Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-04-14

| agreement at st. Georges, Hanover
square"
81 Think he said, apologetically,
"that your aunt is very anxious that
you should make a good marriage"
'These good marriages are all bad
| ones," declared Eva Langham, hotly.
'Mr. Beste. you must help me. L
cannot allow my aunt to make me ap-
ple's eyes. You must promise not to
say word to Mr.. Charterhouse about
me. 1 don't know him, and l don't
want to know him"
HE saw you once, think, when
you were girl at school"
81 beg of you, Mr.. Beste, to do this
for me. 1 shall marry when do
marry-just whom I like. and l will
not consider any one whom / don't
like"
81 am glad to hear you say so"
81 should not dream of saying any
thing else."
81 Thought, from what your aunt
said, that you understood -
Indeed. indeed, Mr.. Beste," she
said, pleadingly, ''you must not think
so badly of me as all that
81 can't tell you how glad I am"
he said, honestly, ''to hear it. 1
shall, at any rate, take away pleasant
memories now."
''Thank you
"And," he went on, with something
of a hurry in his manner, 81 shall
think of you great deal, Miss Lang
ham. Now that you have told me this,
| shall look back upon this visit to
England as one of absolute delight"
"And-and you will come back
again?"
He waited a moment.
81 wonder whether might write to
you?" he asked.
81 think" she said, locking mp
with pleased expression, THAT there
is no law against that"
II was afraid you would consider it
an impertinence on my part.
"You find that I do not
"There is something else to ex
plain, he said, awkwardly. 81 have
been here, to some extent, in disguise.
think, perhaps, had better write
and tell you all about it.
"There are still five minutes" she
said, looking at the tiny gold watch on
her wrist. ''Why not tell me now?"
81 suppose" he said, with some
nervousness, "that under no circum-
stances would you marry Mr.. Charter
house"
"Under no circumstances, replied
Miss Langham, decidedly.
''He is very rich," he remarked,
''and I.happen to know that he"
81 DESIRE" said the young woman,
with much spirit. 81 desire not to hear
Mr.. Charterhouse's name again"
''Your mind is quite made up?"
'Quite."
A porter stood patiently at the door
of the compartment, holding it open
for the passenger to South Africa.
There's nothing like young en-
gagged couple" said the acute porter
to himself, "for making trains late,
They don't care"
"But suppose l were to tell you
he said, taking her hand and holding
it, ''that Mr.. Charterhouse, who was
poorish man until three years ago,
when this mine was found on his prop
erty, has been in England lately? Sup
pose were to tell you that he has
fallen in love with you"
'Even that does not concern me, Mr..
Beste.'
'And supposing I were to tell You
that, to avoid being pestered by finan-
cial people and to see the little school
girl who has grown so tall and $3.50
charming, he preferred to call him
self, not Mr.. Charterhouse, the owner
of the West End mine, but Mr.. Beste,
the manager Of"
'"That," said Miss Langham, her
breath coming quickly, would make
all the difference"
The porter ierked his head toward
the compartment, to hint to his client
that moments were valuable. The
client had no need of this intimation,
for he knew better than the porter how
very precious the moments were.
''Do you really mean that?" he
asked, quickly.
II never say things don't mean,
Mr.. Beste--I mean Mr.. Charterhouse
She laughed little nervously. ST
shall always think of you as Mr..
Beste.''
"But will you always think of me?
May come back here in three months
time and ask you formally
"Now, then. sir" said the porter,
you'll go and lose the special, that's
what you'll do"
Il mustn't do that, my man. Good
bye, Eva. 1 must take my seat, sup
pose"
He stepped into the compartment,
and the porter, shutting the door, re-
ceived tip that made him whistle
with delight.
"And you won't give me an answer
now, then?" he went on, anxiously.
81 wish there was time to persuade
you, dear, to say Yes But sup
pose 1 must wait until I return, and
we must talk it over then, and I must