Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-12-31

The lake evidently wasn't enough to
stir the sullen boatman to eloquence, for
he made no reply, and presently the girl
began to sing softly to herself. She had
a childlike voice, appealing by the very
quality Of it's unframed sweetness, and
sne sang little song that held the merest
trife of melody, but which fitted the
twilight and the lake as the birds notes
did. But after moment she interrupted
herself with sudden exclamation:
''Oh, my rosel My poor rose is floating
awayr
"Don't lean over so. The boat won't
trim, said the man.
Il should think you might at least
make pretense at rescue" she pouted
reproachfully.
why didn't you say you wanted it, if
you did? OF course would get it.
"Rather stupid one, isn't he?" Lid
dell couldn't resist whispering. "He
spoils all her cues.
at is all wet and draggled," said the
enforced rescuer, as he fished out the
rose. "What did you want it for?
You can get fresh ones when you go
/ in."
| Liddell would not believe his ears.
Did he give it to herP Maurice, he
did. Do you hear? He gave her the
rose instead of keeping it. He is worse
than the public,
"But wanted this particular one. |
won it in wager with Lieutenant Full
ton, y the girl retorted with a suggestion
Of defiance in her tone.
''That adds to its value, doubtless.
sOh, immensely"
"Shouldn't you consider that a living
sample of what we call forced laugh?"
LiddeL whispered eagerly. Carne
frowned for silence.
"But it is faded and spoiled with the
water, as you said," she added after a
moment Like everything else beauti-
full, it couldn't keep its beauty for more
than an hour 1t isn't worth wearing
after all, SO goodby, poor aower!''
"Voice choked with unshed tears, y
calculated Liddell.
"Have you thrown it away after in
sisting upon my getting it for you? Com
mend me to a woman for consistency
"And he thinks hims IF a hero, does
heF' demanded Liddell ironically. "a
hope she will break his heart for him."
"Will you take me in now?" she asked
quietly. ''It Is growing cold"
81 offered to take you in long age"
"Oh, go on" murmured Liddell vim
dictively. ''If the schemiug adventur
ess does not marry you in the end, there
is no poetic justice in the case"
There was longer silence than be
fore, and then the girls voice, with ;
pleading in it, said
"Johnw
"Well?"
81 wish you wouldn't be so stiff ant
uncomfortable.
II am sorry my manner doesn't please
you"
"You say you are sorry, but if yol
really were, you-you wouldn't say it IL
that way"
"You charge me, then, with ssyinl
what don't mean|
: "Oh, you are unfair. You won't un
derstand me. 1t was just so the othe
day, and it is most unreasonable AM
unkind of you to insist upon quarrelinl
Y about a matter like that, when | wa
. certainly in the right"
+ 81 unreasonable I insist on quarrel
a ing2 Wasn't it you who said our en-
gagement was at an endr'
8 81 said if, John"
t 'tIf wouldn't agree that as my wifi
: you should be financially Independent
4 of me. A wife who is independent c
. her husband"-
"Only financially, John"
n "Only financially A rather importar
only"
9 "But not the most important 1t
Il only matter of convenience and-jui
t tice."
: Sits matter of utter unreasonable
u ness would be willing to leave ths
9 to any ten men.
II "And to any-to some ten women.
n "If they supported such a propositio
8 they would prove themselves unreasol
able, and thereforeincompetent Judges
> eBut, John, woman is a civilize
being in a civilized land, and, as sucl
she does need money, and since, as
wife, she can't earn it. why is it III