McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-08-28
fool enough to think that girl might

fool enough to think that girl might
| love me as I 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. "1suppose 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 a short one, by
Entresors own desire; but, considera-
bly, to Morals establishment, he upon
two distinct occasions offered her the
privilege of recedihg 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.. Entresol?'
Certainly not; but I 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. Raj phi 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:
cit 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 a
lovelier bride never wore tulle and
orange blossoms, or made the heart
of bridegroom thrill with solemn hap
piness.
"She looks happy" thought Ralph
Entresol, as the little hand futtered
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 selfshly?
must teach her to love me. must
try 10 teach her to love me, she is
such a child yet" and he suppressed
sigh.
The wealthy lawyer had prepared a
home BETTING the lovely young vile he
was bringing to it.
eff she marries me for my money she
shall have her price," he had said to
himself gloomily, as he superintendent
the costly decorations and carefully at
tended TO the perfecting of every inte-
rior arrangement.
Morals rapture, as he conducted her
over it upon their return from the we'd
ding tour, would have been sweet to
the ears of most bridegrooms; but
Ralph Entresol listened with
gloomy countenance, an unsmiling,
stern face.
Nora was hot unmindful, and pres
emily, when they had seen all, she stop
ped beside her husband, grave as he.
eft is all very beautiful she said,
''and dare say am very unreason-
able woman to find any lack amid such
perfectness, but do"
Ralph Entresol stood with averted
face, but he turned swiftly as she spoke,
struck more by the tone than the
words.
eyes, Ralph, to my mind it all lacks
one thing. If cannot have that, it is
all, beautiful as you have made it, val
ueless in my eyes,
''And what is that, Nora,' he..asked,
in low voice.
sit is the love and confidence of my
husband"
"Norar' with start and culver,
''you have always had that
"Your love, possibly, but only in such
stinted fashion as your entire failure of
confidence prescribed. There is some
something between us, Ralph. What
is it?''
s'Oh, Nora"
ssTell me, my husband" and Nora
dropped toward him as blossom to-
ward the sun, and lifted eyes de,7y and
dark with emotion to his.
"Do you love me, Nora?'
The sweet, tremulous lips quivered
into tender smiling.
eff you had ever asked me before
should have told you as I tell you now.
Yes, Ralph" and Nora hid her face
in her husbands arms, and the tears
which would come now he kissed away,
while he pleaded, not in vain, for for
giveness for the long doubt.