The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-03-23

"enl Oh. You think as the roc
w., KNOW, that l was a fool to act q
u,o 1T would be rank idiocy on m,
pait 10 blame you any more than tn
otners for thinking as Won do A.
peanalccs are against me; the proof i
o,el"heimlng. A year ago I was coll
man; today they are stripping m,
s,erS claim to that distinction. Th,
Norlu says am a fool, a dolt. almost !,
eillhlhal, but no n believes T am +.
it'll Peggy, will you feel better to
ma,u me if tell you that I am goine
~ 5 life all owe again? It viii
We d new Monty Brewster that starts
uul AGAIN in a few days, or, if YOU will
~ snail be the old one-the Monty yo,,
once knew" 'ou
Inc old Monty?" she murmured
soitly, dreamily. 1T would be good
~ see hlm-so much better than to sec
eue Monty of the last year."
ana IN spite Of all 1 have done,
Iessy' You will stand by me? You
Won desert me like the rest? You'll
pe the same Peggy Of the other days?'
lie cried, his calmness breaking down.
low cal you ask? Why should
you doubt me?"
for a moment they stood silent, each
looking into the heart Of the other, each
seeing the beginning of a new day,
Chlld'-his voice trembled danger
ously-"l-I wonder if you care enough
lOI mo tn-fnS D,,L L.
look the question.
10 start all over again with you?"
She whispered.
1es-to trust yourself to the prodi-
gal who has returned. Without YOU,
enid all the rest would be as the
nusks. Peggy, I want you-you! You
40 love me. l can see it in your eyes; 1
can feel it in your presence"
"How long you have been in realiz-
Ing it!' she said pensively as she
stretched out her arms to him. For
many minutes ne held her close, find
ing a beautiful peace in the world
again.
How long have you really cared?"
he asked in Il whisper.
Always, Monty; all my life"
And l, too, child; all my life. 1 know
IL now; I've known it for months. Oh,
what a fool I was to have wasted all
th1s love Of yours and all this love Of
mine! But I'll not be a prohigate in
love, Peggy. I'll not squander an atom
II 1T, dear, not as long as 1 live"
And we will build a greater love,
Monty, as we build the new life togeth-
er. We never a be poor while we
love as a treasure"
You won't mind being poor with
he asked.
Il can't be poor with you," she said
And l might have let all this escape
me!!' he cried f%ervently. "Listen, Peg
.y; we will start together, you as my
wife and my fortune. You shall be all
nat Is left to me of the past. Will you
marry me the day after tomorrow?
Don't say No. dearest. 1 want to begin
Don't you see how good the start will
oe?"
And he pleaded so ardently and so
earnestly that he won his point eve
it grew out Of a whim that she
could not then understand. She was
lot to learn until afterward his object
having the marriage take place on
he morning Of Sept. %, two hours be-
,ore the time set for the turning over
If the Sedgwick millions. If all went
we'll they would be Brewster's millions
before II o'clock, and Peggy's life Of
would cover no more than
:hree hours Of time. She believed him
worth a lifetime. Of poverty. So they
would start the new life with but one
)ossession-love.
Peggy rebelled against his desire to
spend the $40 that still remained, but
le was firm in his determination. They
would dine and drive together and see
Ill of the old life that was left-on $40.
Then OF the next day they would start
all owe again. There was one rude mo
nent of dismay when it occurred to
him that Peggy might be considered
m asset" if she became his wife be-
fore 0 o'clock. But he realized at nee
that it was only demanded of him that
be be penniless and that he possess no
object that had been acquired through
the medium Of Edwin Peter Brewster's
money. Surely this wife who was not
to come to him until his last dollar was
gone could not be the product Of an old
legacy. But so careful was he in
regard to the transaction that he decid-
ed to borrow money Of Joe Bragdon to
buy the license and to pay the minis
ter's fee. Not only would he be penni-
less on the day Of settlement, but he
would be in debt. So changed was the
color Of the world to him now that even
the failure to win Sedgwick's millions
could not crush out the new life and
the new joy that had come to him with
the winning of Peggy Gray,
(To.be continued.)
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