The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-09

| pect you are going to make your for
tune if you won't sell your first big
picture? Why won't you. And a
curious expression came into her eyes
as she looked keenly at the young
man.
Because / love Louie" he answered
frankly. "And as she will never be
my wife I shall keep it in remem
brance of these happy days. You see
that / am quite open with you. Cousin
Janet"
'Oh! Does Louie know of this?"
eyes. / told her / loved her."
"What did she say"
absolutely nothing"
Ibid you ask her to marry you"
'Oh, no. How could do that, cous-
in, when l knew of your views of herr"
"Oh, you thought l had other views
Why didn't you ask me?'
Because you told me one day that
you hoped she would marry Lord Clay
DON And / thought it was quite set
tied"
Then I may go as far as to say"
Lady Janet answered that Lord Clay
don has asked her. and l hope she will
accept him. though she has not yet
done so. I'm very sorry, Bernard
and sorry too, that let you paint her
portrait
Don't say that, Cousin Janet, for
the time has been a happy one, and |
shall always think of the helping hand
you gave me. Good-by. I will come
for the picture later, when there is no
chance of my meeting Louie" And
he held out his hand.
"Good-by, Bernard. I'm sorry But
you have behaved very we'll"
AS Lady Janet turned from the door,
she thought to herself, what could
the boy mean by falling in love with
Louie? 1t will spoil everything.
wonder what answer she will give to
Lord Clayton now If We're her age
| know which l should choose
Her thoughts were interrupted by
Louie's voice at the door, aunt Janet,
are you there?" And Louie rushed i'm
petuously in. "Oh, Aunt, has he
gomez
What he?" asked Aunt Janet.
"Why, Bernard, of course Oh. aunt,
/ am so unhappy" And the girl sank
into a chair and began to cry.
Lady Janet few to her side. what is
the matter, dear? And why are you
unhappy?'
Bernard IS going away from Eng |
10 MI n Of
Il understood something of this from
the boy. have just seen him. He
told me that he asked you to be his
wife and that you gave him no an
swer."
But that's just it. He didn't ask me.
So how could / answer him?"
''bisten to ME for Il minute. What |
answer are you going to make Lord
Clayton? He can give you home.
name and position. And l have very
little to give YOU"
"Oh. Aunt Janet, but Idon't love him. |
cannot be his wife. And do love
Bernard though he is so stupid. And |
can be his wife, If he asks me. And |!
now he'll so away, and never know |
Aunt Janet. will you let me go and |
stay with my cousins in South Africa |
] want to go away, so that Bernard will |
remain in England
Perhaps it is better that you |
should answered her aunt. I'm |
sorry You can't marry Lord Clayton, |
but | won't stand in your way if Ber-
nard should ask YOU
He will never ask me now" said !
the girl
You needn't be afraid of that, my
dear. He is sure to do it sooner or
later. And when he does, tell him that |
have no plans, except for your hap
piness. l love the boy, if for nothing
else, for his fathers sake" She |
stopped and kissed the girl and then
went quietly out of the room
Louie sat upright III her chair, ber |
face flushed and her hair slightly dis
hevelled, but looking very pretty with
al. WAS there ever such complica-
ton? Here is Bernard, whom I love-
marching out of England because ! |
won't be his wife as he hasn't asked |
me; and here am /, whom Bernard |
loves, marching out of England be-
cause he won't ask me- And she went
again to look at the picture on the
easel. Its very like me. but much |
more beautiful than l could be-"
AS she was thinking this, Bernard |
came back into the room. Louie looked |
at him from behind the easel. "Oh |
IS that you?" she said in lame kind !
of way.
Il have come for the picture" he |
answered.
II have seen Aunt Janet. and YOU