The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-11-04
Chicago Tribune.


to guess2"
"Oh, of course"
"He told you that he chose the hus-
bands for my three sisters"
Eyes. Was 1t not soP"
Eyes, 1t was. He did choose them.
They married the men that he picked
out for them, and 1 cannot in Justice
say that the result was in any case
unhappy, but l think the principle Is
wrong" ........
You think you should choose for
yourself"
II think should choose for myself.
Did father tell you that was going
to marry Mr.. Winthrop"
He said that he believed that you
were not Indifferent to Mr.. Winthrop's
attentions; that he had given you to
understand that Mr.. Winthrop was his
choice, and that he had no reason to
think that you would disregard his
wishes in the matter"
II am not going to marry Mr.. Win
throp."
II beg pardonw
Il am not going to marry Mr.. Win
throp. l have never disobeyed nay
father in my life, but am not going
to marry Mr.. Winthrop"
William Robards had made up his
mind more than a year before that he
loved Dorothy Lawrence. A man we'll
practiced in the concealment Of emo
ton, he was perfectly convinced that
she had not suspected his passion.
He was aware that the world, In
Guiding Judge and Mrs. Lawrence,
would not consider him a suitable
match for Dorothy, but he had deter
mined to make an attempt to win her,
nevertheless, for he believed in his
own heart that he could make her Just
as happy as II he had the wealth and
the social position requisite to his
eligibility In the eyes of the world.
When the Judge had spoken of Mr..
Winthrop he had been greatly dis
turbed; now for a moment his heart
was iightened by Dorothy's deter
mined avowsl, but In a moment 1t
sank again, for the thought came to
him that the reason she so posittvel
refused to marry Mr.. Winthrop was
that she loved someone else. The
thought made him cold, but his face
was gravely impassive,
Would not Mr.. Winthrop make a
suitable husband"
"It Is not that. do not love him."
you believe in love, thenT =,
She looked at him seriously, re-
proachfully.
81 do not believe only; know. But
Mr.. Robards, you-you believe, too7
You are. not the kind of a man to treat
such things lightly. Tell me, am 1 not
right? Do you not also believe In
lover
II believe" he answered solemnly,
and then more softly, ~, too, know"
She bit her lip, seeming to check
some ill-advised speech: then, point
ing to rustic seat under some willows
that bordered the path, said:
"Let us sit down"
They were silent for long time.
Dorothy" he began, ~ must tell
you something. l am afraid it will
sound little strange after all this,
but must tell you all the same. /
think 1t is best that you should know,
and after have told you / shall go
away and shall not trouble you again"
Trouble me-" she murmured. -
Eyes. am afraid that what have
to say must trouble you more or less.
It is very simple thing, though, after
all, and a very few words will express
1t. Dorothy, love you" sz-.
She seemed genuinely distressed.
The man had spoken very quietly. His
voice and his face were under perfect
control.
Nov, shall 60" he added.
"But why she stammered.
''Ycu have told ms--that Ia, yen have
implied-that your affections are fixed
already on someone 20 firmly that you
will risk disobeying your father"
Eyes, they are"
"In that case should not 50 away ~
ssNo, you should not"