Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-08


afraid III awake. 1t can't~can't be
true.'
i've loved you for long time" she
said gently, returning the pressure OF
his hands, bat ! did not realize it till
that night in the s;.mlucT house, when
l overheard Governor Tc:fare Insult
you as he ID You seemed Il king
among men wEr: VOL spoke 20 him az
you did and wat yeu sa q about your
respect for lue and the sacrifices you'd
make rather t.lan help link his life to
mine--ch. George. tfen l saw the DIFF
| ference between You and fin: he seem
i, ed a dwarf i'll suul and body contrasted
! to you. Af:erward, III the parlor.
tried to show you bow ! felt, but you
| misunderstood. ! did not blame you.
! could not have expected you to act
otherwise after his disgraceful con
duct l threw that in his teeth. too.
the other night in Atlanta shall al
ways be glad did it. 1t was little,
but it was all could do for you
! You told him you overheard itY
said George.
| "Yes; it was this way: He was beg
ging and imploring me to give him
final answer. had not openly re-
fused him. was afraid he would
write to father and that father might
| be affected. by it. to his injury. But
the morning we left Atlanta Governor
Telfare came to see me and began
again TO urge me to marry him tid1
ly refused. He then dared to speak dis
respectively of 3nu. and ted him just
what a cow"rd he WAS and how
knew II tod Tim :lso that | knew
about ~ Trnitt's pulling his ears.
told hiu everything could think OF
aud s.t5;i MA AWAY ".tl, IA flush of
shame OF i,2 face. 1t may not bave
been e...t.y laG:i.Ae. Gut ] lost con.
troll of l.GNself. ecniCn't bear to hear
him s,nn;:t...:ng Eighty Of you,"
| "GoG l,,e%s von dea"r' George said.
and he drew l,cr head down aud kissed
her or the lips. "<;od hess YOU
Vile Mrs. Hi,lyer returned home
she found them together Lydia sat
on Tie edge Of the bed holding his hand
! On t;.e:r faces lay expressions that re-
called the brightest period of the older
won,ans youth
I IL see YOU didn't waste time" she
!; said gently as she kissed Lydia on the
brow
40: we understand each other now,
Mrs. Hillyer' replied the girl They
will never give their consent, h,.; I'm
going TO stick to George anyway
| "Consent?' laughed Mrs. Hillyer.
"Why, bless yore sole, child, yore folks
will receive George Buckley with open
arms After you left l exploded a
res'lar boomerang in Their midst. What
you reckon l told em! told 'em
that me an Mr.. Hillyer had willed all
we got ON earth to George Buckley
an that he'd be about the well offest
young man in north Georgia at our
deaths, an yore father
What are you talking about?"
George exclaimed, in astonishment.
"ralkin' about the legal documents
me n my old man signed yesterday"
responded Mrs. Hillyer, with chuckle.
I'VE hain't got no childern of our own,
an why shouldn't we want to know
what's to become of our effects after
we are gone? We both love you like
son, an we are a-gOin' now to take
Mrs. Lydia Buckley into our hearts,
too, thank the Lord
We'll that's news to me" George
said And ! don't feel worthy of it,
either
"Worthy or not that's not fer you to
judge" said Mrs. Hiilyer; but il GER
lainly has made the road smooth fer
sou with the Cranstons. Why. | never
seed tle he. The old major s,,:ung
up wilen told i'm about the will an
stood Guiyerin' from head 10 foot.
"'Why. Mrs. Nllyer'-he quit sayin'
na,am-.wie,,, never kNoWed the
young man had any expectations at all.
lowe; he WAS jest. You know. sort
o. bonl. ,>V"}3r With small intrust in
tie L,..iacSS. Ii I'd "a knuwed he was
Il man o ,.lpans never would a raised
so mite, fuss over it, Well. to make
a long story short. he :-ive IN as grace
ful rs a'hohy could wish blamed ef
the old teller didn't actually chuckle
when | sorter skinned over some O
, MI Hillyer's investments in railroad
stock an the like. The worlds the
same all over Most arstocrats believe
; in aristocracy only when it's got cash
basis Lydia. yore pa actually feels re-
lieved. He's had big job, weak as
he is. tryin' to marry you to wind
bag, an now that yo're eoin to do
sight better of yore own accord he's
. powerful we'll satisfied. Most fo!ks
come around to what they have 10
meet, an when they are made to come
around to what they rally want they
do it with whiz an slide. So
young man, you've won yore fight an
you deserve to be congratulated
"Well. can't take credit for H.
George laughed. at seems to me that
the whole town and half the county
have been helping me out"
i Leaving the lovers together, Mrs. Hill
yer went downstairs.
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