Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1889-07-19

| 'Denny, SalQ INA, III SuuueH CohNiC-
ton, eyou should have been poet; you
have poets SOUL"
81 know it, he replied, touch of bit
terness in his voice; "but I cannot put
my thoughts Oh paper. Ihave tried Inza,
but cannot express hundredth part of
what there is within me. 1t is my luck
| to be thus unfortunate.
For long time after this they did not
speak, but feasted their eyes on the scene
before them. Finally Denny took Inza's
hand, and gazing into her dark eyes, said
earnestly:
.tInza, I love you. You know this
already. We have grown up together,
and our affection for each other has been
no secret, yet now wish to tell you that
| it is not merely as friend that I love
you, but want you for my wife. Will
you marry me?"
Inza was startled.
Denny" cried she, tyou surprise me !
| I have not dreamed of hearing such
words from you, and yet II have" she
confessed, falteringly-"I have not al
lowed myself to think of such things,
for it seemed that when you spoke such
words you would tear us asunder for
ever"
"Why" he asked, hoarsely. ''Why
tear us asundera If you become my wife
that will simply bind us closer together. "
"Denny," she spoke softly, scan you
support wife2 We have been together
from childhood and l acknowledge that
l love you, yet would l not be burden
on your hands2 You have nothing with
which to begin life, and you say luck has
always been against you. Would not
your situation be still worse were you
married2"
For fer moments his head fell upon
his breast. They sat there in silence.
From a pasture far away came the mellow
sound of COW bell and the crow that
was still circling over the woods uttered
a few harsh cries.
Suddenly Denny started to his feet and
stretched his hand toward the sun painted
west.
"There is gold there!" he. cried. "Gold
in the western land! You can see it re-
flected against the sky! Inza, am going
there to make my fortune. From this
hour am going to be man, and, Den
mis- Lowry's luck shall change. l will
come back rich to claim you, Inza. You
will wait for me, darling9"
Words were not needed for his answer
one look into her dark eyes was enough.
He clasped her in his arms, and for the
first time their lips met in kiss of true
love.
A week later Denny started on his
journey.
Soon she received letters from Denny
hopeful, encouraging letters. She an
swered them all, trying to cheer him whe
was working for fortune-and her. He
was in the mines, toiling, sweating, hop
ing. Others were making big strikes and
securing fortunes; it would be his turr
soon. But slowly year dragged by and
still Denny was as far from fortune a!
ever. His old luck hung by him like {
spectre.
Finally he cased to write. 1nZa wa
tortured by hope and fear. Had he mad
fortunate strike and was coming home
or was he sick, perhaps deads She coult
not tell.
Another year wore away and ther
Inza was married. 1t was a match of he
parents making, and she consented, t.
please them. Her husband was a well
to-do young farmer, and he was reall.
fond of her. INA found him kind ant
affectionate, and she surrendered her lif
into his care, feeling that perhaps it wa
best that she should do so.
One evening just at sunset, eight year
after Inza's marriage to Joel Gray, be
whiskered, footsore, weary-appearins
tramp turned into Mr.. Gray's dooryard
His clothes were ragged and his entir
appearance was that of man who hat
, seen hard times, indeed. He came alonl
the path with slow, tired step. Nea
the door little dark-eyed girl was play
, ing, and the tramp paused to gaze stead
, lily at her for several minutes. Inza, VIII
, was standing by window with a bab
a in her arms, regarding the stranger wit
/ some alarm, saw him dash tear from hi
eye. Then she knew that there wa
nothing to fear from him.
= Just then Joel came from the barn yar'
with brimming milk pail in either hand