Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-25

LII lOfe Will DOult, ftilNi bllC
must confess it had loved him
from the very first time had looked
upon his face. He was my complete
ideal, the one for whom my heart had
been longing for ever since it's birth
into womanhood.
At last the hour of my trial came.
One evening when DR.. Lord called
he intimated to me that he would like
to speak to me upon matter of spe-
cial importance, and knowing what it
would be | deferred him to the next
morning, when / assured him / had no
class at my studio, and would be at
leisure between II and II. 1t seemed
face with him that night, and hear the
avowal of love for another from his
lips. / must prepare myself.
When the morning came it found me
pale and listless. Dodie put her arms
around me and her cheeks against my
own.
Don't you feel well, dearie?" she
asked.
Yes, well enough Dodie, replied,
inwardly praying God to bless our
darling and make me more unseliish.
You know, Dick" she said play
fully, ''you are our right-hand man,
and we can't let you get sick"
| could only kiss her sweet face and
choke back the tears silently.
At II o'clock Dr. Lord came into my
studio. 1t was pleasant place and
at that time of day the sunshine
streamed in gaily. But / wondered
how he could say it was ploasant--to
me it seemed SO dreary just then.
| trembled as he took my hand. 1t
seemed to me | had never seen him
look SO calm and happy before. He
had such a pure face for man, and it
was Illuminated with that high purpose
and wonderful light which only comes
to those who love and faithfully serve
our Master.
He sat down opposite me and talked
for u few moments on different sub
iects-tho weather, my studio, the
progress of my pupils, etc.-and then
quite abruptly he said;
For long time / have been desir-
Gus of speaking to you upon certain
subject. AS you are a woman, and
acuCe Us the rest of your sex, you can
perhaps guess what it isl
Yes" | looked away lest my eyes
meet his. The blow had come, and /
must bear it.
II know" I said simply. "but yo1
know, DR.. Lord, that Dodie is very
young"
seemed to me in a surprised way; then
he rose and came to my side.
'Dodie!' he repeated, ''who was
thinking Of Dodie?"
'Why, didn't you come to ask me if
you could marry Dodie?" | blurted out,
quite forgetting my usual tact.
dick" he interrupted, calling me
by my family nickname for the first
time IN his life, ''if you were a man |
should say you were stupid, but as you
are woman, and the very woman !
love, | must say you are the dearest,
smartest little innocent in all the
world. Couldn't you see it was you |
loved?n
Oh, those wonderful words! Like
the silly girl that was l began to cry.
But Dr. Lord kissed my tears away,
whispering, You do love me, Dick,
don't you?" And he would persist in
looking into my eyes, which | had kept
hidden.
Love him! All, tongue could not
tell how / loved him. Into that mo,
ment my whole life seemed concen-
trated.
1T seems to me I never ived,n
whispered, until | saw you
Life is only half life,n he said
''until we meet the heart that mates
our own"
We We're just as silly as all lovers
are, suppose, but | woke from my
dream in few moments to think o.
my dear sisters.
What will become Of the girls?'
/ questioned.
my home is large enough for all,
he said, land now the girls will have
a real brother"
'.Oh, my dear Dick he added
"think not that your unselfshness was
wasted in my eyes. Your devotion tt
your sisters and your nobility at the
helm lifted you to angelic height il
my sight"
''Dr. Lord said, you're silly,
laughing, yet striving to keep bacl
the tears that were choking me
again. God had shown his apprecia
ton of my sacrifice in this secret ap
proval of my lover. Oh, how brigh
life had suddenly become!
1t is needless to say that the girl
We're delighted with their new broth
er. | found out that Dodie had neve
cared in the least for DR.. Lord, saw
in gratitude for his kindness.
And how | wish all of my friend
might see me in my beautiful home il
the land of orange-bloom-made beau
tiful not only by the roses and sun
shine, but by the real lovelight whic,
shines in the eyes of those who DIVE
therein. -Milwaukee Wisconsin.
With an at"
Paul de Cassagnac says that Boular
ger, when he was in command of tn
Thirteenth army corps at ClermOnt