The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-01

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mesls, ml e. nth the ~.
IAN. Have q 10y "a ne.s
- ...4u Wy le thought be had con-
quered he di6lculty. The vfifina. ma.
chine rally prinis exactIt like type, but
!9e. 49, ~ 3Saye 4 elpe p taess By.
; ;;;lG; 1 4 S. !: 4 J e
entine; can smell the perfuf1e.''
The Envelope was bit inst skuckt he
loosened 1t and pulled out the valentine.
laying ton long 1ettex be had Just IN
isheaW - nacAi1e.s Hardly nd kej
tale4 9 lesps X4eA DC door opened
still, however, with his back turned-
talking to the principal. In an awful
fright, Jones upset all his papers,
:rnmmed the valentine and the long let
y hastily IMP e1veloped and lrot6 the
dIrecti0nl liz liyhthin& 81
II" Thafwills do c6pif1 r' aid Marshe.
txking Ne 4aldAtine. IL It8 rather al
awkward looking parcel, though. Give
me that other letter; I'll send them both
to post by the boy as go down-stairs.n
He dashed back rapidly to Marie, who,
Is soon as he arrived, became a. merry
- ever, and raiseo his hopes excsedine
high. When the 6senine CLOSED 1fmske
thought to himself, /" She has evidently
come round. Ill strike while The iron is
hot nd pat the question to-mGrow
night. By the ty, that III natufed Thurs
TN, he6r. il 81 b Hong Kong. Glad
Of It; always had lurking suspicion
there was something between fhem.''
Who, in all great London, should have,
been so happy as Marie that night? Rich.
feted, with crowds of admirers. and sure
tQhav0a hundrcd valenttpe next morn.
El6e! -, z
Would al, one have believed that She
never slept IN night, but passed the weary
hours, thinking, thinking, thinking, and
frequently shedding tears. Till Thurstan
was about to leave her, In all human
probability forever, she had never known
how much she loved him. Indeed, she
had hardly ever felt that she had heart;
life had been one long round of Joyous
frivolity. Now she knew the utter notn-
fngness Of oil the knick- knacks Of wealth.
OF what use were dozens OF admirers if
he was not there? She remembered Capt.
Williams blunt declaration that the best
and truest woman was the one who
married for love. Poor Thurstan had not
penny. Some of these men who courted
her had shown such bad taste . to de-
SCRIBE the shiits - yas sometimes put to-;
lnsoncuyoly they3eas ne wae . dang erous
rivas. and thought 70 hold him UP 70 con-
tempt
know ne loves me-" she said to her
sell; " why mas ne never said sof 1t is
tnis money ne 10 TOO proud to have me
THINK he woos me for my money. To-
morrow l snail lose him forever"
from sheer exhaustion she tell asleep
at last, and was awakened by her maid,
VINO brought salver 70 her bedside, per
fecfly heaped up with letters. Here were
inc Sd nunGLea vaientlnes!
Saio s~S.y ~! Mou1s pclole sno na"
i ,oJAou .or ~aau ~ ulis Mvment VIII ue-
n.i.,. noS S .ue pusneu ns neap away ~
Vaui T anu se Ms. u spirit.
reInaps lnurstan mas sent one" she
tnougn. presently ana turned them over
seeking Sno Mei-leMemDereu nanawrlt-
ius, ~, no' sson 2 salen.lnc very
I'M, ,acy no - w 49, ~ uuy vue INC. nc
. .n;nAs goou cl0ukn IOr me. mnat Is !nis
, ,r;cs;n ,es'e .,,,. ns' CURIOUS ~r'ting us
pruning, 1 tnlnA ;. a.,
~. 0ar.osi'y aMPeilen nel 70 open IL: Sne
l sIsan anu icae'' alu . coior iose III her
cheoAs.
Is It possible - she cried, and sprang
up. ~ 40 III Will! don't carer
Hurriedly she wrote . note and dis
patch0d II 70 Ihurstans chambers. A
bold thing, doubtless but reffect-they
mao neen playmates. 1t ran thus:
Mis ~. Delaseiie anu MI. Delaseiie
" wouiu ING " sec WI. Daylaru carry IN
MY .nI uay \. .na' livy may WISH MN ia,e
Ven. lucy WIZ ieei NUN nur' Il ne
uo1s n n"s 11 haer.,.,, a.. .so,,,. .;e 3.
uoou noavens' sne nought, II
sno'llu no' leacn niu II ne SHOULD not
eoine'
Ihurstan, indeed, did hesitate, feeling
that 70 see her again would be severe
u1M: But love, all-powerful love, would
nos % uenAeo. he went. She mad so
arranged that ne found her alone In her
Doudoir
Tvs extremely rude OF you, sir, to
force me 70 write to YOU. NOW he was
there, she could not resist the temptation
70 play WIN the mouse she mad caught.
why dld you not tell me before that
you were g0mg?
Inurstan, unhappy and downhearted,
could not meet her light tone with an
sWerlng raiilery. lie stammered some
e4cuee.
And why are you going, sirs'
must OBTAIN living somewhere. +"
Why not in England ~
"Ine compelialon IS 50 great. And
everybody desplses me because l am
poor"
Stanny," said she, using an old, ia
miliar abbreviation, and placing her lit
tie hand on his broad shoulder, "Stanny,
you're big mana giant-and, oh, SO
strong; can't you push your way In the
crowdf"
I've tried" said he, simply.
No, you haven't. I tell you what,
Stan-I'm not afraid Of you, though you
are 50 big-you're acowardi Thereof,
don't fash your eyes at mel You're
afraid, and 80 you are now running
away. You'll cry next, / suppose. (This
was very cruel, Marie, bitterly cruel.)
You're not half 60 brave as 1 am: Men
are NOV naii 80 brave as women. Her
voice SANK lower ana sns looked At him,
sno ner eyes s!ooenly nieo WIN Tears,
t q ne, eazing away, aid NOT see u.
do you know what l should do If were
In your place r
Somening In ner tone made him glance
at her with q strange sensation In his
tnroatr
Wnat would you 90 II you were me ?"
hc SAID.
KISS ana Try" sne whispered softly,
letting her head droop against his
shoulder.
he dio It; There are no words by
which &c sudden 2 revuision OF feeling
can be described. The half-hour that
followed Wis the happiest in his life.
Suaoenly nc remembered himself;
l am 80 Poor, ne said. Forgive
me.tney VIII say It was your money"
Are you sure you are 80 poorr she
saia, arcnly.
!. Sa sure ss 49,,