The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-05-18

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his mustachc)- Oh-no, of course
(hurricdly)-what were we sayings
Oh, yes, that things had changed q
good denl since poor Uncle Bob parted
as so cruelty year ago.
Rex-To begin with, poor Uncle Bob
himself has Joined the great majority.
Cynthia-Yos-and left me absolute
ly alone In the world, sole mistress Of
his fortune, always provided that I
kept to his conditions and held no COM
munication with you until the year he
Ind fixed for our separation had
elapsed.
Rcx--I rather wonder he didn't make
the whole thing conditional on your
not marrying me.
Cynthia (drcamiiy)-Yes,i II Is almost
q wondcrl with an effort.) Well, at
any rate, now, dear Rex, there will DO
no need for us TO live in back street
and never able TO get out of each 9th
er's way for an hour, as poor unclc
said. We shall be rich enough to do
exactly as we choose and see as little of
each other as we like.
Rex following out his own thought
That will be delightful, and perhaps
you haven't heard that that mine Of
my fathers which your uncle used to
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 arc not
poor any more?
Rex Shaking his hcad)-Not any
more than you are.
a. l..
Rex Qnterrupting firmly)-Thats shall
be settled entirely upon yourself.
Cynthia-But, then, what's the use
of my marrying you?
Rex-Cynthia!
Cynthia tembarrassed)-I mean-oh,
don't quite know what l mean. Ca
pause, during which Cynthia examines
her shoe and Rex pulls his mustachc.)
Rex with an effort)-When shall wa
he married, Cynthia?
Cynthia Coming out Of her reverie)-
Mari? Oh, yes, of course. don't
care; whenever you like.
Rex-Then it had better be as soon
as possible, hadn't it?
Cynthia (absently)-Yes, and get 1t
over
Rex (talSing her hand)-Cynthia, do
you know that you haven't once told
fne you loved me?
Cynthia (awl1wardly)-oh but have
told you so so often.
Rex--Yes, but that was year ago.
Cynthia (between tears and laughter)
Yes, year ago, and suddenly look
ing into his eyes, do you know, Rex,
TINT Won haven't Kissed mo?
Rex Qeaning forward quicklyEMy
dear Cynthia
Cynthia drawing baclS)-No-you did
so often--a year ago
Rex-But-
Cynthia Docking at him, frankly
Rex sn't it all rather farce, don't
you think?
Rex uncomforta ble)-What do you
mean?
Cynthia Observation-Disclosures year
ago means just three hundred and
sixty-five days, and a lot of things have
happened since then; not only the
things we have talked about-others
We've been about, both OF us, and seen
different places and people with
sudden smile), girls with beautiful
dark eyes and their hair parted down
the middle.
Rex (sotto woodland fascinating
golden boards.
Cynthia ng)-Yes-and-and
don't you think that, perhaps, when
Uncle Bob said we were couple of
young fools. he wasn't very far wrong?
Rex lin carefully controlled voice.
do you mean that you wish to break
off our engagement?
Cynthia (bravely)-Yes. You thought
1t your dnty to come back to me, and
thought it mine to wait for you; but
everything is different, and-and, oh.
Rex, can't you see l don't love you
Bit any more than you do me, and
that should hate to marry you?
Rex Staring at her hard)-You'd
hate-(suddenly Selling her hands,
Cynthia, you're the best girl in all the
world
Cynthia (demurely)-Bu / haven't
got beautiful dark eyes.
Rex (fervently)-r hope the golden
beard will make you as happy as YOU
deserve.
Cynthia-I-(with burst of laugh
teri you're going back to Paris to-
night, aren't you?
Rex (sniling)-Yes-and You?
Cynthia-pm going to write to hira
and explain.
Rex taking her hand, heartily
Good-by
Cynthia (same)-Good luck!
Rex (as he cxits)-Ah, Violet! My
Violet!
Cynthia dying to the writing table
and seizing a sheetof paper)-"My dear
Berthe"
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