The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-06-02
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fingered on Pauline's ripping brown
hair, on her straight little nose, on her
mouth. and | gave one long sigh of
content.
Pauline" / said. ''will you marry
me?'
NO" she answered.
Her tone was careSsing, but it held
uncompromising firmness. The fog
was coming closer in.
"W-hyf"
Pauline turned her gray eyes from
the ocean to me.
lone thing thou lackest' she quot
ed softly. Go sell what thou hast
and give to the poor
stared blaukIy at her Was this
child of luxury. this butterfly Of fash
ion, turning preacher?
| Il don't say it's original, Elbert. For
generations back there's been every
now and then some one Of our family
who has believed and practiced H. !
suppose the mantei of these peculiar
| ancestors has fallen upon me. for it
has been a life principle with ne"
Maybe I'm dense, but / confess
| don't see
II have more money than know
what to do with; so have you It IS
absurd FOR us TO marry ard put all our
money together. 1t isn't right You
must choose some poor girl and !
( penniless man"
| Nonsense
/ 81 really mean II.
| / reasoned with her for an hour and
/ at the end OF the time | left her look
| ing at tle ocean. her eyes wet. but her
| chin determined Her chauffeur Look
ed at me inquIrlBsly as / STROBE past
! her auto car, which had brought US
| both. / jammcd my hat down vicious
| ly and started along the red road, but
| IT no longer led to paradise II was 10
road O love" aud there was no para
| disc anyw here
| And the young man went away
| sorrowful, for he had great posses
sions"
Its amazing what a good nights
sleep viii do for a man Next morn
| ing / had an interview with my law
/ yer Ii WIS seq Us uad somewhat
/ embarGa sslaa. a7 I had - exrlaiu some
things I hpuId have preferred 10 Icep
| 10 mysg5l u WAS over Al ,a>t aud 1
sought l'aalna
! Ifya43 ter 81 Gre ase sa~leg. writ.
. Ing rGps8Hs 3 sEa ss iao lac
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erase Size -. ms s-ls r
/ Il Gno.si ga lhaGG I've
tnnu. ge" ASA lee 1880
Liy aaa- = .a.'8 8afa .leen away
| a dg-en fo-ssae, tAar taaa loss. yoa
| fsit be- start
/ "t;t'ea a"aE Lihert" she repeated
/ You haven't given away
Every cent" cried gayly, leading
| her ~ seat. Just got the business
/ finished. I'M your peuuiless man
| Now When will you nlarry meT~
She stared nc ule. her eyes round aud
amazed Then she laughed nerYously.
Il have too she sasped
! Have what. darlingf" ] queried.
Given everything away / was inst
writing 10 you TO tell goa that cared
/ more for you than for nly wfetclaef
money; and rs all gene, gone, Eouee'
Never mind, little slri. we have
each proved our love Now wa win
start ia and live az our grandparents
/ did. / viii bug a ranch
MY grandparents didn't. and YOU
/ haven't any money Ebert
/ oh. that's so. We'll ( will 60 aud
work for raueher. then. and you can
help the rancbcrs wife You can make
butter and feed the hens aud and fat
/ ten the pigs. can't your
/ she held up beer huir white bands.
ana I covered them with Kisses. Then
+ she put them. one Ga each ssIe OF INV
I face, and looked steadily into nv
/ eyes.
Ebert. 7 viii try IL the ranehar.s
wife viii have patience with me"
/ To whom did yon give your for.
iuneF ] asked after minute
TO the church for an orrhauage r.
Her lips were quIrering again. so /
said hastily
+ Well sweetheart 20 put on your
plaluest gown as BELTS a poor mans
i bride aud we will so az once o. the
parsonage
I laughed when she came back Tier
''ulame,t gown" was simple aud white.
but probably rasf as zuueh as eaula
earn 0n the runea lu year
lba mHulster ie4t me she money
/ f1r tlc ureuse aud has promised "a
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