The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-07-09
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ner.
He hesita.ed at her words.
Do | mean that l love you? Yes,
Margaret, | do, frum the first moment [
saw you. l. | could only make YOU
understand my position my longing 10
win your love and make you my wife.
But"
His pause was eloquent
But WHAT" she repeated, in quick,
changed voice.
Why, how you look at me, Mar
garnt,"
At tbs complaint she turned her face
aside and allowed her eye TO follow The
motion Of a bird.
You see, he went on, m re at case in
the absence of those searching gray
eyes. marriage between US is quite cut
OF the question. If you were -"
# | We're rich, suppose, you mean,
she interrupted, in a somewhat hard
voice; but, admitting I'm poor, what
them"
You must see how it is; we couldn't
live on two thousand year"
And your profession, she supple"
ment~d. 1t seems to me you might bc
much worse off. Any one with an econ
omical turn"
Il hate people with an onom;cal
turn, and | don intend to work myself
to death trying TO cure a lot of ungra e
full people. My fist years allowance
won't much more than pay my debts. |
must have money. \ gentleman IS
obliged to live in cPrta II style
oh, | dare say, even if h, sacrifices
everything else in the effort. You love
me, but you love money better. Have
I stated the ease CORE etIy"
He glanced at her cold, impenetrablc
face.
How hard you are, Margaret" he
sal /, reproa 'hfully. You don't under
stand the difficulty. Love i'll a cot5Ggc
is we'll enough in theory, but no fun in
practice. l could not he happy under
such circumstances. | love yOu dearly,
AMI if / only had Il little money. / should
like nothing better than t. marry yOu."
Thanks" was the quiet reioindrr.
Your assurance is quite consoi ing, Dut
| don't believe quite appreciate the
honor you would confer upon M. OF
course III" idea of my possible objection
has not entered Your mind. Tn Ter the
circumstances | may regard your loss q
my gain
How truly his loss was her gain she
did not pause TO reflect
You are excellent 1T sarcasm, he re-
joined with reproach. Il was only
speaking OF my wishes. Ii you had
told me two weeks ago, how thoroughly
you despised me | might have been a
wiser man to-day"
Margaret understood his meaning
She felt that he had No right to speak
to her in this way, yet his words
panied her. In imagination she went
back to the first hour Of their meet. uC
She remembered how gla she had felt
that they would be throwl together for
short time i'll this quiet place. She
remembered what faith she had placed
in the exist n" of those good qualities
Miss Hilton hal mentioned and what
hopeful! longtngS and eager cXpcrta
tons had filled the hours Of her COM
panionship with him, and now her dis
appointment was both keen AMI bitter.
1t lent q now sharpness TO her answer.
You dare not blame ne for any ac-
tion of yours. She said, cnGc1vorng to
speak quietly. u have endured your
company. Could l do otherwise: Iou
have tr." I t. win my affection hy al HE
arts in your power. ] suppose You found
the pastlme amusing. an probably YOU
imagine I that You had so far sllccc de /.
that if il suited your pleasure to honor
M with propose! OF marriage, 1 would
accept it with thanks. hope You i we
discovered your mistake. | would not
marry you to save myself from stary&-
tion. You have insuitcd me quite
enough"
No insul;ed, Margaret, lie said. re-
proach'ulIy. looking into her pas, ouate
face. Believe me-, | have intended 10
insult. | resp ct and admire you too