Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-27

pure chance, inlnu--lelG us IOgetnef ana
alone. For a moment there was silence
between us; then he drew near to me and
said, in a quiet, earnest voice:
Heritage, love you. VIII you be my
wife?"
/ could not answer. AL, could do was
to prevent myself from breaking into hys-
terical laughter.
He tried to take my hand
Heritage, my darling! think loved
you the moment / saw you. LDok up
and answer me; say you love me and will
be my wife"
His wifel After hating him for so long
after winning his love in way the
thought of which made me blush! Never,
never, neyer
So l steeled myself-drew myself up to
every inch of my height-looked him full
in the face-triumnhed, and took my re-
yenge. / hope and think / spoke COM
posedly, if not coldly.
mir. Hope, you honor me greatly, but it
can not be. Please never mention it
again"
His face was very pale; and when an
expression of positive pain left it, grew
stern, almost hard. My manner must
have convinced him was in earnest. No
doubt. had I wished to do so, could have
made him fall at my feet and plead pas
sionately. But then, unless one is an ut
| ter savage, vindictiveness must be linn
| ited l had done enough.
Perhaps, under such trying circum-
\ stances, no man could have behaved in
more dignified manner than did Mr..
Hope.
u am to understand he said calmly,
but with a look in his eyes which / dared
not meet-I am to understand you-you
do not love me?"
| bowed.
please let me hear you say so" he said
II do not Let us say no more about it.
| ] think I Will go back to the house
/ now.n
We walked in silence until we We're
close to the gates Then he said:
"Unless my presumption to-day makes
my presence unbearable to you, shall
stay two days longer. as l promised Mr..
Lghton. Iti not worth while to set peo-
pie inquiring as to the reason for hasty
departure"
"Certainly not,n answered. "Stay as
long as you wish; or, if you prefer it, ]
will leave
"That is out of the question: he replied
as we crossed the threshold and parted.
in my revenge. 1t was so full, so com
plete, so exactly as | planned it. Ant
writer's and poets say that revenge j.
sweet, Oh yes it was very, very sweet
SO sweet, that double-locked the door
that no one might see how much enjoyed
it--so sweet that | threw myself on m!
bed, anc thought my heart must break a
: sobbed and wept; for the truth must b.
told--I loved Vincent Hope even as he sait
and as hoped he loved NE. Yet, for tn
sake of vanity had to-day rejected tn
, love of man, the best, the noblest, tn
cleverest in the world! had hurled M
boarded stone, and right well it had ful
filled it's mission; but its rebound ha
crushed me. Oh yes, revenge is yer
f sweet!
! The morning of the third day came an
a I knew that in d few hours we shoul
, shake hands, part, and there would be til
! end of everything Vincent Hope wa
: sped away along the winding carriage
/ drive and for the first time in her FOOLS
i life, Heritage Rivers knews that sue
a things as broken hearts may be found ou
q side romances
n Something was afoot that afternoon
q walking party or skating party-for
was the middle of January and bitterl
+ cold Now that the necessity of keepin
a up appearances for anothers sake was 6
a an end, Miss Rivers felG very much lik
= breaking down and disgracing hersel
" She longed for solitude and made som
T excuse to stay at home. AS every one wt
, bound on the expedition, she had tt
"a house practically to herself. After b
! moaning her wickedness and folly fl
" some time III the sanctity of her ow
t.l, har a Of
q her She felt she must go down and sit
the little room which adjoins the library
Q room that had been set apart for the u
a of Mr.. Vincent Hope. There he had mac
n corrections in such bundles Of manuscri
= as had from time to time been sent hi
a from the city The stupidity of her desil
need not be commented upon, as her ge
n orally idiotic nature must have MAJ
itself manifest many pages back. She G
tered the room and closed the door softl
y She sat down at the leather-covered tabl
! and leaning her head on her hands look,
anything but prosperous, healthy, col
I Portable young woman.
to Presently she glanced stealthily aroul
e, her, and from the bosom of her dress dire
g out photograph of q very handsome, d
tinguished-looking man. Mr.. Hope hi
given it to her, at her request, some da
IS before One by one the tears began
us fall, and soon came SO fast that she ga
in altogether-forgot where she was, Il
Ie. got all risk of interruptiou-and layi
ot her head on the table presented the We
Is, picture of woe,
hit Suddenly the door was thrown open a
IL. Mr.. Hope stood before her! She sprang
TIL her feet, and in her agitation brushed
to photograph to the ground. Even in her d
as confusion the prayer that it might ha
fallen face downward framed itself. I
I she dared not look tc see; she hg,d to t;
le the intruder as best she could. Yet
, n seemed for the moment taken even M
nv. back than Miss Rivers. He stamme1
his cut something about shaft broken th
ee- miles from home--impossibil of cat
be ing train-come back to write telegral
re- etc Then he looked on the ground, {
did what he saw there was enough to IN;
NV him glance wonderingly at the shal
sed faced girl who stood before him with
Iashes and glowing cheeks.
, of "Miss Rivers-Heritagep he said, g
md me what this means"
eal She made no reply, but endeayored
nc pass him. He blocked the way, and
nch the exercise of some force, took both
nfi- hands in his. AS they stood there,
ght could see on the ground between I'll
my that unlueky photograph lying face
fere ward.
aLet me go, Mr. Hope" she said.
t it, unkind to keep me against my will"
lad Her appeal was vain. His strong ha
hen held her yet more firmly. He scenes
no be waiting until she chose to look up
'e's. meet his eyes. But that would n
was have been-noti if they had stood Il
u ! till the present moment.