The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-07-07

of your feelings towards her?' he asked
presently. looking up at me in fear
fully anxious kind of way that made
my heart ache. No, in words said
Not in words, he repeated, still look
ing at me, 'but she knows? i have moi
told her. l said. Nor he replied, not
in words again repeating my answer.
Have you asked Mrs. Sinclair to be.
come your wife?' Yes he replied
'WhenY Almost this minute, he an
swered. And what was her reply?
Her reply said my father, rising from
his seat and looking about him in b
perplexed way, was that If had your
full and free and absolute consent she
would marry me- My free, full and
absolute consent, said, n low repeating
my father, my heart beating wildly.
What selfish thing love is. ! would
have laid my life down for my father, but
could not give up Marie Sinclair II
was one thing to be in love, another to
tell the woman that you love her, the
very confession you feel may be youI
loss of her. ] felt as if ! would
like to go to my father and
take his hand, but somehow my
heart was against him; it seemel
to me that he had acted an unkind and
a cruel part towards me, his only SON
Then tears came into my eyes, and
felt a perfect fool. His voice brought
me to my senses Speak Ned he said
speak. Have Your full, free and alb
solute consent to marry Mrs Sinclair?
No / said. by the Lord, moi N.Y.
father staggered where he stood, blu
he stiffened himself with an effort
| felt that he was suffering. / longed t.
| fling myself into the old mans arm
and say yes the moment after | has
said no. Then we leave it to her, h
said. 4 love you both too well to COM
between you; love her too well t
| give her up without 1t is her absolute
wish; but-he pushed past me AM
rang the bell. 1t seemed prosai
thing to do, and it brought me out o
my cloud of romance. Father said
going uppto him and laying my hant
on his arm, forgive mel He shook m
from him, without a word. as servan
entered the room Tell Mrs. Sinclai
my son wishes to speak with her.
just as Ned arrived at this dramati
situation it happened that another bel
rang. In real life incidents do not a.
ways work up to what is called
dramatic climax, though in the presen
case Mrs Henshaw's return from tn
..at home" Ned had mentioned was i
itself not altogether inappropriate
AS the great hall bell rang Ned pause
in his narrative, saying: That's m
wife; she will be here In moment
4 have just time to tell you that mai
] ried Mrs. Sinclair, and that we hav
neither of us seen my father since tn
day when he had those few word
| with me about his matrimonial intel
tons. left the house. within an hou
| of Marie confessing her love for N,
and the dear old chaps last words I
me were: Ned Henshaw, viii nevs
forgive you!'
..But he shalt" / said, just as Mr.
| Henshaw, the heroine Of Ned's stor,
! entered the room. handsome, vel
dressed. happy looking woman, not .
hour over thirty. She went up to Ne.
| said she had had delightful time an
informed him that the carriage WI
| waiting; all this before Ned had tim
| to iutroduce Us On second thoughts
Il concluded to 10 with them 70 Ricl
mond, and rs we sat chatting on u
a terrace after dinner could not fe
surprised at the division in tho Hel
! shaw household at Bath, but mat