The Washington times., 1906-11-18

ii there were nothing else iu life for
you TO oner me. And. David do YOU
not see that YOU are never going t0
make this poor. restless creature
happy until YOU have given her some
thing stern To- do. something that she
may know she Is doinE just for your
live and FOR nothing else. bearing
some EFFORT and pain 10 make sou
hapuy2"
The girl had pat her hands upon his
shoulders, and was gazing earnestly
into his eyes. he looked AT her for
moment. ana then responded iu "a low
voice Helen, dearest, I-t us not play
with fearful words. and let us not
tempt sorrow. My life has not been
an happiness and YOU Will have pain
enough 40 share with me / fear poor
little GlrL Slo thought in Hash OF
hiS sickness. and she turned quite pale
as she looked az him, bat then she
bent forward gently and folded her
arms about him. and for a minute more
i1rTe was silence
There were tears standing i'm David.s
eyes when she looked al him again
Bun ha smiled i'm spite of them and
kissed her once more. andN said.
Sweetheart. lt is not wrong that We
should ha happy while we can. and
come What may. you know. We need
not eyer cease to love. When I hear
such noble words from YOU / think 1
have % medicine to make all sickness
light So 5e bright and beautiful once
more foT NV sake
Helen ~mHed and answered that she
would. aad Then her eye chauced to
light upon I-e ground where She saw
lHe wild rose Iyiue forgotten. she
stooaad down and picked Ir up. and
rEeu We.t uu Jhe grass beside David
and pressed 10 a-aiust uls bosom when
sa, aazed uU ncQ I4is face. once.
sus sala smiling JeuderIy II read
pretty H.tle Stanza. and If YOU wiH
love me more for I;. ] viii tell il ts
you.
"rla sweetest dover rh1J blows
-..r E.u eos ..- i-..r
81. sou. DO is a g.~e
Ir ur. it.ls a leat:-''
And tae uJu took the flower sud
tn.E ta- Bands. t1o- aad k.S~rf t.,-n-
tleH a memory chJuc-d 10 come 10
l-la. ar3 .e -..ar-.I a5au, u.a "a .u,
moss covered forest floor lie SAW
-ama go. Be- eioEsr-l.ke leaves ,u3J alI
iHIeat-Irrrr- love. ard he STOPPED and
picked .uo of ths -leamlrg white Ulos-
SONS and IGI 70 .n EsIca'e hands
Dear ST. " he said. eft is beautiful to
make iay- with the flowers. ! cltu-rd
ta -hiHk how c o-ce wrote a pretty
Hu.e roem, and IF yuu VIII love me
Hi... I.r ID. villa ..I Won" Then.
WHILE a., E.ri gazel ~ him happily.
E, wen. u1 go ada. .'Tl.s WAS long
1e.r-e 3 knew wa dear. mi when
W.rsh3r.eG size flowers. One of them
WAS tl.s ...lc Wood soTrel
Fl laauf il in th- forest aalb.
s.rF r..1 .ts Tao. -H fs.-
$50 --. of human woe
... ,,,.,5 5
The flower I-nr Wi e. .-- '.--t 90 ult.
l-s lelrt was Er-.'
Hsi.r e. 7s5 a. han a moment after
ue nr'~rei ann ,u size ls7k ..c .It-
d. flower aT1 lsid "a ssD.I- ha- H
tie .srar-. f.7- win oh le had rluskej
it, af erFErJ she .o1leG ua ard .aIGh-
Cd. wa-, Chat paen for myself
sH ii .urd drew closer - bim, ANA
rut s,r ar aag.t a.l. ae ~. % ia.u
her u.r..sa5 face. a-d there was "a
look at rl-r ia h.5 e2 s=.
..gu. rr.c.oas air.. he -l.I. 20 won
Ca. If yor iuoN Una- d. n.si1a of
I.l.ty cod hs- made YOU, wonder
if yaa Is.a hoH alr your cyeS tr-. E
tou know Uil- glory a man ma. road
i1 N'Hs facet Hsler, vhea ; ..ok rls-
ca yau I know ,het Cod lass ~ ant 40
Iay ue ia all uiy wears or ptia; and
is al tart cen do to thi X thlt
N'. .re really. really mne. D. y.u
300, 5nov that 10 saz- upon you WIZ
maze me "a mao maj creature for
y.s"s au@ se4Ts
Helen answered him grav,lv. with
al n beauty. D.vld. am really.
really ycurs. and I love you SD tha! !
do aoc c1re ans thing iH the World
aaour b.ing beauuf'., except beca.se
il maFes YOU happ 20 90 that 1 shal
o= always just as perfeci as IN fy.