The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-05-11

"I reserved NV consent TO the On
oopomapt uufil hod soon vou"
81 could not withhold NV consent n
any cosp-Dirk is not dpDnndpnt ON
me YOU understand. Earle left am1 =
proyIsion for hin-uc is his own mas.
ter i'm cypry way"
"Rut your wish would influence him.
I am sure-iC Lp tLou.Lt won objected.
| knew Won by rcputc. ana thought
being woman OF th., worli-that you
mipht Ionl; upou his marriage with an
actress as "a miSta,:n-likrly to in
nucure his future"
81 admit that think rising pro-
Crssioual man is better unmpvrisI."
$50 Won remained singley"
"precisply."
"For that rcaSoa.'
"Not altogether"
"Forgive me. | find I am cross
questioning YOU somewhat rCdpiy. So
Won thiul; Mr.. Earle would be better
unmarripd"
IL thinl, Dicl; is the best juIgA of his
own happiness. merely expressed q
general opinion."
perhaps you would like to see my
little girls picturc"-drawing small
morocco case from her pocket which,
on being opencd. disclosed the minia-
turc of a girls head.
DR. Trentham took the case. turning
IN the Iamp to its full height as he
did So The miniature represented a
girl with curly brown hair and sweet,
trustful, hazel eyes. A pink sunbonnet
was pushed back so that the .curls
fell in cluster on her white fore
head. His hand trembled. and his
pulses beat quickly. Mrs. Casillis had
risen and was standing beside him.
Does shc-remind you of anyonc?"
AT the sound of her voice he was in
the hay field again-a Young. eager
loyer-sinpipr-
"And Won didn't know me. Willie?
I should have known you il it had
been in another world"
"Bst Won have come bock-I aIwavs
knew you would-my loye-my lover!
He had taken both her hands in his
and held them tight against his
breast 81 was dreaming of you to-
night. Rosie" he went on, "ani Of that
doy ~. were hovm,Eing -vou remom.
ber-and now | am an old man..
She laughed softly, triumphantiy. be.
cause of the great love in his eyes.
"OId. dear? You have altered less
than | thought. must have changed
sadly that YOU did not know me"
"You forget that in the dim light
| hardly saw you-and in the Old days
il was pinl; cotton frock."
She laughed again. she was so very
happy. -
"CIothes do alter one. don't thew"
"Ycs-but It Is the same Rosie the
same voice too. now"
"Now-what of All these years
What OF my ruined lonely life? | have
right TO some explanation aft. 50
many years. Why did YOU 90 away
when our hnppincss was in our own
keeping?"
Still holding her hand. DIR. Tren.
than sat beside her on the sofa.
II thought Won do. Willie. that "A
| wife is n mistake TO rising man"
"You were very wrong - very
wicked"
But You said so lust now Yourself
| All. my dearr'-yery seriously-"jt was
so hard IL nearly broke nv heart"
He drew her gently in him and thoir
Iips met; then auickly recovering her.
self for the tears wnra yorv peor bar
eyes. she went on.
~ was only rormcr's douchtnr
you know"
"AndI, cornirv do,tor.s so,o
81 had IN look after tho nomso o,d
dairy"
"ird had n 90 ohort :, ooo oid
tbrcadharo suit olI tho yoar"
"Irntu tho nancy co'no th,, ,,,,c
ou tb. dInoroncn ,,,s ,,,f,'o,. ,haa
Won becouse was a won,on and
Iovnd All ~ wou,d hav" r,,i,od
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