The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-13
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l 70 .ss said. II E"u r 'tL;&n any
p =: s' yo mr. leIicat" constitution au-
Is :a :; ,' return to the village.
sou !? =, n,Ii,e way Of expressing
'Thi'Hh = he rid 0! me; bat l have no
S 10 snend tie day II those Aeh1
sfs r There's the sun noW. hles7to
R99i' : -. NC soj;a to move this shawl Up
sh. ! ~. :" e i ia drver. May I? 1t is
Y; sr nly suicida. to sit mere: r: you
w be i'll, III hay" TO "'l as a.. ;;,; '.a auA
t W. n there ism man OF PMS ana !
riss' u: ,h t', whole village, I'm told.
q p. warned "a in time >,u,.
~ vii VII be more prudent. no G '|; :. |
,nt.sl Margaret. "llaW!ns ~h "It' wa W.
~, W CO., 70, the waves so well:
Fs n.,s no great loss. We know they
l .tsrs. which is just as good. D"
q t r I've be- n thinking OF you all
& vt f. Really, had q strange oFe*"
s sa,,n influence compelled me to FOL
p.fv non't look. skcpt,cal, please, and
o., .. pY 1t was all very real. |
W., ,O you. One Of those Old men
ss ,ls rsu Miss Margaret. Please tell
HAT is your name? l have Gultea
[dcsity to know. .;,soa ~,
Il w. .yo,r curiosity is easily safis'lco' NY
q tane Is Margaret.
& . .Tbanks I've always had an odd
,e,v ior the name. II seems to mean
4 nauch. It is hcE name, TOO Curious
syot 81 ALL" responded Margaret
,nnptlv. TT name is common
s1oueh, dare say.
PEI, Perhaps. I like it, nevertheless
0lv wish she we're like YOU.
,Imcsret moved impatiently, and re-
,a with SUSPICION OF petulance:
Pm like myself and no one else.
Variety is the spice Of lite; so please
q ,aa't compare ne with any unknown
She's.
.Ob this ones tolcrable enough" he
pnned and smart, too. [ dare say.
Ses managed to feather her nest at
B NY expense, Perhaps she's eloatlns
aver me at this very moment.
How can you say that" asked Mar
c,pt with some warmth. You have no
Igbt to Judge people that way. She
nay hate the very sight of the money.
Money! repeated Brian, III some
surprise. ~ said nothing about money.
No, she returned. thoroughly angry
With herself: but | an sure money has
guething to do with the injury you
sneak Of. | know she isn't so hateful
Is you think her. II is neither just mol
rshc to condemn her unheard. .
He laughed at her earnestness. y
suppose she isn't Dad Sort" he ad,
nitted, pulling at some seawecd beside
him. Il don't see why you take such
an interest in her, though.
She flushed at these direct words.
Il speak in general terms, she re
Piled, unable to meet his searching
glance. Il simply say you have no RICH
to assume certain things, and | wisi
you would not run people down in nj,
presence, especially when l don't know
them, and cannot take their part. | hat
Tit is against my principles, and IT.
eontemptible besides"
She rose to her feet and walked ava.
In some excitement, already regre1tin&
z her childish warmth.
Tell me about it, she added, i'm
perous'y, returning to her old place
What did your cousin do"
il Another mistake. She bit her lips
he word cousin escaped her, but for
tanately Brian had not noticed it.
Il 'Do:" he echoed, still regarding nc
With an amazed expression. she dion
doanything. Only my father happene
pthins so much of her and 50 little
ne that he left h"r fortune and me
.ssearly income to starve on. No lie
living without money either. But !
forgive her il she marries no, and
care say she will
The confidence Of this assertion We
"omuch for Margaret.
Didn't | understand you to say yC
aaa never met herr she asked, in
voice unnaturally quiet and full of scor
oat made no impression upon him. h
leplled in the most imperturbable mai
ner.
No. haven't seen her, that's tru
VI. dare say she'll make good VIII
These words further enraged Ma
saret.
How dare Jou," she cried, witho
giving him a chance to complete h
sentence. y never heard Of such u
Ral!eled impudence in my life. I dar
sy you consider your charms 50 owe
saeimIns that every woman must
overcome by the bare sight Of them.
sVere your cousin you would very so
s,ssoVer your mistake. A conceited m
j me very abomination Of desolation.
i lou show your contempt very freely
i IIsuTned Brian, not overpleased wi
i ~ remarks. If I suggest the idea
| ~ cousins marrying me it is becau
II me circumstances. Father wor
4 ave liked it, know. Perhaps he h
as IDEA in his head when he made
margaret grew paler at these wore
wy she did not answer.
ana don't you know Brian &C
uuea' with a spice of malice, as
fasnea lazily In his effort to see
s ;s' a man can marry any woman
moses, provided he goes about it I
s Su. way. No woman can withsta
"s.stant, enduring affection"
n. constant, enduring fiddlcsticks!" "
s ms c,ehtemptuous reply. mo do'
s ANU knowledge of woman, her natl
Su u capacities, is deep and profou