The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-10-24

=, coughing, and wheeling and
80: It was ~ noon and night. Did the
srosping mo.nd rink9 Poor old soul! not
ii gent'en''oa, eruel and dry toast. Did
Swp-dvea "a lem happys Well, sometimes
W Van,V. b. laughing, and sometimes all
IL wss 81 ~ more times she neither laughed
trcyme there you were! So the old
uor cried, s s did not go for much. We
bdys eve she Hardwares dealt with the vii
Knew ths1 ' ~. and paid their bills regu-
hge t1aae e the best safeguard against
hry, wn 4Inow Of! And when Miss Vanity
SANDER ;.ncv Of having the garden done
took tnS NIT n;tcher, who had the Job, de-
up Buy sentry were all very well, but
clared 1n ~. FAX that could hand you half
give hun ~ ~ Two shillings were due, and tell
crow" - kepp the change. w.
So~ =. 1T the lovers met sga'n. uns even,
~ :. While looked, with scarceiy-hopeful
ias scroe their favorite held, ne saw Van.
go. .mdine at the gate, waiting, as she bad
~ 49,. 'ss.n waited before. She was gazing
% 80 At the distant hills, and did not
pen. W;liie until be was at her side. he
- IA her gently on the arm.
to .o'ws.t brings You here this EVENING"
,,'n;+v 6re(i her eyes upon him.
,sr.ts,p she answered, In composed
~ :. II she had prepared the reply
~ -. IA wss a grave beginning, but suited
., ~. mod better than the cheeriest
VIVA" ''u.;n, He took up the thread Of their
sle &c., Conversation just where Vanity had
:, abruptly broken 1t.
ms-dd you not!
..u :S Willie cried, II want nothing
.,ora IN ali the world"
She looked up.
SNothinr more in all the world:' she said.
..-n;no his words into question-''nothing
wi Willie felt thankful for the laundering
- IN which her wit found for him 81
nceful an opening:
zone thing more!' he cried; ''guess what
!" a = she said, looking at him gravely,
rhaye told you we can never marry"
IN his excitement he had forgotten all she
e.d when they last met. Now her manner
rscalled that scene to his mind, and con.
,inced him afresh that real bar lay be-
tween them.
"Yu love ne-you are not married; vet
vou cannot marry me! What can the reason
II, Ihave it," he cried ''You have prom.
isd to marry some one clse."
shave not"
Then why may we not marry,'
The fact is all you need know" said
VANITY: ''the cause is my affair.""
ITO get rid of the cause shall be my
affair." replied Willie pluckily. ''And surely,
Vanity, You cannot think it improper curl.
sity il press you to tell mo more about
this secret difficulty"
He pleaded with, her, and he soon saw in
ler manner some fruits of his entreaties.
She softened, she warmed: but still she
would say nothing. For all that, she seemed
to feel pleasure in being pressed to speak;
and Willie, finding that he had power 20
move her, and that her resolution wavered
At at, much a. it she felt that his caressing
speeches were giving her dangerous plea
sure, she drew herself up, and her hrmnesa
,surned.
You must ask INC no more"
But, having accomplished 80 much, wss
willie likely now to despairs He renewed
As eutseaties
There can Iva no obstacle to our mar.
r'ags" he cried, vehemently. mo possible
Aecle which my love and energy will moi
overcome"
Vanity fixed upon him a searching look,
trying to gauge his sincerity.
he understood what the look meant
YES. you may believe met" he cried.
Nothing could alter my love-noti..hg in
tie world!''
Arc you surey"
As sure as that live
Thee was grassy bank beside the gate
and there Vanity sat down, Willie standing
mrd by, and she plucking at lew tall blades
grass growing at her side. She did moi
look up
willie, If loved yO,l-"
You have told me that you do
III let my liking for you grow into love,
ae went on, in low voice, II VI, u.d low.
You TIL died. You would take me out o.
myself and hold me as your own. Do wha
you would, be what you would. I coult
never take hack the heart had given"
We paused. III. felt she had more to say
We'll. Vanity. what them
10" could nere,' love n,r So
Why do you say that" asked Willie
wondering.
because you are a manly. affectionat
NY; out you are afraid of what the worlt
sS You would make your love for m
Ssond, ami your love for the good opinion
:" your friends first
v.,,. should not. What do you n,ean!' sal
"ahe-two matters in one breath,
vanity sat plucking tho grass. She spok
"1n tue most curious air of preoccupatiol
u.vonty and distlain. Who could cad tn
secret Ut her subtle manner!
~. yo'' knew that there was fact in m
me-an inefiaceable fact-wl,ich woul
, 1--we me open to sudden shame: s.,n.ethin
"a. children ought uever to know about
a %otne'' that friends ought never to kno,
,n u' a trend, that 1t husband ought neve
VIZ. H""" ai""t his wife. unless lie loved he
VITA hove that was Observation-Disclosures