The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-25

ing faster each moment. that woman
may say some things to a man that have
the power TO change his whole life"
yes" he almost whispered, Il think
have read of such things in novels
In love stories?" l asked. laughing
softly.
Il am sure they were" he smiled.
"And if I should say them TO you. Her
bcrt-"I stopped and tried 10 catch the
light in his great brown eyes.
Il don't know, Miss Linger." he whis-
pered. what It would be like"
Don't call me Miss Linger. / exclalm-
ed impetuously. "Call me Eliza"
You won't be angry with me If ] DOT"
he blushed.
Angry with you, HERBERT" I said.
GLOW could ] be angry with you? You,
who were created for the birds to sing
to; the flowers TO blossom for; the SUM-
shine to be envious Of; the stars to pale
into Intellectual fires before? Angry with
you darling2 How could 1 be?'
"Oh Eliza" he said. you mustn't say
those things TO me. l am too young 70
listen TO such words from you or from
any woman. Papa has always told me
that women were ever waiting and will
Ing TO flatter me, and that 1 must not
listen"
But do you not love to hear such
things2" l answered him, taking his hand
in mine.
"They are the sweetest ever heard"
he sighed softly.
And il i told you that ! loved you
! Herbert; that on your love my whole
life depended; that without 1t the world
would he a desert to me; that If your dear
hand were not In mine TO be my gentle
stay and guide. I would wander away
and be lost to the career which is so
grandly opening before me-if l should
say that TO you, Herbert, what would you
Think"
/ awaited anxiously for his answer be-
cause on that depended so much.
"Why do you say IT, Eliza?' he asked
with a coy little smile. why don't you
say 1t direct TO me|
Just to think of Herbert saying that!
My Herbert. whom ] had clothed In the
full garniture of guilelessness. and had
worshiped as one altogether artless.
you enchanter," l exclaimed. catching
both of his hands in mine and kissing him
on one blazing cheek in spite Of his strug-
giles. "Oh. you more than wise charmer
of womankind. DO you thus doubt me?'
He laughed with a cute chirp, as of
a bird. and smoothed out his rumpled
necktie.
"And why shouldn't l. when you pre-
face declaration with that hateful If %
he asked as he moved over to the farther
end of the rustic seat
But you know that / love you, Her
bert" insisted. How could help loving
you?'
1T is easy to love when one is in the
moonlight of a night in June" he said
tenderly, as he gazed upward at the stars.
1T Is easy to love you, Herbert, under
any circumstances To love is nothing;
not to love is the task
How nicely you talk Papa was right
| when he told me how the women could
hatter when they tried.
Don't speak so, dear one" i urged,
! drawing him to me once more.
Women are deceivers ever" he laughed
| quoting the revised version of the old poet,
and he looked UP into my eyes with that
look in his, which knew could come only
| from a heart that beat true TO mine, what
! ever he might say to put me of.
NOW look me square in the face, you
! dear, bewitching little wizard" / said
| taking his face in my two hands and hold
| ing him there, "listen to what L tell you
/ | love you; love you; l love you"
"And7" ne added with a great over
grown interrogation point after it..
| And / shall love you forever"
| "And?' he questioned again.
! "And / want you to love me the same.
"And?' again the Interrogation, no less
smaller grown by SO much use.
| ana 1 love you more every minute
| look at you"
"And?' ever the "and,' with that ques.
tioning infection which coaxes an answer
And want you to be my own dear little
husband, forever and ever Herbert"
Dear Eliza" he said in a tone Of relief
so sweetly. thought 1t was the stars sing
ing together as In the old time, and ht
laid his head upon my shoulder and / fell
the clinging grasp Of a hand that would bt
in my hand until death should come anc
| take It away.
! Darling" | murmered and our lips met
Even so, and as the nights of later Junef
come to us again, and the moon lets dowf
its silver chords to bind US together TO thai
one night in June when first we started III
the path our feet have trod so happily
since ] can only be thankful that / have
won Herbert's love, and that as he chung
to me then, he clings to me still. and ms
loving care and protection have been L
him all that his dear heart could have
/ wished.
As for myself there are no nights tC
which I may attain that with me Her
bert shall not go as a husband whose greaf
love makes him the equal Of his wife In al
the honors the world may confer upon her
A perfect husband, nobly planned,
To love, to comfort and command.