The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-05

Yes, but-yOu see-everybody here
calls you Master David and why
else?"
You cannot help being that, Rose.
At least, not to me. Now, to please me,
let me hear you say David"
She looked at him, half timidly at
first, then. fixing her glance firmly on
his, she says, clearly and sweetly,
"pavid."
"Bravely done. But 1 have not yet
finished. Could you not say, dear
David?'"
The long lashes are lowered now and
her face is crimson flushed.
couldn't you, Rose?" he pleaded.
She strives to meet his gaze as before,
but her eyelids seems to droop invol-
UNFAIRLY, and her lips falter perceptibly
as she says: Dear David" She is too
confused to notice that both her hands
are held in his, and when she lifts her
eyes he is gazing ardently into their
blue depths.
Rose, my little Rose" he whispers,
''you do not know how much I love
you"
ooh, MASTER mean, dear David
you must not love me"
"And why not?''
'Well, you are different from me, you
kpow-we are good, very good friends,
but-but-but- that is all-it must be
ALL"
"Well, we can still be dear friends,
but I want you for my little wife be-
Sides"
your wife, David? In your home,
among your friends, would be"
"You would be there or elsewhere
| what you are here-the woman love.
If you would but marry me, Rose
mo, no, not that-David. What
! could I ever be to you? An ignorant
girl, who knows nothing but what you
| learned-I mean taught-her. Your
wife! We have been such good friends,
| how can you mock me SOP"
Rose darling! L mock you! You are
| unkindr'
"Unkind to you? AS If 1 would not
moments pain! Unkind to you, dear
David! You do not know me. I-well,
I can't help loving you, you know, but
that is all I ask-let me love you with
all my heartfelt me watch your COM
ing and going; let us be the dear, dear
friends we have been-and when-you
go away from re-wEy-why-you
must go away some day. dear David"
She turns from him as she speaks,
her little brown hands are pressed
tightly to her heaving breast, her lips
are blanched and set. She tries to con-
ceal the tears that we'll into her eyes.
Rose" he whispers gently. Still 81
sobs that wiring her bosom. and his
heart 2ches, as with a wild cry of
David" she falls sobbing upon the
rocky ledge of the cliff. In a moment
his arms are about her.
'Rose, dear Rose, have 1 panied you?
Rose, dear, do you love me?"
Yes"
81 shall ask your hand of Bill. If he
gives you to me will you come? Rose, 1
love you So will you Gomez"
Eyes, David"
On the nard earth plot before Pawre4
Bills cabin Bill and the lad Lodding
are conversing in low whispers.
You know, Bill" Lod is saying, 81
never told you afore, but Rose says as
how she don't love me. save as a friend
and, Bill, don't say nothin' to the lit
the girl. She can't help it, you know, no
more nor I can help lovin her till I
Gle. Then she's better nor me, any
way. Master David has made her take
to book learnin', and-I-I."
Bill seizes one of the brown. hard
hands of Lod in his, while with the
other the Lad brushes the tears from his
eyes.
"There, they're coming down the way
now, Bill, and II MUST be goin'. You
won't say nothin', as how I was a fool
and .blubbered, will you, Bill, and you
won't De cross at the little I'm, Will
you, Bill? Goodyear
The eyes Of .ove are Keen ard as Faw-
nee Bill kisses his little Roses up
turned lips he perceives that the great
blue eyes are humid with the remem-
brance of recent tears. "Have you
come back. little 'un?' is all he says,
and he leads the way into the little
sitting room, which is Roses especial
charge.
81 say, Bill" David commences. I've
a great favor to ask of you'll"
NOW, Master David, what can you
be askin' of me? You have all you want
and little over, I'm thinkin'.'
"Nct quite all 1 want, Bill. There Is
something 1 have not which 1 want
I've come to ask"
Roses face is red with bushes, and
q strange look is in her eyes. Bill looks
kindly at David, but the gentle curves
of his mouth have grown to austere
lines.
"Well Master David" he says.
II want your little Rose for my wife,
BILL
Bill does not start Rose scans his
face eagerly.
Rose" Bill said, tenderly, "come
here, little 'un. Do you love Master
David?"
"Yes" The monosyllab!e is half
sob.
$50 do I. little 'un. If you was my
son, boy. I couldn't love you more nor
what I do. The love for my near kin
couldn't be dearer. You see. Master
David, my Rose is a wild prairie flow
err; she has nothin' but her love to give
you. Tell me. in your great home in
the East, 'mong serciety and fin'ries.
whar will my little Rose be? You see,
1 love you myself, lad, and 1 could not
let you do this fColishness."
''But Bill"
Let me ia k some, Master David. I'd
be the last one who'd mar my little
girls happiness, or yours, but this I
can't do-see her become your wife. 1t
wouldn't be fair to you. twould pear
as if we was taking a advantage of you
and, bin:eby maybe, both an you would
be sorry if you married. ard now-as
1t is, you will bless me some day.
You'll forget each other
bill, you don't know what you're
saying" David cries. Then there was
profound silence in the room. broken
by. no sound save the low, stified sobs