Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09

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censure mother, so l didn't make any.
$50, July, a wretched month, has
passed. Mothers swept me into the
hotel social life until / haven't had a
minute (not even Sunday for my
friends. Il ought to have stood up to
mother, but / hate a row; / am a
coward, Louie, and because am,
l am mlserable)
Tomorrow I'm to leave for Georgia
and the McCue's party, to make fur
Their conquest Of that Sammy toad.
The prince is just gently courteous to
me, as he Is to everybody else, when
we chance to meet now. He hears OF
my going to all those hateful dances
and giving all my time to social fry.
olities, and he thinks I'm a breaker Of
promises, and shallow, and tickle, and
untrustworthyl I'll never be able to
redeem myself in his eyes. believe l
could, If I had a chance, away from
mother, but / won't get it, and he'll
marry somebody else Oh, Louiel
''Thls is a walling letter, but / feel
better since I've told you my tribula-
tionsl
"Your cousin and friend in veal and
woe (mostly woe at present).
Beatrice Caswell."
Two days after, Mr.. Caswell received
a telegram from New York:
"Quarantined. Can't leave under six
weeks. Beatrice to stay on with the
McCues. Eileen"
On Wednesday evening a tan pongee
travelling dress pounced down upon
him.
ooh, daddy--Tve come homel I've
come homer
"But the house-partyl Mother want
ed you to stay, Beef"
ooh daddy-f never wanted to gol
started home the minute. | knew
mother had to stay in New York, and
you're going to let me stay home with
your
Her father laughed. 81 won't send
you back, Kitten"
When the Arland church bell rang,
at eight o'clock, Beatrice jumped up.
"Its the circle night, daddy; let's
gop 's'-'f'--
Two weeks later, Beatrice went
alone for her favorite walk up Gray's
mountain. At the summit she came
upon the young mipister sprawled on
a messy spot, some typewriter sheets
spread out before him. He started
guiltlly at sight of her, and with un-
necessary haste, folded the papers.
"Onr next Sundays sermonp she
bantered. MAY / see how it looks on
paper?"
He flushed and thrust the folded
sheets in his pocket, then tished out
Of another pocket a strip Of paper
which hA held out to her.
'Tm afraid your father has a bad
opinion Of me, but his generous check,
mailed to me more than two weeks
ago, reached me only this noon"
'"Two weeks ago. murmured Beat
rice, puzzled. Then the red blood dyed |
her cheeks. ''Was--was 1t forwarded |
from Oregon" she stammered.
SIT was"
"T-oh, must have mixed the en-
velopes p she stammered. "Then you
that awful letter."
He came and stood by her. II re-
mailed the letter that was sent me by
he said.
"But you read itw her hands went
over her burning face.
EYES," he confessed. VI didn't real
lie what it meant until I'd begun 1t,
then-it was beautiful readingl l
wanted to go down to Georgia on the
first traln--I wanted to keep the
princess letter-but / didn't dare do
that, either. So copied the letter, and
I've been carrying the copy here close
to my heart ever since. Sometimes I've
kissed It'll"
She raised her dropping head. ''Then
you--oh, Glenn!"
1t wasn't the letter that lay close
to his heart that he was kissing then.
A month later Mrs. Carter, just re-
turned from six weeks visit, calling
on Mrs. Felix Landrith, met Beatrice
Caswell and Glenn Pryor just leaving.
"Did you notice that childs faceT
Mrs. Landrith remarked, as the pair
passed out of hearing. Love has
made her beautiful"
"Love" gaspedL Mrs. Carter. "You
don't mean to say she's in love with
him. Why, Mrs. McCue's brOther-In-
law was crazy about her when I left
Glenn Pryor, with those altruistic mo-
lions Of his, probably never will have
q pennyp She set her lips. "Why,
It's suicidal! I'll write to Eileen to-
dayl"
'Doris Carter" the older woman laid
n hand on her shoulder, 'don't you do
anything of the kind. i may seem to
you suicidal to marry for love, without
but it's worse than suicide to
reverse it. / did that, and / know.
Don't you write to Eileen Caswell.
But even If you were to, It's too late
for her to make the child unhappy.
His Scotch unCAe wants him to come
over to France right away, t0help him
in his army work, and the board has