The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-06

rte rings under the eyes. and sor,o
aos uley re red the morning after"
on, you dear sweet PHILOSOPHER ,,
vriea ieggy. "how wise You arc, n
'o -, 'n'hk l need a beauty sleepY,
oon want you to be a s,oonv
oenu'E' mats ALL" retorted Mrs nav
upon Monty's return from his trvino
noul WIN the lawyers he had been he,
n,seu WIN questions, but he was clav-
cry evaslVe. Peggy alone was insis+-
.lt' she mad curbed her curiosity mt,
'ney were on the way home and +hon
sue lmplored him to tell her what had
n'ppened. The misery he had endured
1"s us nothing to this reckoning with
.nc woman who had the right to exnoct
,''r treatment. His duty was cloor
out the strain had been heavy and -
was not easy to meet it.
feggy, something terrible has hon.
pehed,' he %faltered, uncertain OF his
course. LAO
Tell me everything, Monty, You can
trust me to be brave"
"neh asked you to marry me-" he
continued gravely, ut was with the
oloueht that | could give YOU everv-
Jung tomorrow. I looked for a for
tune. l never meant that vo, sbo,,1a
marry a pauper."
"Lsdon't understand. You tr;od 70
test my love for your"
NO, child, not that R,t mn,
pledged not to speak Of the honey 7
expected, and l wanted YOU so much
before it came"
And it has failed you" she answer.
ed. Il can't see that it changes things.
expected to marry a pauper, as YOU
call IT. DO you think this could make
a difference"
But YOU don't understand, Peggy.
haven't a penny in the world"
You hadn't a penny when 1 accent
Ell you," she replied. 81 am not afraid.
believe in you, and if you love me I
shall not give you up"
"Dearest!" And the carriage was at
! the door before another word was ut-
tered. But Monty called to the coach
man to drive just once around the
block.
Good night, my darling" he said
when they reached home. "Sleep till
. O'Clock if you like. There is nothing
now in the way Of having the wedding
at y instead of at 7. In fact, l have
q reason for wanting my whole fortune
to come to MI then. You will be all
that l have in the world, child, but I
am the happiest man alive"
In his the strain was relaxed.
and Brewster faced the bitter reality.
Without undressing he threw himself
upon the lounge and wondered what
the world held for him. 1t held Peg
gy at least, he thought, and she was
enough. But had he been fair to her?
Was he right in ~exactlng a sacrifice?
His tired brain whirled in the effort
to decide. Only one thing was clear
that he could not give her up. The fu-
ture grew black at the very thought Of
1t. With her he could make things
go, but alone it was another matter.
- "Ou4u u lAC pAul6C, anu uo
would justify it. His mind went trav-
cling back over the graceless year,
and he suddenly realized that he had
forfeited the confidence Of men who
were worth while. His course in
profligacy would not be considered the
best training for business. The thought
nerved him to action. He must make
good. Peggy had faith in him. She
came to him when everything was
against him, and he would slave for
her, he would starve, he would do any
thing to prove that she was not mis-
taken in him. She at least should
know him for q man.
Looking toward the window, he saw
the black, uneasy night give way to the
coming day. Haggard and faint, he
arose from the couch to watch the ap-
proach Of the sun that Is Indifferent to
wealth and poverty, to gayety and de-
lection. From far off in the gray light
there came the sound Of a 5 o'clock
bell. A little later the shrieks Of fac
tory whistles were borne to his ears,
mutiled by distance, but pregnant with
the Importance Of a new day of toll.
They were calling him, with all poor
men, to the sweatshop and the forge, to
the great mill of life. The new era
had begun, dawning bright and clear
to disperse the gloom in his soul. Lean
ing against the easement and wonder
ing where he could earn the first dollar
for the Peggy Brewster that was Peg
gy Gray, he rose to meet it with a fine
%untlinching fearlessness.
Before 7 o'clock he was downstairs
and waiting. Joe Bragdon Joined him
a bit later, followed by Gardner n
the minister. The DeMilles appeared
without an invitation, but they were
not denied. Mrs. Dan sagely shook her
head when told that Peggy was still
asleep and that the ceremony was on
till 8 O'Clock.
"Monty, are you going away?' asked
Dan drawing him into a corner.
Inst a week in the hills" answered
Monty. suddenly remembering the gen
crosby of his attorneys.
..Come in and see me as soon as you
return, old man." said DeMille, n
Monty knew that a position would De
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