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Show 1 DRUS1E j 3 By MOLLIE MATHER. g3 IQ. Ull. Wrmin Ntwipaper t'nion.) Drusllln loied Urine linidon, hm'E before lie lind tnketi Hie sIIkIUcM In-v In-v Im-nt In her I'lmriiilritr wlf. Hut Hrtuo, of tourso hud nut known of DruNlo'x hue. iiny mole limn In- hud known of her cilstctitc. Hep nffectlnn Jirsnn In cliiinl.'lrt hero worship, urcw cHltnly anil steadily stead-ily Into honest udimimioii. a ii' I , i, ied ln loic. Driiolf. during her school tltiys liml watched .Veil llmiiiiiomra joiIiik cousin ritinc unit ml on vIm1t to Ills kinsfolk, Hint In- Ud In her jes, nppeiircd to lie posvssed of nil the itnncliuir.v ilrlties of heroes of tioolr or Hereon. When Nell Itiiull) intrudmed her, the ;lttiiii)r was riilm i'i h.i c nu.ue rcpnrd. Thru It liiiiii'iii'i. ihut lib hard llwiiiimiuil nwnkcncii to u like u'lmiia-Hon u'lmiia-Hon f his cousin's youuir fi'i'inl. And mnVi mm- Ml lisle itns ulimwt ure Unit Itliluinl liill, rivipn.cni.-d inr nffeciion. She itlil mil ci I'ln.iju. to 1,'lve to the TitiMiiimi lis ii-nc i :i'ii.. Ho.fft ii illviimi nlnc In ri'itlUi'. ni idie! rolled unwind In Hie .mln which litis hotirlni; her lit week end parti lit Itldinnl Unmiiioii l'i luiim'. tint I she hniljio suitable dlo-s In wctiv in Hip dinner which lilx 'iihh Iiit would xe tlint evtuilii?. nrifelllu illil n mit to make flioriilili; liupn-s,!,.,, ilium Iti. I.ii i d futrdly. Slu- illil mi nlli Mm n. he proud of Iiit heron Ills friends. Nell w.niy'jipoctrd Iuiit fiiun ninitliiT holiday hol-iday iMi, mid ilio two drlx w.iro t Wit'l lit Iiit tvlnlllcV home. ImiisU-'s father liml lii'i'ii i-i'itiilii tliul hrr lust Wltmncr's rose Muliiid would In- "Inst tin- thlim'tn wear lo iln party." .Hut Dpisle knew Hint Iho old rose f.n'lurd wim iiiilti' lti)iino)ii'liif. Inn h in ut and In ll fimlilim of fiumer vrtsuii. lloueier. stic dctciiulho't mil to rerun! re-run! ilii' Imlintliin llli-linnl's m.iilior liml mi Until) vilMiili'il llirmiKh N'i'M - ;lIuiniiioinl. ViiiI wltli liiwjud lirpliin- -lion, yel wii (itrodit(Ri, ilin Kill knew ''li)il llielninl'r imithet, itkiI'.iiv hor uptr1. iicjirt.i iieHiteti to i mui to know hi chce. IHilmiil lilmirlf hums rivrl into the ii- t tin- nt-tlon nt-tlon liffiiru ir ilfxttniiUuii. "IIiiitIiiI on," In- Xl'lx'iifl, "ro nirvt Ill Ui'innl. fm r til. I t'nir ItK r- luiitl (aprtnslfiit r li fnllowiM her nllli lilt- mKIi'ms'i-h IhTi'i-. ilon ii Ilii oleic. Ili'v nioilii'r s j.imiViiii- In Iiit tr tell ik. mid Ihr rimui which DrliklllH Mfls to Iim- wllh Noll wn n mveliitloii of inlrillin-M mnl ln-mily. Driittlr vink lo Iiit kiu'i-s to uu- fiiKten llu- Minn of Iiit hue And there, n Hip i'omt flow Iiki'I,, Im fold- (fl d kh IIkIiI mnl mh hluo s a rhmd n F dream of n i:pnlnt friivL. WuihIit- InKly, thn sir I lonK It In Iiit IiiiihK holdliiR It hefoiv her slim lliuc Hie i dreKM wax her sice lo nTferllnii. 