Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-06-18
CHAPTER XLII.

ana unioOhtu-loT nuIualS L SnOulu
have come TO you TO stand by her ut
the altar. A. il is l come for your adj
vice as 10 the hest way TO refuse her
request without shocking her feelings
too deeply. l have n mother whom I
love. 1 cannot bring myself "A marry
without her presence Shall l tell
Jenny so? l only want three days i'm
which 10 bring her. Jenny can easily
wait that long. But how to propose il
when her heart is so torn and LAGER /
ateds"
Mr.. Dcrraw. LET us 20 40 her. You |
will have words given YOU. If she secs /
that You love her and only wish 10 wait /
suitable time that she may DE mar /
ricd with honor and YOU with Satisfac- /
ton she cannot Doe SO unreasonable IS /
90 feel hurt She shall stay with me-. |
as She did before. until She IS mar
ricd."
When thcy drove MP 10 Jcnny's
houec.II larry remained in ihc carriage.
"Ah. YOU have Gomez"
Tho exclamation snrang from Inns
that had turned suddenly rosy at his
stop He looked mp MS he heard it and
saw Jenny before him I'm n dress sug-
ucStivc OF 4 modest bridal. and carry
ing I'm her hand bonnet and a pair OF
gloves. His heart FOX the moment
stood still
MY darl,n-" he murmured. tofinc
her ito his arms. and. rs me did so gem
tlv Withdrawing the hat and gloves
from her clasp and laying them on n
table near 10y. "you are mine. thcn-all
mine, No ono completes with me Tor
this small hand. and 7 may hope. I'm q
fcw Clys-indced. before the week has
closed 60 call yon hy my namc before
tho world. as ! now do in the inner
most rcccsscs OF mv heart"
IIe had spoken without Thought ana
De- had spoken wei. if her dcucacy
onlv was To- Dee considered But there
vvas another passion lying hid within
shat beating hcart. AMI size started
lar> wounded ana frightened at his
words. saying. wildly
"i was mistaken. thcn. IN thinking
YOU would wish mc TO hc hehoiden Co
mo man hut YOU 7 must stay In this
house Tor days. eating Mr.. Decraw' s
bread and giving orders 90 Mr.. he.
agaw's servants, II wonder YOU can
wish IT, But If You say So
IT 10 nos wish it. and it must not he
Hillary stands ready 60 open her nous,
so YOU she is outside now i'm the car
riage which stands I'm front of youi
house she wants. and / want. tha
YOU should have every honor surround
in@ your marriage: and this could no
De- il we rushed OF nconsideratcly 10
minister's house tonight
"nuaryr' Jenny's voice SOUNDED
strangely. 81 had much rather no
marry Won from I!ilary's house"
And why my beautiful: Had eve
sirl q kinder friend than She ha
been TO YOU"
You DO not understand" was IN
quick reply. II appreciate Hilar,
hut Jenny stole a look at hin
should she utter the words that wcr
trembling on her tongues Would
gain her her wish and lead him to soly
all her difficulties by marrying her h
fore the fatal letter could reach him
lie lid not give her the opportunity q,
testing this possibility. Seeing ne
hesitate. ne took her by the hand M
passionately declared:
My heart and life are yours. Jenn
You must know il from my look al
clasp l have 20 doubts Yet with q
this love and all this hope. recogni
that there Is such 4 fact rs duty. y,
are not all have in the world. ha'
friends. l have my good name, I ha
something like q career 10 consid,
But l do not consider these; I consid
only my aged mother, who lives in
little country home among the CO
nccticut hills, and who would be hea
broken If her only son married witho
her knowledge AMI blessing"
OH
Jenny dropped her face in the holl,
Of her two hands She knew that I
cause was lost.
DO You not sec" he went on.
voice sounding with richer cadence
he dwelt upon the two deep lcves
life. .'that | could not be good III
band il did not start right by bel
4 good son? And she has been ST
devoted mother TO me- My he
warns as l think OF her ceaseless c:
and patient love. II l have any &C
~ me it came from her; and if l hs
any gratitude 7 must show it TO /
Am l not right. Jcnny:"
she pressed his hand. Fatal as I
delay was likely 30 be TO her. she co
not deny the mothers claims.
Go to her" she murmured. fam
q dare not ask you to remember
wishes in preference 20 hers"
ne stopped to kiss her.
"And / dare not do so. Jenny.
idoIize you love every hair OF y