The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-28
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which ran along the side of the large
room. There they sat down together,
out Of sight OF the stairway.
ibid you get all of my letters?"
II think So"
You know am poor MANI"
II know you said So
Don't You consider my position pow
erty? thought every one over there
had contempt for an income that
didn't run into tens Of thousands"
Il told you, Alan, had been I'M
used to money, and so your income
appears to mo quite sufficient
'9Then you are not afraid TO trust In
my future?"
mot the least, believe in you"
"oh, you dear grill If you knew
how sweet that sounds! Then l may
tell YOU. When l was in London last
/ ran down TO Dartmouth, in Devon.
shire. I shall be stationed there. You
see, have finished my foreign cruis-
ing, and Dartmouth is. for time at
least, to be my home. There's a fine
harbor there, green hills and beauti-
full river running between them, and
found such lovely old house-not
grand at all. you know, but so coy
and comfortable. standing on the
heights overlooking the harbor in an
old garden filed with roses, shrubs
and every kind OF flower: vines clam
bering about the ancient house. Two
servants would keep 1t going like a
shot. Dorothy, what do you sayT'
Dorothy laughed quietly and whole
heartedly.
ut reads like bit from an old Eng
lIsh romance. I'd just love to see such
a house."
You don't, care for this sort of thing,
do youT he asked, glancing round
about him.
What sort of thlng?"
This yacht, these silk panellngs,
these gorgeous pictures, the carving,
the gilt, the horribly expensive carpet"
You mean should l feel 1t necessary
TO be surrounded by such luxury? /
answer most emphatically. no. ike
your ivy covered house at Dartmouth
much better"
For moment neither said anything.
Lips cannot speak when pressed to-
gether.
Now. Dorothy, want you to elope
with me. We viii be in Stockholm
long before daylight tomorrow at the
rate this boat Is going. I'll get ashore
rs soon as practicable and make all
inquiries at the consulate about being
married. don't know what the reg
ulatlons are. but II it is possible to be
married quietly. say In the afternoon,
will you consent to that and then write
letter to Captain Eempt thanking
him for the trip on the yacht, and I'll
write thanking him for all he has done
for me, and after that we'll make for
England together. I've got letter Of
credit in my pocket which luckily the
Russians did not take from me.
Shall find all the money we need al
Stockholm, then wen cross the Swed-
ish country, sail to Denmark. make
our way through Germany to Paris, II
You like, or to London. We shan't
travel all the time, but just take nice
little day trips, stopping at soma
quaint old town every afternoon and
evening"
You mean to let Captain Kempt,
Katherine and the prince go to Ameri-
ca aloneT"
"of course. Why not? They don't
want us, and I'm quite sure we-well,
Dorothy. we'd be delighted to have
them, to be sure-but stin I've knock
ed a good deal about Europe. and
there are some delightful old towns
I'd Ike to show you, and l hate trav-
cling with a party
Dorothy laughed so heartily that her
bead sank on his shoulder.
Yes. I'll do that" she said at last.
And they did.
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