hardly recognize
you"
"Cash down and you shall have
them," he replied "You knew why 1
went away ten years ago, Alice"
'That is what l never knew" she
replied in a low tone.
"Your aunt died and left you rich. |
was practically penniless, and I
had neither money nor expectations
there was no course open to me but
the one l took. l was fortunate
enough to make money. My uncle
left me more. Alice, will you marry
mep
T-I-I'm older than l look to-