Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-10
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''Oh, you're 50 brutal"
II haven't begun yet"

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Still holding her closely with one
arm, he opened the door. The man
stared impassively above their heads
craven image of unconsciousness.
Jarvis"
! Eyes, SIR"
miss Milbrey wishes you to say to
Mr.. Shepler that she is engaged"
"That I'm ILL.," she interrupted, still
making little struggles to twist from
his grasp, her head still bent down.
THAT she is engaged with Mr.
Bines, Jarvis, and can't see him. Say
it that way-'Miss Milbrey is engaged
with Mr.. Bines, and can't see you"
eyes, sir!"
He remained standing motionless, as
he had been, his eyes fixed above them.
But the eyes Of Jarvis, from long
training, did not require to be bent
upon those things they needed to OBJ
serve. They saw something now that
was at least two feet below their
range
The girl made little move with he1
right arm, which was imprisoned fast
between them, and which some intui-
ton led her captor not to restrain.
The firm little hand worked it's way
slowly up, went creepingly ever his
shoulder and bent tightly about his
neck.
Eyes, sir" repeated Jarvis, without
the culver of an eyelid, and went.
He closed the door with his free
hand, and they stood as they were I'm.
til they heard the noise of the front
door closing and the soft retreating
footsteps Of the butler.
"Oh, you were mean-mean-to
shame me so," and floods of tears
came again.
Il hated to do It, but had to; it was
a critical moment. And you couldn't
have made up your mind without it,"
She sobbed weakly. in his arms, but
her own arm was still tight about his
neck. He felt it for the first time.
But had made up my mind-I did
make it up while we talked"
They we're back on the couch. He
held her close and she no longer re-
sisted, but nestled in his arms with
quick little signs, as if relieved from
great strain. He kissed her fore
head and hair as she dried her eyes.
Nov, rest little. Then we shall
CO."
"1ve so much to tell you That day
at the jeweler's-well, what could I do
but take one poor last little look of you
Ito keep"
Tell me if you care for me-
"Oh, l do, do, do care for you.
I have-ever since that day we walked
in the woods. do, l dol"
| She threw her head back and gave
him her lips.
She was crying again and trying to
talk.
| II did care for you, and that day
thought you were going to say some
thing, but you didn't-you were so dis
tant and troubled, and seemed not
even to like me-though I felt sure
you loved me. l had thought you were
going to tell me, and I'd have accepted
yes, for the monsy-though I liked
you so much. Why, when l first met
you in that mine and thought you were
workman, I'm moisture I wouldn't
have married you If you had asked me.
But it was different again when ]
found out about you. And that day in
the woods thought something had
come between US. Only after dinner
you seemed kinder, and knew at once
you thought better of me, and might
even seek mel knew it in the way
woman knows things she doesn't
know at all. went into the library
with candle to look into the mirror
almost sure you were going to come
Then heard your steps and l was 50
glad-but it wasn't you'd been mis-.
taken again-you still disliked me-. ]
was so disappointed and hurt and
heart-sick, and he kissed me and
soothed me. And after that directly
l saw through him, and l knew truly
did love you just as wanted to love
| the man who would be my husband
only all that nonsense about money
that had been dinned into me so Ions
kept me from seeing it at first. Blu
was sure you didn't care for M
when they talked so about you, ant
that-you never did care for her, dit
you-you couldn't have cared for her
could you?-and yet, after that night
I'd such queer little feeling as if 70,
had come for me, and had seen"
"Surely gentleman never sees any
thing he wasn't meant to see."
I'm 30 glad-I should have been SC
ashamed"
They were still a moment, while hi
stroked her hair.
They'll be turning in early tonight
having to get up tomorrow and preach
sermons-what dreary place HEAVIER
must be compared with this!"
She sat up quickly.
"Oh, I'd forgotten. How awful 1t is
Isn't it awful?"
1T will soon be over.''
But think of my people, and whats
expected of me-think of Mr.. Shep
ler."
"Shepler's doing some hard thinking
for himself by this time.''
Really, you're a dreadful person.
| There was q knock.
THE cabman outside, sir, says how
long is he to wait, sir?"
"Tell him to wait all night If DOM
come; tell him If he moves of thai
spot I'll have his license taken away