'I'lien n wild lniiuNe selxed her. .She I new. of eiiiir.oe, IhiM the whole thin;.- wiis n inlNtnki:, thai he liml rmilil up In her eielti'iui'til miiih'iiiu' else'.s suit- can', on the Irulii, mid liml fnreeil It Into Ittlhtiid' wiiiJlm: InitiiN She re- culled vtiRuely Ihe pieseuie of . youtlK woiiluu In Ihe tl'iilu tent he- j hind hers, nnd m seeMid tilleue liitnl iiiK on end ueiir hrr. She would , Hud out Idler Ihe Idrntll.x of Ihe owner A v f tilth bni; ihul she hud iHketi, mid H,' the eicluince would he iceiHIeil. Hut, HJ'" Jutit imiw. for tl'li one lioiir--ririisllln would wi'iir (In: iliraiil uf n ill . y Then ! t- inn don It Ihe lull's. ' ItlehllMl ls Illil ill e Idi'lK-t. hill "tVoui her iiislou lienenlh Ihe swmjIiik ' HlllitM she shw, down Ihe hull. hl mother Hiirnneliliix'. !'nislln iiirned " nnd fled hud. up Hie stnlr, hint, lo ,.. her room of liixur). Tor II hud coiue ft , to her nil tit mice, nlml m wild mid JK ,. .oiitniKi'iilH rtlld iIIhIioiti'iI ttilnif she Wi-j,, . miih diilin:, li'ise hud not wimlv Imrd B' .j enough for herself, llitstllj hi' mi- Wj( ' did I lie hllle dresfc fiislelllllL'", li'MT- K', Ishl.x folded It nnn In llu llssiie. W" ' Thin Slooil mi iiwtikeued t'liulerellii, Hr !..., ..iili.tr .till. I i-.t mli I Ilk-' Ittiiri-I u illil Ik . I"!'!-,.!' trnxellliK ult ilhollt her tlure. B' '-' . "I'leiiM1 lell .Mrs. Iliiuiiiioiid." he B--! , illrerled the iiinld, "linn tn iiiln iic - ' ' Iiiih heeli uilsplin,il mid I will not he Wt llhle to dress for dllilier." m ' When llrs. Mmiiliiiind pu I th's R'i ,' llll'hMIKe oil I" I'e'" '" '"''' llenmU flice wiii peiplexed. fe . ' "I do not iiinlerslmiil." she mid. "I i&v tun Mire ihul I ihw ,nr little friend E, In Ihe I'linsei'wilorj h short lime xlnce. Iff, ' nnd she miih heiilitlfull.v ilre.sn-d. In R" ' JllM Ktieli it fiiiek llm limine lui Wii . hcen licttHlin; for, fiom T.tiillle." l' ( . And presently liiislllu In her nin ' ,'Jilun Milt lespoinlml to Itlcliiiril'K Miin-";(ionS Miin-";(ionS mnl nunc to him In Hie upper .hull. 1 "Vim we." he eipliiliicd hiiiJJhliiBly. T '"our Millensen Koi mUeil when I left- them ilonnsinlii.. The ftmld i-iirrled 5 Iny Imi: up " jour romu. nnd hern I ' your own. M Imer Ueiiinilne l tA imxfousli wnlllntf in ee the l.tn'llle' V tie I hniiiclit om Mr I"''' trtm "' f cltj II whs In the Int.; i-eiil tip U , " your ro'fltu." TlM-tl. 'lHii-Mln. her eheekN n ro.j UN llu ilosplm-il iom' dresn, made Tull v ', coiifesNlnti. ! v uAh, icnlle." ihe lidded smllj : i jiic-l how miihII jou mint HdiiJ. me. ' . I jiciillnx to iu fnollnh lemplfitloii. 'V ' Ho I mu jjiiIiik nW'i-" ,!, "Ilur vim did not .leld." lllchnid ,' KiiitlyietiilliileiUier Jll" WW "" " ',4' iter. ' "Pinj mnl m '' I'UPI'3 4V " Drnnlllii. Old irt-e or new liiniimUe. i -' i whHt hsiw ivlom lo do with love) It ' luyoii Ihnf I wont, dear." A lid Ilruntt. a.uyeii. f |