The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-20

symptom. Somehow lately when we've
met I've felt that you saw nothing but
space"
DO stop raking over dead ashes,
Lesterp'
Are they really dead. Helen? Isn't
there just the least little spark still
burning?" This was not banter. He
was thoroughly in earnest.
You must know that love you;
that loved you even when you doubt.
ed me. And you were so unreason.
able. You would not let me EXPLAIN
She glanced at him critically. be
thought coldly.
You have survived the episode ex-
cellently. You are looking very well'
There was just suggestion Of a
sob in her voice. People had said that
Helen had fallen off considerably in
the last few months.
"Yes. | have honestly tried to forget
my disappointment. | have worked
hard. The god Mammon has rewarded
me better than did the little fellow to
whom | formerly paid my devotions."
I'll thought we you we're very
happy while it lasted
Happy and yet miserable. Helen,
can't you see that your lack of faith,
your feeling that | did not prove my
devotion to you. were torture to me2
You could not or would not under
stand my temperament. Because did
not tell you every time we met that
you were the most adorable woman
/ God bad ever made that | could not
! live without you and all the rest OF the
childish, pretty compliments men pay
to q certain sort of woman you said [
| did not love you. and yet in hundred
ways showed you that you were the
one woman in the world to me.
never called OH any other girl-no,
dear not even since you broke our en-
gagement | haunted your home until
| was ashamed to look your father in
( the face. | tried to show vou that I
needed you every hour OF my life.
| gave up my pipe becanse you did not
like it. cut the Athletic club because
you objected to that gang of fellows.
But because | did not announce my
reasons from the honsetors you did
not understand that it was FOR you, all
for you"
They had reached the lake In the
park. Helen sank mechanically on the
4 frozen bank and with the old childish
gesture handed him her skates He
4 fastened them with hands that trem-
/ bled.
I Cant you understand. Helen%
| Still she sat staring dun ly across
i the glittcring expanse of ice to the
woodland with its glistening ghostly
trees Never had he talked like this
j before. and the scales had fallen from
her eyes with a suddenness that left
her fairly dazzled No she had never
understood him He had seemed to
take their engagement so lightly. He
had hurt her again and again with his
! perpetual joking 1t had all been so
serious a matter with her and she had
thought he placed too light an estimate
on her love -becausp-- we'll, no
sane man should treat lightly so seri-
GUS an affection us retrousse pose.
She rose and poised gracefully on
her skates Ludlow stretched out his
hands, and her own cuddled into his
confidfngly. Across the lake they sped.
looking straight into each others eyes.
You understand me nerter now,
Helen he pleaded. -''rill me- dear,
that you believe | loved you always
She really wanted TO reply in the
Yes he longed to hear. but it was a
novel experience to see bInn so deadly
in earnest. She shock her head slight
IT,
"Oh. Lester. you've not been practic-
Ing law in vainl As a pleater you're
improving
A panied look came into his honest
eyes. His clasp on der hands loosened,
and with a coquettish glance she shot
away from bin. She shouted sonIe-