The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-05-20
under THE CL8ID.

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"Don't--don't say thkESl -. inter.
ruptsd imploringiy, uiisss you wish
10 break my hearti love you so-7l
love you sol You must not--you can
not refuse me, dearir
She smiled sadly and shook her head,
while she said
II II were only that do not love yov
- you deserve to be loved
IF It were only that conld teach
youin he said, eagerly.
But II IL more-far more.n
"You-you love some one else.
might have known" he continued sadly,
when she had answered with single
monosyllable Of assent. You are 80
far above me In every way, ! ought to
have known had no chance; was
mad presumptuousi
You are no such thing she re-
torted, quickly. '.Ah, II you only knew,
you would say 1t was who was un-
worthy III Great heavens, am so
hypocritical, so false, as to appear
better than really am--is my whole
life life Of deceit ~
He looked up eagerly.
IT. he said half hesitatingly, eff /
thought you really meant that--ifI could
believe that there was something In
your life which perhaps-forgive me for
saying SO, it seems so impossible, so In
sulting-but, II there was something
you were ashamed Of and did not wish
to be known"
Well?" she Intercepted gently,
rs he hesitated still.
:. would implorc you not to let that
stand between US. oh, my darling, /
love you SO dearly that nothing can
make any differencei / would believe
nothing against you unless you confessed
It yourself-sc scarcely then. And, even Ii
/ were forced to believe 1t, It could make
no difference. Do you think anything
could change or weaken my lover" She
smiled sadly; the tears were nearly fall.
ing from her eyes. Once again the
temptation came over her to resist no
more, to allow herself so to be loved.
Then she turned away from him and
broke the spell.
It Is all useless. There Is a reason
why shall never marry but like you
very much, and am SO sorry to give you
pain"
He looked at her In mute distress.
GOOD bye" she said.
Good bye" he answered sadly.
I When she had gone little way, she
turned, and saw that he was sitting on a
fallen tree, his head buried in his hands,
Some IMPULSE Of compassion prompted
her to return. She knew so well what
Il was to suffer, and to suffer alone.
Don't fret" she said wistfully, laying
her hand gently upon his shoulder.
: Nothing is worth such sorrow.n
Now he raised his face, red with en-
barrassment, all the fire gone from his
blue eyes.
You must despise me for giving way
20, but thought you had gone; and
and II Is forever"
No, no; you viii forget that after
awhile; then we can be friends again."
Avehement. II incoherent denial. In
spite OF which sne insisted
!" Yes, Of course you will forgetl"
You will meet some one thousand
times nicer some day and come and tell
me all about her; and / will listen so
patiently to all your raptures, and be so
glad to see you happy again. You will
try, won't you, to forget me soon?"
When he raised his head again, she
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he arose and wendell his way toward
home.
The colonel was seated at his writing.
table, pen in hand. When Charlie came
In the colonel looked up inquiringly,
but could frame no question-nor was it
necessary. A single glance told him the
boys errand had been an unsuccessful
one, detection and rejection were written
90 plainly on his face.
For q moment George Severn ex-
perienced q jealous pleasure that it had
been so, deep relief that it would not
be required Of him to welcome to q
daughters place the woman whom he
would fain have won as wife. Then he
felt ashamed and repentant When
Charlie with heavy sigh, threw himself
on a settee, he was conscious only OF
sympathetic sorrow.
my poor boy-I am SO greivedl Is
there no hopper"
!" None. was fool to fancy could
ever have q chance. She loves some
one else. To her am only boy. She
won't believe how l love her; She
She
The sentence ended ina stifed sob.
"She said there was some secret
some reason why she would never marry,n
he observed ruefuliy, after short pause.
Don't you think, Charlie, that 1t is
for the best perhaps n he suggested, in
q strangely gentle voice. :. You must
not think me unfeeling in saying SO, but
II there were any secret trouble, that in
yolved perhaps disgrace
. The more reason why should bear
it with her /" broke in the young fellow
hotly. " You don't mean to say, dad, that
you'd give her up for such q cause as
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