Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-01-03
LOVES SUNLIGHT.
Such a EeduIng Z!

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Such a Eedulng
No bridesmaids, no music, no break
fast
''I declare / should not feel as If 1
had been married % exclaimed Marion
Willoughby, throwing herself down
upon a low chair In her own elegantly
appointed drawing room, and drawing
of the delicarely-tinted gloves which
served as a finish TO her exquisite Par
lsian toilette.
There was only V one other occupant of
the room, a man, tall and handsome,
standing with one hand resting lightly
ON the back of her chair.
She did not glance up as she spoke, or
note that Chester Thorley's face had
lost its color.
''You are speaking OF Mics Marvine's 5
Wedding p he said
There is one essential to most mar
riages you have not enumerated in your
list OF things lacking.
''Was love wanting, toO?'
81 believe she loves him.
''She certainly must DO so TO IA al
most absurd extent
They are to go housekeeping IN a
small fat IN an questionable locality
where he must be away from her from
early morning until SIX O'Clock.
HE occupies some salaried position
clerk in bank, beheve-and she is a
gIrl who might have married anybody
Honest labor degrades no man,
Marion. was the firm, quiet answer.
''Eyen a clerkship Is not always to be
found, and would rather break stones
in the street than live on money acquir-
ed dishonesty or doled out by charity,
though in such case / would ask no
woman to share my lot.
'Thls looks like breaking stones, does
It not 2 she laughiugiy answered, letting
her own jewe!ed fingers close over the
mans hand where 1t rested-a hand
whose shape betokened its aristocracy,
and which was white and soft as wo-
mans.
At her light uch his strong frame
quivered.
He bent ard let his lips rest An IN
slant caressingly on her balr, for this
girl beside bIm was his alhanced wife.
.'It could break stones, though, dear:
and / don't know but that would make
of me a better man.
Suppose lost my money, Marion?
Suppose It all were swept away from
me IN an hour. and had position Of
tered me. position which would enable
me TO live but very humbly, very much
as your friend is going to live, tell me
what YOU would do 2"
..You are only talking to try me,
Chester, and hate such questions.
In the first place, 1t Is entirely out
of reason +; for even were 1t so, papa,
You know, is very rich, and our home
could always be with him"
81 have said to you, Marion, that i
would rather starve than eat the bread
of charity.
Therefore, putting tkis possibility
aside. tell me stIll what you would do.
Her fingers relaxed the hold upon
his hand.
Was there significance IN the action
He smiled bitterly as he saw 1t.
His fac was very pale now.
Except that he sull stood behind her
chair. she must have noticed 1t.
"You are utterly absu this after
noon, Chester.
"Have not Just told you that Edith
MaryIne's wedding was more Ike
funeral than wedding?
Have you nothing more agreeble
you can find to say to me
The man shook off certain some
thing which seemed TO envelope hIm IN
Ia, .lnrd onn pnZWafDd
with the old courteous grace which
suited him so well, ard had made his
power with wcmen almost a proyero.
Money always seemed to belong 10
him by an inherent right
1t was so very natural that he should
be rich.
He knew so well low to expeni his
wealth.
He gave it so generously, yet without
ostentation, that no man envled him II.
Yet he knew half-hour later, when
he lett his farewell kiss on Marion
WilIoughby's beautiful hPs, that IL was
farewell to all his hopes and happiness
The plow had already fallen.
He was a ruined man, with scarce a
dollar he could call his own-he who
had mad no wish ungratitied money
might procure in ali bis thirty years oI
life.
II had fallen, too, through 10 fault o'
his own, though tnere was feeble com
fort ID thar.
There was comfort, however. In the
knowledge that he owed no man, ane
that he might start afresh IN the world
with no burden or his broad shoulder
or conscience.
True, there was deep wound in Ai'
healt.
He had loved MsrionsO well that IL
i've her up was t. voluntarily renouace
heavens sunlight.
But sll her life lad been spent anii'
luxury.
1t was to her necessity.
Deprived OF IL she would fade an.
droop 4; and better any lot than to watci
her strue gle, and know that be ha'
brought it upon her.
Besides, she had made, her cnoiee'
To her wedding meant howefs
music, trends, the toilette OF the oride
The iuture, the communion OF tw'
hearts. the solemn responsibilities In
CURED. were but secondary considefa
ftnos