The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-06

that made Nora look at him wonder
ingly. ''At least you are provided fol
now" he added.
"Why, papaP"
sit don't matter now" Mr.. Pay me
said, drearily; sit was you cared for,
my poor, motherless darling. / was
heavily involved in the failure of Van
SAINT & Milligan. l shall not be able
to keep my head above water much
longer"
''More trouble of Burt Vansant's
making. | am glad that l refused him
Cousin Maud's address, Nora said, as
she stole caressing arm about her
fathers neck.
payne on the eve of failure?"
Ralph Entresol had just happened
upon the vague rumor, and somehow
Mrs. Dusenbury's sneering words
came back to him in the same breath
And that is why she said yes, so read
ily," he thought, with sharp twinge
in the region of the heart, land | was
fool enough to think that girl might
love me as do her.
However, he called upon Payne at
his counting room that evening and
offered to lend him enough to stave off
ruin, if any reasonable sum would do.
Payne almost shed tears as he accepted
the offer.
Don't tell Nora" Entresol stipu-
lated.
''Ralph Entresol deserves you, dear"
Mr.. Payne said, as he gravely kissed
his daughter that evening. 81 hope
you love him, Nora?"
''Mr. Entresol did not ask me to love
him; he asked me to marry him." No
ra said chilly. 81 suppose he thought
his money would supply all deficien-
cies of any kind soever.'
"Entresol deserves to be married
for himself" Mr.. Payne repeated, but
Nora made no reply.
The engagement was short one, by
Entresol's own desire; but, considera-
bly, to Nora's astonishment, he upon
two distinct occasions offered her the
privilege of receding from her promise
if she hesitated any about fulfilling it.
Each time she looked straight at him
with clear, honest eyes, and asked:
''Do you wish the engagement bro
ken, Mr.. Entresolp"
Certainly not; but l don't want an
unwilling wife"
II shall not be an unwilling wife"
And so the matter had ended.
The engagement days were oddly
formal. Ralph Entresol, though I'M
doubtedly very much in love, and
reasonably prosperous in his wooing,
did not seem happy, but quite the con-
trary.
Mr.. Payne looked on and thought:
sit is his way" and Nora shut her red
lips very tightly and said to herself:
''He don't deserve that any woman
should love him."
And so the wedding day came, and
lovelier bride never wore tulle and
orange blossoms, or made the heart
of bridegroom thrill with solemn hap
piness.
"She looks happy" thought Ralph
as the little hand fiuttered
into his, and the sweet, arch face lifted
itself brightly toward him, an instant |
before entering the waiting carriage.
SIS it impossible for woman to find |
happiness in marrying so selfishlyP |
[ must teach her to love me. l must |
try to teach her to love me, she is
such child yet" and he suppressed a
sigh.
The wealthy lawyer had prepared a
home befitting the lovely young wife he
vas bringing to it.
eff she marries me for my money she
hall have her price," he had said to
himself gloomily, as he superintendent
he costly decorations and carefully at
ended to the perfecting of every inte-
ior arrangement.
Nora rapture, as he conducted her
'ver it upon their return from the we'd
ling tour, would have been sweet to
he ears of most bridegrooms; but
ialph Entrcsol listened with
.loomy countenance, an unsmiling,
tern face.
Nora was not unmindful, and pres
ntly, when they had seen all, she stop
ed beside her husband, grave as he.
at is all very beautiful, she said,
and l dare say am very unreason-
BILE woman to find any lack amid such
but l do"
Ralph Entresol stood with averted
ice, but he turned swiftly as she spoke,
'ruck more by the tone than the !
ords.
Eyes, Ralph, to my mind it all lacks
ne thing. If l cannot have that, it is =,
i, beautiful as you have made it, val :
sless in my eyes"
"And what is that, Nora" he asked, :
low voice. .
ut is the love and confidence of my
lsband."
moral" with start and a CULVER, =
you have always had that 7
"Your love, possibly, but only in such .
inted fashion as your entire failure of 8
nfidence prescribed. There is some
between us, Ralph. What !,
it?' =
'sOh, Nora =
Tell me, my husband" and Nora ;,
ooped toward him as blossom to- :,
ard the sun, and lifted eyes de,7y and +
lrk with emotion to his. y
''Do you love me, Nora?" y
The sweet, tremulous lips quivered n
to tender smiling. T.
''If you had ever asked me before l ..
ould have told you as tell you now. q
es, Ralph, " and Nora hid her face
her husbands arms, and the tears 8,
lich would come now he kissed away, ,,
. \ l