Show LIV written ritten expressly for the deseret sews NEWS CHOICE A NEW yew ams years story BY rosamond Rosamon dwar wag was standing with a cron crowd v d of girls at the corner of a school build in in salt lake city and laughl laughing with aft the rest at the merr merry y sallies of wit vi nj with which jennie rathbone answered her companions yes said jennie 1 I am strong minded beyond everything I 1 just think its heavenly to earn eam anes ones own living and be literary and independent what about the husband when lie he comes along asked cora whipple whippie va III gel 1 I shall shail eft be equal to him and the occasion I 1 answered the saucy girl gir I 1 gand and when he does not keep step with w th my tune I 1 shall just lust make him lp pipe pe his own but will garla r Is the teacher wi will come out to see a ts going on if we dont I 1 disperse soon I 1 and away buzzed the crowd of lighthearted girls leaving rosamond willas standing near the wall she was just wondering if she could ever be strong minded she was a slender girl with a peculiar face aher her skin was purely purel white with a rather straight rm red mouth that never pouted eyes of a very light blue but the liquid brightness 0 of the eye and the large well opened gaze redeemed them and made them almost beautiful almost I 1 said for the pale hue of the eyelash and ana eyebrow well nigh spoiled the beauty of the whole face A nose straight with thin delicate nostrils a well weli weli rounded forehead over which parted the reddish yellow hair with softest grace hanging hangin in four lovely curls to her waist and two tiny shell like ears cars completed the fascinating face one could scarcely help wondering wherein the expression of jennie rath bones face Ve betokened strong minded ness or calm self seif contained samond rosamond Ko could disclaim that noble but abused quality jennie was large and finely formed but her face was full of weakness weal mess A short undecided chin with a lumpy nose and curving lips were not signals of strength but jennie was pretty and f full fuli ull uli of cute taking ways wa little cora was the vine that clung around her sturdy friend jennies uncertain support samond rosamond Eo silently pondered over her companions V words turning to take her homeward way when ste she almost ran into the arms of a young man moan who was coming around the corner at the same time Mr Stuart breathlessly exclaimed th the girl 11 eaIrl gracious ra clous cious ejaculated the youth the object of my search if be kind enough to stop staring at me as though I 1 were a newly discovered egyptian mummy and stand out of me tee way so that I 1 may pass bass I 1 will be greatly obliged mr stuart 11 said the girl without a particle ol of sarcasm in her tones only extreme cold frankness always cruel miss rosamond I 1 nervously answered the young man 1 I was just seeking you to ascertain if you would take a little ride with me this afternoon on in my fathers buggy dressed like a fashion plate exquisitely neat with the daintiest daintie st of linen and newest rage in ties embracing his thin neck his extremely long slender legs adorned with the most stylishly cut pants and bright boots stood this rich mans son sheepishly fearing the cold replies this girl vouchsafed him evidently a dandy his conscious vanity betrayed that no mr stuart I 1 have got something else to do this afternoon of far more importance calmly said the girl 1 I must go home good day dav 11 ared red stuart looked admiringly admiringly at he her r trim figure as she walked away without the slightest touch of pride or the least toss of her head only that calm gelt geif contained manner that was be better ater th than an pride ride and more chilli chilling chilline nj than h haughtiness aught ess confound her muttered t the youth I 1 ill make her like me il I 1 ha have ve never known failure yet drawing his collar up prou brou proudly ld and smoothing out his tie tle ilfra fred my boy you must make maka that girl giri come como to your feet fred stuart was the son of a wealth wealthy banker and what little brains he hag had were devoted to the noble art of I 1 ellirt flirting ing 11 his father intended him to follow in his own footsteps and ere ered fred d most mei mel likely would make a very good money marras bakeras he be was clo seand very cares careful ua with his allowance fifteen years ago society in utah was freer with less formality and more innocent pleasure than now the voun xoung young people who attended this school had become cemented together and formed what was then called a crowd I 1 they often gathered at each others houses and spent the even evening lur luI in innocent games sometimes even including k kissing games 11 one evening tle tie the crowd ha had bad gathered at jennie jennies Is house her mother being extremely sociable and fond of young 80 society clety niler ewas robert adams a young mancho man who lived in the country and who was avas at present going to school in the city jennie and cora cor a rosamond ross koss mond moud willis and her brother harry fred stuart and his brother will lilly harrison who lisped the brown girls of whom there were three joe O and two or three of jones bid big boys A happy party they iverel were I 1 they sat around around against the wall chatting