The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-12-05

three fiowers-daughters of nut
brown skin and sole eyes with lust
enough slant to give spice of CO.
quetry to their softness. O'Connor
was proud of his girls, and he worked
harder than ever.
The farm on the slopes above the
ocean grew and prospered. O'Con-
nor bought other land from his less
successful neighbors, and increased
its yield to the standard he had set
for his own. He became one of the
largest landowners in the state, and
acquired much wealth.
All Ken had become O'Connor
now; and now there was prefixed the
honorable title of Mister" 1t was
said of him that he was a just man
who dealt fairly with his neighbors.
He did not spend his money freely.
but he never failed to use it when
necessity required. And none who
sought his help in time of trouble
was refused.
Mrs. O'Connor's needs were am
ply provided for, although she knew
in her heart that her yellow husband
thought first of his land; but With his
three daughters he was mode disposed
to be generous. They were taught
music-not the wailing music of All
Ken's people, but the clear, bell-like
music of Mr.. O'Connor's country
Painting, too, they learned, and all
the accomplishments of leisure.
Clothes were provided, not in profu-
cio,, hnt in o,ap+;+iac 70 co+;cf,y tba;r
demands-which after all may be
called profusion.
Two of the daughters became the
wives of Americans. A naval of
| ficer carried one off to the Philip
pines. A rich business man married
the other and surrounded her with
luxuries the existence of which her
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slant-eyed father had never dreamed
in the days when he was All Ken. But
| the most beautiful daughter re-
manned single. One day O'Connor
called to him.
"Why?" he asked. She under
stood.
II would marry" she said, "but
| Ht letS iiO IllOllCNy anu ICdiS W IClhS
me because you are rich"
So O'Connor sent for the boy, and
found him to be a fair-skinned
| American who had passed through
college that had untitled him for
the struggle of life.
eff you will work on my farm |
will pay you," O'Conner told him.
"And when you have saved enough
you may marry my daughter"
The college had not interfered
with the boys pluck; and, besides,
this dark flower of the two hemi-
spheres was very beautiful. So he
went to work and saved.
A year went by, and still the boy
was working and saving. O'Connor
never mentioned their bargain. Then
the boy came to him.
81 have waited for you to speak,
said O'Connor. "a year is much time
in this country of fast life, and you
have worked well. I will give you
land, and you can marry and dwell
upon it."
So was married the third of the
daughters of O'Connor,, who was All
Ken, and of Lola. And the parents
were alone again.
Always O'Connor had taken his
meals with Lola and the girls. This
was as important to his mind as the
careful providing for their needs
Whenever there was a matter of con-
sequence to be settled it was dis
cussed at the table. From the be
ginning Lola's wishes had been con
sidered; and since the three beauti
full daughters were grown up they
too, had their part in the guiding OF
the affairs of the OConnors.
When O'Connor took his accus
toned seat at the table that night
his manner was as it had always been
His yellow skin had crinkled into
many lines, and his shoulders were
not quite as straight as they were
on the day when he showed Lola his