The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-20

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"And you are going to keep W your
work, are you not2" III 1: d
{.tYes, indeed. I am. I would not give
u Id Tor tie world, 1. I love my profess
sion, ana there Is only one thing care
more for on earth" 81
''Wfint liz that7'' she looked at him,
startled BY the warmth Of his tone. and
then dropped her. eyes. She saw soineI!.
thing there that she had never seen seen
before I'll 81: n I'M!
.s,You, Anita. dear. I love you more
than anything else on earth. Tell ne,
that have q chance to win YOU. dearest caLry
| i'll have, a5 X
raised her great brown eyes to
His and threw her arms around Ills neck q
as she laid her head upon his shoulder y.
'tBobs, you cannot need to ask. ain
yours, and tavo been ever since I knew
you.', yt r.
Their lips met in n long, sweet KISS s
ana the great clock In the corner tlck lte
away the moments ticed ana ana un- !.
heard. 3 n .5si CT u
zone moro thing have to tell you.
dearest, ~ said Bobs, after they had re-
turned to earth, or at least. to q nearer
proximity than they mad been for som
moments. something which has pleased eis1,
me beyond inenstirc, and was 80 entirely
unexpected as to make 1t all tho. more
pleasant. Mr.. Elliot has given me 500, 900.
on condition that I Will not give up my
profession, and he tells me that he has
left mo all his property In his VII. May
It be a long time before I inherit It, that
Is all II ask 5 II Z @ 4, e Ii ~
How splendid Of hin. Bobs and yet
how like tho dcar man. IA
"Hc4 also suggested thnt,1 find out
whether you cared for me, having care
fully pumped MO ns to my feelings IN
tho matter first" u 33g B $.s
""Why, tho dear old matchmakcrlt
Would you not have spoken yoursclf2"
"Not till had made enough to sup
port you as YOU have been u accustomed !. 'l
to living. or as near It ns could
What nonsense. dear boy. DO you
think that ! would have waited
should have asked you II you had kept
mo waiting much longer ~ "A
would you. really, Anlta7'
Eyes, dearest, most decidedly. could
see that you cared for mo, and ~
thought knew why you did not speak,
intend that any one else should have
you, and wait much longer could not.
YOU sec that have decided ideas on
such subjects. and am quite sure that
I would not be the FIRST woman that has
proposed to q man. 55
Perhaps not, dearest. but I am glad
that I got there first. can thank MIR.
Elliot Ellie for putting me in tho position to
do So and for spurring me on.
20, would have made It easy for
you, dear. You would have done It with
out realizing it 4 = had tried my best bust.
I'd d CHAPTER XII.
As Mr.. Van Nostrand en- tered the room.
| Anita and Bobs rose to meet him.
Papa" said Anita. rather tImidly. Z
have something to tell you.
"Say rather that we have something
to tell him." said Bobs arnifrng. 5s;5
Mr., Van Nostrand paused In front az
them with a puzzled expression on his
face. Much as no desired that Bobs nno
na he had told Mr.. Elliot. now that Il
had happened, edid not 500 IT. The
events OF tho past twenty four hours
! had driven II from his mind so that
their words conveyed nothing to him
''Well, dear, what Is it?" He had not
! heard what Bobs had said. or at least
! 1t had meant nothing to him.
Papa, Bobs wishes to marry me-" It
was out at last y, ss
"T3obs-wishes to marry you. Anita 1ss
'Yes, Mr., Van Nostrand, love her
and I wish to marry her. Mr.8Ellio mas
1 generously placed me In such q posltloii
that i can do SO IL you will give your
consent, and / know that can surround
her with the comforts which she mas
been accustomed to,
| For q moment Mr.. Van Nostrand
paused in establishment. no was 50 taken
| by surprise Anta's heart sank, ana
Bobs' blood ran cold, as they stood await
| ing tho answer. But they were not 70
be kept long In suspense. Mr.. Van NOS
1 ytrnnd held out q hand to each OF them
!. and stopped to kiss his daughtor. y
lyon have made mo happier than
! IN foil youn llo said, as Anita, with a
! low cry OF JOY threw her arms around
/ his neck.
day, but had begun to fear that IT was
1 not to be. All that has happened IN me
lnst day and half has driven 1t out
of nv head. Bobs I am delighted to have
! yousfor a son-in-law more SO than ever
after what you did this morning-it was
1 ., glorious thing TO do, my lad, and TO
i aueh n man as you give my daughter
freely and willingly
4 CHAPTER XIII,
4 At last It seemed as though Bobs' troii-
i hlcs Ind como to an end, the troubles.
i at lenst, Of his younger life. With the
4 dcnth Of Fitzgerald there was no furtheT
A persecution to be feared, ana Mr, van
\ Most rand urged that there was no ne
cessity OF putting off the wedding day,
! I''IS do not boleHe In long engagements"
4 he said. .You have enough to live on
from Mr.. Elliot and he tells mo that
i YOU will have all that he has when ne
i dies, which I trust will not be for g long
i time" s 81. Z ~