pearance always charmed the artistic eye, al-
though many of her schoolmates called her
" odd " and a quakerish." Sibyl had already
obtained her little triumphs. An artist of world-
,'wide fame had asked permission to paint her
head in profile, as a study, and whenever she ap-
peared at a party the strangers present were
sure to inquire who she was, and follow her
movements with admiring glances, although
there were many eyes equally bright, and many
forms equally graceful in the gay circle of
Westertoa society. But in spite of her beauty,
Sibyl was not a general favorite ; she had no
ultimate friends among her girl companions, and
she never tried to draw around her a circle of
a< lirers. She had no ambition to be "popular,"
as it is ailed, and she did not accept all the
invitations that came to her as most young girls
do ; t t-s she said, " occasionally it is better to
be missed. Thus, in a small way, Miss Warring-
ton was something of a diplomatist, and it was
evident to Aunt Faith that her niece looked be-
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