The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-03-05

almost as pale as his as she forced her
| ly. feebly, but Harvey heard 1t and 1t
| was "Yes."
| He had been holding his stick across
\ his bent knee, and although the strong
wood broke in half his face showed no
| sign of the pain which cut his heart.
| 1T Is far too cold for sitting out of
DOORS" sounded Sir Charles voice from
twenty yards away. Before Eva could
stop him Harvey had leaped to his feet
and Joined his father.
80 you have gained the prize" he
| said hoarsely. "Allow me to congrat.
ulate you. Beauty and money, youth
| and love, prize worth winning"
Sir Charles stared at him with undls.
guiscd astonishment.
What does this pleasantly mean?"
he whispered angrily, looking to where
Eva sat. Then. placing his arm
through uarvcy's he led him out o.
earshot.
you conceal your joy admirably"
continued Harvey sneeringly.
what joy?" asked Sir Charles. fear.
ing his sons reason had been suddenly
affected.
You need not conceal it: Miss
Grantholm has just told me that she
has accepted you"
"The deuce she has," exclaimed Sir
Charles, blushing under the tan of ac.
tive service. "An hour ago she told
me no, decidedly"
"She refused you" cried Harvey
hardly believing that he heard Alright
''yet she is coming back"
Miss Grantholm has the good sense
not to allow my mistlmed proposal to
stand between her and your sisters
friendship; she knows l am a gentle.
man and will not presume again"
"But-she said-that you-that some
one here had won her love-" STAN.
mered Harvey. "Are you sure you
have not misunderstood her"
Sir Charles smiled grimly.
"She made it very clear" Then his
lips relaxed into well pleased smile.
"You love her. Harvey. Love makes
one cowardly, but were in your shoes
l should require no incentive to send
me to the woman who has confessed
her love for me-
without word Harvey left his faith.
er's side, and ten seconds later he had
found Eva still seated where he had
left her.
"My father has sent me back to you"
he said gently. and as he spoke he
took her hand in his. She made no ef.
fort to withdraw it, and his courage
rose.
You told me some one had won
your heart, the heart which 1 would
give my life to win. My fears told me
that all hope of happiness for re was
dead, but now l have come back to
ask you If you spoke the truth-to tell
you that 1 love you. Darling. have
loved you from the moment 1 saw
you"
yet you said you would not stoop
to WOO me. that your name should not
be sullied by sharing 1t with me-" she
said, but there was no anger in her
tone.
what nonsense is this, Eva? Who
has dared to credit ME with such an
insult to you?"
She laughed merrily.
ut is useless to deny it. I heard
you and your father talking; / heard
you say the words you now so indig
nantly deny"
In an instant 1t came back to him.
II forgot" he said sadly but If you
heard you know my reason. My love
has made me forget lack of fortune.
had no right to speak"
'It Is no lack In my eyes" she whls-
pered tenderly.
Forgetting all else save that she
loved him his arm passed round her
and he pressed his lips to hers.
II meant to teach you both a lesson"
she whispered ten minutes later. "but
you have taught the teacher what 1t Is
to love."-The Taller.
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