The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-01-06

tilda de wick's ears: accordingly I I'M
in love with his courage and SELF
respect. shall laugh and cry as long
as | live. and remember Cymlin Swaft
ham" e
"It was too bad Of Cymlin but very
like him. He has boxed my ears
more than once"
4 @"You are his sister. That is differ.
ent. will never speak to him again.
There. let the matter drop l., wish
now, you would either take Stephen
or send him off forever. am in q
hurry to be gone, and Sir Thomas
also. Go and send Stephen with a
Yes or No to me. I am become in
different which, since you are so much
So"
Many letters were promised on both
sides, and Jane was glad to notice the
eagerness and hope in her friends
voice and manner. Whatever her
words might assert, it was evident
she looked forward to great joy.
And as long as she was with Matilda,
Jane let this same spirit animate her,
her ride home, however, was set to a
more anxious key. She was little
angry also. Why should Stephen de
Wick intrude his love upon her?
Twice already she had plainly told
him that his suit. was hopeless, and
she did not feel grateful for an af.
lection that would not recognize it's
limits, and was determined to force
itself beyond them.
| Sic entered Sandys with the sprlna
all about her; her fair face rosy with
the fresh wind. and her eyes full OF
| the sunshine. Cymlin and Stephen
were sitting by the fireside talking Of
Irish hounds and of new bit for res
tive horses which Cymlin had in.
| vented.
| When Jane entered, Cymlin and
Stephen both rose to meet her. Gym
lin was kind with the condensation
Of a brother. He spoke to her as he
spoke to creatures weaker than him.
self. and kissed her with the air of
| king kissing subject he loved to
| honor. Then he made an excuse to
the stables and gave Stephen his op.
| portunity. The young man had kept
| his eye fixed on the beautiful face and
slender form Of the girl he loved. He
went to her and clasped her hands
and said with a passionate eagerness,
| Jane, dearest! l have come again to
ask you to marry me. Say one good.
kind word. When you were not as
high as my heart, you did promise to
be my wife. vow you did"
stephen, l knew not then what
marriage meant. You were as a
| brother to me. I love you yet as
| loved you then. l cannot be your wife.
l am already plighted."
ITO Lord Neville. You shall never
marry him. forbid it. 1 will hunt
| him to the gates OF death"
| 1T is sinful to say such things"
LET my sins alone. am not in the
| humor to be sorry for them. say
again, you shall not marry that scoun-
dre1ly Scot"
HE is not what you call him-far
| from it,"
Il call things by their right Names
| call Scot Scot, and a scoundrel, q
scoundrel." He threw her hands far
from him and strobe up and down the
room, desperate and full of wrath.
You shall marry no man but myself.
| Before earth and heaven you shall!"
IF God wills, l shall marry Lord
Neville"
"Oh, Jane! l shall go to total ruin
| if you do not marry me-"
Shall marry a man who is not
lord of himself? l will not"
| You have made me your enemy.
What follows is your own fault"
''Tis poor love that turns to
hatred; and you can do no more than
you are let do"
You will see. BY my soul, tits
truth! Oh, it's ten thousand pities
you will not love mel"
1T is nowise possible, Stephen"
He flung himself into chair, laid
his arms upon the table and buried
his face in them. go away, then"
he sobbed, II wish to see your face no
more. For your sake, will hate all
women forever"
| Ito be continued.l