The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-16

tHiAk you are the most fascinating
girl ever SAW! A
Then you've changed your onin,or
OF girls that works for liyin' and
amt had hagh school educations?" The
note OF exultatinn In Cely's voice made
u sound almost like song of triumph.
es, heard you, me an Marie Nor
gan, that time you was taIkin' us over
-talnt only factory girls has loud
volces-an 1t hurt our feelin's. s'pose
you We fou4d out now we have feelfn's?
an sometimes have an idea above a
dlsheloth r a dime novel?-an' think
an talk., an live pretty near same as
other girls o. The words were coming
thlck and fast in her excitement.
what IS working girl, anyway, but
what MISS lnnis Favor you. if Won
was a g1rE-orlhany rich young lady.
would be II she lost her money and
had ter take care of herself? How did
she or your mother or you know we
wasn't educated way up in G under
our waiter caps or that we wasn't as
AMBITIOUS an nice an ladylike-f eelin'
| as you. if we wasnt?"
she paused for breath and Mr. Mars
ton looked as though he had not heard
her Why, what nonsense you are
taking. DO you suppose I've cared or
even remembered anything about your
you ana wanted to marry you? Cecilia
i don know your other name, and
wouldn't call you by it if I did-you do
rove me and want to marry me, too
dont you? Cecilia. darling, don't look
at me IN that horrorstruck way"
Oh! gasped Cely in a long stified
! SOD. Il never expected this. [ never
expected 1t. Oh, take away your hands,
please"
why not?" asked her lover in tones
as astonished as her own. For the first
time she looked at him with opened
eyes ana saw what she had never seen
before, that he was a young human
creature, even as herself. why did
you suppose I was following you about
everywhere and making opportunities
TO meet you cob, it's him that's
been maxim them. IS it?" thought Cely
IN dazed Way IF rot for this? What
nave we both been meaning, you as
| well as |? Do you think that a mans
heart and mans hope are placid pools
to be stirred by q woman's cruel little
hnger and then settle back into their
old calm, no worse for the agitation?
Cecilia, I know you don't. They're a
tide, a foodtiGe; you've b,dden them
rise, you-yop must let tn m overWhelm
your n =
Overwhelmed she was, in his arms,
by tempest Of kisses and soft en-
dearing words which, she dinly felt,
satisfied that craving at her heart. The
| big drops were 1T last falling from the
gray--black SKY. Fer a n2o'gert she lay
passive on her lovers shoulder with
| her face upturned to the rain, then she
sprang to her 1T.
Listen, shea cried. You mustn't
marry me. YoA don't know my last
name or where live or where L work.
Oh, don't you see it's a wild thing to
think? You can't have a wife that's
been factory girl an waitress an
can't talk like she was q lady. It's i'm
possible. [ don't believe you could
stand my folks, an I'm more'n dead
certain I couldn't stand yours"
I'VE will go away from them, Cecilia,
dear" The feeling of powerlessness
grew on her @1nore and more in the
presence of this quiet. determined force,
which, she realized clearly enough, she
had aroused and must now lie helpless
in its current, But she made another
effort
But no. there's more to it, She
scarcely knew what she said in face
of the one horrifying, absolutely new
fact she read in his &c C that men w r.
not abstract enemies to be worsted.
but living hearts and souls to be bruised
if trampled upon. Il don't love you
not enough i've been wonderin' if I
~ L
! know. don t. slsllNags wanted to know
what Ut MAS d0Nsn in the b6ftdnT
of my heart tli5llgh I'd sooner died
than say so--thea kissfn an petti1' an
all; an iikeSit frs fa5Netl, and never
could've taken 81 from any man but
you but I want it To fbe all give. an
no take, fer there's notEfn' forA me ter
give you. I've got nGyheart; 4 guess
I'm one Of them new women the felix's
at the tables talks about"
She was crying row., and the heavy
rain was drenching her pretty fresh
gown. Let me take you in to shore"
said Mr.. Bruce Marston, gently; I'm
content to have you give me nothing
yet" And twerty minutes later a
white frightened little girl, very differ
ent from the jaunty, young person who
went forth arrayed to conquer earlier
in the day, crept up to the hotel
"Cely Slater" was Names saluta-
ton. Girl alive, what's happened
your"
Burnt me fingers" said Cely, with
sick smile, troEing out one shaking
hand to Mamas III
Goodness sakas, whose ring?'
Bruce MarstoA San it's hotter'n a
about it tomoffSses.: but can't you leave
me write letter now in psace?"
When Mr.. NEagsIon rose early the next
morning, he fatad q bell boy waiting
outside his door with letter, whose
contents ran:
Mr.. Marston, Dear Friend: / feel
terrible to wIfteSou this letter. L and
Name have goft away You see L
return your ring. Don't you see /
must? 1 ought never marry you nor
you me. Maybe by this time you've
changed yours nJrd and feel so, too;
if not, please forgive me tor saying
SO. I know you were in earnest about
wanting me, and 1 never felt so sure
it wouldn't do a . when 1 thought how
you had acted the gentleman all along
and | hadn't acted the lady.
Wait till you know how bad | am.
1 felt red-hot MAD at Miss Fay fer the
way she talked about us girls. and |
wanted to fassenate you just to spite
her, and 1 didn't love you, though it
We uld have served me right if | had
broke my heart over you. l never,
never thought of men having feelings
before, I've known such lot that had
MT. I wouldn't have let you talk to
me that way in the boat. only for
nliEut I didn't know whether | was in
love or only wanted to be love-made-to.
Please forget me, and marry somebody
better than
Your fren, despisen herself,
-"CeIy @Cecilia) Slater"
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