The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-05-01

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widows to the heights OF knowledge
and showing them kingdoms Of men
that girls never dream even exist. II
all women could have been born with
widow-eyes. things would run much
more smoothly along the marriage
and giving-in-marriage line. And tho
poor men are most OF them as ignor-
ant as girls about what to do.
suppose really would be doing a
righteous thing to marry Mr.. Graves.
and ! would adore all those children
TO start with. but I know Billy
wouldn't get on with them at ALL
can't even consider Il on his account.
but I'll let the nice old chap come
on for few times more to see
me. for he really is Interesting and
We have suffered things in common
Mrs. Graves lacked the kind OF tenn
permanent poor Mr.. Carter did I'd like
to make It all up to him, but IL Billy
wouldn't be happy. that settles II. and
don't know how good his boys are
I couldn't have Billy corrupted
And so. as there is nobody else ex-
actly suitable In town. It all SINNERS
down to one or the other OF these or
Alfred. In my heart I knew that
couldn't hesitate a minute-and in the
fash OF a second I DECIDED. OF
course love Alfred and I'll take him
gladly and be the wife he has waited
for all these six lonely years. I'll make
everything up TO him II l have to diet
to keep thin for him the rest of my
life. / likely will have that very thing
to do and I get weak at the idea Be-
fore l burn this book I'll have to copy
Il all out and be chained to II for life.
At the thought my heart dropped like
a sinker to my toes;b l handed 1t
up to its normal place with picturing
to myself how Alfred would look when
he saw me In that old blue muslin
done over into a Rene wonder. How
ever. old heart would show a strange
propensity for sinking down into my
slippers without any reason al all.
Tears were even coming into my eyes
when Tom suddenly came over the
fence and picked me and the heart up
together and put US into an adven-
ture OF the FIRST water.
Molly" he said In the most non
chaiant manner imaginable. views
got a dandy. strollIng. gypsy band up
at the hotel: the dining room noor Is
all waxed and I'm asking for the nrst
dance with the young rauiant Mrs.
Carter. Get into glad ra< and don't
keep me waiting"
"Tom." I gasped! 80
"oh. be n sport. Moil. and don't take
water, You said you would wake up
this town. now do H. II seems twenty
instead OF six years since I had my
arms around you to music and I'm not
going to walt any longer. Everybody
is there and they can't all dance with
Miss Chester"
That settled it--I couidn'. let n
visiting girl be danced to death. OF
course had planned 10 make n dig
niiied debut under my own roof. back
ed up by the presence of ancestral anc
marital rosewood. silver and mahos-
any. as a widow should but DUTY call
ed me to de-wced myself amidst the
informality of an impromptu dance at
the little town hotel. And in the ft-
teen minutes Tom gave me de-wecd-
ed TO some purpose and flowered ou.
to still more. I never do anything
by halves.
In that-that--troussea old II sie
had made me there was one, what she
called simple" lingerie frock. Ana II
looked just as simple as the check 1t
called for. one and two cIphers bs' X
OF II. II was OF linen as sheer rs n
cobweb. real lace AMI tiny delicious
iucrnafafions of embroidery IL ffied