Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17

etyle, ana apparently very mucn III
earnest
His companion was young girl
with dark, wistful eyes and pensive
Troop of pretty mouth.
Her baptismal name was Ellen, but
being of highly romantic turn, she
had heightened it into Elaine; and
also preferred to call her lover, Mr..
Charles Northrop, by the name of
Carol-having learned that Carolas
was the Latin of Charles.
With sigh she replied to her lovers
question:
81 must tell you the truth, Carol. ]
do love you, and can never care for
any one else; but think should love
you more tiff you were poor"
"Poor?" he echoed, in surprise.
'You see, the whole course of our
love has been so prosaic and common
place and conventional that 1t hardly
comes up to my idea of what love
should be. We fell in love with each
other at party which Aunt Minturn
gave purposely to bring us together,
and we are both rich-at least, you
and papa are, and pa will be sure to
give his consent the moment it is
asked-and there will not be single
thing to give tinge of romance or
poetry to it all. Isn't it disappoint-
ing?"
The young man looked into her eyes
and thoughtfully stroked his blonde
moustache. He was doing his best to
take in her view of the case.
''Do you mean. Elaine, that you
would prefer for us to be poor, and
have everybody opposed to our mar
riage, and obstacles placed in the way
of our happiness?"
Don't put it in that practical way,
Carol. wish you could understand
me better, and had just little more
poetical sentiment. You, who are an
artist"
can artist Why, darling, have
never touched brush or palette ex-
cept to paint scenes for our amateur
theatre"
"But you did that so nicely, which
shows that You have talent and some
knowledge of the art. And | like to
think of you as an artist.
just here they were interrupted by
Master Eddie, the youngest of the
Minturn household, suddenly kicking
open the door and flashing Kodak
upon them, and then refusing TO give
up the picture until Mr.. Northrop had
promised him circus tocket. Aud SO
their conversation was put stop to
for the time being.
But next day Elaine met her lover
with radiant light in her eyes.
"Oh, Carol, have thought of the
loveliest plan! You know I'm going
home next week. and you must follow
me, and pretend to be II poor artist"
81 couldn't be any other kind, he
interjected.
But she went on, breathlessly:
''And set up a plain little studio,
and paint landscapes and portraits" "
II? Elaine!
"Oh, Just the kind of things YOU
paint for the stage, and nobody in
hceville will know the dilfsrence-or
il they do you can say that they are
only sketches, or beginnings, aud
will look differently when completed.
And you are 10 fall in love with
me
eve done that already
"Ani ask papa for nay hand, which
he will he sure g. refuse, So then We
will have stolen interviews, and tlnall,
run away aud get married Every
body viii he talking about us, anl
papa will cut up IA dreadful row. And
only think how delighted twill all lac,
espe ciaily when We como hack aud lct
them know that instead of poor art
lst, have married a rich man Papa
viii forgive ns then, of course, ani 40
shall have hal such a charming little
Eimsuee
llo eouidnt exactly SEQ tho eharni
at a at all, bat she was 80 enthuslas
tic over her plan, aud 80 tender aud
eeaNih that Il vas more than he
eoalt Ia tu eaiss objections
IT, sas sa much in hove that he w4s
willing W. 81 Hlmost amy leugth ta
please her. especially ahon al sas a.
end sell au1 happily
So Mia Elaine tit1slmmuna re
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