The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-12-20
A LOVER AND HIS LASS.
There Are Things Gold Cannot Buy, and Il is Love That
Makes Christmas Merry.
BY MARY KYLE DALLAS.
Copyright is9l--A.i6ssatx Referred

/ Think His little berrothed tossed her
head
Il hope, Herford, . she said, that am
lady, though not rich one" and she as
sumed prudent air and walked apart
from him.
Now Marjorie knew perfectly well that
HEREFORD had not the slightest intention OF
making a vulgar demonstration of affec.
tion OH the principal thoroughfare of the
town Mt its busiest hour, but this vision Of
the equipage of Mrs. Clipper and her
daughters in all their fnery bending SUI
percilious gances-or SO she fancied--
upon poor pedestrians, finished the work
of the little demon within her. She walked
on stif1ly, her fingers interlacing within
her muff, keeping a distance between her
self and her escort.
There was little triangle of park hard
by, deserted in this winter weather, bnt
there were benches there under the bare
trees. Herford led her in at the gate ard
made her sit down. 1t is so mild that yol
cannot catch cold. he said. u ought to be
ashamed of myself. I've walked too fast
for you" He seated himself beside her, but
her features kept their woebegone express
sion.
"Oh, haven't walked too far, ? she said;
"only don't want to exhibit my common,
homemade bhings any longer among those
elegant costumes. | should be as good
looking as those others il ! had their
clothes, their jewelry You asked me if |
was tired, HEREFORD. am, but not of walk
ing: Pm tired OF living, If must be poor
and never have anything nice-neyer-
never-neyer."
MY pet he said, "what ails your You
-. It. ~
girls-twenty times. Pm sure your frock
is very nice and it becomes you; and all
that is worth nothing II one has enough,
as you always have and always shall while
/ live"
Enough" she answered; "why should
common things be enough for me when
others have but 20 wish and takef Why
shouldn't have velvets and real laces and
diamonds? Why shouldn't l ride in my
carriageS'
"Oh, you SHALL" said he, "some day.
I'm certain to get on, and then you shall
have thousands of blank checks, and I'll
send a messenger to the mines of Goleonda
for specially big diamonds, or If Golconda
isn't worked nowadays, wherever they are
to be found Meanwhile we can be happy
together, happy and content"
oA ahf%NC aif5 ~ Va CfOA tlAkttst oAu
said; you have no ambition. I think
you'd be content forever in little shanty
in by street where the negroes live, with
sunflowers in tho garden behind the clam
she'll borders and a stovepipe through the
kitchen ceiling
"Assuredly. if you shared it," HEREFORD
answered
Sharing it would only double the mis-
n.v ,, 1faPinria sef.i11 no al
But since we shall never live in a
shanty in by street, where SO many sun
flowers flourish. said Wayne. S.why think
of it?"
"Oh. Plum row and Maple street are al.
most as bad compared to these avenues
Marjorie said sit seems criminal to be
content with common things when there is
SO much that is splendid 20 be had for TAX
ing the trouble. Only lazy folks are not
willing to make sacrifices for future good =
Marjorie, said the young man, more
seriously than before, II know fellow
who is engaged to a girl He loves her and
thinks That she loves him. He could marry
her and live together in plain comfort, but
he is going to leave her for long years in
order to make fortune. told him that
he was selling his birthright for a mess of
pottage, but he answered that l did not
know what was talking Of; that women
cared SO much for money and all that it
would buy, that a poor man had no right
to marry; that the girl he was engaged to
was quite willing to part indefinitely, so
that they could some day live in luxury.
What do you think of her. Marjorie?'
"She is very sensible girl,p said Mar
jorie.
Herfordis face flushed
Marjorie" he said, still trying to laugh,
though it was hard work, .'jilt me and
marry a millionaire" She did not smile.
mo" she said. Il shall keep my prom
Use, but cannot help wishing''-
THAT were millionailei" he said.
"Oh. that goes without saying" she an
swered, shiverirg little as she rose. ~
suppose we might as we'll 70 home" And
they left the little park in silence. And it
was he who kept the distance between
them on their way to her door. Arrived
there she said:
"Well, here is the shabby old place
again." and he only answered, "Goodby."
Ten minutes afterward she was saying
to herself;
1--WE parted without kiss for the first
time since our engagement" Half an
hour later she was shedding tears Of re.
pentance But it was little too late. She
was to pay her penalty for that demon of
discomfort which had so spoiled poor Her
ford Wayne's holiday afternoon. Mean
while, Herford had gone home to his
mother.