Thomas County cat., 1889-11-14
EFT LOVE IS MORE ARDENT THAN FIRE"

Tort 10 me TO know that you are so near. I
dare say you viii think me very silly, but
never feel quite easy until Mr.. Lawrence
E,as stamped on that burning paper; my
dress IS very fluffy and"
.''Have no more uneasiness.' said, truth
fully. 4, too, dislike that business and
watch your dress as carefully as if were
year maid
dared not say more nor speak in too ten
der y tone, for Lawrence had drawn near
and was scowling fiercely at Us. l fancied
: that lie was not quito himself.
The second scene in our play was q
s.s.ckn eyed one Lawrence, the unsuccess-
Iui saitor, flcurishcd before his lady's gaze
tlse viii her father had made subsequent to
lie cziy one found at his death: the one he
baS gust found resembling the old mans be-
quest of great wealth to his daughter, pro-
vtded she marry Sir Harry Vaughn Uaw-
EcDcel-
''When she firmly and for the third time
refuses to marry him or any one but Jack
Leslie (myselt) he tears the paper in his
rage, thrusts the two strips into Eghted
candle, and, waving them before her, cries: /:
$50 vanshes all proof that your father
weakly changed his mind! No one but you
and me knows that this will was ever made,
and AS these flames flicker and spread you
see your ease. and luxury, and comfort dis
appear-disappear forever, unless you
Inarry mel'
'fIg,e1 he throws the burning ends Of
the Ssper on the floor, and stamps OF them,
crying:
Snow, let US see what is before you
Comfort with me or starvation with your
pleoeiaR suitor.'
EAs the days had grown into months !
had seen very plainly that Lawrence and
spoke our respective lines from our hearts.
Did Mile. d dEsterre: How longed to know
I.awTeace was fascinating fellow, was
-zos; he had fairly good social position,
and was supposed to have none; he had
good income besides his salary, I had
nothing.
mo one in our company knew my his
-xory, but will tell you the gisr Of it now.
Though was billed as Max Osmyn my law
FIJI speculation was Henry Osmyn Maxwell /;
my grandfather, who was very wealthy,
bad announced his intention of making me
heir TO most of his property, but after years
>ofkiStiaess and indulgence he cut me of
without q shilling because ! refused fatty
IN marry the granddaughter OF one of his
-sYonies, an old reprobate whom detested
s-0f course, Lawrence did not know il,
and the numberless ways in which the Gao
sric,, TO teach me my place, socially, were
very amusing. / scorned the fellow toe
much to feel angered a. him.
This night when Mile. d'Esterre had con
fided her anxiety to me / was even more
xs4nhful than before. / imagined that
Lawrence was unusually excited q learned
aFter,Fard that she really had rejected hin
IN earnest that afternoon) and threw muct
emphasis INTO his lines.
he brandished the burning papers in
wild manner snd then cast them to the foo
Rx reckless way. just what l fearet
~voss,d happen some time now took place.
"A breath of wind, caused. perhaps, by
sudden movement OF Nile. d'Es;erre's trall
lng robe, fiicked one OF the papers close t
hez-; the dying fame gave one last flicker
bent forward, and seized a diaphanous fri
~cc ecunce or something on her skirt, starte
sass new life, and was fain to clasp my daI
Ang IN lis fiery embrace.
~bct love is more ardent than fire. In a
Instant darted forward and crushed on
fzse lame with my hands.
NLaw, nee, who had not seen the 6rs
h00shs was improyisi1s something