Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-06-18

"a % 80 10 ncrs. until tczsxe1 4
met your rep-rsarhfnF glance. AID my
resolution fE'sered- In q moment cs
Impulse I wrote yoa the note bidding
yo1 come here Already I repent
'.Rspanty~ Re cried. sprsnging to HIS
feet and crossing 10 her side. Mss
-.cn-Rarhzrz-nsyer again use
wOrc so tDnesgr 10 your nature Lis
tsns Ere eTer looked upo. your face.
I said. gazing upon its pictured GEM
hlznce. that would Stake my Lie upon
irs puriry. In my heart voEed &c
know yo1, sin Won YCz say you
know Of re nothing but my name.
Let ne ten yOu more an the last
representative OF noble race can
give yoE a kingdom worthy of mp
Queen. with 10 more loyal subject
than myself Ny name Is unsullied
Miss Breton VIII ron accept itr"
One irst2nt's glance Of triumph
flashed In the axure-tinted eyes. then
the hong Lazhcs yelled them. as the
beautiful head droopei low.
@How can ! answer yc1. You offer
me an old and noble na1nez Can |.
think you. accept its You open TO ne
the gates OF heaven, ard with my own
hands I must close them against my
self For IN return for al this. what
have / 10 give ron in exchargef
What has M life been- Mems ad.
uiratfon or insult, as II pleased them;
z serpent lurking in svery f0Ter, q
sting in every hOreyed word WHAT
would your friends. your father say
Ny father would, perhaps az FIRST
rebel, until once he saw the woman
Of my choice, then fear lot his YER
dict. As for my friends, envy only
could dictate malice, aid such would
treat IL as il deserved But, dearest, we
have not 70 deal with these. ] VIII
write my father, vii ger his consent
AZ once: until then. y0u must forego
your engagement. To see your lowell
ness, now. feast for the eyes OF other
men. would be too crZsei My own, my
darling. give me the right 70 shield
IL. TO protect il as il deseryes-aye, at
the cost Of my life."
The cniTairons words OF the young
heart thrilled the woman like memory
OF some forgotten dream For q NOM
ent something like remorse awakened
within her, as she thought how differ
ent life might have been, had such
been uttered long years before. Then
the dazzling alluring present rose once
more before her, and she gently laid
her hand in his.
"Give me until tomorrow 20 think
Of this. It is for your sake ] ask de-
lay, rather than for mine"
"TeII me may hope-teE me my
passion has awakened some TO
sponse7"
A moments pause. then slowly the
long lashes lifted. the red lips quiy.
cred, the bosom neaved. the eyes melt
ed in the fullness Of their glance II
this were acting. richly did the actress
deserve her nighbly plaudits-
"Can you doubt it,"
The low rich, musical voice Quiv.
cred.
"Then you are mine-mins only.
mine alone"
And drawing her TO him, close to
lis beating heart. be rained hot burn
ing kisses upon cheek. lip and brow
With a Iremulous sigh she olsen
gagged herself from his embrace. AS
il with mighty effort she rose 10 her
feet, supporting herself on the arm OF
her chair.
@Mr. Meredith" she said, with dig
nifty. "this must not be! l caZI<t bear
it. Go to your friend, Milton Lennox.
and ask him OF my past Then come
TO me, If you still care TO come, and j
will give you my answer"
From under her long lashes she
watched the effect Of her words. She
understood but too well the character
OF the man who stood beside her.
Go to Milton LennQx TO question
him concerning the past of the woman
I would make my wife? / would huri
back the first lying word he might
dare utter down his tAroat! Barbara
a truce to this. In the first moment
my eyes met yours my fate was sealed.
My darling. do not keep me longer In
this torturing suspense"