The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-06-13

eHOftS can ana VIII make with SuCn q
hope before me. If there is a voice in
your heart that would speak for me do
not silence it. am saying this to the
woman love, not to Miss Forester, the
belle and heiress. VIII you answer me
here in your fathers presencep | would
take no answer from him; would take
an answer only from your own lips.
What shall it be?"
His words, which had made the veins
on the bankers forehead swell with in
dignation, moved Leola strangely: she
flushed and paled, and the hand on the
chair began to tremble.
"And have told you she wants none
Of your love" Mr.. Forester broke out
impatiently. But his daughter turned
TO him with sudden gesture which
silenced him.
How much you are mistaken, papa"
she said clearly, ''for do want it--all
of it. quite understand you," turning
to Dick, "and l honor the frankness of
your manhood. take your love, oh, so
willingly, so gladly 1 have long re-
spected you above all others; l love
you now. l will go with you; l will
help you in every struggle; will not
watch you from afar; will"
"You are madr' her father cried.
But she held out her hands to Dick,
and he was covering them with kisses
and whispering loving, disconnected
words of affection.
'Leola, do you know what you are
doing?" her father cried again in great
rage.
But she smiled in her lovers face and
answered pleasantly
81 know perfectly, papa. lam prom
ising to be Dicks wife, and telling my
self how happy am going to be-"
"You will be beggar, them" Mr..
Forester said, through his shut teeth.
"Tll give my money to some charity;
I'll found an asylum--Tll sink it in the
Hudson river. You shall never touch a
dollar of il.
"Papa dear, money is verv nice, but
It is not everything, especially to a wo-
man." Leola said quietly. II don't
think I'll mind very much, papa"
"fH close my doors against you I'll
never look on your face again." fumed
the stern parent.
She paled then.
r "Papa, you'll not do that! You loved
, mamma; why should / not love some
f; body too? You may do what you will
] with your money, but love me still, papa,
l could not live without that"
e Here Dick came to the front again
+ smiling rather heartlessly, l confess, a
: the scene he had caused.
: 81 think this can be arranged a llttl,
kdiiferently, after all, he said cheerfully
~ am not the presumptuous begga
you think me, Mr.. Forester; am tn
fortunate inheritor of very snug for
: tune left me lately by an aunt. 1t con
: sists of fine old place on the Hudson
y cottage at Newport, farm in tn
northern part of the State, and fey
= thousands in the bank. l have fancie,
myself not utterly Indifferent to Leola
! and wanted to assure myself that sh
loved me-was willing to give herself (
. poor man, simply because she love
him. / am willing to forget all yo
said, sir, and will promise to do my bes
to make you a model son-in-law, Wi
you give me your daughter now, MI
ForresterP"
II Its about the only thing can d
J. now, seeing that she was willing to Civ
Il herself to YOU any way" the banke
said, grasping the hand Dick offere
ii him.
II And so when the heiress became
y bride there was another love marriag
to be recorded.