Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-21
..tf O[5OC5Os5OCJO INSTALL, }{ The Story of King Who Loved
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 and girl were sitting out dance after dance.
 The man was of courtly presence and splendid physique. with face clean cut as a e:smeo, red gold hair and pointed beard. wondrot!S even there in tEe half light. and blue eyes that feil Iefore=n nei- sAer man ncr Woman.
 In loW, passionate teaes he wa; pleading with tie grl st his side pleading as strong men only plead fer life OF leFe Btt to all tie fcrVor of his woein% sl4e was adaA&Et.
 You do rot leye me, E,aHc.sc,, .te cried at lc..sth. You Lave e:llS been playing with G2.
 "Ah. Rex. What l:ae5ime Of re- srets :;.4 loneliness ! sAeald he saN@d f cid net,
 lfc caught her iii A:, arms. iajaiHs Eat ,.=s<cs oa Ter eAee3z. sa4 lips.
 My le1e. NJ lie. I.aH can Der suaGe ya.: ta fo.ga1 everything but oar love fer eael otl4er and mary E4e:.'
 .Nay do ,.oa tempt fae: NAx do you love Hle: WHY lave N.e ever met -
 She half fref,I herself iro@ lis ca- brace and stecd. Gcs. hands cn Lis shoulders, s.':g:l:.i!.:s his f;ien
 aIIeaven o:sly k.sews. since you in- sist on parting again, fc answered. And yet you say yea love me.
 ..I do love you with all my Aeart anti seal. Rex, lHy prince c. mea. hy | .n&. But hoWs can marry you: Would y2.! have VOLT people say you had brought then. q country :sl'l. q eolalneaer. q Eo- body. from over the sea: h Wh&t dis aster would the re..;l marriage end: No. no, my Rex. Qgr drca;2 iS over tonight. We have eCl.se 10 ttie parting of the ways. Go back tt youf throne and wed d woman fiji te be youl mate princess .AAd 1.-the memory ot this May madnaSe shall "a win ne "a far grave. and no man shall call l4e wife.
 Before God, Blanche, l N.ill never marry any woman hut you. There shall be a lifelong troth between Us if you will have nothing else.
 He drew a ring set with blazing dia monds from his own finger and slipped it on hers.
 t'tlii It tO l44t, '.<t ltli-' itt f2tii'i, II in the years to come you repent tC- nights decision, and l will be at your side as fast as rail and boat can bring me. And send it to me if the great summons come first to you. aHd it shall be buried with me, for love of q peerless woman.'
 He bent his handsome head and kiss ed her again.
 "I have no jewel to give you back, Rex she whispered, "only this little 'MiZpah' ring-'Ihe Lord judge be tween me and thee when We are absent the one from the other
 She raised her lips to his for q last caress, and he kissed the tear1rops from her eyes, too. before he led her back to the glare of the ballroom and the scrutiny of 2 score of pairs of jeal- GUS eyes and tue mHllssUr of |, score of envious feminine tongues, "She has re- fused him, the little fool''
 Blanche Drummond sat sewing at the open window of I gray ivy grown house, with the golden sunshine of an other May, ten years after, showing up all the finger prints tliat relentless time and trouble had placed on her beautiful face.
 Squire Drummond had never possess ed more wealth than would suffice for his oWa requirements and those If q prodi@al son. and it had been stand ing grievance to him that his daughter had so steadily refused cvc.y offer of a rich hu<Aaad. He aiG not 1now the stelE af tue dt"moaGs Oh l.sr left hand, and. u.z seoysr, .... nd 10 s5ul for sel- l.lueut.
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