Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-08-08

whfsp~red-"b1t I win ten yor IL.
sruth--T love you
And she drew aersclf IN u ha fal
height and smiled again a. she urter-
ed the lie l knew ii was q Ne-hur
/ seized her hand who saregsax S4urz
me. and held il hard, as answered..
-Yo1 lore me- Nc. mol caEngf b
lieve it-it is impossible {.
She laughed softly. TT Is r-,s
though she said trapnaticafly. ~tbs
very first time i saw you / knew
should lore ynn. I tell o frznkfy
never even liked my husband. and
though In some things you resnbI.
him you are quite different in others
and superior 10 him in every way
Believe IL or not as you like, you are
the only man in all the world l have
ever ioyedf- a.
And she made the assertion unblusb-
ingiy, with an air Of conscious pride,
and virtue. Half sruPeaed al her
manner, / asked. -,
Then you will be my wife,
Il wiIl-' she answered. and tai
me -yoHr name is Cesare. is it notY'
Yes" / said mechanically.
Then CeSare," she murmure5 ten
DERBY. Il viii make you lore me very
nUch!"
And with a quick 1.-THE movement
Of her supple figure. she nestled soft
ly against me, and turned UP her ~
diant glowing face.
kiss me- she said, and waited
As one in a whirsing dream, / stopped
and kissed those false sweet lips! I
would have more readily placed my
mouth upon that Of a poisonous SER
pent. yet that kiss reused a sort Of fury
in me. ! slipped my arm round her
~half-reciining figure. drew her gently
backwards 10 the couch she had left,
and sat down beside Der still embrac-
ing her. "You really lore mer' l ask
ed almost fercely.
~Yesr
And I am the first man whom You
have really cared for?'
You are" e..
"You never liked Ferrariy
Never"
Did he ever kiss you as / have
doney'
Not once"
God. bow the lies poured forth! u
very cascade Of them! and they were
all told with such an air Of truth! I
maryelled At the ease and rapidly
with which they gifiei OF this fair
womaB's tongue, feeling somewhat the
same sense OF stupid astonishEceEt a
rustic exhibits when he sees for the
first time & conjHrer drawing yards
and yards OF ~maHy-colored ribbon ont
Of his mouth. / took up the little
hand on which the wedding ring I
had placed there was still worn, and
quietly slipped upon the slim finger
a circlet of magnificent rose brilliants.
l had long carried the urinket about
with me in expectation Of the moment
that had now come. She started from
my arms with an exclamation Of de-
light.
"Oh, Cesare, how lovely. How good
ycu are % NET
And leaning toward me, she kissed
me, then resting against my shoulder
she held up her hand 20 admire tia
fash Of the diamonds in the light.
Suddenly she said with some anI-
iety in her tone
You will not tell Guido? not yetT'
"No," l answered: Il certainly VII
not tell him till be returns Other
wise he would leave Rome at once.
and we do not want him back Just
Immediately, do weF' And / tOyed
with her ripping gold tresses half
mechanically. while l wondered with
in myself at the rapid success Of my
scheme. She, IN the meantime, grew
pensiTe and distracted and for a few
moments We were both silent. III she
had known! l thought, IL she could
have imagined that she was encircled
by the arm of her own husband, the
man whom she had duped and wrong.
ed, the poor fool she had Knocked at
and despised, whose path, whose
death she bad been glad of! Would she
have smiled so sweetlyi Would she
have kissed me them
She remained leaning against me in
a ~reposeful attitude for some moments
ever and anon turning the ring l had
given her round and round upon her
finger. By and by she looked VI.
will you do me one fayorT' she
asked coaxingly; such a little thing
"A rrifie: but ii would give me much
pleasure!"
What Is 1t" I asked; "you must
command and I obey"
We'll, take on those dark glasses
just for a minutel l want to see your
eyesI"
l o from the sofa quickly, and
answered her with some GOODNESS.
Ask anything you like but that,
mia bella. The least light on my
eyes gives me the most acute pain
pain that initiates my nerves for
hours afterwards. Be satisfied with
me as l am for the present. though I
promise you your wish shall be graft
fed"
"Wheny" she interrupted me eager
ly. l stopped and kissed her hand.
ION the evening OF u marriage
day." 1 answered.
She blushed and turned her head
away coquettishly, ,
So tlat is So long to watt" she
said, half pettishly.
"Not very long. 7 hope" I ohserv-
ed, with meaning emphasis. I'VE are
now in November. May ] ask you 10
make my suspense brief? to allow me
to fix our wedding day for the second
month Of the New Year,"
=But my recent widowhood! .
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