The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-04-05
CHAPTER XIu.-tCoNrISrEp.,

expressions of admiration.
You are perfect. Margie- absolutely
perfect, Poor gentlemen, how | pity
them tonight, How their wretched
hearts viii ache"
Margie laughed.
Nonsense. Alex. don't be absurd
Go and dress Yourself. am going to
the opera. and you must accompany
us"
"Us-who may that plural pronouh
embody?
"Myself-and Mr.. TreYlyn.
"Ah, thank YOU. MIR. Trevlyn may
not care for an addition TO his nice NJ
tie arrangement for a tete-a-tete.'
Don't be veNed. A~leNandFlhe. we
thought Won would pass The evening al
your friend $, and Arei + only came
in to tell me a few hours ago.
OF course | am not VeNed' dear
and the girl kissed Margies sloWlh2
cheek. Lovers viii be lovers the "orIa
over. silly things, always ana never
interesting company for other people
How long before Mr.. IreYlyn IS coIhlhS
for YOU
Margie consulted her watch.
AT eight, 1t Is now seven. IN an
hour
In an hour! An hours time! Long
enough to change the destiny OF EN-
pires!"
"How strangely you talk. A!exan-
arlhe' what spirit possesses Sou,
ASKED Mafgle' hllea' III splte u 'NA'
Win a curious Oh eSiL
AleAahuIihe SAT uo"h NY 'he gu. VI
her lrlehd' ana looked searcnihsiS ih'o
her race her great olach eyes aoiuils
Margle with a sort OF sefpehe-llhe las
clhatlon.
margaret, YOU love thls Archer
lreVlyh very dearly 40 you ho.!
Marsle blushed crimson, put sue an
s"efed, proudly:
why need be nam 10 CONFESS
III! 90. l love MIN WIN my "hoie
soul.
And you do not thlnk there is III
you any posslplllty OF a chahse:
"A change! What 40 you lleah. EN-
pam yoursell.
You 40 not THINK the time VIII ever
come "hen you VIII cease 10 loVe MI.
Aielei ireSiyh'
u VIII never coiie: Maisie ieplieu'
nuisnaa'iS NEVER WINE nave "S
ieason'
mo YOU oei'eVe III loves ihninoi'ai
n|'
Il believe that all true love is change
less as eternity! am not a child, Alex
andrine, to be blown about by every
passing breeze
mo, you are a woman now, with a
woman's capability of suffering. You
ought, also, to be possessed OF woman
resolution OF a woman's strength TO
endure sorrow ana a11llctlon.
L nave never mad any great ailllc-
tlon, AleNandflne. n death OF Mr..
Llnmere was horrible to me, but it
was not as II had loved him; and
though loved Mr.. IreVlyn, my guard
ian, he died so peacefully, that an
not wish him back. And my dear pa
rents-l was so young then, and they
We're so willing to go! No, l do not
think | have ever had any great sor-
row, such as blast peoples whole life
times"
But you think you will always con-
tinue to love Archer Trevlyn?"
How strangely you harp on that
string! What do you mean? There is
something behind all this; / see it in
your face. You brighten me-"
"Margie, all people are blind some.
times, but more especially women
when they love. Would it be a mercy
to open the eyes of one who, in happy
Ignorance, was walking over a p~recipice
which the flowers hid from her view?'
Margie s%huddered. and the beautiful
color fled from her cheek.
Il do not comprehend you Why d.
you keep me in suspense?"
Because l dread to break the charm
You will late me for it always. Margie
We never love those who tell US dis
agreeable truths, even though it be TO
our good"
II do not know what you would tel
me, Alexandrine, but l do not thinl
l shall hate you for it,"
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