The Meeker herald., 1919-03-01
GROWING GLORY
BY MILDRED WHITE.



s, ,r. her OWL p,nih,''c i"ee'
why, she h"Rr" hersei'' hhd youth
PhSseo her n.y. ie"'i"e NO re" o' "s
r,,"S"f's' ror sure'y 'h's s,iN'ry
shi''.''e,"hs crow" upon her "enu WIS
P'''' TN. s""'' h"u io"e' "iIu s'e
must II" ""ser ue.eiNe herse'i Win
ts possinie coming JOYS.
ih""sh''u''y she unioosed the reaVy
COILS Oh h"lr' iet''hg u ihii IN "hVy
i''''sS Hoo"' Her sho"i"ers' utmost IL
s,e..eo 10 ""'e turhe" whi'e IN
hs"t. re" sl''erv strahds wh'ci'
"pi""reu from tlme 10 time hhd hot
See"'eu !" "'"''er' put how-S"h.
s'nnces o''rk eyes were Droodihg nm"
I,h'hos curved her req Ups. Always
she Hnn neeh ht'ehnhht upon ph-
'"i. ''."'" III WHEEL cr"ir. Anu
WINE s'r' companions ehJoyed mem
serves mere OF mere consumes
s",n.eu "erse'i W.T." 'he 'housht ''a'
'"''!i."' service ""s me iehst she
c""'" give IN grhu'uue 1or me care
''er a"h. hha bestowed upon her own
"rphhheo chiiuhood. now Aunt DEM
WIS gone ana aiter long soJourn IN
peeh "ithheid. constance returned
"sh'h' WIN Hrhte1u' sense OF nome
coming 10 the empty mousse on the NIL.
Constance haa arisen ehri! upon
'nis nrst suhuhy OF her homecoming,
ana hnd gone nlone to answer the call
OF the nel sWaSlhe high IN the ola
chnrch steeple. very conscious was
she o' ,he si,eht h"oees anu Whisper
ihss III her direction.
do Sou see Constance Gnil?' she
c"uid ihhcy her on neighbors saying;
hcr mar mas turned white.
hesentfnliy she glanced Mt the cop'-
phh'ohs OF her gir'hood, with their
Drown or biack locks unchanged; yes,
youth hnd been unkind In leaving her
$" soon. ihus. MS she sat before her
MIRROR mo me eyes thnt still were
young. came n sudden retrospective
sh''e. AFTER MI. there had been II rev
hours OF cnchantment, or hght-henrted
irresponslbiilty, ana though these oc-
cnsions stood out with startling dis
tinctncss. perhaps the one best re-
meihbered was TINT or the oiden-time
party mt Stnuntons. She had gone
dressed MS Colonial mniden, while n
friend md stayed with her aunt for
company. and perhaps the memory OF
TINS evening WINS especially plensura-
b'e because OF the daring. mysterious
cavalier who had claimed her undivid.
ed attention.
seated now before her mirror. the
race OF Constance flushed between Its
Kissed her goodnight, and she had
never Forgotten the kiss.
why should she recall the episode
now. awakened to the TACT or youth
nnst ana gone? With careless grace
she pinned up the masses OF her hair
ana moved toward the door. 1t was
the twilight bell winch called TO wor-
snip. Hntiess' through the summer
night constance followed on down the
lane. Bnck In the old family pew,
| sensation OF being steadily observed
lerS; ANA there looking down upon
her' ms though In glad recognition, was
the very snme daring face.
oder. or course. whs THIS man In
the gallery with certain grave dis
t'hcti"n. but there conid he no mis-
thkihg the hne' frank face or the deep
eyes WIN their humorous twinkle.
Hardly hnd she stepped out again into
the night ~hen ne was Mt her side.
clhim remembrance, the man said
QUICKLY from the long ago. fou may
nave forgotten certain bold young
guest OF the Stnuntons. who attended
their oideh-time pnrty' nut l nave new
er 1orSotteh my charming companion
M"pse mime i h"u NOT even known.
iou must pardon me TOT assisting your
rcco"ec'ioh we ihet curing the eve
ming Oh t'e purity upon tne Verhhnh'
ana IN Spirit OF vouthtu' adventure
preferred I" spend the evening WIN