The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-03-07

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sweetly.
He sat down with something rather
like growi.
eyes" she went on; 'I'm quite con-
WINGED that you ought to get married
| and to woman with money"
"Do you mean to annoy met" he ask
ed angrily. do you really mean to
say that you believe am man to
sham love to q woman TO swindle her
out Of her money!
81 didn't say a word about swindling
q woman out Of her money"
.No, Of course you did not say that.
| But what else 10 II II one makes sham
| love to a woman in order to get hold Of
her money!
"But why make sham love to her!
why not get to love her In spite of her
money? Suppose know a young wo-
man who admired you greatly and has
money and who. I think. would marry
you II you tried for her
"Tried for her! What a way of put
ting it!''
'My friend, do not be too excited: do
not insist on riding the high horse quite
80 much. We are people Of the world,
you and l."
SCI am not" he interrupted, land !
didn't think you were either"
"Oh, well. we live In the world, and
we have to recognize its ways and to
fall In with them more or less. Now.
suppose this young woman did admire
you and that told you I thought
could help you and make things easy
for you, why should you not begin by
making love to her and end by falling
In love with heretofore or after mar
riage7 l don't think 1t matters very
much, but on the whole fancy it had
better begin after than before"
You are In a chatting humor today"
he said moodily.
"If Not the least in the world. am
thinking only of your good"
Then please don't think Of II any
more-in that way"
"In that wayf Why. what harm
could it do you to marry rich young
| woman who would be very fond of
your
But don't care about her. I don't
want her Who is sheY'
"Oh, come now, as IL could tell you
her name after the way in which you
have taken my offer!"
"Your offer! You have no right to
make any offer Of the kind. You are
not The Matrimonial News or what
ever 1t is called"
"But. now, seriously" she said. lis 1t
fair that my friend should be cut Off
from all chance Of marrying the man
she admires and very likely loves or
has lot of money! Is she to he left to
the delicate attentions Of the mere for
tune hunter?"
MRS. Maynard. l don't know any
| thing about the young woman. and,
without being rude. hope. to her or to
you. must say that can't get myself
to take any interest In her or to believe
in her existence"
"Oh. yes. she exists. and am sure
she loves you"
you are chafting me again." he said
sternly.
Indeed am not"
well. let the young woman be. at all
events. know nothing about her. and
don't believe she cares twopence
about me-
| els that all you have to sayY'
| "Well. II you press me. can say that
don't care twopence about her"
"Oh. whyT
"You are In a teasing mood today,
and had much better 60 away. What
could say more than that have new
er seen herr
| "But you can see her."
II don't want to see her"
"But, why?'
"Well. II you will have it. because
am in love with another woman! Good
byr'
| "No; l must hear more about this.
You never told me you were in love
with another woman. thought you
told me everything"
| II didn't know 1t until today"
She had guessed at all this, yet a
| flush came into her cheeks and for a
moment she was silent. Then she said,
II think now you had better CO."
| "I'll not 60 until I have told you ALL
I am in love with you, and l did not
know 1t until this very day-until just
now, when you talked SO complacently
Of my marrying some other woman"
"But didn't" she said quietly.
| didn't? Why, what do you mean ?
Didn't you urge me to marry a young
woman with money! Didn't you urge
1t on me and say the young woman was
| In love with mef'
"Why, of course did, and stand to
1t. But / didn't say It was any other
young woman"
| ''Oh?' he exclaimed. and his delight
found no other word.
"Sit down beside me, Lewis" she
said. Don't you know that 1t is leap
yearr
SO he sat beside her.-St Louis Star.