The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20
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poor poor Christians b j; are starvinr .r-,,--
c (hem m, don't like such djsnri around

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SUBSCRIPTIONS. and I'm a , miahs an,
CHRISTIAN in the bargain 60 uns poor
blind me with that sand v So you needn'j
up 50 ferociously." ~" are digging
her oc s,1re 81; colore1 and desistc1 fron
MT ;n pes you pardon" she said "7 d;l
1 IT,; 'ilCend to send it in yonr d;roo.: olC
~ rs a vent for my overchar.ed fae eT,lon
suppose that is childish acEno ov.nSs
a'aH'' out shall not recall Il wv ro leus
d, piece OF injustice this morninr Ia" , o. d
lieye ' Tm - me with Indignation. | :be. ).
a.a;nd m IN constant state Of raha,11; e
% VIZ! ., tne accepted order Of thinr
WY 90 you laugh?" " 'l'''sS'
not at you, certainly scr;o,a,
GU llall afraid of you-your Ind o,,l?;,' l
mean. What influence vow con Ip' nt Il,
garrett" Nv 'a Ike me, Mar
bic Inc 1;',1 name slipped unconscious]v from
MS ups and he drew nearer to hoS t unn
ton 'eu her head and answered in tho
fully. ''ei words care
upon n vo, uesIee !. Of my liking depends
nllaii was evidently not we'll satisfied
win this frank admission ''''''i'eo
You couldn't like me VOL, e,ou,.
a w. inf "lle9 he persisted, drawing mors
io'Ils 10 her and cndcavorinr to taxa
her hand, an action she raso]utnlv ', CIV
posed. 'o'a'oly OPP
10 you mean what YOU saw" :,o
said' IN a slightly represscd vo;cn cn ,'
selooS OF something wanting in his u",,-
ne hesltated at her words.
DO l mean that | love vc,,9 Va.
-l"l saret, Go, from the first moment !
saw you. II l could only make vo,
understand my position, my lonoins 10
WIN your love and make You NV wiyr
ms pause was eloquent.
=, nuS what?" she repeated, in quick;
garrett" '' i'e' Mar
At this complaint she turned her fooo
aside and allowed her eye to follow the
MOtlon OF bird.
You see, he went on, more at casa j.,
the absence of those scmchinr or,-.
eyes, marriage between us is uuite ont
OF the question. Ifyou wcn-"
If l were rich, suppose Won ue,n y
she interrupted, in a somewhat hpr1
voice; but, admitting I'm poor, what
them" i' "Na'
;. You must sec how it is; we couldn't
i've on two thousand year.
And your profession" she s,pn,c-
menIed. 1t seems to me you might be
hloch worse OFT. Any one with an econ
Omlcal turn"
L hate people with an economical
turn, and don't intend to wtrk mvself
to death trying to cure lot If unyratc-
1ul people. Ny first years allowance
won t much more than pay my debts,
must have money. \ gentleman is
obliged to live in a certain stya.'
oh, dare say, even if he sacrifices
everything else in the effort You love
me, but you love morey bette. Hava
stated the case correctly?"
He glanced at her cold, inlpnetrab]c
face
How hard You are. Margaet. he
oi7'rvpruucn1u11y: 1ou don, Under
stand the difficulty. Love in a tttage
s we'll enough in theory, hut no I'm in
| could not be happy hinder
such circumstances. love you early,
and if I only had little money, Ehould 6
ike nothing better THAI to MARI you"
Thanks, was the quiet re,inder. y
our assurance is quite consolk,, but
don't believe | quite apprecito the
1onor you would confer upon Il. Of
course the idea of my possible O ection
las not entered your mind. Unit r the t
circumstances may regard you4 oss as "
ny gain =
How truly his loss was her gn she "
lid not pause to reflect. is
You arc excellent at sarcasm, he re- ~
oined with rcproach. Il wa only +,
speaking Of my wishes. If I'd had l,
old me two weeks ago, how thonghlv u
-ou despised me might have len a Il
wiser man to-day" tt
Margaret understood his mining. OF
She felt that he had no right tGpeak at
o her in this way, yet higords
'ained her. In Imagination stl went
Jack to the first hour Of their hitting.
She remembered how glad she Ii felt fi'
hat they would be thrown togetr for w
short time in this quiet place She til
what faith she hadlaced rc
n the existence of those good Glities G
Hiss Hilton had mentioned, anwhat ~ ~.
lopeful longings and eager e beta W
ions had filled the hours of Ii COM no
with him, and now b dis F'r
was both keen anditter. wi
1t lent new sharpness to her wcr. W
You dare not blame me for 4 ac- tie
ion of yours, she said, endcavo & to w
peak quietly. Il have endurGour -.
ompany. Could I do otherwise You ~
ave tried to win my affection byl the ' We
IT'S in yourpower. Isuppose yop und In
he pastime amusing. and probal you rec
that you had so far sucded, Ger
hat if it suited your pleasure tDnor toll
lc with a proposal of marriage, build VIII
ccept it With thanks. hope yoave orn
iscovered your mistake. I wo{ not gu
larry you to save myself from rva-
ion. You have insulted me Ilite Y
rough.' +ho
Not insultcd. Margaret" he Sd re- t az:
roachfully, looking into her pass ate III t,ll
,co "RnIiovo mo T bnva intnOi No Tie