The Holly chieftain., 1901-02-22
CHAPTRR II.

CHAPTER II.
"And you're going to take mo to
England for Christmas. to your own
home. 0ervis!" et-
+ ITO our home. my wife. You must
learn to aay ours mot yours Glad
d." as
A newly made husband and wife
sat-hand-in-hand In the handsome
palace car Of train speeding over
the Canadian Pacific railway. Out.
side was the white world Of nsw-fall-
en- snow. while In the car, with Its
mirrors. its inlaid furniture. its fiow-
err and fruit, its silken hangings, and
its scented warmth. the atmosphere
was like midsummer.
They had BEEN married but . few
weeks. these needless. happy lovers.
and the honeymoon had not n yet
waned. For the young pair the course
Of true love had flowed with q smooth
ness altogether unprecedented.
There had been the first meeting,
when the good looking, tall young
Epglishuan. upon whom all eyes were
turned with admiration, frst encoun-
tered the slim. round-eyed heiress of
Hiram Fairweather. the Chicago man,
whose corner in iron had made him
worid-famous.
Gladys mourning for the dead
father had only Just blended into ten
der grays and virginia. whites, and
the girl, literally adorned Otherwise
with shy blushes. cunning dimples and
happy smiles, was entering the wide-
ly welcoming arms Of society.
Gervis Templeton was the first Eng
lishman of good birth GLADLY had as
yet known. Hiram Fairweather's
boom of luck" had not come in time
for him to take his place in the top
most circles OF American society.
1t had arrived al too late for the
patient, meek helpmate who was ~
ing in shady corner OF a country
chnrchyard, with tired. hard working
hands folded restfully.
| 1t had come too late to polish their
only child into fashionable lady by
means Of European education; but
Gladys was young scarcely nineteen
and rarely dainty of face and form,
20 society willingly accepted the rose,
uncultured a. 1t was. and petted her
unstintingly. But society could not
keep its new idol for long.
After the first shy look, the first
few stammering words, GLADLY had no
longer heart to boast of, though she
herself was innocently ignorant of the
fact. For this girl there would never
be any other man than the chivalrous
Enghsh stranger whom ta*e had in
troduced into her life. No other love
could ever take the place Of that which
filled her veins with its blissful &C.
stasy. Her simple heart secret was an
open page-Gladdy knew no guile
wherewith to hide 1t.
The astute dame OF fashion who, for
q certain handsome sum allowed by
the trustees Of the wealthy heiress,
took GLADLY under her wing. contented
herself with smiling blandly at the
pretty love scene going on under her
eyes.
"Happy's the wooinx that's not long
ADDING" Gervis Templeton did not
let the grass grow under his feet un-
til he had secured the matrimonial
prize Of the hour.
And, to do this young Englishman
Justice, he fully meant to "have and
to hold to love and to cher
ish." this fair. sweet woman whom he
had won. until death should part
them.
He's got what he came over here
for" moodily said one oe many dis
appointed swains.
That's so," observed another. "Its
always like that. Those dandy Eng
lish chaps have only to throw the
handkerchief, and the richest Of our
hslresses. - well as the smartest Of
our summer girls. are It their feet.
Bah! It's sicksning!"
"Oh, come" broke in . kindlier
spirit. surely it's not 10 barefaced az
all that! Though. now think Of it,
he does not seem over-head-and-ears
in love with that little Fairweather
Girl. There's look In hts eyes a. II
he had missed the chief aim in life,
and consequently didn't much care
how things went"
Perhaps the last speaker was not
wide Of the mark. Gervis Templeton
certainly had past Of his own lock
cd carefully EXCEPTIONALLY away
now.
For the young man meant the VOWS
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