Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-12-09

SAY THE WORD AND THEY ARE YOURS"
Pearson soon succeeded in putting away
all shame and self-reproach, and with
calm determination took up the su biect
again.
Louise" he said, cit is not impossi-
BILE for you to make the change | spoke
of. l said society, wealth and pleasure
were within your reach. They are, and
all you have to do is say the word and
they are yours
lie had stopped now and placed him
self before her. His breath came fast
and his blood coursed wildly. Grasping
her hand and holding it in spite of her
frantic efforts to release it, he went on
in a rapid, hoarse tone:
Louise, love you. and il you will
be mine you can have everything that
1T is in my power to get you-eyery-
thing that love can suggest and money
buy. You shall have friends among
the highest, you shall have home
among the finest, you shall have all the
pleasures that the rich enjoy. In short,
Louise, be mine and you shall never
again know what il is to have a wish
ungratified. You shall never feel the
pinch of want or the cruel touch of n
cold world. / will make il nv study
and my work to serve you, and Won
shall be my queen. Oh, Louise, do not
weep, do not look distressed. Be mine.
Louise. Say you will"
During this passionate delivery the
young man attempted to draw Louise
to him, but she shrank away and made
another Intellectual effort to release her
hand. She was startled by his words
no less than by his earnest, pleading
tone. She feared and abhorred him,
and every syllable he uttered went to
her heart like dagger
Hardly had he ceased speaking when
her pride asserted itself, and resent
ment flashed from her eyes.
'Mr. Pearson" she said, what right
have You TO say such things TO me?"
81 love YOU" he replied, land can.
not suppress my feelings. Louise, YOU
do not know what n power you hold
over me, nor TO what lengths woul6
go for your sake. love YOU as never
woman was loved before, and do not
feel that have done any wrong in say
ing So"
For little while Louise did not re-
/ ply, and during the silence the anger
melted out of her eyes and look of
pity succeeded H. Perhaps she believed
Pearson in earnest and felt sorry that
she must blight his hopes. She knew
what she would suffer should Paul fail
20 return her love-what panps OF
/ poignant pain that would cause her
and doubtless she thought Pearson's
feelings similar TO her own. She may
have remembered his generosity TO her
father and mother, and experienced bit
ter regret that she was able 20 reauitt
I his goodness so cruelty. But whatever
the thought that possessed her. she be-
came sad and sorrOwful. and her voice
as she spoke trenbled perceptibly.
II am sorry" she began. that you
/ have said what you have You had no
right 20 judge me so lily. II I loved
/ yOu. Mr.. Pearson. IL would require no
/ promises Of riches 90 lead me 10 be-.
come your wife. am poor and have
/ known little enough Of pleasure. God
/ knows. but ! am not so poor that I
/ would sell my heart, my life. my hap
/ piness and my hope Of eternity. The
/ man love need offer no wealth 20 in
I duce me 10 become his wife. and no
man whom ] do not love need think me
base enough TO be influenced bv such
an offer respect you, Mr.. Pearson.
for the sake Of what You have done for
those ] love. / feel under thousand
obligations 10 you, but do not and can
not love you. My heart is another's. and
when marry my hand shall go whera
my heart is.
lTo BE CONTINUED