Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-19

future entanglerf Will you listen to me
few momentsi"
! assented, and he went on.
"When | said that | wished to avoid
falling in love, meant that l can not
affc 4 it. | hope this will not surprise
you. My friends are fond of investing
me with bank account of which l am
innocent. In fact, / am a poor, HARD
working lawyer, whose fortune is yet TO
be made. If look like 'bloated bond
holder it is not my fault. No one can
deny that live economically; and | take
the liberty of spending my money where
l enjoy it most"
"Ah, how we'll l understand THAR
exclaimed, with warmth.
Your" he replied, looking at rue in
surprise. l said no more.
GOT course | do not wish to be misun
derstood. / have au income moderately
good; enough for myself and-yes, two,
of simple tastes. But, looking at the
matter from practical standpoint
am not in position to support an ex.
pensige wife. l have thought good
deal about it lately, and in my right mind,
would hesitate long before / asked to
share my modest fortunes, girl who has
had every wish of her life gratihed; girl
with luxurious tastes and expensive hab-
it's"
"Ohw [ exclaimed, unable to control
myself any longer, and springing from
my seat, while l claspeu my hands before
me. Excuse me if [ am dramatic.
cannot help it. You are wroeg. You do
not understand me. am mott am not
sudden flush oyerspread his face at
my words.
II beg your pardon, do not misjudge
me-" he cried, staring up. For heavens
sake do not think me so mean"
But you must listen to mel 1t is a
natural mistake, perhaps, at least it ia
not new To me, but it is not true.
spend about quarter as much az other
girls do. | am my own dressmaker. I"
Don't tell me all this, Grace" he pro-
tested, the flush deepening painfully in
his face. 1t certainly was e singular
confession to make. But was not to be
stopped in my mad career now.
"And l never-never have a milliner's
bill"
81 don't care farthing whether you do
or not. Ely Jove, you shall have one when
you marry metz
"Whatw | exclaimed.
Eyes, for you shall marry me-that is,
Il mean,-will You marry mef" / drew
long quivering breath, and did not reply
at once; then an idea occurred 10 me.
II have great mind to say yes just
for the sake of convincing somebody that
am not what SEEM"
At this he made an attempt to draw me
down on the sofa beside him, but l kept
my attitude before bin. "You have no
idea what willing subject will be, he
pleaded.
But equally Indifferent whether you
are convinced or not"
Il don't deny it, but l am convinced of
one thing already" And here he succeed
ed in overcoming my resistance. II be-
lieve you are more valuable than most
men can afford, but you are not too valu-
able for me. | will have you now if
spend my whole life paying for you"
and he completed his assurance by put
ting his arm around me and kissing me.
Whether or not | accomplished the
great and good work which | undertook
at that time. I have only to say that we
have been married a year, yet Harold said
TO me in confidence, the other day: My
dear, paradOxioal as it may seem, have
found that man cannot do a more econ
omical thing than 10 marry-an expen
5ive girl Clara M. Green in Godey's
Lady's book