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Show -V- Declaring Her Independence ik -X r-., .. '.fTTIIIi.M Ih" linn alio wna lit hJ1 flv" ''"r" (,l"rl ill H") -"7". ; V't had I n luiliiird 'lrVt jty with patriotic fftdlnii l nnd a rtvirinc for ilfljfjjl tht ronalltiitlou of hur ' r- .. ... rounlry. Ilor fnthrr had Iwon aotdlt'r and hr Knindfathor btiforn hint and whrn ahn waa ao little aa to Im iinahlt lo lt"t up Into rhnlr with uul h.'lna llfti'd. ln hud to alt aoli'in illy il-ly hy tin aid" nf hrr alatora and hrothnra and llalon to talta of Intro lain told hy httr fiithnr. On ivtry lninh of July, aa regularly regu-larly nathal dntu rtdlt'd around, tllorla and all Hit tui'nihora of htr fuinlly had httn fnrnil to alt pnllrntly and ri api'rlfully In n rlrtlt uhout the old iIIiiIiik riHiui while Hit'lr fath.'r rend. Illipreaalvoly an aha hud hollered eyttry witril of the drrlitriitlon of In-ili'pi'inli-lire No flrt't-rnrkora. no tot pr.lo. no rein hriillun of any anrt tiaik plurt In th" Wrat family until after thla patrlotlr duty hud In-on done. And then the old Unit waa drawn tilith on Ila pole nnd the vnrloua nu-inhora of tin fnmlly were allnwed to relebrula In their own waya. itlorlii waa nineteen now, and tliniiKh her fnthor liml I.iiik alure imaaetl on lo the reatltiK plnre of hriivt mild In a the old malum nf r'aillin the iloi'lariillnn on the morn Inn of every Fourth of July allll pre vull.'d In the family And there were many enndldatea for the plnre ut (ilorln'a aide. The yoiiiin men In Hie pretiy w"t"rn town would itladly hitv. juliiod the I'lrrlo even lliounh It tui'iint aliaolute aiiliuilKalnii to the will of the beautiful beauti-ful tllorla "1 wouldn't In married nml aubtult to the w lahra of a mere miiariillne per-ann." per-ann." aim aald to her alai. r nut. evo-nlim evo-nlim wIuti the liiitrr yunim wouum waa piepurltiK tu f to uinke a dla-tnaiofiil dla-tnaiofiil duty tiill for her hualiand. "And what wuuld yuu tin'- naked the alalrr. ludulK"htly. "I'd iiaai'it my liidep'ml nr. and" "And have war liiaiiad uf inaiti in ynnr fiiuilly," Interrupted Hie wlatr alalrr. "Not at all," proteateti liinrla luutth Ina. "we're kuIuk to hat. a nitiatiiu Hon In our fuinlly, " ah" mldi'd wlih undue alri'aa on the iruKreaaliti pr,h lunula. "And he ahull ahlile ,y It " lie?" naked her aiat. r in hiirpnae "Then hnve you di'rld.d uhlili one It shall lie?" lilnrln waa nmiroinitiittal " leiiat. If I have. h do.an t know H," alie Mil 111 . "It la potir pollry to dia rliiae the iti.iiioiivi'ra ol war, you kniiw." "You're hound tu hav" war lit nil ev.'iila," waa hrr alat.-i a panint cm. nn ut. l-'nlltmliilt n fanry, ch.ria hud naked alx of hrr moat loiiatuiii ailtnlrera tu the readlilK of Ih" lli'rlaralion at tl.e old hoinrai.-iiil on tin iiioriiins of her lllllt'li't'tltll l-'iillllll of July "I ahull tleeliire my own Imlepend enre on Hint day." ah, aald to ,1,,!,,, Ilulllluou. ' and eveiy one u ynu jnys alutll altn II. Won t It h,. fun " or 111"-'" ah" added roKuUhly ".Mid may I draw up u i-tumtltiit mti to Itiauto a perfrrt union. (Ilorla?" tin youuit man naked, half In j,st. half In eitriu-at Kvrn tllorla. iiilrk wlla fulled het for n uioiiient. There were ao tunny aiya to tnke that. "Yea." alio aiild with a ulenin ol dirlnic In InT oyea. na alie looked aqiuirely nl him, "ilruw up n ronatliu twn nnd we'll hnvu It put liefuru Hit wnle lliiuan." Ill th" merry Jeat nf lln tuornlii, when tllorla liml liniKhinKly proat'titetl to her profeaaed nduilrera n dot-umotil Kli.reln alie had art forth her neta ol lrKt"pendenrn, earn had fell nn un dirlylni train of avrlouani-aa uti Gloria Turned and Saw Him. aarh wanted to talk with her. Joking ly they had elunrd It, thereby titiiklim Ihemaelvea alnvea to her whlina helire forth, then, nnd forever nil but John Mammon. Kvrn In view of Ita heliin the vprlnat Jeat, hit refuaed, IiiiikIiIiikI) thouKh It waa, to add hla name to tin Mat under (Ilorln'a perpe ndleulut arrawl. tllorla had been ntTordltiKly pliiued, and IhoiiKh alio amlled am) danred and made merry, atlll ahe won dered why he had refuaed ao trlnlin a fancy on her purt. At laat they were all gone anil tllorla waa atundltiK on the threahold llatenlnK I" H'lr footatepa die awn) on the old brlrk walk. I'reaently .lit heard one pair of atepa romliin bark ttometmu had forgotten antnethlng. "(Ilorla," aald th deep voire ol lohn llummnn, "Ju.t one inomeiit bo fore you go." (ilorla turned and anw hi in In tin moonlight. "Yea," ahe rqitleaeed Ir gurh atrnngo Utile tolre that ehi hardly recognlied It "I that la I hnve drnwn up tin ronatltiitlon." he 'aid, hla hand ot hla porket. .' "Hut you didn't algn the derlura tlon," (ilorla reinlndnl him. a Itttli pout on her llpa. "I ll algn nnythliiR If you cay thli I, all right reud It." he hruke of nutuViil.v. thruailug a fnldrd pup.'i Into her hnml. "Look nt It nnd tul me If you think It will Insure ua t perfect union, dear." And III the moonlight lilnrln unfold ed the paper, to llud lying tied wlthli ta folds a ring. She did not apeak "II. ar, give mo your liiiud and le me draw up our coiiHtltutlou," hi aid "Will you?" Bho Uld; and It filled ao wall wni to fitting. (lmlo put It ioine loni mlnutea afterward that abo dutldei to accept It. |
