St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-19

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stand this sort of suspense any longerW
Look herelb answered his frien&
speaking with more serious warmth
than he had yet shown, ''for heavens
sake don't be a fool! OF course, the
woman will accept you."
'By JOve! l wish it were or
coursep"
"Of course, the woman will accept
yOu!!' Barring repeated. mot out of
any regard for yourself-be sure OF
that-but out of regard for your posi-.
ton, title and estate! Why. man, you
don't suppose that this g%rasping, hard
headed Miss Gladys will reject tho
greatest 'parti' in London, do you?"
II don't believe she'll have me-" was
the gloomy response, lin spite OF WHAT
you say"
'Oh! she'll have you, sure enough
rather too surely, as you'll find to your
cost. For, when you begin to know her
better. you will discover what sort of q
woman it Is with whom you have en-.
tangled yourself. Then you'll want to
back out of the engagement. OF COURSE
Miss Gladys will not hear of such a thing
and you will have either to marry hex
and ruin your life, or else to face q
breach of PROMISE have all YOUR
spoony letters read, and all your folly
laid bare for the delectatiOn of a scofN
ing public, to say nothing of being
mulcted III twenty thou. or so. My dear
fellow, is the game worth the candleF"
''Tis useless for you to talk, Barring.
| mean to put my fate with Gladys
Dalton to the touch tomorrow.
We'll" replied Barring, as they pulled
up at the door of Lord Winterbourne'S
house in Grosvenor square, 'Ill leave
you to your own meditations, my dear
fellow. But, for heavens sake, try to
realize what an infatuated idiot you are
making youi self"
There is reason to suppose that VlSf
count Winterburne did not profit by his
friends parting advice. For at 8 o'clock
on the following afternoon his cab drew
up at 1901 Grafton street, the residences
of Miss Gradys Dalton. She was al
home, and he was ushered into her
presence. AS he glanced around the
drawing oom he was relieved TO-
find that his charmer was quite alone
that not even her mother was presently
and he felt still more relieved when, I'M
answer to his inquiries after the old
lady, Gladys told him that she was sur
fering from neuralgia, and forced To
keep her room.
But, though he had come with the full
intention of doing the desperate decd
and fortune had thus favored him with
a tete-a-tete interview, it was some
while before he could screw up his
courage to the necessary point. :
At length, however, after some ten
minutes commonplace talk, he brooks
through his reserve, declared his paSSf
ion in a string of ardent words, and laid
his hand and fortune at Gladys Dalton'a
feet. e,
A little cry escaped her lips; ana
drawing away the hand which he had
tried to take, she rose, and stood COW
fronting him. 4
"Do [ understand, my lord" she said
that you offer me marriage?" y
by heaven, | dol" he cried, eagerly
II will make you the greatest lady in
the landln
The expression of her face softene6i
and into her eyes came a look that spoke
of pain. Then she appeared to make a
sudden resolve.
my lord" she said. "you are an honA
orable man. and l will wrong you no
further. | am about to confess to you
what | would confess TO no n else
alive. You will respect my secret?"
Before heaven l will" he answereds
Listen, them" she began, you must
forget, Lord Winterbone, that you ever
OulCu WI liOs l. ohl AlNA1IOO ulA wv .
"Married" he cried, despairinglB
$40 whom? Why did you not tell me
this before?"
81 have not told you before" she
answered, "fOr the same reason which
now makes me pledge you to secrecy
And | should not have told you nOwS
were it not that the words which you
have spoken have touched my heart
and made me resolve that. however Z
may continue to treat the rest, l VILE
wrong you no more!"
"YOur secret shall be as safe with ma
as with the dead!" he returned.
II am confident Of it, Lord Winters
bourne! People say of me-do they
woman, whose only object is to eXtort
valuable gifts OF Jewelry from my ads
mirers!"
"Let people tell what lies they
please" he answered. lit makes nd
difference to me. l know you betteK
than they dol"
pardon me, Lord W%interbourne, bus
/ fear you do not know me so WE'LL
What they say of me is quite true" !
"What do you mean%' he cried. :
II mean," she answered, looking
straight at him, and never fiinching fof
an instant, that my sole object is to eN
torC ValuaDle presents IrOm my aumIA
ers."
He gazed at her in establishment; tho
calm manner in which she made this
confession bereft him of all power OF
speech.
people also say" she went on, that
1 part with my jewels for money. In,
that they speak more correctly. | do not
sell them; | give them to my husbands
and he sells themPo I
"Who, then, is this mean ScOundrel
who sponges On you i'll so disgraeeful a
manner" cried Lord Winterbourne, in
indignation.
Il will tell you his name," she said
''but do not forget your pledge of sas
crecy."
Il swear l will never abuse your couN
fidence." he replied. But your huss
band-who is he?"
MY husband, Lord Winterbourne, fR
Mr.. Che use, the jeweleF!"