Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-10-18
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once to know that had met my fate,
he cried. Love comes to us in varied
guise. saw you, and my heart went
out to you at once. Something that
had never lived in my soul before
awoke into vigorous life. If l had
known you fifty years could not love
you better You are the fairest and
most beautiful woman that ever glad
dened mans. eyes, that ever wiled a
mans heart from his breast; and |
love you. II had a thousand tongues
they would all cry out, 4 love you, |
love you'll
Hush" she said, holding UP one lit.
tie hand. "You-you frighten mel"
II brighten you!" exclaimed Lord
RIVERS. "Ah, how unfit | am even to
talk to one SO beautiful, so gentle as
you! Forgive me, and will be as
gentle as yourself. / only want to
impress on you the fact that | love
you. that while live can never again
be happy away from you, that | would
give my life and all 1t holds for you
Oh, sweet, If you could only know how
beautiful you look standing there, you
would not wonder that love you so.
You have never had an admirer. have
your"
can admirerl" she repeated, half
trembling, half delighted. 81 hardly
know what you mean"
Look at me-" he cried--'T am your
admirer-your lover. 1t means a man
mad for a time. who sees, hears,
knows, thinks Of nothing but the one
beloved"
THAT must be tiresome," she an
swered, naively. II should not like to
have all my thoughts and ideas CON
centrated on one person"
you would If you loved him; that
makes all the difference, you see"
Love and admiration have been a
sealed hook to me-" she said en-
deed, have never thought of them"
''Yet love is the very life of a wom-
an" he cried, incredulously.
ct has not been mine" she said.
''Harkl What is that?"-for there
was a sudden commotion in one of the
tall lime-trees near them.
Probably little bird had fallen
from its nest" Lord RIVERS answered,
smiling for she was alarmed and
chung to him.
He caught the little white hands in
his own. and held them fast
IL thought IL was my aunt" she said,
half laughing, half trembling.
Never mind If it were. | would go
60 her IL you would let me, and would
tell her that her niece was the love-
Hest creature / had ever seen, that !
loved her with my whole heart and
longed to make her my wife"
II should be locked up in the dark.
est cellar the house boasts. and never
allowed to come out again." Violet do.
clared. little Historically.
Il wonder" he said, gently, still
holding the two little white hands in
his own-I wonder II you would be
very angry If | called you violet?"
at would not be much use to be
angry about anything now" she said.
Then may. Oh, beautiful Violet,
listen to met love you with all my
heart; win you try to love me little
in return?"
She was silent It was all so novel
for her. Then she looked up at him
with frank childlike eyes.
"You have taken me so by surprise"
she said.
"Haye you not thought of me at
all?" he asked.
''Yes; but only as nice, pleasant
friend. different from every one else
here In being of my own age"
He was silent for few minutes;
then he said with thrill of passion in
his voice:
''You must do more than that now,
Violet. must be more than the
pleasant friend whom you like because
he is of your own age. Think of me.
sweet. MS a lover who loves you with
such passionate devotion that he
would die for you: the lover who has
no Joy. no happiness, but with you"
Z cit sounds quite poetical," she said.
at is true," he cried. vehemently.
-Oh, yes Violet, how hard it is TO make
you understand My darling. | knew
when you spoke TO me in the woods
that day that you were simple as a
child You reminded me of beauti-
full wild bird, so bright and free; and
now want TO catch the wild bird and
keep II as my own forever"
Il suppose that. really, IL the truth
were told. did wrong In answering
your questions" she said half ruefully
you could not do anything wrong,
Z am sure" he declared. Tell me-
he continued. after pause. IL had
gone away without seeing YOU again,
WITHOUT saying good-by, would you
have cared. would you have been I'M
hapnys would YOU have remembered
mog" Va
She thought 9ver his questions be-
fore she answered>t hem.
II should have beet very sorry, bus
not unhappy" she replied. 81 should
not have forgotten you, and ! am glad,
honestly glad, 10 see you again"
Wis face frightened is he gazed on
n, : 81 shy loneliness.
"I..ank you for so much,r he said
II win teach YOU the rest; thatis the
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