Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-10-29
could live without You?"

with a startled cry, as she saw nlHi
coming through the woods to her.
She had been thinking of him, and
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.
.sPray pardon me if intrude; one OF
the gardeners told me he had seen you
in the wood. I 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-1'what does it mean?
went to Glynn this morning to see you
and I was not even asked into the
house. What does it mean?"
at means that they are unjust and
unkind,' she said. II have nothing to
do with it, Captain Ayrton.'
ct knew it," he said. My own heart
told me so. OH Sybil, Sybil! my dar
ling, do they want to part US? It is
too late!"
All! 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"
'T can guess" he said proudly.
.'What have I done, Sybil, that
should win such a priceless treasure?
I have only lived since knew you, my
darling. l 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. thirst
for your love. l hunger for it.
must have it. or must die!"
'sYou have it," she said. quietly.
'You will be my wife, Sybil?"
81 will" she replied
Gwen if the whole world is against
us-if they try to part us-if they cal
umniate me, and try to Witty 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 beside?"
She clasped her tender arms round
his neck, and laid her golden head on
his breast; her great love mastered
all reserve-all fear.
81 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, world of CLAM.
our, love and romance. She sat
with him under the trees, listening
to his passionate love-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 Lyster
try to part us. Your father does not
like me. Sybil-how is it,"
She looked up to him with passion
of blind idolatry.
II think he will like you now" she
said. He thought you were f1irt--
someone positively said so!'
''And he thought I was flirting with
you?" he cried, with sorrow in his
voice and laughter in the eyes she
could not see.
'sThat was it, suppose" she said,
gently. It will be all right now"
IT will go 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 glee of a child,
and looked at him and wondering was
ever king so rich as he.
ct 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 as you like" he
said. II will come at noon tomorrow.
Watch for me, Sybil If all goes well,
you will soon be my own. We must
go now, my darling. We must leave
our paradise and go out into the world
again"
She rose and stood by his side, as
she was to stand through many long
years. And he, looking down on her,
knew 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
glades af Glynn Woods. "You are my