Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-05-04

to get married to s0tpe other woman.
and be Mrs. Maynard's comrade no
more! 80, then" he said. to bis own
soul, "she cares nothing about me-noth.
ing at all-except as frlend"'
Mrs. Maynard went on without seem
ing to take any notice Of bis emotion
II, indeed. she had noticed 1t.
won't you sit down" she asked.
sweetly.
He sat down with something rather
like growl.
EYES," she went on, II am quite con-
WINGED that you ought to get married.
and to a woman with money"
DO you mean to annoy meT' he
asked. angrily. DO you really mean to
say that you believe am a man to
sham love to woman to swindle her
out Of her money!
II didn't say a word about swindling
a woman out OF her money"
mo, of course. you did not say that.
But what else Is It, II one makes sham
love to woman in order to get hold Of
her money"
but why make sham love to her?
Why not get to love her-in spite of her
money? Suppose know a young wO-
man who admired you greatly and has
money, and who. think, would marry
you IL you tried for her.
Tried for her! What a way of put
ting it,"
my friend, do not be too exalted; do
not Insist on riding the high horse quite
so much. We are people Of the world.
you and /"
II am not" he interrupted. land
didn't think you were, either"
"Oh, well. we live In the world. and
we have to recognize its ways and to
fall in with them-more or less. Now,
suppose this young woman did admire
you, and that told you l thought
could help you and make things easy
for you-why should you not begin by
making love to her and end by falling
In love with heretofore or after mar
riage? ! don't think 1t matters very
much, but on the whole fancy 1t had
better begin after than before"
You are In chatting humor to day."
he said, moodily.
II? Not the least In the world. am
thinking only for your good"
'Then please don't think Of II any
more-in that way"
''ln that way? Why, what harm
could It do you to marry a rich woman
who would be very fond Of you?'
But don't care about her-I don't
want her. Who Is she?'
"Oh, come now. as II I could tell you
her name after the way In which you
have taken my Offer"
"Your offer! You have no right to
make any Offer of the kind. You are
not the Matrimonial News, or whatever
1t Is called.
But now, seriously" she said. us II
fair that my friend should be cut or
from all chance Of marrying the man
she admires-and very likely loves
or would come to love-merely because
she has a lot Of money? Is she to be
left to the delicate attentions OF the
mere fOrtune-hunterY
Mrs. Maynard. don't know any
thing about the young woman, and,
without being rude, hope, to her or to
you, must say that can't get myself
to take any interest In her, or to be-
lieve In her existence"
"Oh. yes, she exists. and l am sure
she loves YOU"
You are chatting me again." he said,
sternly.
Indeed, indeed. I am not"
well, let the young woman be, at all
events. l know nothing about her, and
l don't believe she cares twopence
about me-
us that all you have to sayY'
'Well-if you press mel can say
that | don't care twopence about her."
"Oh: whyY
"You are In a teasing mood to-day.
and | had much better go away. What
could say more than that have never
seen her?''
but you can see her."
Il don't want to see her."
but why?"
well. II you will have 1t, because I
am In love with another woman! Good
| by"
NO; must hear more about this.
You never told me you were IN love
with another woman. l thought you
told me everything"
| Il didn't know It until to-day"
She had guessed at all this, vet a
flush came into her cheeks. and for a
moment she was silent Then she said
Il think now you had better CO."
| I'll not 20 until have told you all,
l am In love with you. and did not
know It until this very day-until Just
now. when you talked 40 complacently
Of my marrying some other woman"
| but didn't" she said. quietly.
| "Didntf Why. what do you mean
Didn't you urge me to marry a young
woman with money! Didn't you urge
It on me. and say the young woman
was In love with mey"
| why. OF course did, and I stand ia
1t. But l didn't say II was any other
young womanr'