Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-03-07

NOrah2 and you are carrying the iettei
to her, Ell, Becca?"
Becca could not keep her hand from
4 straying to her bosom, and the inVoi-
Iuntary action revealed the presence
lof the hidden letter to him as plainly
as II he had seen it,
We'll. Becca," he said, you are per
lfectly at liberty to act as postman for
Mr.. Cyril Burne if you like, and wish
him every success in his wooing."
you'd like him to marry her!
You'd But | don't want to talk
about Mr.. Burne l want an answer
to my question. -.en-when are you
going to marry me, Mr.. .,ertong and
she eyed him with curious look, half
defiant, half determined.
You're in great hurry Becca and
so am I. but for both our sakes
should have liked to put it off little
longer but as you are in such a
hurry"
That's enough! Don't trouble to
tell me any more lies You don't
mean to marry me, Mr.. Berton, and il
you did / wouldn't marry yoil"
He was startled out of his affected
composure.
moi / might have done SO once.
I'd have done SO now II you'd met me
/ fair and honest tonight; but you ain t
fair or honest. / know what you are
now! You speak against Mr.. Cyril
You! He's a gentleman, while YOU
you are only sham! | know yol
now, and--and wouldn't marry you
IL you went down on your knees to
mel"
Her voice broke and she pressed her
clinched hand against her bosom to
still the beating of her heart, and lie
watched her with close attention, as a
keeper watches some furious animal.
But you shan't marry Lady Moran
you shan't come between her Cyril and
herl You shan't, do that"
what will you do. my little
Becca?"
What win dor she repeated.
'Ill go to her tomorrow-yes, tomor-
rowland I'll tell her how you've
served me as you liked and treat me
like dirt, and get rid of me when you
Pleased, and that I'd hear it, and do
nothing she laughed, harshly But
you can't Mr.. Bertonl Lady Moral
ah, and his iordship-and everybody
shall know how you've treated ME,
and tomorrow, II I'm alive,"
She drew her shawl around her with
shaking hands, and moved toward the
door.
Guilford Berton's face had gradually
gone paler and paler during her pas
sionate outburst; but the smile still re
mained-a CHASTITY mcckery of a smile
--on his tightly compressed lips
With a laugh he got up from the ia.
BILE, and stretched himself, still watch
ing her from beneath his halfclosed
lids.
well you've worked yourself into
a nice temper, Becca" he said rYou
silly child, you'll be sorry for it long
before You get home. Come now--let
us make friends and talk senslGly
Well be married as soon as you like;
Wen go away together tomorrow tc
some pretty place, and be married on
the quiet"
It's too late she said sullenly Il
don't want to marry You. | wouldn't
II you went down on your knees and
begged me to-"
And you'll cry the whole business
over the place tomorrow he asked
with q smile. "Oh. Becca."
Yes" she responded doggedly.
I'm tell Lady Norah everything the
moment | see her"
You mean 1t Becca? You mean
to make a scandal OF our little love
affair"
She put her hand upon the door,
and vouchsafed no reply. %a
Well" he said. Il don't know Why
| should care. After all. perhaps
he went on talking incoherently to
gain time as he approached her
after all--here. you have dropped
your handkerchief Bocca."
She turned. and saw that he had
wound his handkerchief over his own
mouth, and as she stood wondering,
half fearfully at his action, he
sprang upon her. clipped her arms
with one hand, and held the phila to
| her face.
One cry, and that only faint,
gasping one. rose from her lips, then
her head fell forward and she slipped
limp and helpless to the ground.
Guilford Berton. after a glance at
her. let her lie as she had fallen, un-
I'll he had carefully recorNed the
phila and put 1t in his pocket; then
he slowly removed the handkerchief
from his mouth and bent over her.
Almost instantaneous he NUT.
tered, with grim smile; "a wonder
tul discovery. Now, my good Becca,
just let us have Mr.. Cyril Burne's
\ letter.
He took II from her dress. and
leaving her lying on the ground as II
she We're no consideration whatso-