Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-01-17
HOW SHE
SURRENDERED
BY Wilson Evans.

Gordon's face clouded over. But
this is such splendid chance" he
pleaded. Its the opportunity of a
life time. II would be criminal to let
It pass
You don't have to-" said Amy
loftily. IF you care more about the
old position than you do about your
intended wife, you are at liberty TO
go out tomorrow II you want to. /
won't CO."
But you can come home and see
your people every year." he plead
ed. "You can come home for three
months every year That's fair
enough"
IF you loved me-" she scorned.
you wouldn't ask me to leave
mother"
"If you loved me-" he retorted.
you'd be willing to come with me,
even though | should go to Alaska"
Il really think you'd ask me TO"
she declared I'm glad l have dis
covered your selfishness before it Is
too late"
Then you won't come with met"
he asked. She shook her head.
Look here. Amy" he pleaded
gently. This Is the chance that
comes to young fellow only once.
Mr.. Gordon writes that he wants to
surround himself with young men
whom he knows. If go now, by the
time / am thirty-five | shall have a
position that would not come to me
before / am gray-haired. l know
how you feel about leaving the folks
and going clear across the continent,
but If you loved me you would be
willing to CO."
Then don't love YOU" she said,
decidedly, "for / am not going" She
held out to him the circlet of which
she had been so proud. and he placed
1t in his pocketbook and turned
away.
Ben had been conscious of this
tendency to rule, and he knew that
If he was henpecked before marriage
there would be no relief after. He
was sore at heart as he went toward
his boarding place. but he knew that
things would come all right in time.
He had been offered an opportun-
ity to take a place in the Office of an
old friend of his fathers. If things
went right he could forge ahead
with far greater rapidity than in the
Eastern bank, where five years OF
faithful work had merely advanced
him from collection clerk to a place
as under bookkekper.
Twenty years later he might be
made paying teller, but he could not
hope for greater advancement. In
the West he would be able to get
ahead as rapidly as he could famil-
iarize himself with the vast mining
interests.
He went quietly ahead with his
preparations, and though his face
fell each morning and evening as he
looked in the mail rack in the hall
for some word from Amy, he did not
seek her out.
The last few days seemed to pass
with incredible rapidity. More than
once he was tempted to go over to
her house and make last appeal,
even though his reason told him that
10 do so would be to spoil it all. At
any sign of surrender she would seek
to press her advantage, and that he
knew would only lead to worse trou-
BILE.
Even at the last moment he wav-
cred, but he climbed into the bus
that had come to carry him to the
train, and though he was possessed
by an almost irresistible impulse to
direct the driver to go over to the
Mellens' he kept straight on toward
the station.
Trains twenty minutes late" an
nounced the baggage master as he
checked his trunk. You've got about
half an hour to wait"
He stepped out of the baggage
room, intending to find a seat on the
platform, and came face to face with
Amy.
Il saw you go in she said. 81
didn't think that you would go away
without seeing me-
II did not want to-" he answered
"but | thought it would be better
If | had 1t would only have opened
the argument, and | did not want t
make matters any worse than the.
are"
why didn't you come and tell ms
you were sorry?" she demanded
did have tor" he asked. Gould
MT you realize what 1t meant to me
to go away and leave you here2"
You're not going to-, she an
nounced calmly. THAT is, you dom
have to-
But l must go on this train" he
persisted, puzzled.
May l go too?" she asked, softly
I'm sorry / was so mean the Other
night. You were right. and If you'll
still have me I'll go with you now"
But you can't he cried. There
is no chance to get married before
the train comes"
Eyes, there is, she declared
Mother and Father and DR.. Cart
wright are in the station, and DR.
Cartwright viii marry us in ter
minutes"
The platform was beginning to Al
up, but Gordon caught her in hii
arms and kissed her, TO the scandal
cation of two maiden ladies sittinl
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