Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-11-01

She had been thinking OF MIN, ana
two whole hours had passed like two
minutes. Now he stood before her,
with a disturbed, angry expression
on his handsome features.
"Good-morning, Miss Sybil," he said
Pray pardon me if ! intrude; one of
the gardeners told me he had seen you
in the wood. have ventured to fol-
low you"
She had risen as he spoke, and he
stood erect and bareheaded before her
"Sybil," he cried, and the tone of his
voice changed to one of unutterable
reproach-"what does it mean?
went to Glynn this morning to see you,
and ] was not even asked into the
house. What does it mean?"
1T means that they are unjust and
unklnd," she said. 81 have nothing to
do with 1t, Captain Ayrton."
Il knew it." he said. My own heart
told me so. Oh Sybil, Sybil! my dar-
ling, do they want to part us? 1t is
too late!"
Ali it was too late; before she had
time to answer him he had clasped
her in his arms--he had kissed her
fair brow and her sweet lips until they
burned again.
my own" he whispered, nothing
can part us. Mine in life. mine in
death, mine through all eternity!
Say you love me, Sybil."
She did not shrink from his passion
ate caresses as she had done from Sir
Rupert's; there was something Of the
sublime abandonment of love in her
pure young face as she raised it to his.
you know love YOU" she said,
simply; but you will never know how
much"
81 can guess" he said proudly.
What have | done, Sybil, Lhat |
should win such a priceless treasure?
| have only lived since | knew you, my
darling. | should have died if had
been obliged to leave you. You see
what the bright sun there is to the
flowers? You are that to me. l thirst
for your love. | hunger for 1t.
must have it. or must die!"
"You have it," she said. quietly.
"You will be my wife, Sybil?"
81 viii" she replied.
gwen If the whole world is against
us--if they try to part us-if they cal.
umniate me, and try to vilify me in
your eyes-you will be true to me
through evil and good through trial
and sorrow-true to me. If we lose all
the world besido?"
She clasped her tender arms round
his neck and laid her golden head on
his breast; her great love mastered
all rcscrvc-all fear.
q will be true to you until DEATH
she said.
And she kept her word.
She never remembered how long
they sat there; this world was never
to be the same to her again. She had
| gone into fairy-land, a world of CLAM
our, love and romance. She sat
with him under the trees, listening
to his passionate Iove-words. SO hap
py-so unutterably happy the pity
was she did not die then and there,
with her joy fresh upon her.
eve shall have trouble" said Lystcr
Ayrton, at last. 81 am sure they will
try to part us. Your father does not
like me. Sybil-how is it?"
She looked up to him with a passion
of blind idolatry.
81 think he will like you now" she
said, Gle thought you were a nirt-
someone positively said So"
and he thought | was flirting with
you?" he cried, with sorrow in his
voice and laughter in the eyes she
could not see.
That was it, suppose" she said,
gently. 1t will be all right now"
81 will 90 and ask him this very
day" he cried. But, oh, Sybil! will
he give You to me? am so unworthy
i am poor man. darling, and you
will be rich"
She laughed with the gleo of a child,
and looked at him and wondering was
ever king SO rich as he.
at does not matter much" she said,
(which of us has money it is the
same thing. But, Captain Ayrton do
not come to my father to-day. Let me
have this one day to be quite happy in
to dream of love-
He bent over her and kissed her
again; even his cold heart and false
nature were touched by her trust and
love.
ut shall be just rs you like" he
said Il will come at noon tomorrow.
Watch for me, Sybil. If all goes well,
YOU will soon be my own. We must
20 now, my darling We must leave
our paradise and so out into the world
again"
She rose and stood by his side MS
she was to stand through many long
years. And he, looking down ON hor.
know there would be some one to fight
for him, to trust him, and to love him.
| long as both lived
1T is very hard to leave YOU" he
said, as they walked through the
"'ados af Glynn Woods. "You arc NV
/ h'st love, dearest Sybil Tell me. have
/ YOU ever cared for any one rlsooo