Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-01-13

learn now CNCGlieuI II tIllLE Is u u uC
maiden's love! Take the rich gift that
heaven has offered you, and learn Its
priceless worth! Take her, boy! You
will learn to love her as devotedly as
she loves you-more than that you can
rot love! Take her, Fulke! You have
won her heart! Give her your own!'
"Uncle." began the youth, slowly aud
sorrowfully, ''if this be true-r l nave
Internationally won Daney's love. !
am deeply grieved to hear it! 1t will
overshadow my whole life with re-
morse! But not even for this can
forswear myself and sully my honor
by marrying one whom rs Il wife L
could not love-"
boy! boy! how know you that you
Oh. Fulke. listen to me. She is my
child: not the child of my flesh. but the
child Of my affections; dearcr to me,
| I will be sworn, than ever was Il
daughter to Il father before. AS 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 all owe, mS-precious child! Fulke!
Fulke. my life Is centercd in her hap
piness. If she were to be wretchcd
should die! Oh boy If ever have been
kind to you. be kind to my child"
Uncle! friend! benefactor! that ad-
Duration would send me into tho Jaws
Of death to serve you. but not into dis
honor! Oh. can you not see, sir. that
it is shameful to wed 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 have me wrong Da-
ney so much as to marry her for mere
PITY"
Yes. for I could trust Daney TO in
spire you with 4 higher sentiment in Il
month";
why does she not inspire it now?'
because she is just the sort Of wo-
man to be more paSsionately loved rs
Il wife than as Il maiden. 1t would re-
quire the close intimacy of married life
to develop all her worth! Marry her
from any motive you like-only marry
her. and l would trust in heaven and
Daney for the result
Uncle. 1 cannot! 1t is best to bring
this painful interview to a close. Let
me be very plain with you. You
thought it was Daney's position l Oh
jected to, and you generously offered to
improve it. And though l confess her
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objection. yet there was a greater one
still in her person. Uncle. examining
my feelings now for the first time. I
find that it is her person that repels
me. l could never fancy, as a wife. so
pale girl as Daney! Forgive me that
l have spoken so plainly. Your in,por-
tunity made it necessary" said Fulke
Greville. gravely.
'Yes, Daney is pale! pale as pearl!
And pearl she is. too, of great price.
did you know how to value her! So
this is your final answer, sir?''
Uncle, it must be-"
Don't uncle me. you villain" cried
the veteran. the suppressed fire OF his
anger bursting into flame. Il am no
uncle of yours. and never was. No.
thank heaven. not a drop of my blood
Fulke Grevllle, if you are Mr.. Fulke
Grev;lle. for 1 begin to doubt that
questionable facN, l must beg you, at
your earliest convenience, to seek quar-
tiers i'll some house more worthy Of
your honorable presence, and more
agreeable to Your fine feeling than, 1
fear, 1 can make this
Fulke Greville arose and stood be-
fore his guardian, saying, sorrowfully:
''Sir, you have spoken angrily, and,
therefore unjustly But I agree with
you, that for all reasons I had better
leave the house at once. I shall ell
deavor to forget the painful scene of
this evening, and remember only the
great kindness have received ut your
hands, and the happiness have en-
joyed in your house. And so, sir, 1
wish you good-byv'
The captain was shaken by a variety
of contending emotions-shame. pride,
sorrow. anger, love-all warning togeth-
er in his heaving bosom.
'Fulkc" he uttered, in a choked
voice, II cannot ask you to stay: but
fiat any future time-you should
change your midland come here and
ask me for Daney-I will try-to for
give YOU"
/ The young man bowed deeply and
withdrew. In crossing the entrance
hall he laughed softly to himself, cx-
claiming:
"Why, if I could possibly be weak
enough to marry that girl for her fort
une, / should certainly be wicked
enough to murder her for my free
dom.'
All! how little did he think that, soft.
~ as these words were nlurmured, they
were overheard!-that, lightly as they
We're uttered, they would one day fall
heavily upon his own doomed head!
The same night he packed up his port
manteau, and left the island by the
Busy Bee" that passed at 8 O'clock.
j Qarey was amazed at the suddcnness
CT his departure; but was told by the
captain that he had gone to Washing.
ton to see about the licutcnant's com
mission that he expected to rccciv,
Immediately. And this was true so fal
as it went
Early in January Fulke Grcvil!c re-
ceived lieutenant's commission in a
regiment ordered for active service or
the Indian frontier.
And when Fulke Grcvillc departed
for this distant pest Of duty without
ever having returned to bid her good
by, Daney's tender heart was almos
broken. She wcpt in secret. never ap
pearing in the presence Of her guard
an until she thought all traces of tear:
We're washed from her face. But hel
grief could not be hidden from the eye.
Of love that were watching over her.
"'Too pale," said the captain, look
ing at the fair, dropping human bios