Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-11-03

10 ner Roger was SelZeu Ut once WIN
the sulks.
Rosa appeared to reciprocate his at
tachment Why, no one could under.
stand, because of the marked differ.
ence In them But we are apt to fer
get that opposltes attract each other.
Many hoyden has married stir
necked clergyman who was never
known to smile.
Roger grew older, while Rosa re-
manned chit When he was eighteen
and beginning to think OF career
Rosa was still nittlng about In mad
cap style while her girl friends were
beginning to consider themselves
young ladies'. When Roger was nine
teen and removing growth of hair on
his face twice week Rosa was still
absorbed In tribes. Then he went
away to be educated In his profession,
and Rosa did not see him for several
years.
When ut twenty-five Roger returned
to his native place he found his boyish
love the same half child, half woman
as when he had paired with her In the
days OF the bunch with which they
had both trained. A man OF twenty to
twenty-five is likely to covet the So
ciety Of woman older than himself
Roger found his little sweetheart still
his little sweetheart, but nothing more.
Her prattle seemed altogether too
childish for man Of his age. On one
occasion upon calling upon her he
found her jumping n rope. On another
occasion she was playing tag with boy
OF her own age While Roger was dis.
appointed. he could only set down the
attraction he had felt for her as one Of
those first loves which are considered
later to have been ridiculous. lie grad
ually came to look upon Rosa as one
who had failed to develop and In time
withdrew from her
Twenty years after Rosa had begun
to take the antitoxin she still used It.
But there were times when she regret.
ted having ever begun It. She was con-
scious Of being queer mixture. On a
body appearing to be but fifteen she
put clothing appropriate for woman
OF from twenty to thirty. The friends
OF her youth were married, and their
daughters were now about the age that
she had been when she ceased to grow
older. In some respects she was fitted
to associate with misses and In other
respects she was not. Her body and
her mind, the latter being an emana-
ton from the physical brain, had re.
NAMED the same as they had been |
twenty years before. But she had lived !
thirty-five years. and while physically |
she did not become wearied with hay
lug lived that period, the ennul that IL |
to be expected In such case had set |
tied upon her She had neither lover,
husband, children nor Intimate friends. |
Experience prevented her enjoyment of
those things that pleased her when If |
teen. While she retained her freshness,
things had not retained their freshness
for her. She now understood that they |
were not in themselves delightful, but
had been made so by their novelty. |
Nevertheless, she was stlll young.
She had not seen Roger Ashurst since
she was twenty-five. She remembered
him as growing into manhood and
pined for him as he was then. Not only
had he retained his place In her heart,
but she was deprived OF other men to
take his place. Young men attracted
to her through her maidenly beauty
soon grew tired Of her. considering her
insipid
One evening she was introduced to a
man of forty or Whereabouts He did
not remember ever having seen her be-
fore. Her face was familiar to him,
but he could not place her. lie was a
man Of intellect, and prominent. He
seemed pleased with her prattle. After
q man passes middle life he IL attract
ed by women much younger than him
self. This Is In obedience to the law
Like Is antltoxin for like. Physically he
found in her Il girl just budding into
womanh0Od. Had she talked like a
woman Of his own age he would have
tired OF her; as II was. she was re-
freshlng to him. When he was en-
gaged with the serious work Of life no
had no use for her; when he threw Off
care she was like sparkling wine. a
pretty play. soothing music.
They met several times In company
without either having henrd the 9TH
ers name Then she learned that he
was Roger Ashurst
She was at first Mortified at the
change IN her youthful lover, but there
was something about him that from
the moment she met him In middle age
reminded her Of him as boy. She re-
Trained from telling him who she was
she could not bear TO let him know that
his old love had remained d chit while
he had developed. But she sought ev-
cry opportunity to be with him and
was pleased that she seemed 10 rest
him
One day he said TO her: Little girl,
when was boy loved girl about
your age. Az ! grew older | left her
behind me-that ls while ! developed
she did not. When was twenty-five
she seemed frivolous to me. Today
you, the same age she was then, re-
fresh me. | wish | could hive you
with me every day when / come home
from the scramble Of the world to take
the tired out Of me"
IL am the girl you loved" replied
ROSalnd, looking up at him timldly
and with the nnlyete OF schoolgirl.
But she sai1 no more, fearing to throw
on her elderly lover by the shallow
ness Of what she would say.
"Do you think you could bear 10 be
tied to one from whom tho freshness
has all leaked OutT
IL only fear you will tire Of one
whose youth IL her only recommends
ton"
A few months later Roger Ashurst
and Rosa I4fiingbam were married. On
her wedding day she threw away her
bottle OF antltoxin.
MONEY TO LOAN.
wi $4,000 in sums Of