The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-05

| EuWaru Cnanuler ran DIP tne steps
OF the old-iasnIonej home on lower
| Fifth avenue with the eagerness of
a boy. He rang the bell twice impet-
| uously, and old Brown, the butler,
I smiled indulgent welcome.
! Il know your ring, sir" he said.
Miss Graylins is waiting for you in
| the library"
She is giving me a minute OF
blessed privacy. dear girl" he thought.
| | knew could depend upon her sense
J Of Justice" Old Brown smiled as he
| hurried to the library. w "
mo, please" she said, putting out
her hand to prevent his embrace. II
have something to tell you. Take
your favorite (chair. You must be
cold How raw the weather isl"
Did you get my letters while you
were in Virginia? 7 wrote every day
Of the month you we're gone, and have
not heard a line from you"
Eyes"
Eleanor" he pleaded.
"Yes. shall tell you at once" she
said steadily. II went away because
] wanted to escape mamma and her
arguments.
II wanted to think about It alone,
to let my decision be an unbiased one
"I never carei about that part of
your life before we met, and even
before we loved each other" She
frowned slightly at this trap that
memory had set for her voice and
went, steadily on. "But there are be-
liefs, needs. ! might call them, that
are fundamental. You have yours
and have mine: they are no less in
dispensable because they are differ
ent."
Don't idealize. Eleanor. Come
beck to eartn and to me- You may
trust me-"
Possibly" she said, gazing into
the fire, but ! cannot forget. You
may minimize the Intrigue with Mrs.
Cryder as you like. Suppose It had
lasted but FIVE minutes. It continued
after you say you loved me-"
~ did love you" almost shouted
Chandler. "You knew the circum-
stances. You know that woman"
Never blame a woman for your
vacillation." The girls lips curled
slightly. her nostrils dilated. "The
intrigue continued. care not how
long or short a time. And this was
while ] was thinking of you with all
girls first romance and ideality."
Forgive me. Eleanor!" There was
no mistaking the love in the mans
eyes. and the girl looked away from
1t end out upon the stream of equip
ages on the avenue.
Forgive you? could, and I do.
But don't you realize that I could not
forget? Don't you know that she
would walk beside us. If not between
US. in silence?"
"Fudge!" said Chandler weakly
and irritably. II love you. Isn't
that enough?"
"You didn't love me enough at the
beginning to be literally true to m<e
Thatjs small thing to you, perhaps.N
II has stopped the flow Of my affec-
tion for you forever
You are too proud to ever be hap
py," the man flung at her miserably.
my husband should be my king"
the girl returned rising. "but shall
he his queen. shall have dominion
over that part of his life which I
have entered"
II will wait as long as you like
That foolish incident will fade from
yonr life."
The woman who had been upon the
heights became girl as usual again.
"I-please consider me your friend"
she said while she looked abstracted-
ly at the portieres.
John Armstrong. indisputably plain.
nDQuestionably self.conscious. pushed
them aside and entered. The same
'0ok was In his ewes that was I'm
Chandlers. exce,t for It's misery. Z
"An revoir. Miss Grayllng," said
Cbapdler.
"Goodby." said Miss Grayling.
II am so glad to see you again, Mr..
Armstrong"
Alone In the dark. dear" az.
claimed Armstrong. 1T am sorry n
was gone so long, had to tear NV
self away from Middleton as II was.~
Never mind. ] was sitting hero
thinking how happy we are. and
didn't notice II had grown dark. And.
John! Let MS go home as soon as we
cen. ! am homes'ck for the bic white
pillars on the veranda. and the Jer- :
seys. and the dsrkies. and the dogs.
and John"--witb catch in her voice
TOR o'H-f'shiored LOYALTY ana