She had
been appalled when she first saw the dusty shrinking mountain
girl, but the helplessness and the loneliness of the tired little
face touched her, and she was straightway responsive to the mute
appeal in the dark eyes that were lifted to her own with such
modest fear and wonder. Now her surprise at her brother's
infatuation was abating rapidly. The girl's adoration of him, her
wild beauty, her strange winning personality--as rare and as
independent of birth and circumstances as genius--had soon made
that phenomenon plain. And now what was to be done? The girl was
quick, observant, imitative, docile, and in the presence of
strangers, her gravity of manner gave the impression of uncanny
self-possession. It really seemed as though anything might be
possible. At Helen's suggestion, then, the three stayed where they
were for a week, for June's wardrobe was sadly in need of
attention. So the week was spent in shopping, driving, and
walking, and rapidly as it passed for Helen and Hale it was to
June the longest of her life, so filled was it with a thousand
sensations unfelt by them. The city had been stirred by the spirit
of the new South, but the charm of the old was distinct
everywhere.
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