The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-06-20

" But Wnnts sAllOnss A 5 $s Uniy- |
s.,lflurged you cOmnch,and sn,y
ed and begged Of you as IT, Is II "a |
heart topray, you might think eli .
II am sure youBdo not,a She ropllcd.
# Nly darllng,lho sud, drawing nor
nearer TO him, "SOll trust me youI
Shall see that your',tust isnotsin yaain.l
Will YOU he my wife, lIate?"
The anSWcrt this time must lave
satisfied him, for he kissed the lips Oh
which it trcmplcd, mulmuring words
.thnt were SWc test mlisictO l<nthefine.
81 Shall work for you, kate,1 he
saidt-."sny Kate, the bOnnicst Kate In
Christcndom. Will not ask youto
marry me until have made 4 position
worthy ,,ol your fathers daughter |
0haye i le;! nse!csss Ire, b"t 4 sha!!
be useless no more. i will work
foryou. Mcnsha lncyersay ! married
an hcircss for her money, Kate, your
sweet love has made Il man Of Inc. 10
morrow VIII be ChrIStmas-day, and In
the morning! I! shall go 10 .@our father
and tell lin. VIII lie give you to me-,
Kate
81 hope so,n shcrcplicd quietly, "llc
would do anything tomakc lie happy"
That was why Sir Jasper sat on
Christmas morning as the gay bells
were ringing, With saddcncd eyes and
darkcning face, while the great heart
Of the world beat Nigh With JOY.
| Lord WynIcigh had waited upon him
| TO make his formal request for Ills
daughters band. Sir jasper listened
kindly he had q great liking for the
| gallant, handsome young lover.
| What am 10 say toyou. Wynrigh?
| My daughter has many sultofA. |
should Ike her TO marry tho one she
| loves best"
"Ihat is myself, Sir Jasper" he re-
piled proudly.
Sir Jasper smiled.
rcmark ] must make. SO rar rs re-
CARDS worldly goods you arc certain
not Tie most eligible lovcr.N
Never mind That, Sir jasper said
Lord Wynlcigh. 81 know ii and an
going to remedy IT, DO not imagine
that ] am saying to You, Give me your
daughter now at Oncc-ny hands are
empty, but She Will I'LL them. | IS not
that, | say Give mo the hope OF one
day calling Katherine my wife. and |
| viii sci 10 work at once. Will make
such 4 name tlat | shalt not be asham.
cd to ask her 70 share IL. Willyou say
| Yes Sir .)aspcf?'
| "You speak DrnvrIy. )ou arc sure
| my daughter loves yolYa
'katc says So" The young man re-
| piled land she never. speaks falsely"
"lhcn givcmy CONSENT said Sit
Jasper. "l}nt katherine IS too young
| TO marry yet She must wait year Ol
two. The child is but Just seventeen
Come back III too year time, 10 claim
her. 1t in the meantime you have made
4 position for yourself. do not care
that you should make money, but dt
care for the Gthcr.'
| - viii DO il, SirJaspcr,' he replied
"and , YOU VII help me ! shall Stnds
| under YOU help me With your inilu
cncc, There. is a borough vacant nov
Help .mf @eosNp place ITS~foot on The first
lrnrg Of the ladder, and<l viii ncvcl
/ cease until ! reach the tonl
! lonEnltcl Lord Wynlcigh had left hin
i Sir Jasper sat silent and motioulcss
I listening 10 Tie sound OF The JOY bells
listening 70 the music and augh,cJ
4 WHICH lillcd the old Chacc. Wha, wuS
4 nc TO 10? Whcu Tie snngilnc youm
lover lett him, dark ana bitter thought.
came % him, lie waS az l,nglishman
VIII hatred OF all fraud and deceit
| low Lord Wynlcign 10 marry Kate un
dor lie Impression that she was hcircS
10 the grand domain Of Queens Chac,
and ilurStWoud. She was not SO Ii
reality. All his broad lands bclongct
by right to his elder child The bcauti
flll dnrk-cycd Veronica Before Iort
Wynlcigi married Kate ne must know
the truth. Sill Jasper rose from hi
seat.
! !" am brave man, ard slronl
nan, he said; but J would rathc
face death han tel! ny story now"
seemed 50 far away 10 the middle
4 4 a. a ,,r 1,r },t tS /,
the mad love tl,at had altered hi.
whole lie. J I would be PROCLAMATION e
him to hear Ginlia's name mentioned
Il nOM lie could imagine the snccfs, III,
\ comments that would follow, The Op
I positioN journals would DC sure to gcl
hold Of it, ard hold up, to public ril
cnlc lic one treasured poem Of his
hcalt. lie could not bear IL, Come
what might, he would, he must kccI
his secret yct 4 little longer; and in nc
meantime hc would hayc his vii pre-,
pared awil In which the truth slonld
Dc tod, and Queens Chacc. with al
] 10 bis daughter Veronica. At The same
ltimc ne would put all Tie papers tiial
| went 70 pr0ye her jdentitf into one
| packet, and give them 10 her. Why
! because her moi her was dead, should
ne rob her Of her hirthright? what
could he DO TO atone TO her FOR her ong
| cherries youth, her cold. jpylcss life,
| lie could not dcfraud Giulin's child II
| he could llavc divided the Inheritance,
all would have been Well. bui that waS
| impossible. IN the Brandon family.
where there w;lS no male heir, he cid
cSt daughtcr succeeded 10 The barony,
TO the title and estates: and there had
been several DarOncsscs Therefore
ne inheritance must 60 to lis eldest
| daughter That waS Veronica.
What would those proud Naldorancs
thc proudcSi people in England say
10 hni when they heard that Kathc-
rlnc was not not Ills llcircss after allY
Katherine Brandon's name Was known
al over England. SirJaspcr was at Il
! loss, lis sense Of Justice and his love
oI right, his ioyc and his pride, his
| honesty and his sensitive reserve were
! al at var. There was but one glcum
lof comfort. The marriage between
! Lord Wynlcigh and Katherine would
mot take place yet, Some unforeseen
combination OF circumstances Nigh.
| take place before lhcn
I'll iSnOt Q,iitc the Kind Of uarrjapr