Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20
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.Ra doIph" she cred, angrily DO
YOU Know that you treat me very much
like child?'
"Yor are child, woman, and queen
all in one" ne said
"Y,- Id none of these capacities can
nav a little visit when / wish she
replied.
AL my darling" he cried, do not
add 10 my perplexities. Violet, | am
In trouble The handsome face
droopcd over hers, and he laid his arms
caressngly around her shoulders. Il
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 undeceiye her. Better
that she should think it 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.
30 Course" she said, grayely, that
alter everything. Oh, Randolph, dar-
ling, am so grieved And l know
/ 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, | 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 50
happy lately | have never heard you
sing Junes palace paved with gold
since we have been here. You have
done all to please me, ! 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
hculty, the doubt-to be loved so en-
tirely for himself Thank heaven, he
was loved for himself-not for his
money, not for his rank not for his
title
She wondered a little at the passion
ate kisses that he raiued on her face.
why Randolph" she said you are
more of lover than eyer!"
"And you my darling, more worthy
Of being loved, he replied.
81 will go back to Mrs Carstone, and
tell her that ! cannot go with her.
she said; and her face was more IA
diaut than # she had just heard that
a large fortune had been lett to her
Then. Randolph, we viii talk about
ways and means. Let me work dear
do should be so happy This life
does not suit me or please ne | want
more to do ! viii not be long Now
give me one smile before | So and
and have been trcsome, 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 hc kissed her!
Was il possible that in that pure, no.
ole soul there were depths ne 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
ole anguish that was to be his He
began TO wonder, if Violet had met Os-
car Carstone first, whether she would
have loved him. lie wished that she
had more opportunities. that she had
seen other men, thai she had seen
more of the world. She seemed to
have many ideas IN common with Os
car Carstor, far more than she had
with him Thcu me- laughed aloud at
himself
y nm jealous be said Jealous OF
,hg simple. beautiful Violet who has
hl0omcd for my eyes alone"
nc smiled To- think tina. She should
imagine mo was troubled over money
mNrurs How simple and innocent she
waa Nh Heaven Jdauk Heaven. ne
mad Won That nnal above AN price
81 Woman Wha luyod him for himself
nud .m..r H'u.e'