Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-08-30
Winning by Sheer Bluff

81 The Love SLOTy VI d MIlIAohoAAO'
oyou have just told me, Miss Win
sston that you love me"
N 81 have. and it is true"
"And vet you say in the same breath
that YOU can never be my wife?"
Eyes, and that it is true also"
oBut why will you not marry me,
Elo?"
Inv word to another"
Fred Denton threw the end of his
.o,gar into the water with gesture
III disgust, and sat erect. Then he
pbistled long and softly. He and
FIora Winston were costly ensconced
n a punt, hidden from vulgar curl
osity behind a dropping screen of will
low boughs.
Il was the last day of a pleasant
Summer holiday, and tomorrow both
were returning to town. They had
nassed three happy weeks in the en-
sovment of each others company.
FIora-on the eve of marrying crab
he'd old millionaire whom she detested
had peen bent upon enjoying to the
hill her brief remnant of liberty. To
Fred Denton, the artist, she had at
tfrst seemed a gay and attractive com
panon. Later he had found her fasci-
hating and irresistible.
II ought TOTO have let you say
It," faltered the girl, as she saw her
lovers perplexity. But, them did
hot know that you really loved me,
ASyOu see. I thought that we-that We
were only Just amusing one another,
perhaps
Denton did not speak for moment.
Then he asked, saVagely:
who is the beast?"
ia Mr. Quartz, the millionaire"
IA "But-you don't mean to tell me
that you love that animal?"
"0h no, no." cried Flora, smiling
in spite of her self. Surely you
don't think me capable of that folly,
Fred?"
Well, then, it's the money" said
Denton decisively, ignoring the ques-
tlon.
No, Fred, it's not the money" Why
lido you persist in thinking me so mer-
cenary?"
Well, then, if you don't love old
Quart, and if you don't want his
money, why the-I mean, why on
earth have you promised to marry
him."
oh, Frod-it was all my mothers
fault"
You mean?"
That mother was so set upon get
ping me a rich man for a husband.
oae said 1t would be the best possible
'AIug Tor me, because then l should
get into all the smartest circles, you
know"
"Weu?"
And then Mr.. Quartz turned up. l
KNOW he thought me pretty, because
le Sald-he said something. 1t was
10' very nice, but it meant that he
'1Ousnt me pretty. Then he asked me
u marry him, and I promised"
Out Why? Denton almost shouted.
lou are Of age; there was no earthly
se"Son why You should marry a man
1V' "hom you had no love, just to
6IeaSe your mother"
Gan You understand, Fred? I did
AZ love any one when 1 promised to
-"''! Mr. Quartz. SO [ thought that
might as we'll have me as anybody
tie seemed fond of me, you
~uO", Besides, I knew how much it
"Vma please mother.
les; but it seems to me that mat
yrs nave changed since then. You
S .,T IDe-you have just said so. Why
sr5 you throw over that ass Quartz
and marry me?" ~
Out have pledged my word, Fred.
tbo @ would not have me go back on
'4aaG(-wouId your"
o,., p -.n supposing Quartz threw YOU
0SeF?' he asked ~ 'li :" 'o0
br. On. cried the girl, catching her
aora VIII 1 wish he would! But
NJ o no' nope for such good fortune.
FAM ~""''] seems to have taken a real
sbor}, 70 me, and he thinks that
Too r'1 make him such a capital wife.
him ' aa. and tractable'-I heard
Ana l"aI to mother the other day.
H.. '-'0 ne laughed horribly"
iptam ,,,oD seemed less affected by this
pectal 'uah might have been ex-
bis ana ne took the girls hands in
eyes g, looked into her deep blue
trustf,, 'De returned his gaze with
asks5 5O' D You de love me, don't your"
~' @T,, Denton, earnestly '''
told ~ ny, VI course I do, Fred. I have
~rb ,Uo 50 several times already"
will v vom can You trust me? / mean
q t r~ 10 what I tell your"
Frsd@ 90 YOU with my whole heart,
;hipE answered the girl. II don't
OtAerwis,S should care for you a bit
not m ,Sl Tor know tnat you would
dlshonorn.S,, me- do anything mean or
"Thep rS4 tasd a kiss.
you VII; viii think I can prepase that
he cried, triu nDrian E''n'n =