The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-05-05
TRUE GOLD LADY
sy moLLrE MATTER.
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Towers or haNbOring rOinnntt dtehms,
yet, balf.uRc0nsciOusly, at the back Of
his well ordered bachelor life was
kept q daintlly cOlOred picture Of
= clarified being who should one day
become his wlfe--One day. for the
atiainIDent seemed ever farther on.
-Iohn's measure OF success In business
had not fulfilled bOyish promise
tlaNgh the village bank had grown to
reality through his tirelcss and sys'
tcnIatic effort.
The hank had been hut part "
store when John began rs ita am.
bilious cashier. Now he was prcSi.
dent and owner and the small white.
piiiared building, the finest on Main
street. John Towers home WINS also
,capably managed, with meats always
lust on time, aud regular cleaning aud
baking days never varied.
his elderly sister followed Johns
ways Of prudence 0nd matter-of-fact-
mss. And " she had visi0ned for her
hroiIer a wife II was some sensible
sud efficient creature who would con
Jinue sufficiently the daily routine.
E.U,d she have seen her brothers
dream picture she world have been
sstonished and alarmed. As resident
yupng women and visitors coming
ftua faT and near failed as time
pasped to arouse Johns serious inter
est. ais sister settled down assured OF
ler continued comfortable reign. And
then John saw the White and Cold
Sady. That is the name his heart In
stsutly gave her as he walked Idly one
Sunday morning TO the farthest end
Of the lane. Lovers Lane" the young
folk called II, but until John came
N,sslking back again later by the White
and Gold lady's side he had never APP
prccinted the meaning of the name.
She was sitting on bench built round
the old park tree when he first found
her. Her dress was white and her hair
was gold and she held some marigolds
IN her white fingers.
IF YOU please" asked the White
and Guld lady. with smile that was
gSO,den too, "could you tell me the way
~ Willow Lawn housep I'm visitor
aINN and started for the woods and
s-anI get back the turns are so very
confusing"
lohn Towers drew a happy breath
W anticipation.
u will be delighted to show you the
Nny,n he offered. and that was the be.
xitEing Of the end. A smalltown
banker seemed not desirable hus-
herd to the father OF the White aud
a IL A.xIA ,.stsh
an emphasis which hurried her into
marriage. For LILY had to make her
choice between father and lover and
=shs.- naaaA --,t inevitably. trustfully---
while the old capitalist withdrew In
fnjured pride to his great home.
So FOR q time did routine and order.
hut Lily. the dainty, bent to cook and
menu, with the same intensity that
had carried her through music and
Stntiy; and II household tasks were
pst always accomplished. John Tow,
ers, coming broodlngly from his bank,
fo,Ind awaiting him dellciousiy cooked
meals that tempted his Tagging hppe.
cite
Things were not going we'll with the
hank on the village street and John
wondered and wondered--about the
White and Gold lady.
Then the bank failed The cIrcnm-
stances were unforeseen and unavoid-
able. yet he blamed himself. And
when he could no longer bear the
pathos Of I.ily's patient face. he bade
her 20 away some place for a visit
Obediently his wife went. II he
had expected her 10 demur he did no,
show his disappointment. II was ma
old school friend that Lily selected
tn visit IN her old college city.
Tie friend had been inviting her for
a long time. And when John found
thai he could no longer bear the
haunting loneliness Of his own desc
iai, home he took Of the small say.
hngs which could lily he spared Tor
even thui purpose und Travelled tie
miles 10 see LAZY. She was moro the
White md Gold lady than ever In y
fllmy white frOck at tea her hostess
was giving,
Che yellOw-Shnded candles shone on
her yellow gold hair He sighed hone.
iessly ~ The difference between their
present lives. Il viii 40 back" he told
der hushily "tu my failures. Tie pity
Of II II that I should ever have
brought you TO share theta" Lily
'heg him aside
Dearest" she said, you are MOI
7gOlng home TO failure; and when
have finished here what nm doing.
Ihsn will come back to you--for
ever. An Idea Of how TO help you oc-
curred to me as ! Journeyed and
have been putting that idea into prac
sice You see the charming arrange
mcnts of this tea Helen Is giyingf
Wen, am responsible for Il all, and
have managed dozens for friends
who used to be with me at college
The orders and the money Just grew
And II was not charity, John, for my
charges were the same as those paid