The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-03-01


4 AVA ready what my views are
Eo~ upon this matter. Io"'
money IS q subject in which | have lit
tie or no interest. Indeed, l heartily
wish I could forget it altogether. II
is an insult to love TO discuss such
sordid details"
Ashley Greet waved his hand rs
thought to dismiss the topic for all
time. Dorothca Spray regarded him
adnirinsiy.
You are >, different from the rest
of men," she. said TREMENDOUSLY. Every
one told me that I should find my
money great temptation to avari'
cious people. They said | should be
courted for its sake alone. anu be de-
ceiveG. And-and have foNnd YOU
She smiled comp.aceltly. Clearly
her advisers were at fault in their
Judgment Of men, and their motives.
For here WAS man who would not so
much as allow her to tell him how
much money she really had-Wilo
loved her for her own sake, and Wig
o"ous:y opposed the discussion OF 4
topic which, as he himself affirmed,
was an insult to love
..i want nothing whatever to Go
with your money, DorotEc;:. /" said
fna:..y. Il have ny four hundred Il
yea. and that is II. which co2cerHs
L.c."
!. B;:t lie gil had net yet made h":-
sc.f understood. Ii WIS rather : DELI
cate subject 70 b:oach. But SIZE lad
already made Up her mind IS 70 tic
course Sic Should pursue.
II know-I know" she said. 'D:it
that IS Ect cutie I'll, dear Ashley. 9th,
e. reon!e are saying horr!d th:ngs
about you. They 10 not KNOW yoI &c
l Go. AuG-aaa I want to prove 10
then, :s;i that they are wrong. Want
ITO trianph ever them, and show the&'
how unseiiis.l ard noble You are
:. look OF interest came i::to Ashley
face.
Put such people are obstinate, an,:
rather difficult; to convince" he re-
g minded her. You had be;;er lHuci:
LEI them alone
Bat Dorotilea YVES not to be dis
suaGed from her purpose.
"Nc," she said decidedly, i have
found way to show them Ill how
wrong anl unjust they are. I wan;
YOU to remain in this room during ti:e
interview I an about to have With MY
dear friend and lawyer, Mr.. Luc!an
Ormc. lie is coming up the stairs at
this moment"
There was no time to do anything
else. So the man kept his seat. 1t
could not make him any the less dis.
Interested to De obliged, to listen 20 tbs
approaching discussion OF !e@alitie>
And he was rot altogether free from
feeling Q: curiosity. 1t showed it.
SELF in little nervous uneasiness t!iai
now took possession Of him. JUs tEi>
the girl did not see.
The door opened and Lurian Orme
was announced. He WAS a man Gi
close unon forty. with frank face. anG
sentiemanly bearing His greetir:
with Dorothea was more than cordial
Indeed, one might even have suspected
by the curious WY in which his decl
eyes rested upon her from time tc tins
that he, too, was in love with this
slender, graceful girl. She motion et
him to chair. and began her expla
nation. Ashley Greet feigned indiffer
: ence. and looked out of the window
"Mr. Orme,' she said, deliberately
I am going to ask you to Go Il strange
thing. am going to be married K
Mr.. Creet.as soon as arrangements cal
be made My friends are saying hor
rid things about it, and am going t;
teach them a lesson. My tastes are
as you know, of the simplest. NJ,
money is never used, and the capita
accumulates year by year. Mr.. Cree
is quite Indifferent to il, arG declares
that lie will not touch it. He ha
three thousand dollars year Of hi
own. which will be ample for ou
wants. So am going to make dee;
~ SAAS Ill A<< WI VI OiO uui st ttut
companion, Margaret Swan. She shal
live in ease and luxury for the re
mainder of her days. And people shal
know of truth that my husband i
above their unworthy suspicious an
insinuations
She stopped. There was q glow O,
her face as she triunphantly rSc
claimed her plans. There was Sigh
movement in the direction of the win
dow. But Ashley held his peace. Ii,
clan Orme looked grave.
This is rather a startling proposal,
he said, slowly.
Dorothea had anticipated his oo;ee
lions. and was ready 2or them.