Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-20
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Randolph" she cried, angrily, do
you know that you treat me very much |
like child?"
"You are child, woman, and queen,
ali in one" ne said.
"Yet in none of these capacities can
/ pay little visit when WISH she
replied.
"Ah, my darling" he cried, do not
add to my perplexities! Violet, am
in trouble" The handsome face
dropped over hers, and he laid his arms
caressingly around her shoulders. II
am in trouble, Violet"
Her fair face paled little.
"Ah!" she said. You have been
spending too much money. have
been afraid of it."
He did not undeceive her. Better
that she should think 1t money trou-
BILE than know the reality just yet
above all, until he had decided what
course to pursue. She must not run
the risk of meeting English people.
90 course" she said, gravely, that
alters everything. Oh, Randolph, dar-
ling, l am so grieved! And l know
l am sure that you have run all this
risk for my sake. 1t is for me you
have gone to all this expense. But,
my dear, my dear, you need not, you
must not. Believe me, 1 should be as
happy with you in two little rooms as
in this grand hotel-nay, happier; for,
my darling Randolph, this does not
suit you, you have not been half so
happy lately. l have never heard you
sing June's palace paved with gold
since we have been here. You have
done all to please me, l know. How
thoughtless and cruel have been not
to have foreseen this!"
Then he folded her more tightly in
his arms, and kissed, with passionate,
vehement love, the beautiful face. 1t
was worth it all-all the pain, the diff
ficulty, the doubt-to be loved so en-
tirely for himself. Thank heaven, he
was loved for himself-not for his
title!
She wondered little at the passion
ate kisses that he rained on her face.
why, Randolph" she said, you are
more of lover than ever!'
"And you, my darling, more worthy
of being loved" he replied.
Il will 20 back to Mrs. Carstone, and
tell her that l cannot go with her"
she said; and her face was more ra-
diant than IL she had just heard that
a large fortune had been left to her.
Then Randolph, we will talk about
ways and means. Let me work, dear.
dol should DO so happy This life
does not suit me or please me; | want
more to do | will not be long. Now,
give me one smile before | go; and
and--if | have been tiresome, do for
give me, Randolph, darling"
When he was alone, he wondered IL
she had given him the greatest love
OF which she was capable. How ra-
diant her face was when he kissed her!
Was 1t possible that in that pure, no
BILE soul there were depths he had not
reached? He thought of her words in
Paris-'Love can be made perfect only
through suffering" There had been no
shadow over her love: no suffering
had come near her. He had no
thought of the future, of the intolera-
BILE anguish that was to be his. He
began to wonder. II Violet had met os-
car Carstone first. whether she would
have loved him. He wished that she
had more opportunities, that she had
seen other men, that she had seen
more of the world. She seemed to
have maay ideas in common with Os-
car Carstone. far more than she had
with MIN. Then he laughed aloud at
himself.
Il am Jealous" he said, Jealous of
the simple. beautiful Violet who has
bloomed for my eyes alone"
Re smiled to think that she should
imagiiIc he was troubled over money
matters. How simple and innocent she
was! All. Heaven! thank Heaven, he
had won that pearl above all price
woman who loved him for himself
and himself alone!