The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-27

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would make me happier. n happiness
ail, Teddyy'
sUpon my faith" said I.
sThey say not" said Eiinor. "0h
I should--I shall become used to-
Brayton after--after awhile. Hes I
good sort, Ted. He loves me. / think.
and--and he has great deal Of mon
ey. Ishall be a power. shan't f?'
rs that enoughy said |.
1T isn't what I'd dreamed Ted"
she said. I'D dreamed--oh. such a
life! No power, Teddy; no great po-
sition- just happiness! Just two
young. foolish. dear people. who loved
each other madly. worshiped each
otherjust their life together. a self
ish life, suppose. for no one else
came into It at all. There were just
the two of--of them, and nothing else
counted In the least. They never grew
up You know, my two people; they
wouldn't let each other grow up,
They were Infants. always. about most
things. oh. weren't they dears! I'd
dreamed all sorts Of beautiful little
particulars, details about them--my
people In Spain! What they'd do and
what they'd say and how they'd act
toward each other; how they'd cit be-
fore the lire OF nasty day or an even
Ing in--in just one chair, not such a
very big chair. Fires are 10 comfy
and make you want to be nice and say
nice things They're so noddy and
sputtery and bless-you-my-childreny
People couldn't row over an open fire,
could they? Sometimes they'd talk
when they wanted to-and say the
things they wanted, and sometimes
they'd stop. and understand each other
quite as well--that's test--oh, and
II think she'd like her head where 4
1t belonged, and II he should happen
70 kiss her, there'd be no one but the
freight to see, and It would never,
never tell 1t would be very quiet,
and the glow from the fire would be-
red on their faces. and they would not
want another thing In ali the world.
Shed slip down. I think, to the rug
and lean her cheek against his hand
and look into the embers. and his
other hand would be smoothing her
hair as she loved It smoothed. All.
Teddy. Teddy, wake mel I'm dream.
Ing again, and ! mustn't, mustn't. |
Bring me back from Spain. Teddy. |
mustn't wander there. That's the life
I've dreamed Of. Isn't It mad? That |
Isn't what's before me-"
"No," said I. mo, Elinor. that isn't |
what's before you. Have you thought |
Of what you've to look forward to? |
Listen. Brayton is thirty-nine nearly
forty. He's growing bit stout, Elinor.
He'll be fat In five years, and he's un-
bald at the tonsure. He likes
bis dinner he even loves it--and for
couple OF hours afterward he's s0mno-
lent. / don't like talking about men
behind their backs, but this is a time
'or plain speaking. Brayton wouldn't
safe for sitting q dsux befoso The Hra.
chat wouldn't ampse him He'd fall !
lsleep and spoil things. No, he'd be ,
III at his club of an evening. Brayton
fit into castle In Spain: he's
! bit-solid. Stiil, he'd be nice to you
III you didn't interfere with him.
He'd be proud to have you at the head
If bis table You would ornament II.
Elinor, and dare say you'd get on to-
yether In very friendly, peaceable
sort OF fashion-in England, not In
spain"
Elinor dropped her face into her
arms, and her bowed shoulders quiver-
ID and shook.
"Ah, no, nor she moaned "Ah, no,
10, Teddy! Not that. II can't bear
try
Then after long time she looked up
once more. Her beautiful face was
Very flushed, and there were tears wet
upon her cheeks.
ats impossible" said she. II can't
10 1t. was mad even to fancy for an
instant that / could bear such a life
after after everything"
She pulled the diamond and ruby
ring from her finger suddenly and
threw 1t from her as II 1t burned her
hand. 1t rolled into the gloom beyond
the circle Of freight the three gems
1ashing as they went.
Let them say what they willw cried
Lady Elinor. "Oh, take me away to
Spain, Teddyw
Then stood up before her and held
put my arms.
1Come to Spain, Elinorw said I.
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