Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1922-02-01
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Cynthia sat In b knsanssk g;sss tbs
upper balcony u liz ii,fi. eoitsse. ansi
swung her ieels III. earefr~ schosa
girl. For. tbouxh st,o,i days bad long
been left hshiad. The insisDraiing
breeze coming sveet and fresh across
the lake, the ehtrpsns 1t birds la tie
eserrrons overhead brought baek.
with IN old senne a. isyeas freedom. va
cations spent long since in this same
great Assembly.
Above, the trees srshed close Ike
the roof of some green cathedral.
while beneath them scattered little
winding streets vt gayiy painted
houses. -
In the distance WIS the BIZ hotel,
and there. IN tt,ssssfy center Of the
grounds, stretched fhe aIhphltheater.
II WAS here In Tho old days that Gym
thia had sung isS ~ eilIfdren's choir,
here now that si1n Hoped to hear far
famed speakers. slghs to bestow
their eloauenee At,OA the favored nuem-
bers Of the Assea
Cynthia's sdIndD for a man who
had achieved - nDething akin TO
awe. As presid the Home Lit
erary club she to obtain per
sonal interview Wft1 tle coming great
speaker and nSl AIstne, whose bril-
liant articles ha4 mped widespread
comment, ..es ..nls t1Afr own country,
but in those acs1 y seas.
Her friend ami hssS Of the cot
tsse had srranreA tnake the raeet-
Ing possible. A1d 1hat a triumph
would he her resrt ~ taae club Gym
thia's eyes shon@ A pspsd anticipation.
She would write ct h~r own questions
II the great nax A1 xaerncrsze them,
tina, there might RI aS ~: stake in their
construction.
In order 10 Aecssnpiish this thought
fully. Cynthia toak iIng walk ,Arcs.sh
the wood. WEe4 she returned. Grace.
her hostess, greeted her iuhi!an,iy.
such luck 80 sae exslaisned- ''pr
Raymond Randall. the speaker, is 20
t,e entertained 1t Miiierss. ne1f door.
You will have / fne thance 10 meet
him"
lsfhdently, Cynthia glanced over Ter
shoulder at the red bungalow on the
left.
silly" her friend n1cckei her. '',he
reverend gentleman does Dot arrive
"A \
trembling now st the mere thoayh, II
facing htm."
Its no, that exactly" Cynthia de-
MED. but oalr f@eis that csse must lie
SO proper In eveey respect before such
i'ersousge. Wanid ycn-r would you
wear yesu Sray p~k II 500 sspe use,
as san,e,lIins. ~ and ase in
,ss'eys
lie will probably me-, know whe'h-
or your frt~.k Is gray ~ red" Grace
as df,si her; -ihe mans head is So fun
az ethics and Jsms'"
So that evening ryn.hIs taeclaesI 70
remain III horse alesiiF while ihr 9th
ers attended the lectuN She wished
10 resi- afte. her teurney. ard 10 prsa.
ra~ herself for the treat Of the nexs
nistt TO cnme
Grsca painted "3s 90 her the lighting
button herra.h the Ssir In the lower
hall M they departed,
~When It crews Asre." she rat.
toned. "prrss the button ia iirht 'he
ars~r hall before yen nscend. We
aial leave the veranda and garden
lights going"
4. WAS truly a pretty sight. tln lit-
tie electric hli'hs glea'ni'se hs~ and
there amonc the tr~'s, masking s'se
grounds ne bright as day. Far eui by
the lake the hotel windows r'csune,I
as with a hundred eyes, and she could
siampse the gay colors nf The shrsas
IN the amilhitheatur
tsne bs aue cottage doors were
licked. ~ al 'lso toll ~ The he'll their
'nn,airs hurried OF g. uass.ing
II casne upon ryathla pncSey''v
''a, IN TIN, vast lighted Stiffness she
eas n crratuH~ alone Alone In her
Ir.n-rauiis@i ralhcdrsi ih~ wash of
She waves came in her rhythra'cAily,
tlisiantiy. II WAS rather ecrte. She
laughed softly NJ tho s,rans.itsss "f
tie sisua,i,sn She would go 'a THE
uprrt eranda and rad. she ,ieci,i"d.
same thrilling magazine tale that
woa,d pu, srotn her mind for ,sac tinie
empty ,nck q, houses and qeerr ras,i'nr
sounds In the grass,
She found the deslsnsted button
and pressed II. 81 that when she came
20 the top cf the stairs the hail WAS
lighted TO receive her She left II 50
and wen, au, 90 her sayorlie seat In
tie hammock. The tale was ussst
absorbing: in Its rerusal she forget
the Assembly. the shsent friends he
very halceny uI.an which she was sit
ting.
En,hfm,led. she bent lower over Tire
hoos aud thea-Cynttaia stretched
forth her hands: deep, ius;ssaesrahic
darkness rnrelopcd her. darkness
s~aanl about. darkness ss she strained
her ewes shove. As realization came
slowly. her heart resumed Its ao-1iaal
heating, OF renrs,. Il Was the elcS,'
srieisy which had failed: In mo
nsens II would he IN again,
Ra; far away twinstess the lscA:s ef
the hcscf. and the smrA.shes'~r was
Sffu brilliant. Cynthia rc,aesn,esed
Internationally the sarse sam ef snsaey
sAssa she had t~-~a chiaissi for bring.
ing ard which sslIi rrsnained In the
sasri.el In her rs~sn Was q ,-ssSil.i-
that scsse orc had ,earnesi ~ boz
carriesase~ss II -, Kreat was hss
erposssnisy
TIE iighsing button. she svsnrsn.