The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-06-29
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a golden beard.
Cynthia Cblushing as she glances ,
his mustache)-Oh-no, Of cours
(hurriedly)-what were we saying
Oh, yes. that things had changed
good deal since poor Uncle Bob pnrte
us SO cruelty a year ago.
Rex-To begin with, poor Uncle Bo
himself has Joined the great majority
Cynthia-Yes-and left me absolut e
~ alone in the world, sole mistress O
ms fortune, always provided that
kept to his conditions and hold no com
nunication with you until the year Il,
had fixed for our separation hae
elapsed.
Rex rather wonder he didn't max.
the whole thing conditional on you,
| not marrying me.
Cynthia (dreamily)--Yes, it is a1mos
q wonderl with an effort.) Well, a,
any rate. now, dear Rex, there will b.
no need for us to live in n back stree,
and never able to get out Of each 9th
er's way for an hour, as poor uncle
| said. We shall be rich CROUCH to do
exactly as we choose and sec as little of
each other as we like.
Rex following ont his own thought
That will be delightful, and perhaps
you haven't heard that that mine of
make such fun of has begun to yield
again, SO that my position either is not
quite what it was, and
Cynthia (quickly}-Then you are not
poor any more?
Rex Shaking his head)-Not any
more than you arc.
Cynthia-Then-then my money
Rex Gnterrupting drmly)-That shall
be settled entirely upon yourself.
Cynthia-But, then, what's the use
of my marrying you?
Rex-Cynthial
Cynthia (emoarrassed)-I mean-oh,
l don't quite know what mean "a
pause, during which Cynthia examines
her shoe and Rex pulls his mustache)
Rex with an efort)-When shall we
be married, Cynthia?
Cynthia Coming out of her reverie)-
MARI? Oh, yes, of course. don't
care; whenever you like.
Rex-Then it bad better be as soon
as possible, hadn't it?
Cynthia (absently)-Yes, md get it
over.
Rex (talSing her hand)-Cynthia, do
you know that you haven't once told
me you loved me?
Cynthia (awlkwardly)-Oh, but Ihavc
told you SO often.
Rex--Yes, but that was year ago.
Cynthia (between tears and lauehter) |
Yes, a year ago, and Suddenly look |
ing into his eyes) do you know, Rex,
that you haven't kissed me?
Rex Cleaning forward quiclz1y}-My
lear Cynthia.
Cynthia drawing baclk)-No-you did
80 offend year ago
Rex-But-
Cynthia Cooking at him, franl<ly)-
REX sn't it all rather farce, don't
you think?
Rex Observation-Disclosures do Won
mean?
Cynthia (quiclsly)-Well- a year
go means just three hundred and
ixty-fve days. and a lot of things havo
happened since then; not only tho
hings we have talked about-others.
We've been about, both of us, and seen
sudden smile), girls with beautiful
ark eyes and their hair parted down
he middle.
Rex (sotto woodland fascinating
olden boards. I
Cynthia ng)-Yes-and-and
ont you think that. perhaps, when
'ncle Bob said we were q couple of {
Dung fools. he wasn't very far wrong? i
Rex lin a carefully controlled voice) 9
DO you mean that you wish to break c
f our engagement?
Cynthia (bravely)-Yes. You thought S
your duty to come back to me, and
fought it mine to wait for you; but I
Terything is different. and-and, oh, i
ex, can't you see I don't love YOU a | d
t, any more than you do me, and S
TAT should hate to marry you?
Rex (staring at her hard)-You'd
lte-(suddenly selling her hands)
'nthia, you're the best girl in all the
or1d-- t.
Cynthia (demurely)-But 1 haven't "
It beautiful dark eyes.
Rex (fervently)-I hope the golden II
ard will make you as happy as you s.
serve. O.
Cynthia-L-(with a burst OF laugh p
p you're going back to Paris TO- u
CHIT, aren't you?
Rex (smiling)-Yes-andy ou-p 7,
~ nthia-Im going to write to him -
d explain! II
Rex (taking her hand, heartily)- ~
od-by! al
cynthia (same)-Good luclkl k'
Rex (as he exits)-Ah, Violet NV -. ~
olet! th
cynthia (fying to the writing table ~
Selling a sheet of paper)-"My dear Cd
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