The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10

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 NO, I am not at home to anyone this afternoon or evening. Marie. I am not we'll; l have a headache. Oh! Flowers! We'll leave them with me. I'll open them myself. You can bring water to place them when I ring.
 From Mir Waters, of course. Who else would send so large a box? l wonder what kind of flowers he has selected. Not-not wood violets, may be sure Wood vIoIets-dear me! How silly I am to keep thinking of them. Where are my scissors? I must open this box at once!
 Orchids, of course! I might have known 1t. They belong so naturally to MT. Waters. They-they almost smell of money, the proud beauties! Now violets, pale. single, delicate wood violets, moist and dewy-Nonsense az ain, Angelina! Arn't you old enough to cease playing the fool?
 But these orchids! Exquisite! Simply exquisite! Pm not fond of the word. It reminds me so of-of MT Waters; but no other will express them. I never saw such kinds and codors. Some are like passion flowers, and some like Ill., les, and some like-yes. like the simple, old-fashioned darlings that used to grow in the old home garden. And some--yes, some are like the vioIets I found on my pillow this morning. with-with a note.
 T wonder why Marie placed them there? I fancy she's always favored Jimmie. somehow. even If he is poor and quite out of society. Most peo- pie like him. If he wasn't so poor, and If I hadn't grown so miserably dependent on luxuries late years, and if my own money hadn't all slipped away, somehow, so that I've got to marry money or be poor forever. I'd - but what's the use of such dreaming? Let me be thankful I don't have to an swere that note.
 Dearest, q know 1t by heart all ready because I'm going to burn 1t before long.) you know what long to ask you, what I've longed to ask you for years past. While you were so wretchedly rich I hadn't the courage, as poor as myself can resist no longer Be my wife, darling, just as you prom ised long ago, when we were happy children, and before that abominabIe fortune took you from me. Give me the right to take care of you sweetheart, but what's the use of such dreaming? Let me be thankful don't have to ans wer that note.
 " I shall be busy down town all day, dear, but I shall be back here, at my IOOIl, at ndll past l4NO NilS CNCllAlBB and f. by Heavens grace, I find a sweet note from you I-I shall be with you in half an hour. But if am not to be happy, then let me say good-by in this I have a chance to go to China for the firm, and if your silence ends all for me I shall start off immediately and try to forget
 "Of course I shall send no answer. couldn't write Nor and he knew 1t. And I can't --I darent write Yes! I love him; oh yes. can think of noth- ing nicer than to be his wife Tiff he could support me in comfort. But small apartment, no maid, no Paris gar ments, no-no anything! I'm sure l couldn't stand 1t. No anything but love and happiness did somebody something whisper? we'll, but one can't live upon love!
 No! Good-by little note, near, dear little note all wet and blurred with the tears I've shed over you. Good-by little violets, sweet, sweet little violets that remind me so tenderly, so cruelty of the old home garden, and of our childhood together, and of-of host of things I must learn to forget No, no! l can't throw you away, either of you-just yet Stay there beside me while