The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-04-29

indeed a decisive factor In the situa-
ton and had shed rosy. IL somewhat
fictitious light of romance over the
past three weeks. Perhaps even the
kiss. had II never been repeated, might
have lapsed into its true perspective
in due course of time had IL not been
for the sudden appearance of the stran.
ger in the Wilson pew. The moment
that Patty's gaze fell upon that fash
ionably dressed, instantaneously dis
liked girl. Marquis Wilson's stock rose
twenty points in the market. She
ceased in jiffy to weigh and consider
and criticise the young man. but re
garded him with wholly new eyes.
His figure was better than she had
realized, his smile more interesting
his manners more attractive. his eye
lashes longer: in a word, he had sud
denly grown desirable. A month ago
she could have observed with Idle and
alien curiosity the spectacle OF his
thumb drawing nearer TO another fem
inine) thumb on the page of the Watts
and Select Hymn Book" Now, at the
morning service, she had wished moth
ing so much as TO put Marks thumb
back into his pocket where 1t belonged
and slap the girls thumb smartly and
soundly as II deserved.
The ignorant cause Of Patty's dis
tress was a certain Annabel Franklin.
the daughter of cousin of Mrs. VIII
sons. Mark had stayed at the Frank
lin house during his three weeks visit
In Boston. where he had gone on bust
ness for his father. The young people
had naturally seen much OF each other
and Marks inflammable fancy had
been so kindled by Annabel's doll-like
charms that he had persuaded her to
accompany him to his home and get a
taste OF country life In Maine. Such
is man. such is human nature and such
is life. that Mark had no sooner got the
whilom object Of his affections under
his own roof than she began to pail.
Annabel was twenty-three, and, to
tell the truth. she had palled before
more than once. She was so amiable.
so well finished-with her smooth fax
en- hair, her neat nose, her buttonhole
OF a mouth and her trig shape-that
she appealed to the opposite sex quite
generally and irresistibly as worthy
helpmate. The only trouble was that
too early In the game, and they new
er got far enough to propose marriage.
Flaws In her apparent perfection APP
peared from day TO day and chilled
the growth Of the various young loves
that had budded so auspiciously. She
always agreed with everybody and ev-
erything In sight. even TO the point OF
changing her mind ON the instant IL
seemed 10 make 1t ad- |
visable. Her instructive point OF view. |
when she went so far as To hold one |
was somewhat cut and dried-in a |
word. priggish. Her father had an |
ample fortune. and some one would in |
evitably turn up who would regard |
Annabel as an altogether worthy and |
desirable spouse. That was what she |
had seemed to Mark Wilson for full
week before he left the Franklin |
house In Boston. but there were mo-
ments now when he regretted, fugi-
lively, that he had ever removed her |
from her proper sphere. She did not |
seem TO fit into the conditions OF life
In Edgewood. and 1t may even be that
her most glaring fault had been 10 de-
scribe Patty Bakers hair at this very
Sunday dinner as ''carroty." her dress
altogether dreadful and her style OF
beauty "unladylike." Ellen Wilson's
feelings were somewhat injured by
these criticisms OF her intimate friend.
and, In discussing the matter privately
with her brother. he was inclined TO
agree with her.
And thus. so little do we know OF the
OF the blind god, thus
was Annabei Franklin working for her
rivals best interests. and. instead OF
reviling her In secret and treating her
with disdaln In public. Patty should
have welcomed her cordially TO all the
delights OF RiverbOro society.
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