Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-12-26

10 relleNe Mrs. iarSraNCS NINA me
young man was poirted in leaving out
the words my aunt" Il may say /
am not Yet in want of my uncles in.-
mediate bounty. 50 at present shall
have nc occasion TO borrow from hlm.
Mr. HargrayeS merely grunted and
said The should be very glad If his
nephew stayed as long as possible.
Truth TO tell lie was agreeably sur
priSed at the unexpected coup d'etat
he had maze with a somewhat tardl
protestaton OF his independence and
he had mentally determined that fov
as long time as he had nerve 10 sus-
tain the difficult role, he would act
the part OF lord and master and there
fore he felt quite a thrill Of triumph
when his wife, pale, angry, bat silent.
left the room.
Ted was very white his lips We're
firmly compressed, when he asked his
cousin TO give him the few minutes
conversation
Maud" he said, abruptly, when
they were AT last by themselves, /
wish to speak to YOU, dear, They
were in the conservatory and ne
handed her low basket chair ana al
fected not to notice her nervousness.
Il need hardly tell you that l love YOU
dearly; | am only a plain-spoEen man
and | cannot indulge in itOwery lam
guage, but think YOU will believe me
when tell YOU that | love You with
all my heart and SoUl / am only a
very, very poor man. | have my way
to make in the world. hut | ask YOU,
dear, to BE- my wife. 1t may be a
long engagement, bat my frivhd Den
man will soon be here and | think
can safely promise that it will not be
one OF those weary intermlrahle uf-
fairs that make he heart OF a woman
grow sick, and dearest, if YOU will
only wait FOR me, | can promise you
an easy life; it may not be luxurious
or costly, but ! swear 10 YOU that il
shall at least be FREQ from care. You
shall have everything that a reason
able woman can desire | will devote
all my life TO you; will spare neither
time, nor patience, nor labor TO pro
vide YOU a fitting home, and | will de-
vote my whole life to making YOU
happy. You are the one woman III
the world to me; worship and adore
you and l nave thought more THAI
once that this feeling was reCipro-
Gated. Tell me, my darling, am
right, for, oh! my dearest, love YOU
so dearly ard fondly with love that
only comes once in "A lifetime"
Maud looked at him with her clear
pretty eyes, she noted, with pang a,
her worldly heart, how handsome and
manly he looked. For once the inner
woman rose in rebellion.
What pity it is, she moaned, ST
lently that Ted is not as rich as We
thought he was. for | really believe |
could teach myself to be very fond of
him, for he is so awfully sincere and
so dreadfully in earnest"
But she stined this emotion in us
very birth and although she was ting
ling all over with quite an unaccus-
toned passion she schooled herself to
answer calmly, for she remembered
that her education and tastes would
not permit heI 10 become poor man 5
wife
Dear Ted" she answered in a cold
practical tone that Jared sadly on the
young mans overweight nerves, Il
am sorry that you have spoken to me
like this, for | am forced to decline
your proposal AT any time | do not
think that marriage between cousins
is quite advisable, and then forgive
me for speaking 50, but you know
am really not fit 10 be poor man $
wife"
Il Will not ask you to marry me,
rejoined the young man passionately
Clasping the small white hand in his,
till | am able at least to give you Il
pretty home and some OF the luXuries
YOU are accustomed 10; only give me
a word OF hope, Maud and Wall work
my fingers to the bone and feel sure
that ! should soon be in a position 20
claim you. BE a true woman, think
that there is something better in lite
than getting your gowns from Paris
and driving your own carriage. | OIL
Ter YOU the devotion of lifetime; the
truest love of my heart promise
if you will only put your trust in me
you will never regret it,
My poor boy" replied Maud, with a
low laugh OF pitiful amusement, that
sent chill through Ted's veins, Il
am going to be very cruel to be kind
to you, for want to disillusionize you
at once. am of the world worldly; |
am like a cat, for | dote upon warmth
and ease and luxury and the strong
est feeling in my nature is my love
for self. | like you very much;
think you are a very handsome boy
and If you had been the millionaire
we thought you We're, | no doubt
should have accepted you. Now don't
look fierce and white at me, Ted
should not have liked you any better
than | do now; perhaps not hall 50
well, but | should have accepted YOU
because from my cradle ! have been
brought IN tn marry nancy aud