Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-18

don't love him
"That's II, Adam, she fays, positively,
al don't and can't; 20. dear old Ad, iis
paper bags n little longer"
IAN right dear" 1 ray mcekly; "ii
you feel that way, but II you could. you
know OF course, only II you could, how
nice Il would bel"
YES" she says, laughing merrily,
livery nice, but I am afraid I offended
him this time beyond redemption. lam
afraid. Ad, dear" slowly, IL behaved
very badly, for do you know there
rushed over my mind the picture Of me
'toddling away on my wedding day with
the lord high exccutioner,' and l behaved
yes, very badly, Adam. don't want
Charley, Ad. want nobody but you
IAN right" say, tcadngly, "but take
care you never want any Moore"
"Adaml" she says, stcrnly shaking her
finger at me as sho rises, with the faint
est blush upon her face, "if You arc ever
guilty ugain Of such an execrable pun |
shall bring Charley right In and make
you marry him ofhand, 10 save orr fam
lily honor. and. better. our ereditr'
The next evening. M Il Is growing
dusk, am sitting on the front piazza
amid clustering vines, whose fragran.
blooms are bending them down. waiting
for We've TO come homo from dress
parade on College Hill. The moon Is
slowly rising. aud know she has wan.
dercd into walk with some one Of her
fcrvent deyotocs, and will likely come
home with another victim dangling nj
her heels. have scarcely thought this
until see her approoching-with two
victims-AMr. Somers and Geofrry Moore.
How she has inveigled Charley into her
tolls again. after yesterdays exploit,
cannot imngine-but there he IL, and TO
him she Is chatting gayly. glibly, almost
ignoring the stately professor who walks
gravely beside them.
Icannot shut my eyes 10 the difference
between these men, though one "a rich,
the other poor.
Alaal that have grown no morcenary
and littlc-even over the question OF my
DEALINGS heartl The one-gay, dobonair,
but shallow. The othcr-noblc, manly,
such sure, safe protector and guide for
my Maynard Gcnevievc; but then, those
little, cramping ills Of povertyl
The night is 10 lovely that they sit
down beside mo on the piazza, aud now
sure that sho has shared her bird safely
agaln--sho turns the battery Of her ire.
sistible forces upon the professor, and IL
provoking, bewitching. cxaspgrating, all
Ia one breath. In some way the CONVEX.
sation turns upon RINK aud wealth and
their advantages.
81 shall never marry except for love.
Of course" she says; "bnt then never
could love any one but mEn who can
give me all the luxury OF wealth.
The first sentence evidently to snub
poor Charley. The last 10 frown down
any presumptuous advances ON the part
Of tho professor.
81 do not believe that, Misc Gene
We've" lao says graycly. "You belle
yourself. What good TO a true womAn's
heart aro all the comforts aud dainty
things that wealth can purchase II there
be no love? What good the honor and
rank Of thousand dead ancestors II the
present man DO wanting in noblenessy'
"a great deal" ahe says decidedly. al
should want TO know that his family had
been great and-wealthy, for ages aud
ages-with old family portraits handed
down for generations-coats Of arms and
all that sort OF thing. Why. even as te
ourselves" she adds with curious twin.
kle in her eyes, "Ad, what is our family
insignia--our old heraldic coat Of ar1nsyr
This with a gracious, questioning
glance at me, whom she knows we hay,
always been nobodies.
"What did you say, Adam, dearY'
"oh, Viewer stammer in reply. "why
will you try to turn everything into ridi
culc? You know cannot
nd" she says. ''you are too modest
You undorrate your own dcscriptiy,
abilities. Well can't describe, but
can draw. Mr.. Moore, will you kind,
lend mo card and a pcncily"
And that gentleman producing thes'
articles, that Hudgcious girl draws a very
creditahle grocor's paper bag and grayoll
hands It TO him. He glances at 1t in /
mystifled manner.
ITO make 1t more perfect" she say
recklessly, ''you might initiate Il It'll,
IA very little, wee bit, for there Is yer,
little in 1t, Ad, dear. isn't thoroy'
Three days later, We've and tho pro
fessor have gone out riding. She wa
very dainty looking and guy when the,
set out, but to me his face had an un
familiar look, MS though he had made NJ
his mind TO risk all and try his fate. Nj
heart Is stirred 10 its depths, for there /
no light, shallow love to be easily Sc
aside. This man will never forget, an,
yet We've viii never wed poverty. Sh,
cannot love tho rich man, so will hayl
none Of him; she does not love--ah, 4
that truel | am afraid she loves tn
poor mnn-but at all events she vii
not marry him. so there Is nothing left
Ms We children used to say when VI
counted the buttons on our dresses, bu
"beggar man and thief" God forbid
They came IN quite late. She has
flush upon her smooth, round check, bu
n troubled look In her eyes. He is yer,
grave and quiet as HI lingcra on IN
pilzEa fUw minutes. When he h.
gone she comes In very quietly. Whe
/ assist her to remove her riding Dire
she says;
"Ad, dear, this ride has given me sue
u fearful headache that cannot see au
of those ohattering boys tonight, Ento
tain them For Ine, please. won't 20
that's u dear"
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