The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-06-18
TO PLEiSE TNENSELiES.
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help for IT, | must go tomorrow morn
ing"
He signs as he saws il, and pulls
gloomily at his moustache, Watching
the girl before him. Is she turning
pale, or is it the moonlight on her dark.
uncovered hair which touches her young
face so tenderly, and makes her look
quite VIII; O.?
you might say a word or two, you
know" he SAYS at last, rather impatient
ly: you might even say you were lit
lie sorry to see me CO."
Then the young girl lifts her head a
trifle proudly, and looks straight into
his moody eyes.
"Should II" she asks, slowly. "You
are going. and you have not said it..
Why should /. whom you are leavin z
here-whom you will forget in fort
night?"
I'll never forget yoi," he says, a
shade more gloomily then before; and
then he suddenly puts out his hands
and takes both OF h,rs, drawing her
towards him impetuously. I'll never
forget vou." he says again. "How can
! when ! love you so? l will come
back, Monte. Just as soon as ! can.
Will You he true to me? will YOU think
of me while ara away? will you-will
you marry me when j return"
The girl does not shrink from him !:
she lets him hold her hands, and smiles
little rs he speaks.
But you cant marry me, you know"
she says, slowly. You're to wed Miss
Leonora Leestone.
81 wish you wouldn't say such things"
he saws. irritatedly. 81 have never even
seen Miss Leestone. wouldn't marry
her toto save nv life! I'll come back
in a month. Will yon marry me then,
Monte? If you really love me, you will
say yes."
"But I am poor .cd obscure. ! can
bring you only my love, Harry; Miss
Leestone -"
ooh, bother Miss Leestone" the
young man exclaims, drawing his COM
panion toward him. That's all my
mothers affairs, not mine. I'm not
going to sacrifice my happiness to
Miss Leestone, am i? If they want to
make bargains. let them make them for
themselves. So you'll marry me, my
pet?"
She looks mp at him earnestly, affec-
tionately. then slips her hand in his.
"I'll promise to answer that question
when you ask it of me-if you do-in
q month from this" she says, slowly.
eff you love me truly" her voice
falters little" you do love me Har-
ry?
my darling!' is all he answers.
But he holds her to him closely, and
lays his lips ON her forehead.
"Theu obey me in this" she says,
softly, lifting an arm and laying it about
his neck. go to your mother and say
nothing to her Of me. She expects .
visit from this girl, whom she intends
you 10 marry. Wait till You see her
before you say you will not-before you
bind yourself TO me-"
IF that's the way you are going to
talk" he commence.
But she lays her hand lightly on his
lips.
"See her. at least" she says. earn
estly. 'She may be fair. sweet girl.
who will win your love from me. You
may find her more worthy than you
think. II you love her, Harry"
"I1l not. How can I? love you'll"
know-nowl But you may not
when you see her. Then, let me say
this, dear. II you love her best. and
wish 10 forget me, l will not blame you,
Harry. will not have asingle reproach
for you, II you never come again to me
here"
IF don't come, You can pray for me,
knowing that I have died." he says,
solemnly; "for You will see me in q
month, II l am living"
So they talked for another hour, there
in the moonlighted garden, hard by the
old farm house in which this youth
Harry Bland--had spent his summer,
where he had found the old couple and
their beautiful, graceful, dainty niece,
with whom he had fallen desperately
passiOnately in love.
But for her presence, he would have
turned his back on the solitude in a
week-solitude he had sought because
the young girl who, although he had
never seen her since her childhood, was
q perfect horror to him-his mothers
choice Of q wife for him-the heiress,
Miss Leonora Leestone.
Well, it is arranged ut last, and, in
the moonlight. there is close embrace,
kiss Or two. quiver on the girls red
lips. pallor on the young mans fine
lace, and the good-by is said.
He ,oes early in the morning, and
she is not down to see him of, but
waves trembling hand to him from her
window, as he springs into the light
buggy beside the farm hanl, who is to
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