Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1899-12-27

est. II might onNs hope should work
so hard 70 make my self worthy OF YOU
you are a perfect treasure. You may al
JACK"
With a deepening flush on her cheeks
and tender light shining in her eyes
she opened a second letter with fingers
that trembled slightly-such n sea of
memories was surging over her.
1t began without date, but that she
could easily supply:
My Darling:
To-day you have made me the happ!est
or mortals. for you promised 10 become
my Wife Who would not Ice happy under
the circumstan ces-for the man who gets
you gets prize. indeed. / shall not say
what l shall Try TO do for you except that
II love and devotion can make you happy,
sorrow ana sadness shall never know you.
Tonight you looked 50 pretty-your
eyes were brighter than ever / have seen
them. You looked happy. oh. that you
may always look as you did Tonight
sweetheart. love you so much more
than l can tcll-more than ever thought
myself capable OF loving anyone. ard
when think II over. l wonder how il all
came about. You did not try to make me
love YOU. neither did | try to make YOU
found that must be with you TO be happy.
Now / am going TO answer the precious
letter my own sweetheart wrote me to-day.
How lovely II Is! Il IL just like her from
beginning TO end.
III. as you say. my love makes YOU
happy. IL must be because you love me.
II Il were only love that you love. then YOU
would be happy In the love OF any one Of
your many admirers.
Nothing that you say can hurt me.
dearest. for | know that YOU speak FOR the
best Interests Of us both
Yes. my darling. l want You to be sure
Of yourself, for l would not blight your
life ever SO little.
SHOULD l lose you. life would he little
worth The living, yet ! would rather lose
you than ever see YOU unhappy.
You are unjust 20 yourself IN many
ways and rate yourself too low. You say
that YOU don't understand yourself. Did
YOU ever know amy one who could say:
/ know myself Dearest. others know
us bcst-othcrs see orr faults and virtues
100 a clearer light than We can see them.
] shall not pretend that / understand YOU.
for II has long been conceded that TIE mind
feminine IS ucompreheuSibie TO man. but
Oh. my swC, tucart. all the faults YOU con-
fcei TO are ucarcr TO me than other wom-
ems virtues. on are YOU, my darling. and
love you as YOU are. That is clumsy.
but at best / ca. IN express how dear YOU
are 10 me
Your heart p,oads for me. but your
head docs not. Iaat shows good sound
sense. and can only hope that the heart
viii get away with the head
And now. my sweet. as "a guard against
hcklencss | want you TO give up To "A cor
tain extent your male admirers. ] don't
mind their calls. rather Ike them. for I
am proud TO have my sweetheart q favor
tie but you must let them know that YOU
belong TO me and that am a mouopolist.
! can love you enough alone. they may
like YOU. l can love YOU a much as YOU
love 10 be loved-S0 remember. no tr!f.ng.
II know, dearest. that You might have
chosen many mon haudsomcr. uoblcr.
richer than ]. but you Will never find one
who VIII love you more than does
Your own devoted
JACK"
The third letter ran.
My own Darling
Il believe the happ.csi day Of my life