The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-12-14

likely. Misfortune embitters us all. :"
won't you look at me, Dick"
There is no need to look at you.
Your image is engraven on my heart.
l can see you at every moment, and
shall see you, go where | may
Nevertheless. look at me; it may
soften you a little. Oh, Dick, I
don't want this odious money, but l
do want you. Now l have said it"
flushing crimson-"and you will
not. [ hope. think badly OF me-"
81 could never do that. But it is
impossible. Do not let us talk about
it."
His voice breaks a little.
''Then you refuse me?"
Eyes, because it is for your own
good"
"No; because ] happen to have
more money than you possess. Let
us have the truth, at all events.
Say that that is really what you
mean"
''Well. then, yes, since you make
me say it. l could not be indebted
to my wife for-for everything"
ono doubt you are right" says
Miss Penruddock. "Pride before all
things, no matter how many hearts
may be broken by it," She means
to be sarcastic. but only succeeds in
being wretched.
mine is a just and proper PRIDE"
he says,
"Oh, very well! Then it is not
worth while, l suppose, to say any
thing more about it?:"
"No, indeed" he signs.
"And you are quite determined to
leave England forever, and to go to
New Zealand?:"
Quite"
"Then," cries she, s:since you in
sist upon it, l shall give this hateful
money to a lunatic asylum, and.
whether you like it Or not. | shall go
to New Zealand TO-"
MAUD" says Dick. in his over
towering agitation forgetting her
real name.
Yes; l shall. Nothing shall pre-
vent me-" says Miss Penruddock.
And here, we very much regret to
say, she so far forgets herself as to
place her arms around his neck, and
to burst into tears upon his breast.
So for the next few moments at
least Penruddock's "Trip to the other
side of the world is delayed.
He drops his hat and encircling
her fondly with his arms for a full
minute is quite ridiculously happy.
Then he checks himself and sigh
ing deeply says, .'1here must be an
end of this. This will never do you
know" in a NEST miserable tone.
"Never" says Hilda, who has
quite recovered herself. and in whose
blue eyes a malicious twinkle may
be seen.
Does not victory lie with her?
No wonder, therefore, that she re-
%joices.
"Come over to this sofa, she SAYS,
and as we must to please you give
away our detestable though rather
comfortable income, tell me. which
do you consider the most deserving
Of all the asylums?"
At this point Mrs. Neville coming
in and seeing them sitting together
on apparently amicable terms, goe S
up to Dick and kissing him on either
cheek, tells him without a word of
warning that he is a ':dear boy"
and as worthy as any Il can be of
her dearest girl" and that she is
happier today than she has been
for a very long time, and several
other things that are equally pleas
ant to hear. All which so overpow-
ers Dick that he has not sufficient
courage to say anything that shall
damp her satisfaction, and Hllda car-
ries the day.
They have been married now for
four weeks and are in Italy, or
Egypt, or st. Petersburg. or some
where-we really have at the pres
ent moment quite forgotten where.
At all events we may safely say
that be they where they may they
are two among the very happiest
mortals the world contains.
H END.