Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-07-22
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g Seen and felt for YOU, Helen, God
knows. And now that + viii make
your life.sif love can llo.it. one happy
!. dream. Won viii nat /: and vet Won do
not denv vsur 1--we fsr me.,,
m, i Second H4len,s eyes rested
,ongin DIV mon !, /, The face "a the man
wl,, loved her. "a dearly then into
tbeir.ausl tsa,itis erert, an Intense
] na selma IS ] 1onx ;;,.p 81 they swent
4 The hoS; s. /; s;I Stesl the plorions,
a .s III, j: HIM ti;no son wb;lo
she avcla;ma,l
| q obs Iadvin IS IfsI ea,,ld only 70.
nfo,l,,ce fl,at s,,,,,.sef ;,st as s. islIf1
ONLY co,,ld i, s.
With s. imnatient siob he turned
away.
4 Alwavs her an aever mo ner.
| hans she = 5; a Il !s;farsal II wanll
ja,wavs Stand betwae,, us.D
she. nothing Noticing went on
With 's
uIf f. would onlr stay. Inns enonob
! for me to catch these colors. but no
! it is fading now .
Turning, Helen found that her
companion had left her side, and
! stood a few yards away.
EDWIN she called.
/ In all instant he was beside her,
everything forgotten except that she
was the woman he loved.
~ want to tell YOU how good Mr.
Hovey.is. Itseems he was acquaint.
ed with poor papa years ago, when
| was a baby, and therefore feels
quite interested hume. You have
heard how he praises my work, and
last night he proposed--''
2" Proposed ~ exclaimed Edwin
Bennett, hotly. "Why you don't
mean to say that old man actually
had the audacity to ask YOU to marry
him ~ m
allow ridiculous How could YOU
think of such a, thing ?'' answered
| Helen, a ripple Of laughter escaping
J. 4
| from between her nrettv, teeth. as
she continued: rs sd
"No; lie proposed, if I were will
inc. to send me to italy for two
wears, he of course. defraying the
greater part of the expenses. He
said Wien + became famous ] could re.
fund him the little amount If I wish.
ed. Was it not generous of him ?
Just think. twovears at work among
the old masters what could I not
do theng II vkould l,eAsueb q helm
10 me. NJ J iitsJ income woaid do,
with care, / thin 2
"And you woKld SO ~, AS Edwin
Bennett asked this question a look
of pain crossed his face.
"Why not ~ came the reply, as
Helen raised her eyes questionlngly
to her companion.
"You say YOU love me; and vet
|
you would put the sea between us.
Helen, wait; | will work hard and
earn money enough to take lis both
abroad. Do you think I could deny
you anything? You should paint to
your hearts content, from the old
masters, or anything else you pleased
So long as you were happy, I should
be. Perhaps 1 might turn painter
too, some day, with you to inspire
me-" lie added, smiling slightly.
II do not doubt your love for me,
Edwin; but I shall never marry. ]
/ intend to devote my life to my art.
AS wife it would be impossible fol-
me to do SO. | should be hindered
and trammeled in thousand ways.
Believe me, | have thought very
earnestly OF all this, and I"
Helen, when came to spend my
vacation here at Little Rock, SO as to
De near you' SAID to myself, Now you
can ask the woman you love to oe
your vile, ana know that you have a
nome 10 oifer her. FOR your sake
WISH l were rich; out l am still
young, ana with the good prospects
l nave, 90 not see why snail mol
DE aole before many years TO give
my vile All she can WISH"
/ " liz Is not that. EDWIN. i should