Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-22

ucN Vttu tOHScli 10 ntf. Have YOU NOT
rode with her. boated with her walked
with her. and read, sung and sketched
with her! Sir-sir-" Here. in the ex-
cess OF indignation and sorrow, the
captains voice broke down.
Uncle, yes. / have done all this
said Grayillc: .'but I have done il as Il
brother for q dear little sister. l liked
Dlney. ! told you SO. / was fond OF
her. And 1t gave me great pleasure TO
please her. 1t was half the delight of
my holiday TO see what Il holiday my
presence made for her. Yes, l was
very fond of little Daney.r
Ten thousand devils. then. rs the
Dutclimen say. why can't you marry
herT demanded the captain. cnspliat-
icaiiy.
because. well as / like Daney. I feel
the utmost repugnlnce to doing So"
aid the young maa. very firmly.
But why? | ask Won why? You
give me no reason for this silly repug-
rance"
What reason can I give you. sir.
Who can explain his own likes or dis
likes? l confess that | cannot"
But then. you don't dislike Daney,,~
AS a wife | should excessively DIS
like her
"Humpl. 7 think | know where the
shoe pinches. Your lorlship considers
her too poor to be your gracc's bride,
too humbly bern TO be your majesty's
conscrt,' said the cid man, in a rage of
sarcasm.
mo. uncle. that is rot the reason:
although ! should consider her humble
Birth quite Il sufficient objection 10 our
marriage
"You coxcomb, Let me assure your
| sublime highness that | believe her 10
he well born-the daughter of some
French nobleman-and I have good
reason for believing It, Come. 10Y
my boy" said the old man. suddenly
changing his manner. II see II all now.
You are fond Of Daney. but your Nor
man blood rises up against the idea CT
marrying, Il nameless. p~ortionless girl.
That is natural. liz was certainly very
wrong in you To win her affections.
without a distinct purpose of making
her your wife; but, alas. that was nat
ural. also, for boys will be boys, II
| fellow their own feelings. regardless
where they lead them! | should moi
have stormed out upon YOU. my iad
| and still less should l have Knocked
your inherited pride, for which you are
| no mere accountable than You are for
Your hereditary hair, | should have
reasoned with your folly. as ! am
| about TO do now. Shall we reason to-
| gether. my boy
with all my heart, dear uncle. be-
lieve me, 1t gives me great pain 10 De
at variance with you.
1--WE will not be at variance any
| longer. Fulke. We will come TO an I'M
| d~arstanding. Now to the point s.nce
you are fond OF Daney. yet do not ike
TO marry a namelcss and portionles'
Girl. I'll tell YOU what | will do. ! VIII
legally adopt Daney and give her my
lame. I will also bequeath to her this
island and estate. Then. surely. in so
cal position. she will be nearly your
equal. Even your pride could not re-
volt Mt the idea Of marrying Miss Fui-
joy, the sole heiress of Fuljoy's Isle.
Could 1t. now
1T could not"
II said so. oh, Ii will come right
81 ncle. do not misapprehcnd me. 1
told you that it was pot Daney's pos
ticn that | most objected TO. And no
change in her position could affect my
feelings toward her. | love her as n
little sister: but l could not tolerate
her "a a wife. and l could no IL she
were the heiress Of an elrldom" per-
sisted the young man.
.Fulke. Fulke" said the captain. re-
pressing his rising anger and bctraying
his great sorrow In the liquid depths OF
mis- tones: consider. boy, you admit
that you are fond of her. You have al
ways shown that fondr less. Whether
YOU intended ii or not. you have Won
her devoted love. oh. boy. boy. take
to your own heart that you have won.
Draw her close enough 10 yourself 10
learn how excellent Il thing Is Il true
maiden's love. Take the rich gift that
heaven has offered You. ana learn it's
priceless worth. Take her. boy. You
viii learn to love her as devot.dly rs
she loves you-morc than that yon can
rot love. Take her. Fulke. You have
won her heart. Give her your own.
"Uncie." began the youth. slowly and
sorrowfuily. .'if his be true--if I have
Internationally won Daney's love. I
am deeply grieved TO hear IL. 1t will
~oyershadow my whole life with re-
morse. But not even for this can /
farswear myself and sully my honor
by marrying n whom as u wiIc /
could not love-
Boy. hoy. how know o that you
could not love her: She Is very lovely.
Oh. Fulke. listen TO me. She Is my
child: not the child Of my flesh. hut the
child of my affections; dearer to me
| will be sworn. than yer was a
daughter to a father before. As n baby
she came TO me of her own sweet will.
and she loved me. and made my lonely
home luminous with her presence. She
is MI owe. my-precious child. Fulke,
Fulke, my life Is conferred In her hap
piness. Ii she were to Ire wretched !
should die! oh boy Ii ever l have beca
kind 10 yen. be kind to my childr'
"Tnclei friend. benefactor. that adj
juraticn would send me into the jaws
OF death to serve you, but not into dis
honor. oh. can you not see. sir, that
it Is shameful to we'd a woman without
loving her? Do you not feel that YOU
are doing a grievous wrong to Daney
by making this appeal to me: And
would you really nave me wrong Da,
ney 80 much as to marry her for mere
pity?"
YES. for / could trust Daney 10 in
spire you with a higher sentiment in a
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