Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-14
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YOU lFlby Ihllllfs hHh I'l 'i'''''if
better than to give my whole life
to you"
She held up her hand, drawing
back from him with such "A gesture
of scorn that he could not mistake
it. Then, for half a minute, she was
sllent--not from want Of words but
because she had 80 much to say that
she hardly know where to begin,
He took advantage Of her silence,
Lady Ianthe," he began, you
have seen Lord Care; may / hope
and pray that you have a favorable
answer for me?"
She saw the passionate love and
wistfu!ness in his face IN any
others 1t would have touched her
deeply; in him It simply hardened
her heart. Her proud bright eyes
glanced sorcnoIy at him
ut is Of that ! wished to speak TO
you, Mr.. CuIross, let me ask you
first, is there no mistaken Have
you really laid such u proposition
before the earl, my fathcr?"
There iB no mistake, Lacy
Ianthe," he replied; 81 love you, ana
tho one passionate, longing desire
Of my heart Is to make you my
wife"
I'VE will place the matter in
truor light Mr. Cuross," she on.
served, her lip curling MY father
is in urgent need of some money,
and this money you have offered him
az the prIco Of his daughters hand"
THAT Is an ungcnerOus and.
pardon me-untruthtul way Of stat
ing the fact Lady lantho, ask you
to be my wife because love you ms
| believe man has rarely lovou
woman before; ! love you 80 that
would freely give my life for you"
She drew her graceful figure to It's
fun height, and looked ut him.
"Do you know, Mr.. CuIross," she
said, "tnat for you to talk to me
about what you please to call love
IL great prcsumptlon?"
why, Lady lantho2" he asked
CalmIy
"Fhe question hardly requires an
answer she replied. 1--WE are of "A
different race, Of different order
| have no wish to be rude or It.
speak unpleasant truths, but are
you aware that but for the fact On
my fathers being indebted to You
you would never have been n visitor
Mt Croombe?"
u blcas the happy fact of tho
debit" he remarked.
YOU ask me, lantho Carrc, to
marry YOU she said. Listen The
women of my race have mover vet
contracted Il low marriage"
Pardon me" he interrupted. with
not flush, 81 should not can a maI
riaRo with myself a low marriage"
y should" she declared, with cold
hautour; the women Of INV race
hhNe married always In their own
rank You cannot ask me to forget
tho traditions of my order NO far AS
to marry the son of man who owes
his position to trade"
= do not nal, It, Lady Ianthc," he
said
Il should expect my dead nnccs
treSsos to rise from their graves and
cry ont against such a dcsocration
as / may call It. Mr. CuIross " shn
roioiuod, quickly.
"Thoro aro dosocr,t,,,,. u,,,
- me oven creator, Lady Iantho,"
no Sa'u' quietly you do well to
"F'aN OF such things as the tradt
t'ohS OF your race; your ideas are
indeed Evolutionary Tho naughty
M,IoSN'neSs of high birth is fast
dying out; man meets his follow
man now on moro equal tcrms
lnore are moro oristocracios rccor
nlA'd now than of birth, which is
after all mere accident us you
KNOW.
She drew back as though the
words had stnG her
II know nothing of tho Linl , s,,
returned. haughtly oW,oIb o,n
slider Nero accident hr,,rs, r,,
tune is blind and ncycr r,I,,,y. NM,
It; hut with nobility II is onlto m.
other thing"