Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-03-15

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Won will not think Of me any more
/ as Miss de Ferras, hut as your true
friend Lola" Will YOU say those words
for me?"
My true friend Lola" he said.
smiling; and the lovely face was al
most TRANSPORTED with happiness.
You must promise me that from
this Very hour | shall take part In
your life: that you will think Of ine
often: that YOU will tell me your
tastes. your likes and dislikes; that,
when YOU are absent. you will write
to me frequently. and that you will
provide me regularly with your adj
dress, SO that may write to YOU
Promise to do this, holding my hands
! in yours
Il promise" he replied thinking
that her ideas of friendship We're very
elastic, and then reproducing himself
for the thought
Nov | am happy" murmured Lola.
Let me tell you--and do not be
shocked at my saying it-that | would
far rather have your friendship all my
life than the love of any other man. :
But" he said quickly, perceivins
the danger at once, my friendship
will not supply the place of love"
You do not know" she rejoined;
your friendship is worth more to me
than the love of any other man can
ever be. 1t makes me the happiest
woman on earth, and it makes earth
heaven to me"
But, Lola, how am l ever to repay
you or thank you? What am | to do
in return for this wealth of affection
that You lavish upon me-"
You must repay me in kind You
have trusted me; | will trust you. /
like yourself, have loved some one so
well that, If that some one never
loves me. | shall go unmarried to my
each other. This is the happiest day
of my life, Sir Karl"
You are very good. Lola, to say so.
If have added to your happiness,
am we'll pleased"
| You have not added to it: you have
made it, she declared. And now, Sir
| Karl. with the fear of all the offended
prophecies, | must 60" Still she held
his hand fondly clasped in her own.
II am 50 glad | came" she added, II
/ hesitated long about it, 1t was | who
persuaded mamma that those books
must be of Importance to you. She
said the servants could take them; but
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lodge | might leave them; and then l
did not think that there would be
any harm seeing you for few minutes
to say farewell | shall always be glad
that | came
She looked 50 happy that he could
not find il in his heart to reproach
her.
How long will you be away from
| Gngland?" She asked
His heart turned with loyal
allegiance to Dolores. for whose sweet
sake and for love of whom he was GO
ing into exile, He would come back
whom he had ceased to love her, but
not until then.
Il cannot tell exactly" he replied.
With undisturhcd good humor she
asked;
You will think of me very often
when you are away? | wonder
whether it Will make you any happier
to know that one faithful heart will
90 with you everywhere VIII it com
! fort YOU to know that"
Yes" he replied almost hating
himself because he could not fee!
more grateful for all this kindness.
Il mast say sood-by,'' she said, with
i lingering regret. 1t Is hard as death
] have found you only to lose you.
Good-by, Sir Karl. Say to me some
kind word which will keep my heart
warm while you are away"
"The kindest words I have for you,
he answered. "are the title you have
given yourself-my true friend Lola"
when you return will you promise
to come and see me before you see
any one else. Sir Karl?'
Yes, 7 viii, Lola; car easily prom
ise that"
"And now It must indeed be good
/ by" she said "Good-by!"
Her hand fingered in his: the beauh-
I FIJI face was appraised to his; the dark
eyes and fresh sweet lips invited a
caress, but he was resolved that there
should never be anything more than
I friendship between them. He did not
touch with his lips either the white
i brow or the white hand
Good-by Lola, he said y will
see you safely into your carriage"
But as the girl still held his hands
tightly clasped in her own, he saw
that tears werc falling down her face.
1T is no pain for you to part with
me, she said. TO NE it is more bit
+ ter than death"
Nay, not that, Lola"
Yes and more than that You do
not know, you do not understand! Do
you think II the pain had not been
more than ! could bear. that | should
have come here to see YOU. have risked
so much and dared 50 much 10 spend
these last minutes with YOU II
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