The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-07-09

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think II u day and night. How am IN
@ss,y % such pi''aace - 10 posses
Very slowly. and 10 me- iscsplicably.
sAs es'osaa fcss 10 ny lace. though no
eyes coald sss Il.
ave can talk oi that" I said. -
gently as could. "whsn yoa van, 10
marry"
"ioa spssk o. u 30 ~crs boys" he
answered, impaasn,ly. ~ am more
than ays-anaiscnsy now. and Lettuce IL
eghseea ,oday."
"yes; eightesa to-day"
The word, were u,,stvi clearly In the .
silence. vet my own voice sounded un. |
familiar In me. tried so svsd Franks |
face, but my EYES achesi so sadly In their !
easvrne.s ,ha, invulun,arily raised my
hand and covered them.
"Yoa Soc, MsS, II | had q good prac.
ticc," he went on, siill without looking
up, 81 could propose IN l.c,tiCc nj once
and w might be married ina YEAR.
say. nj latest. But. NJ matters stand.
the thing is impossible. Now, isn't II
hard tn know thisp"
"foa wish to marry Lettuce,
rrAnkw
EYES. Now oddly you speak! You
acknowledge ii last how hard Il u 10
wait and struggled"
~ man could walt very patiently,
and struggle very hard with such hope
Ne that"
"Icanno,," he answered. peeyishly.
"llovs her 20 that waiting u . fearful
trial"
The freight hickcrcd and faded III.
tie. Frank lay hack In his loV chair,
his head ssill bent, his eyes still tracing
out bis thoughts among the Goals. With
. heavy pain IL my heart, watched his
face, and tsisd IN grasp the great intaa.
gible sorrow which surrounded me.
Prank. do you iecl that the waiting
IL Q trial. too. toe-hcsp"
"W course Il o." he answered, slight.
" psusine cot course Il IT,"
ado you know i,p" questioned, In a
, low voice. WHOSE sadness touched my
own hsart. And he answered With nd
pause as al.
> EYES, Mag; Of course I know H."
:. Again m wAs ! who broke tho long
silence. and again my own voice almos'
/. startled me.
a 1--WE have % little time tonight tha
ws viii not begin 10 talk q this. Anosh
% day ~ eaa look Into your chances o
marrying"
ESQ precious little they are" - mut
Il tered. rising - did, "tAas looking Int
4 them woat take us long"
Frank was standing In the gas.ligh
> q, tho hall door when I Joined him. A
,, the sound Of my step he laughed an.
tasned his lace. Such bright, hand
y soma iacsl What wonder lIsstics love
y him!
I. "You have been longer dressins
Max, than ever knew you; yet, b
81 Jovs, how white and odd you look!"
~ hsveat been quite oil this tim
IT, dressing" answered, lightly. al hsv
ID boon doing . little bookkeeping, On
a. reading over Rents letter again, On
" making up my mind"
- "Tks lsse On elaborate process, ev
=, IDENTIFY" 10 laughed. - We wake
through the qniet streets together. vi
10 what fashion have you made Il up ;
he nightr
al have msds up ny mind 70 20 o.
a. 10 Bent"
"To rAaf?"
i" Frank was standing still upon d
,er pavement; biz one OBTAINING hand upt
my arm; bic eyes filled wishs great, !
VI credul0us sseonishment.
~ "what arc you saying, MAXI"
"a. "Simply WAas I mean. Come alon
and walk Oh your surprise. ! want
VAR change, and . change holding out sou
=, prospects Of success. Why should I q
seize this oppostanityw
, "But you take me % completely
surprise" seammered Frank. "Wh
, you ars . iar clsversr surgsoa than Bet
700 % 80 end b bic servant You mi
% "Thsa III .As more ned q chan
oW for me-"
re- "But bow y itP You havs alw,
% been 20 fond Of this town. Your iriss
ne are III here"
NO III yin ~ 10 make others there"
'nls "Isay again The proposal seems nj
sed usss, Max. What on earth has ma
NO you form this strange, sudden reso
my tionp" -....
ace "Msny thoughts" I answered, .
~ Tie YEARLY. III feel Il h the best Oh
for MI"
~ "But I never believed you faint.he'
- d." Frank persisted. "Where b y
~. lavorits maxim, that Each unto him
w bis lie can iortunizer"
-, ~ More than ever In my heart to-ni(
-. ~ dear fellow. The iortunizing viii
~ easier TO ~ there than it-can b b
X, Now let 10 forget business for .
~ ~. hours. Here We sre q tho Dt
i I; House."
LA We stood under ths bare old lime.
R.e which In summer shaded tho doorv
,Hs@ and my hand was on the bell, y
~ Yraak said Il, and spoke . lew wort
~ unusual earnostnos6. "Tell me
. i tAiae, Max, bsooss 10 70 n. Yor
~. not decide 70 leave here Tor NY eek.
IT. mean, because I have % often oompl
~ Cd that or practice y rot suf5ctent
~ two; and because you know l VA
marry, aad can not Do % - ~
w~l You would not leave your hone and
|, ~ iriends, and No, 70 80 out TO druid
.,,sS for that reason, MAXI shall no
~ comfortable unlsss you tell mo that
- Do Il for your own sake"
ttiue Knowing that my going would .
|ettsr NJ ono great pam whcn, IN ny
ity." ardioe, shfunk ron; ! answet '
o ask With % boeoe~ uothIoi !es;'
~. !" ing the handle Of tie bell sharply
1 do spoke, that be might ooe have tn