Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-01

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81 once b I'd ambition to be a great
soldier. That is all"
Were you ever a soldier?"
Eyes, an officer in the regular
army"
"And now?"
81 am wanderer. A gentleman
only"
why did you leave the army?"
81 struck my superior officer. They
heard my defense and let me resign"
"And the other-what became OF
him?"
He cheated at cards, was publicly
insultcd and cashicred."
"Why did you strike him?"
"Is this asking "a question:"
ooh, forgive mel Good night"
at is very short" he said, repent
antly. "There was woman in the
case: the card incident was but pre-
text" A low cry escaped the girl
Then she said half rising:
you loved hero"
Eyes" He heard her sink slowly
back upon her pillow. Il thought so,
]
in her; my pride was wounded" He
arose and paced the room.
Tell me of her, please?"
"She lived not far from Washington
with relative, her parents both
dead. She had some means of her
own and frequently came into the
CITY. where she had friends. We met.
/ I,
came between MS. She thought him
rich. and | was deserted for him. She
belonged TO that class of women who
esteem wealth the foremost object of
life. women who 90 deliberately to
men they do not. cannot love. or even
respect. and say in effect: Here we
have beauty. youth. freshness. for sale.
Take us. dress us. give us Jewels and
fine clothes 10 wear. carriages to ride
in; give MS a chance to command the
HOMAGE of men. and all that we have
is vours' Watch for them upop your
streets: all men know them at sigbt.
God. but they nav at last! Look in
when the excitement has passed and
see upon their faces the frozen de-
SPAR: see in the heaviness of their
step the weight of a dead youth, and
in their eyes eternal hopelessness.
Child, child, be not deceived; love is
the only gold that pays a woman.
Shun them. these wretched advertise
ments of dishonor. Let no man come
into the holiness of your life until love
has sanctified the sacrifice" He ceased
abruptly, and the next instant was
kneeling by her side. Forgive MEL
he cried Have ] not told you l
hold you blameless?" Suddenly he
felt her arms about his neck, drawing
his face to hers. Her hair enveloped
and almost smothered him in a sudden
| storm. Holding him thus, she broke
as TO render him specchless and helm.
less. She held him in such frantic
embrace that each effort he made to
free himself was defeated. When her
strength was exhausted she sank
back among the pillows. GREATNESS
He bent above her unnerved
GLOW lonely how barren must bove
been vour life that n little kindness
-another's sorrows-sbould touch va,
so deenlvr"
"JonaIv, sne,l ~ Tho persoou,ior
tho hr,tolitv tho in4or,y,"
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her-a speN upou him new and
strange. a SMELL that filled him with
uneasiness and vague alarm. He wa.
NO lonoer lopelv In sone my,teriou,
wav a burden seemed 10 he xlippinf
away from him and in its nlace cam,
n sense of comnanionshin sweet ant
comfortinp Most men discount mar
ried life in their dreams. and few eye1
realize the fullness of those dreams
but with him il had been different
This straroa exnericnce nreceded tn,
dreams Witbort davis warninr h,
had been nlunpod into the nriyacv q
a vopnp and modest womon's life. hot