The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-02-27

AZ jealous OF the family honor as Bud
or even the coIoneI himself. saw no
improperly In making use Of their
heroic struggle with misfort unes. sure
~ there could be none. ] thought
When ! should have told her OF my
love. togeth her 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 al
ways the patbos Of the life at the
Pines which saw and not the humor.
When woman loves she always I'M
derstands. ! 81 to myself. but ] did
not know then how sensitive these old
families had become OF criticism nor
how deeply they felt their changed
conditions. had only seen their forti-
tude and bravery. for they would have
thought II beneath them to complain Of
their poverty TO others.
Unless wrote some such letter.
which would AFFORD me a reasonable
excuse for remaining another fortnight
at the Fines. | would have to leave In
Q day or two at the longest. for the sug-
ge~fion OF the managing editor was
nothing less than q politely worded or
der.
Cajoling myself into this belief.
I hesitated no longer. My mind once
made up. was seized with fever to
write such AS I had not known since
the first days Of my career In Journal
ism
Taking out my writing pad and
throwing myself across the bed
wrote with an enthusiasm ] had sell
dom experienced II one hns not felt
this feverish desire to write he or she
cannot appreciate the feelings which
prompted ine to hold up every detail
as 1 saw IL and to lend Il color where
color might he lacking Loving Miss
Ellen with passion that absorbed me
then. I described her us holy priest
might paint the Madonna whom he
worshiped and with the accuracy
with which the artist might put upon
the canvas the features OF his wife aud
children.
My blood ran more rapidly through
nv veins as l sketchpd Miss Ellen In
bold relief and as faithfully described
her honest father and manly brother
The names ana the locality were con-
cealed. but not more efferunlly than
the artist might hide the name or the
mother model who sat for the Ma
donna. one who had known the art
list and his model would see In the
wrap OF the Madonna shawl the wire
had worn for "A score OF years IN the
humble neighborbood and In the IN
FAINT Christ the idealized features OF
the models child When describing
Miss Ellen ana her family ! felt In.
spired nnd upIifted and left noihing
out which thought would rnhahre tue
letter as "a picture When had finished
Il 1 read Il over carefully. altering not
a line, even adding here ana there
sentence which would Iend one more
bit OF color TO the whole
With this letter ! sent a note to the
editor telling him that ] wonld re-
main In the vicinity OF Ogietborpe an'
other fortnight unless he wnoIe me
to the contrary said there was
much more material about OglpthorI'e
which 1 thought could Ire used Ia nd
vantage SO mighty did ! think OF
what I had written that ! felt renson-
ably certain he would make no objec'
lions TO my plans. and In another two
weeks I hoped TO have secured Miss
Ellen's consent 10 become my wife.
She seemed 10 know by intuition
what was In my heart and what ! bad
q mind 10 do. for she avoided being
alone with me. and Whenever we
would walk after that she would ask
Bud TO go with us. There was u gen
tie dignity about her du!'ing these last
few days which kept me NJ q distanre.
and II | paid her a compliment she
would show annoyance. and when our
conversation would bt,'Ome personal
In It's nature she would reneml~r
that abe had left something unattrnd
cd 20 or would Ind some exr,se To
leave me with a haif finished sentencs
on my lips.
. sOon saw too plainly that she DID
not want me TO speak 10 her OF love.
though she. could not prevent my tell