Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-08-28

taken to. 81 am thinking that am
singularly fortunate in being in the
doctors house, where get special at
tention," she said to him, with little
futtering smile.
In time these shy looks wrought
upon the doctor, and his stern resolu-
tion wavered. He found himself
sounding her preferences and attach
ments, with the unconfessed design of
extracting some unguarded word that
might indicate change in her old
convictions. Carrying on together
these two es-determination to
refrain and resolution to pursue, which
often accompanies some course of ac-
tion embraced in accordance with a
natural, unworldly judgment, he man
aged to betray to the eager girl all he
wished to conceal and she wished to
know. She had telegraphed to Balti-
more that she would be there in ten
days. Four of them had passed, and
she was free from pain and able to put
her.foot to the ground. The doctor
persisted in helping her from her
couch to the chair and back again.
''But can walk alone now, she OBJ.
jected.
"We must be CAREFUL Not until to,
morrow" She protested with great
enrnestness. "True--I have but one
arm," he said, with the first accent Of
bitterness she had heard from him
Her lips parted to give utterance 10 a
sudden rush of words, but she only
looked at him, with eyes SO eloquent
that he answered the look.
Margaret, do you care? Dear, ]
have always loved you, l love you now
can you care?"
She dropped her head on his shoul-
der, but said nothing. The doctor
held her close for minute, and then,
leaving her, began to walk up and down
the room.
''It is IMPOSSIBLE"
'1t may be impossible" murmured
Margaret with little blush, "but- it
is true"
'It is cruel in me to ask it, dear.
You are young, beautiful, brilliant
with success at your feet, and I"
She put up her hand imploringly.
It was caught and held. "And 1 am
poor, obscure and-old," he finished,
his eyes upon her face.
81 have come to you, Richard. 1t
seems strange to me. Icannot explain
it, but it seems as if everything the
world has to offer me is nothing be-
side"
"Beside my love?" he bent on one
knee beside her chair and put her
hand to his lips.
II want to share your life" she said,
and new expression grew upon her
face, high, devoted look which was
half heroic, all womanly. 81 want to
learn something of the great things,
the true things"
''You have had greater things than
I can give you. Think of oil you are
leaving!"
She made gesture of remuneration.
cit does not seem much to leave-for
YOU"
"Ah, my darling, am afraid you
will regret it. The work-a-day world
will be trial to you. And mine is
veritable work-a-day world"
He kept his eyes on her face half
dreading to see her shrink away. But
what woman is not won by an appear
ance of self-renunciation? Richard
could not have let her go now; at the
last instant he would have snatched her
to his breast, had she drawn away.
But the misgiving that rushed over him
so fiercely was real one, sensible
one; he felt it profoundly, and tried
to read in her eyes a shadow of this
coming regret. But her eyes were
clear, loving, radiant. She pressed
herself against his breast, and gave
him the great gift of her life and her
future. Would the shadow ever come?
The moon looked softly in, an hour
later, and finding the lovers in that
delicious dream which once in q life
time comes to most men and women,
drew over face gray cloud-veil and
left them to dream on.-Romance.