Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-14

me.
"Then you decidedly refuse me-
he said.
Suddenly there came to her mmd
the memory Of the old earl knecIing
with outstretched hands, and crying
to her for help. Could she send this
only chance Of help far from him.
Stay, Mr.. Culross," she said,
hastily; "Iet me ask you, in my
turn, can you not be generous, and
help my father wlthout-wthout rol-
Groncc to mo-
mo" he replied, calmly you ASK
what is beyond me- cannot"
at is 80 Ike trader" she cried
proudly TO ask a price even for his
virtues, to sell even his beneyoIencc,
to wish to purchase a wife whom hc
can obtain on no other terms. A
man Of birth would save my father
and scorn to make his daughters
hand the price Of his safety"
Not If he loved that daughter
said Herman CuIross. Pardon M.
man who loves u woman will try
all he can to win her"
THAI Is pIeboian love, Mr.. Cut
rosa man Of birth loves different
| ly. He prefers the happiness Of the
woman he loves to his own"
Pardon me again If | venture to
say that your notions are quite fan
Ciful Lady lantnc. VIII you let me
speak to You about what you are
! pleased to call plobcian lOvc-lovc
which, If you had seen it in man
whom you deemed noble, you would
have considered CXauod chlvalry."
81 cannot prevent your telling me
what You choose, Mr.. Culross," she
said, with an air of resignation -
have no choice. save to listen
"Many years ago" he began,
"whcn | was quite u boy, | was in
yItcd to spend my holidays with my
fathers soucitOr In London; and it
80 happened that on our way thithcr,
business brought me to Croombc,
and | came with him. | was only n
boy, Lady Iantho, unframed, uniform.
cd, ignOrant-a manufacturers son,
utterly, | grant, beneath the notice
o" Lady Care; but the ignorant boy
the manufacturers son, had. |, sup
pose a poets soul and an artists
mnd-had something in him that
raised HIM above n mere Clod. /
was n boy; and, walking in this
grand old park of yours, where the
trees arc centuries old, saw what
seemed to my boysh eyes a vision
OF perfect grace and bCwildCring
heauty--a bright young girl, who
passed me with her dropping eyes.
Sh0 vOuChsnfCd me one glance
proud careless, indiifcrcnt-and
then went on her way and forgot
me. but my heart went with hen
was only n boy standing under the
light of the summer sky, blinded,
da2od bowildcrcd by the bright
yiSlon-onIy bOy-yCt in that mo-
mcnt n mans passionate love came
to me, and | was a boy no moro.
How that fair, proud, girlish face
haunted me aft2rwardl Look where
would, | saw nothing but the
proud eyes and tcndcr haught,
lips, Only n boy, yet to- be SO
hauntcdl inquired, and found that
tho fair vision was no other than
Lady Corro, Then ! said to myself
that ! would study hard, that |
would work as man had mover work.
ed, that ! would make for myself
namo that should be famous all over
the land, and then, If | could. !
would win Lady Care | was n boy
when | made that resolve. but my
love grow with my growth; it shield
ed me in every temptation, It helped
mo in every Difficulty, 1t spurrcd mo
ON to the diz2icst heights of am,
hittOn, and now now. Lady Ianthc.
that time has maturcd it-that il
has grown to- he moro to mo than
life itself, bring It to YOU, and.
knooIjng at your feet, offer It to You"
The passion of his words touched
her-tho handsome pleading face
touched hor--hut she drew barn
Coldly.
81 cannot take f." she said. for
can never return It."
of ! were what you call noble.
Lady lanthe, would you be touched
by this great and constant love-"
"lt YOU were Of my order" she
said, 81 might learn to care for you.
and in one uohly born You would
say that was a chivalrous love-"
yes" she replied, frankly. 81
should"
"Rut, because am son of the
people q man whose father rose hy
his own Industry, YOU consider my
love an tmportinouco, and YOU re.
fuse to accept it,"
Yes she answered. candidly.
Herman Culross stood for few
minutes in silence; he did not know
how to contend with pride SO bitter.
50 great as this
"Wil you ton nc one thing. Lady
Tautho?" he asked. do YOU love
any one else"
She did not answer at frst-thc
struggle in her own mind was great
/ Pride urged her to refuse to answer.
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