Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23
1T
CHARLES
dARVICE

open, and the conquerer marches in.
Leslie had been calm and self.
possessed enough when Ralph Dun
combe was pleading his passionate
love ana was able to withstand his
urgent prayer; but to Yorke she can
find nothing to say-can only stand
| with downcast eyes, her heart beat.
Ing fast, and the gates beginning TO
open.
He takes her hand, burt again she
draws 1t from him, and sinking on to
the trunk Of u fallen tree, Keeps her
| face, her eyes, from him.
You are angry?' he says his usual
ly light and careless voice deep and
| earnest now. "WeIl, ! deserve mat,
| ~ ought not to have told you
spoken to yon-so suddenly. But ne
| leans against a tree close beside hcr
and looks down ut her--"but well, ]
cordn't help 1t. ! was going away TINS
morning "-her heart gave a littlc
| qniyer-'l was going away from Port,
maris, and from you. rye been think,
ing Of You all night, and I'd decided
| that that was the best thing TO do
It's sudden and--and startling to you
| Losle-Miss Lislc, burt IT doesn't seem
! so to me- You see, suppose ! have
been getting to love you ever since !
saw you ON tho beach. that's nOt
long ago i dare say you'Il say; hwl N
aeoms long time to me moalhG,
ages!"
II seemed almost as II her own
heart were speaking; 1t is just as she
has felt She listens in a kind or
amaHemont al the subtle sympathy be,
tween thcm.
Il have thought Oh nothing else but
| YOU since | saw you. know that /
shah be the happcst man In the world
lf--if youll let me 20 on loving yon,
and try and love me Ilttle in return,
and the most wrotchcd bcggar in eX,
istanco if-if YOU can't"
He waits moment, FOR strange
sensation comes In his throat ana
stops his speech, usually so fluent aaG
free. Then, she sIilI remaining silent,
he goes on in the same grave, carncsl
tone with the Same halfeager, half
hcsltating trcmor in his voice.
Two never seen any one like YOU
| know plenty of women but none nke
YOU, Leslie beg your pardon; YOU
sec, ! always think Of you as 'LcsI"
II were to try and tell you how /
feel, ! should make mess OF It, / can
/ only say that love your love you!
with all his ignorance and lack of
eloqucnce, he Is wise. love YOU"
sums up All woman wants or nou Is
to hear.
'Of course, he goes ON, in a lower
voice, damted by her silence, ncr
motionloss downCast face. her hlddon
eyes-"or course, / can't expect, /
don't expect You to understand or or
to care for me even a little. You
haven't known me half long enough
or or anything about me, All /
want Is a little hope. II YOU don ais.
like me right down dislike me IN
be glad enough ana III try to get yon
to love me little. You can't rove me
MS | love you; that isn't to be Thought
or"
is it not?" SHE thinks, but sho
says nothing
Up above their heads a thrush -
singing melodies, and the liquid notes
socm to say plainly, 81 love you!
The srrn as II shines between the
leaves OF the old oaks and touches
Yorko's hair and eager face is surety
smiling. HE loves YOU" The stream
ripping in the hollow behind them, Is
1t runs laughing down to meet the sea,
Is as certainty mTmuring, Love,
love, lovo!"
You are angry and AMI offended,
he says, after n pause, during whica
she has been listening to THIS har
lmony OF natures voice well, te,
Iscrvc It, | ought to have waited Wltl
YOU knew more OF me- but, YOU see, rs
| said | could not help It, | have boon
thinking OF you dreaming OF YOU, All
night, and then | saw YOU suddenly
and | felt rs II | must speak, happeA
what might, If hadn't seen YOU
dare say cowld have found hoaw
enough to clear out and and hold my
tongue HUT when saw YOU with that
little one in Your arms looking SO
beautiful and SO good Just the Leslie
Il love SO dearly the words rushed
our almost before knew 1t and
and he squares his broad chest and
Tits hts hat back with a gesture
which, unlike nest grsWes, TITS HIN
like glove there II ts''
She does not Int her tace, does not
open her lips that are trembling II IL
could only SEQ II, and he waits :
moment before he says. sadly, W.T.
the lovers despairing note muiihl,
, through his Effected chertulness
"l'm-l'm sorry that I've made
nuisance OF myself, and and worriec
vou Don't be afraid and think any
! thing of it, ought not to HAY,