The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-02
THE
ROSEATE GLOW
By T. B. ANDERSON

the street, and he acted Oblivious to
the bright sunshine, the gayly twit-
tering birds. the sweet fiower-scented
air. He had left Paxton six months
previous an unhappy man, he had re
turned at the last. dissatisfied one.
Travel and change had done little for
him.
''There is nothing in the world the
matter with you." his physician had
told him. "Al your ailments are men.
tai and fancied. You are unfortunate
ly rich, and there is no motive or Inn
petus to rouse you to active interest.
If you had q fad, now-raising
pouter pigeons. Or charity
founding an orphan asyium"-but
neither appealed to Wardley, and he
said so rather irritably.
There was something mandatory
when transacting business and super
critical, often cynical, in his daily con-
tact with acquaintance and neigh
bors. He had acquired this from his
uncle. John Burton.
An orphan for IL years, he had
been as a willow wand In the hand
of that stern old disciplinarian. When
he left college he had been set at
helping his uncle In his extensive prop
erty interests. For eight years, tied
down to an utterly uncongenial en-
ployment, the milk of human kind.
ness had well nigh dried up within
him. John Burton distrusted his fell
low man and saw little good In him.
He had in a measure inculcated this
into his nephew.
A free hand came to Wardley at
last, when his uncle died leaving him
goodly fortune.
His present mission was to visit Miss
Alice Wayne. On his return from his
trip he found among other memoranda
one calling his attention to the fact
that the purchase mortgage on the
Wayne place had been paid in full. and
that there were some papers to make
out to vest the title in the youngest
of the three Wayne girls.
Wardley's face lighted, but only
trifle, as he pursued his way. The
three Wayne girls-Wanda, Caroline
and Alice-had been pleasing fea-
ture of Paxton social life. They had
become motherless when quite young
and their father died leaving them a
mere pittance. Wanda, the elder, had
taken up the duties of school teach
err. Caroline had become a stenog-
rapher. Alice, barely seventeen when
Wardley had last seen her, was CIV
ing music lessons. Their combined
thriftiness had enabled them to pay
off the encumbrance on the old home.
Wardey could not but admire this
elimination. He had always liked and
respected them, and he smiled family
as he recalled that wien a young man
Of twenty-one he had seriously
thought of keeping company with Car
ol!ne. His uncle had, however, sup
pressed that vain dream.
Alice Wayne was seated on bench
in the lovely garden from which the
place took its name as Wardley en-
tered at the gate. He was surprised
to view the shy, retiring girl grown
into a lovely young lady and hostess.
She greeted him as one she had long
known and welcomed, and somehow
soothing sense Of novelty and rest
crept over Wardley as he sat down
and led q casual conversation. She
xoI1 ho,v che hoA a rrou0ad with hnr
married sisters to take title to the
property, and Wardley drew from his
lpcket the papers he had prepared at
his office and placed them on the little
stand that held a work basket.
There Is only your name to In
sert In the deed, and record 1t, and
YOU ere the mistress of the lovelieSt
little home in Paxton" he spoke. II
declare! I'have left my eyeglasses at
home. l have grown foolish enough
to depend on them in reading and
writing"
There is a pair here" said Alice,
cropping in her basket. 81 fear they
are OF little use, however They are
pink. mere Iney are. SlSleT SdIoliuo
wore these for time to rest her eyes.
Once in a while when 1 sit here dream
ing, put them on. They make every
thing so beautifully rose colOred, l
fancy I am in some enchanted fairy
land"
They do quite well, for they mag
Nifty somewhat" said Wardley. as he
filed in the deed with his fountain
pen and. looking up, sat so still and
mute that a sudden spell seemed to
have come over him.
The magic Of rare beauty was IRA
dated by the gentle glow Of the COL
ored glasses.
Il hope you will guide and direct
IRE once in while in q business way"
observed Alice.
with pleasure" answered Ward
ley. He left the place in a pleasing
dream, also taking the pair of pink
glasses and whenever he felt de-
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