The Bolivar County Democrat., 1922-04-15
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By MILDRED wH,n1
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e. '' MILDRED wAn
Suou uouruuor,.
0'''''SA'' l''s' western sss
MI1l1eaes.r nlll,leent sat with he,
The Il,..'rens's cent, letter spread I'd !,
part pne room os . she was u nish' ',s
The girl turned ~ " ioas
ter, e1 My dear nans,sss. an, s!s,s
S,r nope p "a that the brasias !.
tors als is s.d. doing for YOU eli y, y
tSat tSps ! 1propaesisd, Dpa sic, and It t 'I'' !,
my 1rs' old ] was s.,aaas able to take .s,''
sake. Remember rpsy''sl'g me- 'as,l 4
shs ana now I am going i. I,11ss tsl' \.
tI,e a,s ,'s, story Of your old maid !.
Al, And s,rls ms.l love We, a love story, 4
nave nave known love, elths, sl1s !, = :.
ness or Its dlsappoIDtmss,,.' dlrs, u
,n.,, IN sorrow. Many year, :,
100" looked as sweet and frss !.
now, now, my y dear, l wa, bs,sss
vanea va,,ea 1s.ti It then to the is.sass
IN Iayl you are today a guest ~ =
Lalla, was then, a. now now q :
friend. wv "
What Joyous times We M
@ untll a fancied cause for ,s,Is.
urated ,ra me from the lr,.s !
won Women n. in rivalry for love 4
pose' the same through Oh 4
and 1t was such an unpSss,'a
untruthful creature who ~.
sorrow. What matter now h.
nature Of those longsgo n
lover In his madness ru,As
marry, for spite, a gentle rs
served better treatment; /, n,
was, too, of Lalla's and ",
lived or perhaps not KNOWN y
disappointment, only untl ~
son was born,
| Sad and widowed, John i
came again to seek my t,n
could not forget his lack q n
| - VI
we were never married. AID I
l refused him, his old hot ,sss
and he swore to haunt me b q
living or dead.
| My dear, l was still despt
when, as time passed, | came /
of his death. Indeed you MAJ
portrait Of the man for love i
your aunt lived single all u
hanging In the wainscoted rua
looking the sea. When yqu =
those dark eyes, be sory "
were not softer In expression
She sat thinking over ~
licent's story as twilight ~
and a purple mist seemed !o "a
the sea. Then, presently, "a
drawn by some unseen povs y
looked toward the portnt !
but positively, the tall pllA
swayed forward, and Miles =
with a startled CRY. As qsts1
cry, the picture fell back ha
Bravely, she advanced to t.s l :
her hands. The oiled surfis MI
1t Its place.
81 am getting to be as bad d
servants" she told herself, ina \
briskly to join her aunts Old =
But Miss Meredith had gone ~
the village, the houseEeeper tolt|
And would she haze tea In her 4
The uncanny influence again diey
girl.
81 will have it, she replied, !
front tower room.'
| She tried to persuade hers
again and again her eyes saf
canvas in the panel, that she v
ing herself Of an illusion i w
as she had finished her secSnl y
that the unbelievable haplelM \ I
lessly, the great panel Hi'a'
then back; and in place q IR
man stood a living, brea'ha'
The same dark eyes gala
ing into young Milllcenfs M I
same dark hair just touched
very gray brushed the hlgh W /
head-and then the plctus
least, so it seemed to allllo1 !.
And the speaker ech0sa +
confused thought. ARE y
a pleasing voice. "a rsal e. ps''s '''s
I having a vision Of the ssan,
DelIberately he came fsFsIa Z
the space where had been " !
was now but shining panel
The wonder Of his syss Is y y .
ed in those Of the girl ,i'u Y, !
SOFTER" she answered. ..,,.s,.' -
"and your chin is less ds'''.. \
The man smiled. 'qhhn Y
instance?" he asked !.
"Then the eyes anu ,,,,
creat-aunt Millicent's lo'a'
swered him perplezedy' !,
The mysterious invader . 1si., \, \
step' horo" he said sfan
compare US closely ..u...a i
As he spoke, he '0Dsasa ss,,tis.
den spring, and 'ns
back into place. ~,
ut is really a seci'' n ,bs
nv fathers study ..r,,,, ,as
nloired, mS 81 only was pela,',' laa I
II when a boy. RETURNS 1raa i, !
home today from a ivss uss t Il !,
it occurred to me ..,.nd, 70 gal /,
t,,i'lT III hTIng her young sass 1. !
a. sunt and I had been !! to {. ''s ,,a
q sether, ahs and I admit a .,lnt as'
t'sod Mereaia, moment l though !
VIII whose picture l have =. la''u srr
Down the long ..ssn slaa'' are