Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-10-28

'Do you think | will let such man
as he is take my happiness from me?
You shall be my wife, Cicely, for l
love you and you love ne.
And l think 1 am generous in not
making you tell me you do
\ strange confession Of love, but it
suited her, and thrilled her to her yerv
soul, and all the rich color Aickered
and waved III her face, As she looked up |
at him.
81 Will tell you though, CLauncey,
but | must marry Philip.
'lt has been arranged 50 long, ever
since that horrible day he saved my lite
when the yacht went down, and not a
soul escaped alive but Philip and f.
Demarests lip curled, IN spite of the
pathos of her voice
lie was greater coward to make
you pay for your life by giving it to
him than if he had let you die.
"Oh, my darling, give him up for me,
for me y,
The passionate persuasion in his
voice was inexpressibly sweet, and all
the smiling bon-hommie Of his face had
! given place now to intense eagerness.
C!cely paled could not cut Dor
ian adrft; he was not man who would
be Tilted by a woman.
Their engagement was of four years
duration, and Dorian had told her,
only that same day, that his business
affairs were in state that warranted
him in begging her to name an early
day for their wedding.
He was not a grandly lmperlous man
with a woman he loved, as Demarest
was, but he was slow, persistent, almost
dogged III his unwearied determination
TO accomplish what he purposed-and
for four years he had purposed to marry
Cicely We're, the charming young girl
whom he had rescued from drowning
when the "Wild Rose" went down,
And he wanted her for his wife, be-
cause she was woman to be proud OF.
because she was lovely to look at. be-
cause she was grateful to him, and-be
cause she was rich
And Chauncev Demarest knew all
this, knew that in her gratitude Cicely
We're would wreck her earthly happi-
ness and MS own knew what she did
know, or at least suspected, that Dor
ian would never have begged Miss We're
to bestow the ljfe he had saved for her
if she had been-well one Of the cham
bermaids whom nobody tried to save Il
that awful moment.
A day or 50 after that brief conyer
sation between Demarest and Clcely
Mr.. Dorian went away from the hotel
back to his office in Wall Street, wher
he would com money when once he shat
his wife's capital to start on, and thel
Demarest and Cicely ceased their devo
ton to each other, for they were to-
:, honorable to take advantage of thei
= opportunities.
Once Demarest had said to her h
would never give her up, and she ha'
: been confused, and startled, and dis
mayed, and told him she should MARI
Il the man she had promised to marry
unless he gave her up of his own tre
II will and accord.
d Which is remarkably likely any ma
A. IN his senses would do Demarest an
a wereI hotlv
u But they did not very often speak
rs It; and one day Cicely went to him 6
he stood looking moodiIy out on IL
le flashing waves, and told him sometl IN,
le Il want TO be congratulated, Chau
cry. Wet narrow escape have ha
T. only think, last week my guardian tran
Fe fcrred all my funds from the st. La
y renee Bank TO the Elberorda, and We
terday the St. Laurence bursted. Ju
to think -
III But Demarest did not congratula
{" her.
III Il wish yon had lost every dollar V,
possess In the world ~
he returned the look positively
u Il mean just that-if you had |,
every dollar Philip Dorian would 81
.l' you up
WI Then her eyes twin kled.
ri but mo man in his senses would
she said
nj He laughed.
IL. That's fair, Cicely. But see her
iat and he became grave and earnes,
1ot will YOU do something for ME o.
70 II certainly viii, If I can.
rm There is no doubt but that Won c,
'h' If you choose.
Write letter - Dorian. and le.
lay dictate it, and promise me l may
the answer. Will you"
up She shook her head duhionslv
his II Uould rather hear the ,i,ctst