The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-04-14
HIS CHANCE.

HIS CHANCE.
She was for some time as certain
and as wrong-about her feelings for
him, Us she was assured and right In
her assurance OF his love for her.
As for herself. she considered her.
self merely his friend, conGdante and
adviser-general upon all subjects, but
especially upon the subject of the
neglect of his ofession--the law.
Had he not been so desperately In
love with her he might have laughed
at this grandmOthering OF him, as he
laughed ut most things; for. though
the kindcst-hearted man perhaps In
London, he affected light, bright,
breezy cynicism.
"Are you going down to Ribches-
ter?" she asked, with abrupt irrele-
vance.
chichester? Has an expedition
I ucen organized to explore darkest
Ribchosterp"
10 the assizes," she explained.
without u smile, but with almost pet
ulant impotence.
ZIP No. 1t would BIO no use my
going. I've got nothing TO do"
| "But how can you expect to get
anything II you never go to circuitp''
II shall go down tomorrow night.
he said meekly.
alt does seem such pity with
your ability and industy-when you
choose to be industrious
Here he shook his head.
"Oh, but / know. Mrs. Meltham
told me how you sat up night after
night doing her husbands prcsswork
when he was i'll OF typhoid. We'll,
You see, when you've motive to
drudge you can drudge"
al cannot tell you how kind
think 1t OF you to pitch into me like
| this.m
ats not much use"
"ies, 1t is; indeed it is. | shall GO
down to chichester tomorrow night.
and shall 60 circuit always in future,
and l shall drudge 1t like a dray
horse. II drudging will do it, shall;
! give you my word of honor"
| This new expression Of earnestncss
gave new beauty to his fine face.
and 1t WAS in her looking up into i,
now that Trix made her discovery.
She blushed, lowered her eyes under
his insupportablc gaze and said only
and humbly, ~ have been very i'm.
pertinent"
"Impertinent. You do not know
how much your interest means to me
I'm always thinking of what you
think OF me. and wishing to be what
you wish me; and believe could be
and do 1t all. it'll | had any hope
Trix, he said, taking her hand. and
looking his hope" into the eye,
which answered to IL.
There's father" she family urged,
but they soon forgot everything and
every one and time and place and cir
cumstances, and all but each Other
and their love. The last thing she
said to him at parting was;
don't go down to Ribchester
shall write tomorrow after hav,
told father. to let you know what h,
says and II can see you
Next morning at breakfast Trix In
geniously brought the conversation
round TO BERTHE. Every one says h,
is 50 clever" she replied to dispar
aging remark upon him made by hcl
father.
Every one! Did you ever hear u
solicitor say iig'
But. my dear father. hov car
solicitors know whether he Is clever
or not till they try-till they CIV,
him brief?n
'.l.ct him marry solicitors daueh
ter" pronounced her father, scntcn,
.ionsly.
but he can't"
''lic can't Why cant he? In
sure"
because he's engaged to me- III,
replied. with sublime audacity. rising
at the same moment to get behlnt
her fathers chair and hide and cool
her burning bushes against hi,
parchment cheek. lie had dropped
his knife and fork and lain back
speechlcss in his chair before she got
behind II.
There, you dear old father. don't
be cross. couldn't help telling you
you know. can keep nothing from
you" rs though III. confession was
the oiIcnsc.
'Engagedr' he burst GU, at Inst.
Engaged toa fellow without pen,
ny or prospect Of making penny,
a mere man about town. An idle
There. father, that win do.n she
said. putting her hand before hi,
mouth. II don't want you TO feel
miserable af,crward for saying hasty
and nasty things"
"l'ut | don't and won't give my
consent hc said, checking his laugh,
and so TO say. rctrncting II by speak
Ing very doggcdly.
"Oh. yes. you will. when the sole.
itors Offer him briefs without even
their daughters. she snid. coaxingly.
while she swayod her father back aud
forward In his chair.
There II Isl That's ~ II he only
took his profession seriously. or could
get any one IN the profession TO take
him seriously You might walt. Trix,
TO meet some one with some promis,
or prospect Of something.
That's Just what mean Ia do
father. l told Berthe last nigh.
would marry no man who hadn't dis
tingnished himself"