The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-06-13

hope, and when you are restored to the
world / will be as proud to proclaim
your love for me as | am now proud to
possess it"
MAY Heaven bless you, my dear girl,
for that assurance. 1t will be the guild
ing star to lead me from this bondage
to the freedom of independence. l
have dared to paint the most glowing
mental pictures of our future, for l
have long felt that you would some day
come into my life and reign as queen
over my heart and home. Your father
is growing old, my dear one, and will
proud distinction he has won by life
long service of his country, and will
seek retirement that he may pass the
evening of his life in peace and quie
tude. | will be able to lay wealth at
your feet, and in lovely home some
where with that good old man Us our
especial care, we will live surrounded
by halo of love which no clouds can
ever dim. Is not the picture pleasant
one to contemplated"
Beautiful! Beautiful" she replied,
her face glowing with the new joy
which filed her heart, land pray the
dear Lord that no cruel blow may fall
to crush our hopes. win you not now
use every endeavor to secure your dis
charge from the service?"
You must be patient, dear one. l
must have time to think what is best
to be done. And now, Alice, we both
have a part to play. 1t must never be
! known that a word of love has been
! spoken between us. | fully realize
| your position, and know but too we'll
the reproach which would be cast upon
| you were it to become known that you
had placed your affections upon a pri-
vate in the ranks, and we must guard
well our secret until / can come for
ward as a man and claim the dearest
prize God ever held within the reach
| of lovers eager hand. Take one as
surance to your heart, my darling. |
will never claim that prize until | can
! do SO as one who stands your equal in
| social life, and who can face your ia
| ther as man to man and ask him for the
/ priceless treasure he so dearly loves" "
30, | fear can never hide my love, ="
she replied in tremulous voice. when
! see you my eyes will tell the story
! plainly as words, and when / address
| you in the presence OF others my voice
/ will proclaim that which prudence
bids me conceal. / will be very happy,
Edward, yet very impatient for the
! day of your deliverance to come. Will
you not try to hasten It?"
Yes, Alice, will After day or
! two when | have had time to fully
! formulate my plans / will write to my
aunt, and the dear old soul will follow
any suggestion may make looking to
my release. 1t will not be long ere /
| can claim my-my-littlc-wifc.
Her breast was filed with strange
/ rapture, and smile of radiant JOY lit
up her fresh young face. For more
/ than an hour they sat there upon the
/ rock lost in a blissful dream of love. he
| painting bright pictures of a future
/ alight with roseate happiness, she
/ drinking in his every word with
rapturous delight. The san slowly
sank behind the san Mateo peaks.
I flashing back great showers OF COLDER
/ light To tinge the fieocy clouds with
rare colorings of transparent lowell
ness. More and more brilliant grew
! the radiant colors as the great orb of
I day withdrew its face from the grand
panorama of plain and mountain, until
! the whole western skies hung as u
golden canopy above the mighty range.
/ The lovers sat and gazed upon the
wondrous picture in blissful silence un-
I'll Alice softly whispered;
1t is an omen of good, my beloved.
/ \ forecast of our future when our mar,
ital skies shall lie ever tinged with
golden radiance from the never setting
sun of love"
ITO Be ooSTNrKD.l