Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-08-23

4 about his neck ana buried her race
against his shoulder There were tears
IN her gray eyes and there was sob
| in her throat He held her close to his
breast for an eternity. 1t seemed to
both, neither giving voice to the song
/ their hearts were singing There was
no other world than the fairy grotto
/ Sweetheart. am asking you to
make great sacrifice" be said at last,
his voice hoarse but tender She look
| ed up into his face serenely. "Can
you give up the joys, the wealth, the
comforts of that home across the sea
to share lowly cottage with me and
my love? Wait, dear do not speak
until am through You must think OF
| what your friends will say. The love
and life OFFER you now will not be
like that which you always have
known. 1t will be poverty ard the
dregs, not riches and wine. It viii
| be-
| But she placed her hand upon his
lips, shaking her head emphatically.
| The picture he was painting was the
same one that she had studied for days
and days. Its very shadow was ia
miliar to her, its every unwholesome
corner was as plain as day.
sThe rest OF the world may think
what 1t likes, Paul" she said 1T will
make no difference to me. have
awakened from my dream. My dream
prince is gone, and find that it's the
real man that / love. What would you
have me do? Give you up becase you
are poor? Or would you have me go
| up the ladder of fame and prosperity
with you, a humble but adoring bur-
| den? know you, dear You will not
always be poor. They may say what
they like. 1 have thought long and
/ well. because / am not fool. 1t is
the American girl who marries the
titled foreigner without love that is
fool Marrying poor man is too seri-
Gus business to be handled by fools.
| have written to my father. telling him
/ that am going to marry you" she an
nounced. He gasped with unbelief.
AYou have, already?'' he cried.
"Of course. My mind has been made
up for more than a week. told it to
Audt dAA} t0Sl 43S3AASs
sAnd she?'
"She almost died, that's all, said she
unblushingly II was afraid to cable
! the news to father. He might stop me
If he knew 1t in time. A letter was
much smarter"
"You dear, dear little sacrifice" he
cried tenderIy. 81 will give all my life
to make you happy"
81 am a soldiers daughter, and can
be a soldiers wife. have tried hard
i to give you up, Paul, but couldn't.
You are loves soldier, and it is IA
relief to surrender and have it over
WITH
They fell to discussing plans for the
future. 1t all went smoothly and airily
until he asked her when he should go to
Washington to claim her as his wife.
She gave him startled, puzzled look.
.sTo Washin'ton?' she murmured,
| turning very cold and weak. YOU
you won't have to go to Washin't ton.
dear. I'll stay here"
"My dear Beverly. can afford the
| trip, he laughed. 81 am not an abso-
lutte pauper. Besides, it is right and
Just that your father should give you
to me. It is the custom of our land"
She was nervous and uncertain.
"But-but, Paul. there are many
| things to think of, she faltered.
sYou mean that your father would
not consent?"
/ "Well-he- he might be unreasona-
ble," she stammered. and then there
are nv brothers, Keith and Dan. They
| are foolishly interested in me. Dan
thinks no one is good enough for me-
So does Keith. And father, too. for
that matter and mother. You see, it's
not just as If you were grand and
wealthy nobleman. They may not I'M
derstand. We are southerners, you
| know. Some Of them have peculiar
ideas about
| "Don't distress yourself SO much,
dearest he said, with a laugh.
| Though see your position clearly
and it is not an enviable one"
| eve can go to Washin'ton just as
soon as we are married. she compro-
missed. Father has great deal OF in
| f1uence over there. With his help be-
hind you you will soon be power in
the United''- But his hearty laugh
checked her eager plotting. Its moth
ing to laugh at. Paul. she said.
Il beg your pardon thousand times.
l was thinking of the disappointment |
must give you now. cannot live in
the United States never. My home is
here. l am not born for the strife of
your land They have soldiers enough
and better than I. 1t is in the turbu
lent east that we shall live You and
|. Tears came into her eyes.
Am not toto go back to Wash
in'ton?" She tried to smile.
when Prince Dantan says we may,
perhaps"
ss0h ha is NV friend - sha cried IT,