The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-06-18

frantic efforts 10 release it, he went on
in rapid, hoarse tone;
Louise, love you, and if you will
be mine you can have everything that
it is in my power to get you-every-
thing that love can suggest and money
buy. You shall haye friends among
the highest, youu shall have a home
among the finest, you shall have all the
pleasures that the rich enjoy. Inshort,
Louise, be mine and you shall never
again know what it is to have wish
ungratifed. You shall never feel the
pinch of want or the cruel touch of q
cold world. | will make it my study
and my work to serve you, and you
shall be my queen. Oh, Louise, do not
weep, do not look distressed. Ne mine,
Louise. Say you will" u
During this passionate delivery the
Toung man attempted to draw LouisA
% him, but she shrank away and madyv
mother Intellectual effort to release her
land. She was startled by his words
40 less than by his earnest, pleading
tone. She feared and abhorred 4 m,
and every syllable he uttered went to
her heart like dagger.
Hardly had he ceased speaking when
her pride asserted itself, and resent
ment flashed from her eyes.
sMr. Pearson" she said, what right
have you to say such things to me2"
'I love you," he replied, 'and can
not suppress my feelings. Louise, you
do not know what power you hold
over me, nor to what lengths l would
Ego for your sake. love you as never
woman was loved before, and do not
feel that have done any wrong in say
inAso."
For a little while Louise did not re-
ply, and during the silence the anger
melted out Of her eyes and look Of
pity succeeded it,, PerhAps she believed
Pearson in earnest and felt sorry that
she must blight lis HOPES She knew
what she wotid buffer should Ranl fail
to return her love-what PAM Of
poignant pain that would cause Ter,
and doubtless she thought Pearson's
feelings similar to her own. She mSx
have remembered his generosity to her
father and mother, and experienced Bit
ter regret that she was able to requite
his goodness so cruelty But whatever
the thought that possessed her, she be-
came sad and sorrowful, and her voice
as she spoke trembled perceptibly.
81 am sorry" she began, that you
have said what you have. You had no
right to judge me SO lily. If | loved
you, Mr.. Pearson, it would require no
promises of riches to lead me to be-
come your wife. am poor and have
known little enough of pleasure, God
knows, but | am not so poor that |
would sell my heart, Ily life, my hap
piness and my hope of eternity. The
man love need offer no wealth to in
duce me to become his wife, and nc
man whom do not love need think me
base enough to be influenced by such
an offer l respect you, Mr.. Pearson,
for the sake of what you have done for
those | love. / feel under thousand
Obligations to you, but do not and can
not love you. My heart is another's, and
when l marry my hand shall go where
my heart is"
The girls reply, though far from
what the generality of lovers would
wish, was not displeasing to Pearson
1t was more than he had dared to hope
for, since he knew that she die not love
him, and he was satisfied that she ex
pressed for him respect and pity.
"She respects me-" he mused, "ant
that will make my victory easy. She
will bow to the inevitable and will ac
cede to my wishes all the more readily
because of that. 1t would be hard u
force her to sacrifice herself to MAJ
she did not even respect / am salts
fed with my progress so far, and 1t only
remains to be seen which is The
stronger, her love for herself or her love
for her father and mother"
!, Aloud Pearson said
= Forgive me, Miss Green, for presum
ing to utter such sentiments. | did no
mean to say what my words imply. Fa
be it from me to suggest that your hear
can be won by such things as offered
only meant to say what | would d
Tor you in order to show you the dept
Of my affection. VIII you forgive me
Miss Green, and think OF my words onl
as | meant thcm?~
81 hold no i'll feeling, lIr. Pearson,
said Louise, promptly, "aand viii nc
think the less OF You for What you hav
said. The subject is one Mnploasant t
ne' ana 10 continue it cad lbe of no ber
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