The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-03

honey read his card right he said 70
himself, as he went home 20 breakfast.
the morning sun warm on his face; land
now 10 play my ace 90
In the course Of the dav "a telegram ar
rived for Braunton. summonmg him TO
London. so much the better" he said.
Now l will so and find me the leadea
casket at Number Two in the Cloisters. -
So in the cool of the afternoon he be
took himself there to find the two ladies'
alone After tea he strolled round the
garden with Maud; the sky was clear
overhead, and round the great tower of
the cathedral the swallows circled and
dived; the scent of lilac and cool grass
hung in the air; and Braunton said to
himself that his time was come Miss
Bellingham,n he said, ''al pleasant
things to an end do come, and | must go
to town tomorrow" She looked at him
with a quick and startled glance 1T
rests with you if | return or not"
with mep' she said. "Why with
me2"
Il will tell you why" he answered. eff
you will not, then l will not come back
Maud, may l not return}"
She flushed deeply and bit her lips.
u did not think you would be like all the
rest, she said, with a frowning face.
"You are right" retorted Bramton,
cheerfully. "F'Or me it's the one thing
or the other. Gomez he said, suddenly
changing his tone, 81 am no man to be
played with; if you refuse me, / can take
my answer and my hat and go. Tom.
Dick and Harry may console themselves
with Platonic letter writing, but it's not
my line"
'You ask me this % she broke out Do
you suppose l do not know what YOU
think of me9 Do you think l am so dull as
that3 Why you want to marry me heaven
knows, / do not. Sometimes l have tried
to think you do not mean it, and now
do you think will marry you, you who
despise me and take small pains to hide
it," and she broke into passionate sob
bling.
Braunton looked. at her bowed figure.
shaken with weeping, and round the
quiet garden with Mrs. Bellingham sit
ting at the far end placidly knitting, and
wondered if his luck would hold to the
end. Listen" he said gently. "Since
you ask me, think you will marry me, if
you will, because l know you for what
you are, and possessing that knowledge,
love you. You think hold YOU in con-
tempt; you are wrong, | show you but
the truth. | think you honestly believe
your scheme of life to be based upon an
unselfish religion yet can you contradict
me when tell you that your real motive
is the love of your own way, the delight
of swaying men to your will?
think you often imagine that you write
sentimental letters TO half dozen differ
ent men entirely for their souls good
Yet do you really believe that men are
led to your heaven by such silken
thread OF course you do not, if you
would but see it. Do you really think
that it raises the moral tone of Mr..
Henry MahOney. for example, to be for
ever dangling at your heelsl You cannot
tell me that you don't know that the
whole thing is a Irritation and, nothing
else. Is he the sort of gossoon you would
care to marry2 He himself removed all
doubt on that score last night. You say l
rate you low; do you think that if 1 did
would giveyou land myself no less) the
pain of plain words, giving and hazard
ing all my hope of happiness to win you
hOnestly}" He rose and stood over her.
Maud he said, 81 am going; may
come back2"
She lifted her head and their eyes met.
81 make condition." she said. II am
weary of sermons; you are to keep your
next till your wife shall ask for it,"