Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-03-26
"Good-by. dearest
tsronIhr'

'G0Od-by.'
For the twentieth tiIlle Mark Jernlyn
uttered the words OF farewell, ana Tor
1he twentieth time the girl responded:
i,ut, realizing that the parting WAS not
An ordinary one. they We're 10th To part
ever then. Years hence they might
meet neutrality-suspicious. never!
And, dearest. you'll remember. II the
recollection of me ever stands ia your
light, your, to forget ] existed. Prom
Use me that"
The sirl cooked into The earnest tace
bending over her, into the depths NJ the
grave brown eyes.
"I CANNOT" she said softly. "Moru-
over. is Il necessarily. Is it wiiat yo,i
would do We're you in my place
Her logic was unanswefabie, sil.1 ne
sighed.
"lf you were the only child Of some
body next 6ioor to q millionaire. she
went on. and Jour father forbade YOU
TO marry any one who was not wealthy
While you really loved one poci as q
cfurcl, mouse, would you give np with
out a struggle? OF course you would
mot. Marx. You'd wait, and wait, and
nope!"
But waiting doesn't always bring
wealth." broke in JeTrayn, respectfully
lit the musical profession. Why sio my
father ever destine me for his OWE "a
reer?" he added bitterly.
.'Recause it's what you're lnost fftted
for. Elsie Renton replied. Mark. dear.
you're going to be a great man
lie waived away her words witt. 2
smile and another kiss.
You Halter me, sweetheart he said,
~"althoush it's true my father Was Var
from being a mediocrity. He changed
his name on marriage. and d'ed "hea
! was only five years old. lu his e%-
fstence really ended, SO far as INC ORC
was concerned. when he toTsooh his
Old name. for he never composed .
single thing after"
How strange" remarked the girl.
wonaeringly. And what ii terrible eS-
ample To you, dearest"
He laughed.
you may think so. OF course, 7 was
too young to nov much then. and
never heard how it all happened. lor
my mothsr soon followed my father
And his name before. wis.,
'Wegar-Mark wegar-onc Of ''e
foremost composers OF his time
r
a couple of years later Marx asrnayn
was III London. 1t seemed much Longer
since he had parted from Elsie: Ref'
ton in Paris. where they had been
fellow students at the Conservative
--she for the sake Of finishing ~ lnn-
steal education, he because he had
hi; future living to consider.
IN Paris the girl had been free from
the ~hidebound conventiona!ities OF
home and her doting parents you'd
doubtless have been Mortified had they
know she had dared to regard some one
with affection. The two had parted
he to work for a name. and she to
enter society.
And now he was in London. his fame
having preceded him and Marx Jer1nyn.
the celebrated pianist. vas announced
to make his debut before The most
critical audience IN II world. Sue
cess had not spoiled him. ana he re-
manned the same modest man ihat
had held Elsie's hand in his two years
since; deeply, madly in love with her
still. Several times she haG Writ
his pocket as a talisman he faced
the eager crowd that evening.
The performance was q success.
Mark Jcrmyn's reputation was more
than upheld. and he quickly became the
lion of the hour. Invitations FROM the
highest in the land literally .showcred
upon him so numerous that it, would
have taken years to respond to ali. one.
of the earliest coming from the Rem
tons, offering q princely fec for {. short
recital at a forthcoming "At Home
To this. Jernlyn stifiiy replied that he
only accented social engagements. An
answer soon came altering the tone
of the invitation. and a day or Two
later he found himself about to meet
his loved one once more.
1ne place WAS alFeaQy LNFOIlBCu " itil
guests when he arrived, out Elsie was
the first to greet him, and as he o
her hand he would have knelt down
there and Their and kissed it. had not
decorum forbade. She welcomed him
gayly, and he felt all at once the hap
served to tell him he held her iaeart
still.
"Im hostess for the moment she
observed. let me take yes to
mother"
He followed her, and a little later
mas introduced to Mrs. ReEton.
MI Jermyn, mother
The stately lady addressed. looked
up. and as she saw his handsome clear
cut features. started.
M Jermyn?-ah, yes, of course!
Your appearance seems familiar. But
then. aren't you photographs all over
London?" she asked.
Mark bowed, but guessed by her tone
that she had never seen his portrait.
Soon he became swallowed up i'll &
crowd of people anxious to be intro
duced, but he detested the necessity OF
Elsie was all that he craved for.
The ~millionaire's daughter. howcver
was now busily engaged in chatting
with a cavalier who gazed upon liel
with unmistakable admiration, n the
scene caused a pan in Marks heart
Had he, after all, any selnblancc of :
chance?
He sauntered aimlessly about. CON
versing first with n and another. til
at length he found himself addressing
the host himself. And Jermyn wa
agreeably surprised; Elsie's father wa:
not nearly so formidable as he had pic
tured him to be; on the contrary. hi:
attitude toward the young lion Of thu
a was courtesy n geniality 1t
self.