Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-01-24

speak yet-but just tel me what ycu
would have said to me if /, the strue-
Cling, unknown writer, had won the
love OF girl SO far above me as a
peers daughter would be, and had,
having Won that love, induced her to
plight her troth to me, her father be-
ing kept in ignorance?"
Cyrirs face flushed, then turned
pale.
sne is, as you say, quite unsophisti-
| Gated, knows little or nothing of the
world. Loves you? OF course she
does can understand that: there
is nothing marvellous in it. Bur
tnat very love of hers should have
made you careful of her. Do you
think her father, the earl, will not
say that you have taken advantage of
her ignorance of the world-his
world? Do you think he will not
point out to you-cast it into your
teeun-that she is what she is, and
tnat You are only poor devil of a
painter?"
Jack" he said, in low voice.
your heart is pure gold. / might
nave known what you would nave
thought, have guessed what you have
had the honesty and the candor to
say But'-he drew a long breath
thank God, l can say, Jack. YOU
nave wronged me- ;,
How have 1 wronged you?, he
said. Il am judging you by your own
confession l don't say that you
could help loving this peers daugh-
ter; dare say not. | saw that T
think it only natural she should have
given you her heart; but-why. lad !"
and his face was full of grief, "if any
one had told me that you-you-had
acted so, would have given him the
lie"
cyril took two or three turns I'D and
down the room. His face was
strangely troubled, but there was no
trace OF shame or remorse in it.
You are very hard on me, Jack"
he said, in a low voice.
Am |? Put it down to nv regard
Tor you,' responded Jack Wesley.
You are the only man in all the
world | care to call friend, and that
being so, | am careful of your honor
DIS am OF my own. Confound the
women! They blind even such as
you to sense of right and wrong.
Can't you see it, can't you see it?"
ne demanded, with outstretched
hands. Put yourself in the place of
this old man; think what YOU womb
say if you learned that a man had
been enjoying stolen interviews with
your daughter, and that he had in.
duced her to plight her troth to him.
and then-mark this well-when The
young man chose he came to you and
told you an earll-that he was
only poor devil of a painter?r
Well said Cyril, biting his lin
and looking. not at his friends noble
earnest face. but at the opposite wall
with a strange look of doubt and in
decision.
Well" echoed Jack, what do yo,,
think you would say? WHY iusr
what this lord will say. He will tell
you that you have no right to engage
yourself to his daughter to a lady
VINO is, SO far as social position is
concerned, infinitely above Won
Why, man, these people look upon rs
as of different flesh and blood-or
rather, they are flesh and blood, d
we are-just mud!,
Don't, Jack. 1t makes it all tie
harder Tor me"
You should know what say is
true, Not only the earl, but all the
world will say it. And She"
"she-the Lady Norah-win come
In time to think that she has thrown
herself away"
cyril strobe across the room and
forced Jack into chair, and. standin.
looking down at him with pale face
said:
Jack, can't bear it any longer.
you are right, If had acted as YOU
say. should have been mean hound
As 1t is now. yol make me feel as If
should have gone to him at once
and told him ALL But Jack-row
don't be hard upon met is true
am only a poor painter, but I am
what the idiotic world chooses to con
slider something better, confound it,
MY name is not Cyril Burne
Il am the earl's nephew, viscount
Santleigh,"