Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-01-12
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Janey nd looking at her sdorsd
-why." she asked tmpulsively. ~do
you never have Jour picture taken.
Aollie3 have not seen one In the
house, and you wooldH Janey's eyes
were caressing. make such lovely
picture"
Miss Aioll1e Demins, spinster, smiled.
-No one would value my photo
graph. unless It might be you.~ she
replied. MY relatives would do0bt-
less write polite notes Of appreciation
when they received them, and reIe-
gate them to some unremembered COR
ner."
"You know better than that" Janey
jeered. g
She jumped to her feet.
Anyway, want a picture and am
going to have It. You look especially
lovely today. like some sweet shepherd,
ess lady. with your soft crinkly white
hair, and your true-blue eyes. Po0
Terry will be glad Of job. He really
should have been an artist In the city.
Sentiment, holding him here, alone pre-
vented"
Mollie Deming laughed. when she
and the girl Jane were at home again.
@Terry~ posed me so many times and
was altogether painstaking. that his
efforts should be rewarded with sue
cess" she said.
"You looked" Janey mused, $50
pretty. and. sort Of wistful. sitting
there-Molliel Do you know, that Is
the way your eyes always impress me.
by their &Istfulness2 Tell me, please.
did you have an unhappy love affair?
I wonder SO much about you at times
suppose. because love you. would
be your conhdante.> Mollie."
The older woman gazed tenderly.
thoughtfully, into the eager young
face upraised to hers.
People would tell you-your own
mother may have told you. Janey-that
1 was In a careless, unthinking way,
noted years ago for my conquests. 1t
was at the time considered clever to
faunt ones captivating power. And
I-well, wen, there were many young
men who came to my uncle's home,
and I, uncle's ward and charge, played
a merry game OF hearts with them
oil, my own heart ever untouched In
the game. Some day. hoped to find
my true love, to marry and settle
down to a life of devotion. And when
he came, my own love, I knew him;
knew him instantly, by the thrill OF
JOY that filed my days. And he loved
me. That, / did not doubt. Why
doubt the sincerity OF. this man. when
others had been sincere? think l
lived in dream" Miss Mollie's eyes
were misty. across the years; still
her voice trembled Its sorrow. II live
on In that dream OF the past" she
ended, sadly.
Janey's hands went out to her. "He
died then?" she observation-disclosures
loverT
II almost wish that might tell you
So" Mollie hesitated.
"No," she added, "for the first time,
will speak the truth. 1t was thought
that John Douglas. like others. had
John disappeared this friend Of his
came and told me the truth. 1t was
whom John Douglas had Tilted,
heartlessay. and with a purpose. The
friend said that he had been instructed
to tell me that John deliberately
planned my punishment, as he had
deliberately, and oh. so skillfulIy.
acted his part.
"He was charming In manner you
see, and we'll known for his winning
way with women. So, coming to our
small town, and hearing of my merry,
never-may- flirtations. John Doug
las confidently and successfully planned
the retaliation of winning my own
heart, to cast 1t as carelessly away.
But this could not guess. as he held
me close In his arms and bade, me
goodby, until tomorrow.
Tomorrow, he promised gently, I
will come back to you. Tomorrow,
my dearest. watch for me-
"So. through all the tomorrow have
watched and waited; and have lived
how wearily no one may know-my
punishment"
When Janey framed her friends
photograph and placed 1t upon her
dresser, she was moved distressfully
later to hide that same photograph
away. For the sadness of MoIlies
pictured eyes had provoking trick
Of bringing quick tears to her own.
"That mani" exclaimed Janey con-
temptously. Fancy being true to the
memory of such creature"
Then one day, as Janey. entered un-
announced Miss Mollie's sitting room,
she faced picture. And the two
central figures facing the picture con-
tinued, happily, Oblivious of her pres
ence.
1T was fater' the distinguished ap-
pearing man was saying. and even in
her astonishment Janey responded
sympathetically to the sincerity Of that
voice.
"When thought that had utterly
lost you, Mollie-when the never-ceas-
Ing longing brought me back TO this
old town to view again, u only In
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