The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-17
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know how much l love you he whis-
pered into hc- ear. ut is deathless
love. unconquerable, unalterable. 1t is
in my blood to love forever. Listen to
me, dear one. | come of u race whose
love is hot and enduring. My people
from time immemorial have loved as
no other people have loved. They have
killed and slaughtered for the sake
of the glorious passion. Love is the
religion of my people. You must. you
shall believe me when say that will
love you better than my soul so long
as that soul exists. 1 loved you the
day l met you. 1t has been worship
since that time"
! His passion carried her resistlessly
away as the great waves sweep the
deck of a ship at sea. She was out in
the ocean of love. far from all else
that was dear to her. far from all har-
bors save the mysterious one to which
his passion was plotting her through a
storm of emotion.
IL have longed so to hold you in my
arms. Beverly. Even when you were a
princess and / lay in the hospital at
Ganlook my fevered arms hungered
for you. There never has been a mo-
ment that my heart has not been reach
ing out in search Of yours You have
glorif1ed me. dearest. by the promise
you made week ago. ] know that
you will not renounce that precious
pledge. 1t is in your eyes nOw-the
eyes shall worship to the end of eter-
nifty. Tell me, though. with your own
lips, your own voice. that you will be.
my wife. mine to hold forever"
For answer she placed her arms
about his neck and buried her face
against his shoulder. There were tears
In her gray eyes and there was a sob
in her throat. He held her close to his
breast for an eternity. it seemed to
both. neither giving voice to the song
their hearts were singing. There was
no other world than the fairy grotto
Sweetheart, l am asking you to
make great sacrifice" he said at last.
his voice hOarse but tender. She look
ed up into his face sereneIy. Can
you give up the joys, the wealth. the
comforts of that home across the sea 4
to share lOwly cottage with me and
my love? Wait. dear-do not speak
until I 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 and the
dregs, not riches and wine 1t will
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. It's very shadow was IA
miliar to her, its every unwhOlesome
corner was as plain as day.
THE rest of the world may think
what it 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 mp 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 | have thought long and
well, because / am not Il fool. 1t is |
the American girl who marries the I!
titled foreigner without love that is a |
fool. Marrying poor man is too seri- i
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.
"You have, already" he cried.
"Of course My mind has been made
up for more than a week. | told 1t to |
Aunt Fanny last night"
"And she?"
"She almost died. that's ALL said she
unblushingIy II was afraid to cable |
the news to father. He might stop me
IL he knew it in time A letter was
much smarter
"YOu dear. dear little sacrifice" he
cried tenderly. Il will give all my life
to make you happy"
II am Il soldiers daughter, and / can
be a soldiers wife. I have tried hard /
to give you up, Paul. but | couldn't.
You are loves soldier and it is "a
relief to surrender and have 1t 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 Il startled. puzzled look.
"To Washin'ton?" she murmured,
turning very cold and weak. "YOu-
you won't have to go to Washin'ton,
dear. I'll stay here"
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