and laughing laug lang hing at first llast jennie Ratu rathbone bone aud and funny fanny little tilly harrison Harr lson ison sitting on two of the tae girls laps as there were not chairs enough ILet beths hs play puy gamet hs 11 said tilly alyes yes 11 cried bob adams lets play 11 F wi ulf w Ws nis wis my q cr 15 and crooked answers sald said rosamond 1 I cant bear kissing games and so for a while they play edat the puzzling game but finally two or three spoke up for a forfeit rame game and the simple little pastime of stutton button button 91 was indulged in and how mysteriously did jennie whisper hold fast all I 1 give you around the quiet circle making feints of dropping dropping it now and then into the clasped hands of the players and then when she had gone clear around how triumphantly she called out button button chos got the button fred stuart till tilly harrison harrlson II knowing well she nad nol nor not no thir opening her hands I 1 hand over your forfeit give us your silver rini ring fred you look lots better without it t 11 and passing merrily around the room she caught one and then the other greedily gathering up handkerchiefs pencils enells car earrings rings rings and even a axi hairpin hair pin from poor cora who had taken off all her jewelry and despairingly offered that as her only re ma movable then they played simon says thumbs up until it came to be billys turn when she so muddled every everybody body bk by lisping 11 thays up S shimon thays down thai that that the players entered a unanimous protest and abandoned the game the forfeits were filling up the babas cradle where jennie had bad piled them for safe keeping but bob adams pleaded for just a turn or two of ishi ships is arrived and so the they tossed thel the handkerchief and back and forthwith forthwith the noisy salutation of ships arrived and shouted with laughter when some luckless wight sang out cobblers when ilk k was going the rounds what a noisy merry thoughtless innocent crowd they were I 1 then at last came the banging hanging of the forfeits harry willis was lutge judge and jennie strong minded jennie held the hidden bidden article over his bis bandaged eyes heavy healt heavy hangs over your head fine or superfine asks harry superfine what shall the owner do t to 0 redeem it continues jennie she must go to rome kome and so on down the whole list laughing jesting in challenging and arguing the forfeits were redeemed at last a ast during the post office forfeit bob adams riad had called out for samond rosamond Ko to get a letter with two stamps rosamond hesitated a moment then got up P walked quietly out and shut the door door behind her and bob breathlessly asked her if he could see sec her home 64 why harrys here but I 1 guess he wont mind yes I 1 dont care theres the letter rosamond she calmly turned hersi hersl her smooth creamy cheek for him to kiss saying one stamps enough robert bobert 1 ali ah who can tell the fresh deep river of happiness that rolled over the boys heart as he went into the room shutting the door as he passed through with the touch of that velvet cheek tingling on his lips and the glor glorious lOus ious pros prospect mont act of walking home with rosamond she in her turn called out her brother when freds turn came he called out for a letter for rosamond samond Eo with thirteen stamps on it 1 I dont don want twant it said rosamond dont spoil the play rosie said jennie well I 1 dont and I 1 wont go 0 o 11 jennie immediately declared that forfeit redeemed wishing to avoid any discussion or ill lii f feeling eeling when the party broke up at 10 rob kob stood outside eagerly watching for Ro app appearance earan ce As she reached the door fred stepped up and said rosamond may I 1 have the pleasure of seeing y you on lome dome home I 1 no thank you fred going out of the door without a word of explanation some oi of the girls giggled a little and harry laughed as he said that mitten very warm was it old boy jennie rather spitefully said she despised stuck up people fred looked at her gratefully but hur hurried out of the house to hide his discomfiture lie he was just in time to see rob bob and rosamond turning the comer as they walked slowly along impudence what can she mean perhaps she only wants to show off or make me like her bet better by hold hoid holding ingoff oft off a little I 1 shant give up I 1 cant all thus musing he strode homeward with his bis hands grimly stuck in his overcoat I 1 pockets As for robert and rosamond they strolled along under the dark blue star embroidered curtain of heaven and talked of various commonplaces common places and rosamond samond Ko wondered dimly what peculiar pecullar pecullar emotion of pleasure stirred at her ber er heart in this quiet evening walk robert robent told her of his distant country home and how his surn summers iners were spent in harvesting the ripened grain ain aln and cutting down with the scythe the tender peri perl perfumed umed meadow grass and how his parents were building a new home after which he was to own the old log home with its large low homely rooms and the tho pretty apple orchard at the back but iguess I 1 guess I 1 am tiring yon said sald rob bob at last talking about abol buell such stupid things but you wanted to know something about where I 1 lived and