The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-12

be trusted to recognize a mans true
worth, irrespective of his surroundings,
even in spite of an astounding misconcep-
ton as to his social station to blind her
at starting. But today the glory of the
mans position seemed in a measure
damping her appreciation of the man.
She even wondered at herself a little,
and with a smile that she, an American,
should find this SO, but she could not
smile herself into another frame Of mind.
She might, in theory. prefer to step up to
a prince rather than step down to a guide.
But, standing as she did, she assumed,
with her nations confidence, that here
was case in which she might have de-
scended with less assistance than seemed
necessary before she could climb.
For she had definitely decided he was
the incest man she had met anywhere.
And, looking at him in that light, every
thing else connected with him took the
appearance Of unwelcomed stumbling
blocks designed to keep them apart.
Some of this-in fact, a great deal of
this-only piece by piece, and with much
well managed prompting, she told her
friend of the Castle Moringstein the next
day. They stood by a mullioned window
set in a wall of wanton thickness and
overlooking widespreading and beauti-
full scene, which they looked at, but did
not see. They had abandoned the castles
treasures, for they had discovered there
in that haunted, musty old building the
most wonderful thing in all the world.
And it belonged to themselves exclusive
ly, being their love for each other.
"And you would almost rather l had
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ed, and very much as though he liked the
thought.
''Yes," she said: ''for my own sake,
yes" She limited at a reservation be-
cause Of sudden mental vision of her
father, who would certainly prefer
prince.
"You would have enjoyed coming
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with your hand to help me-"
"You would not have delayed" he
questioned anxiously.
81 expect" she admitted with candor,
81 should have jumped it."
"Then / wish | were guide"
"But I-love-the man." she reminded
him.
my princessr' he exclaimed mine.
and no one else's"
There is no one else" she said very
softly, "for me-
"If," he said, and surely he spoke jest
ingly, that were true, that you would be
my princess alone, being no prince,
what then?'
Nothing different then"
Except an easier road"
"Any road together
''The best there could be-"
''Then shall our road lie in England?"
"Why, yes" said she, beginning to
doubt and to understand almost stimuli
taneously.
"And that just because England is the
proper place for an Englishman to live
in with his American wifeY
She interrupted both her doubt and Der
understanding to assert herself.
1--WE might visit America sometimes"
said she.
''As often as you like if you will tell me
who really amp
mo guide?"
''No guide. except as an amateur, to
the delights of love-"
mot even prince?"
mot even a prince, except
"Oh, except to mel But the English
man
"You are going to marry" he finished
And she did not contradict him, then
or afterward.
Thus on the third occasion they left to-
gether-and engaged. Certainly they
had been very quick about it, but it
must be remembered that three days was
the limit at her disposal. And who
would suggest his tagging behind?-
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