The Republican journal., 1900-09-13
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think OF intruding where | am not
welcome.
Y es, sad Agnes, left home to
AVOID meeting you. ] do not believe in
in making business of-of-"
Love finished he. Neither do |
Ill one sense.
1T isn't love. said Agnes hastily.
but she made motion to pick
up the lantern and as he took it
she was doing she added, we NAV as
we'll go home now. They think it is my
brother who has come for me. | could
not very we'll explain
That | am not and would not for
the world be your brothcr' said he
y on said it was not love. Mind the
step and he laid helping hand upon
her arm.
1t IS not love, 1t is nothing. said
Agnes. And as for business. it is poor
business.
~ on think then that a man and Wo-
man should plunge headlong into diff
cultles' and soul communionS' and all
that sort of thing without regard to any
knowledge Of each other OF of their Joint
fitness to link their lives togethers
no don't think amy such thing. |
think they ought to know each other
well and to-ike each other Wen before
they think of such q thing
I'VE certainly cannot quarrel on that
point said he. ''NOW know you pref
ty WELL | had what | believe to be a
candid report of your character and dis
position from Mrs. Ames.'
AS she sees it, said Agnes. ''She
1,oc +11J ,,+I I,
And she doesn't gain thing by not
telling the truth. She is blunt. but
honest, believe"
But she doesn't really know me-not
as | know myself said Agnes who was
fast losing her resentment. The fog
closed them around and it was as if
they two were alone i'll the world. She
had forgotten that she had left her sis
ter to come home without her.
IN obody knows us as we know our
selves, Vet ii Is surprising how much
better we are known than we think we
are. Could we but see ourselves as
others see us, we should often be SUI
prised at the correctness of their vision;
yet, as you estimate, we do not wear
our hearts upon our sleeves for DAVIS to
peek at, and only to the nearest and
dearest do we show the holy of holes
perhaps not to them. | think know
you better than you think. want to
know you still better. | want you to
know me.
And | want to know why you two
have left me tocome all this way alone
SAID GREATNESS voice. ! have run ali
the way and | have a want to know"
ooh. Jeanette,,' cried Agnes, Il for
got all about you. Mr.. White, this is
my sister .Jeanette,' in her confusion
presenting Jeanette to him.
jeanette extended friendly hand,
saying, Il beg your pardon, Mr.. White,
| thought you We're my brother. With
the lantern only legs are visible. | hate
the things, myself
Mr.. White replied pleasantly and
Jeanette with her ready tongue kept
up the conversation with him until
they reached home, when, to her sur
prise, he followed them in without an
invitation, and, as he was hanging his
coat up on the rack, coolly said, Miss
Jeanette, please let me see your sister
alone few moments | have business
with her.
'Now you have gotten ME into a
nice Scrape,' said Agnes, half laugh
ing, half angry. What in the world am
to tell Jeanette when she asks me
what the business is that is so impor-
tant that you want to see me aone?"
Tell her the truth-that l want you
for my wife and that | am going to
have you, too"
You seem to feel pretty sure" said
Agnes, ironically, 1T takes two to make
a bargain
Il am not sure at all but / want
you to make me SO by promising to tell
Jeanette that it is true
But it is not true" said Agnes 81
haven't the slightest intention Of marry
ing man that | have not known five
hours. That is too much to expect of
any girl"
Eyes. suppose it is said he, "Yet
l would willingly marry YOU tonight