I 1 forgot that tha you might not care to hear so many det details alls alis I 1 no I 1 am not tired in the least are you ou happy at home do your folks keep ee cows and have hate a dairy 41 yes es we are arc very happy mother is one of the cheeriest chee riest sweetest tem little wom women enthat that ever lived laua rim tat rm robert I 1 have wondered whom you resembled most thanks rosie kosie I 1 and the young man colored high with pleasure at the compliment ment you wanted to know if ws we had a dairy yes we have although it is rather a homely one just now father Is putting a large cellar under the new house and I 1 am to have the old siring spring spring house which we now use for in milk J ik when the folks move into the new home but I 1 dont know when 1 shall occupy the dear old cabin for I 1 daresay I 1 r will have to hunt a long while ere I 1 find anTone anione anyone willing to take charge of it for me I 1 nonsense robert you will find a young nice girl in your own town cheny when you 0 u leave school who will know how to take care of you yoland and your home too and press tubs of creamy cheese and quantities of sweet butter the kind of wife you will select and you will be quite right too the girl said this without a shade of bality in n her tones but as a mo ther would speak to her son sou and bob felt hurt and repulsed he scarcely knew how however he be commenced talking of the examination which was shortly to take place and wondered if there would be a party and when they parted he simply raised hisha his hat tana tand and said good night rosamond sat late that evening with her mother telling her all that had happened lor lor theT they were yvere more like sisters than mother and daughter other mother I 1 tried again to show fred S stuart how dIst distasteful his attentions and nonsense are tome to me but no wont take a hint I 1 shall certainly tell him frankly my opinion of him I 1 if he lie asks me to show him another favor you wi will do right rl I 1 am sure rosamond on only y don dont t wound his feelings unnecessarily 11 1 I shall tell him the simple truth i and it may do him good I 1 As rosamond rosan ond combed out her silken golden curls for the night she wondered at the change in RODS rous manner as he left her concluding she must have said something unfortunate as her friend told her she he was always doing 11 which had offended him it must have been the excitement that has given me such abodd an odd beelin feeling she said sald sa id to herself as she drew ier ger her shoes from her pretty little feet 1 I should like to know the kind of girl 11 robert adams mii select for a w wife C 11 bur burying ying her head in the tho pillow for warmth an and d in a few moments she was quite lost to robert adams future f wife and everything everything else for the thin dell deli cately veined lids ids were over the blue eyes and rosamond was asleep her last thought showed quite plainly that she hardly believed what she told robert about the girl whom he would choose for she was wondering wonder ing Lug and wondering what she would be like oh youth I 1 T thy happy unconsciousness is a brighter charm and a stauncher staunches sta shield than all the arts of circe the days flew on and examination day was close at hand there was to be a party in the schoolhouse school house that evening and on the sunday evening previous several of the young oung 1 people were vere at sister willis tal tai talking nl g over the affair robert adams who played a little was wading gallantly gallantly through gh the battle of waterloo rattling away at the retreat of the french coming with the heavy bass of the cann canno cannonading 0 scampering over the keys at the flight of Bona partes forces at which noisy point fred stuart took took the occasion to ask rosamond in his softest tones and with his sweetest smile if he could be her partner artner at the coming party just as X she commenced her reply artt t the e retreating army was merged into the lamentation of of the slain which robert did with the softest pedals down and her words came distinctly to his ears cars no frederick I 1 dont wish to go with you you are not the kind of a young man I 1 can like you drink occasionally casio aslon nally ally dont deny it harry has seen you in liquor you smoke and swear it is no use asking me to go with you fori for I 1 shall never do it tilly curnin turning ff taher to her what are you going 0 to wear A half savage pleasure filled roberts heart at the glorious gib snub that his rival had received but the next moment I 1 he thought dimo eimo no doubt she despises me quite as heartily for being rude and countrified I 1 would be a fool fool to risk such a ref refusal I 1 dare not carry out my intention of asking her to go with me never nevern dimind nind robert theres as good fish in the sea as ever were caught 11 which h bobert gobert philosophic hilo sophie sophic reflection failed to comfort robert at all for though the sea might be filled to overflowing with fish just alike the world only contained one rosamond examination day dawned clear and bright and all the students scholars they were called then were on time and seated in their desks as the teacher rang the bell to call attention for pra prayers then I en followed class after class the arithmetic |