The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
NEVER TOO LATE FOR LOVE,
BY Geraldine Fleming.

want to look upon your face again,
Arthur Dayne.
No one could have thought that any
young creature so lovely Of face and
+ form as Fay Howell, could have yield.
I'D to such an insane rage as now dis
torted the delicate and flower-face
sountenance.
1t is only 4 noble anger-an lndlgna-
lion for righteous and noble cause
which dignities and enhances certain
types of beauty in the moment of pas
SiOnatc excitement.
And Fay-pretty, frOwning, pouting
Fay-had very meager and insigniti-
can't cause for her wrath.
Her lover wished her to forego the
delights of Il grand ball, to which both
aad been invited by a common friend
who resided in Il little town some tif-
teen miles away.
The road thither at the best OF seal
tons was rough in certain sections.
And these portions now We're almost
mpassable, being inundated to a great
81 or less extent by the melting SHOWS
oou,in. down from the hills between
which the highway wound its tortuous
length.
It was in vain the young lover tried
to convince her how unsafe the road
might be! She would hearkcn to no
argument of any sort.
=. Perhaps i'll the beginning she had
! been nettled by his seeming indiffer-
ence to the affair; or by something in
his manner which seemed too master
Eul.
However that might be. she had in
aulgrd in Il bit of sarcasm to which
he had retorted with lofty scorn.
And so it happened that in moment
the two were quarreling as bitterly
as if they had been implaclblc foes all
their lives long.
every WE'LL he responded cOOlly to
her l:u;t crushing speech. Very well!
If you hate me, | suppose that settles
It, And you need not be afraid shall
ever come where you are again ii l
can help myself"
"rhunk YOU" she answered with OK
aggerated and knocking courtesy.
The young man paused with one hand
on the silver knob Of the door, appeared
to reflect for Il moment, and then
abruptly walked back to her.
'You must not attempt that drive to
the bali tonight Fay" he begun with
q gravity and solicitude Which sounded
stern.
81 should like to know who can pre-
vent me-" she replied tlippantly.
81 nay undertake to do it, he de,
clared reSOutrly.
cob, that wouldn't surprise me- she
retOrted with cOntemptuouS smile
which was meant to be singing
"Whtn a man promises one minute tC
never intrude upon me again, and then
in the next breath begins to threaten
me-it's pretty certain he is wicked
enough to do anything mean and hate
full
Had her words been bullets piercing
his heart, he could not have looked
moro like a person wounded to tho
death A convulSive culver was per
ceptible for second in every limb
w. and then he stood rigid, his handsome
dark face pale us marble. and his dart
eyes dull with an agony which had al
most stunned him for an instant.
His anger was fast being eNtinSuishet
s,y the reflection that with all her i'm
q perfcctiOns and all her rudencss. sht
was Still the one woman whom III
loved. and whom he must continue tt
love to the last breath of life.
M 'You hate nett is quite certain
peOple always hate the ones whom the,
wrong But in your heart Of hearts
FAY Howell, you know that will neve
do aught which is petty and dishonor
able" he said at length.
He spoke slowly While moving TOWARD
h,,x
@ and closed behind him so quickly tina
Fay had no time to utter the knocking
tarlnt already on her lips.
GLOW dare he threaten to hinder IN
In doing what I choose? | will shoy
him that l defy his lordly commands,
E she mtllnlureQ as she stamped one tin
foot in fierce rebellion against what sh
regarded rs tyranny, absolute and I'LL
justified
Fay had been deprived Of both pal
ents when still little child; and sh
had since resided with an indulgent oil
grandmother who could rarely den
her anything
But on this occasion the old lady wa
inclined to oppose the wishes OF he
spoiled and idolized granddaughter.
"My dear, the creek will be runnin
over it's banks, and the bridges liab]
to be swept away she predicted
''Such !; thing never has happened
and | don't suppose it's likely to hal
pen now, just to keep me away frol
the ball" said Fay, beginning to CT
like the spoiled child she was.
'But, my dear, you can't go to til
ball alone. without either chanpero
or escort the old lady reminded her
81 know what [ can do said Fa,
suddenly brushing away her tears; j;
net Cover and her brother are invite,
and Williams can drive me over I
their house, and then I can go wit
them. 1t is only five miles, and we ca
start at once. But of course. [ mu!
stay with Janet until tomorrow"
To this plan her grandmother final
assented. But there still remained a
obstacle for her to overcome.
Williams positively refused to tai
the horses out of their stable for sue
q drive. -
ETH be rainin' like all persesse