Gunnison news-champion., 1908-10-23

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! cosse ses sp~ the tscw II H. -
sesary ssf ! ce.'d ses help p~rc~sxias
The risG u trszk IN her sosc~
-Tn ao married sh< aase. ss.u,x
4 told M Terhsae 10 hurau.~ 1
~apt~d to asssbsss hiss ~ Q tails. ,,.,
pEe~sssn he ~se lssoEsEG saxer ksss
.hss ~ is to veg7"
This said wiifred and hs .s.a.e
toward her ssaa.uly saa GEa~y.ea e..r
hands aud put his face ~ishsa an ZACH
ai her-i could 500 b. the ar~l.sbr ,.s
hook II discrimination and ins-0shS. r.
lief The SECRETARY gave . lsrts< crx
aud dreS back I conlecsur~A thai
Wiifred vas oa the point ~ UAkinx
an irretrs~ssbls ass Of himself. - !
interrupted proceedings bs knock,sx
a beok - the sofa and rissnG to IA
teet. Al the hrst sound ~ sAs bope
falling the tso had jumpe1 to their
feet aud stood the girl sAstakinG csoss
to Wilfred and Wilfrea With his arm
thrown around her.
Who gees there he said. sseruly
~ he discovered my oSuso - the
gloom. and ~Ah'-its YOU. Terhune
as I came into the circle q Hight. in .
tone ! hope may never hear fronu him
again
As the secretary sa~ who 1t was she
sprane away and vas gone tTom tbs
room in q second
We'll" he said with . sneer. a. the
curtains CLOSED behind her. caves
dropper. meddlins ss usual. What
can ! do for voug"
! sal down on the stool Sit down"
| said. with quiet authority. "anA vel
talk il over" He sat down. In mo
ments like this he forss,s his inae-
pendence and remembers that 81 eAe
time he used 10 obey me hsbitsally
! wanted 10 comfor, him, but ] knew
my duty better Vincent. I said ap-
pealingly. don't YOU see II won't do
shes no match for you-a girl with no
family and no money. and Of her sta
tion In life. Give II up. I implore
you. Think OF your father. There
has never been a mesallisnce In the
family. II would break his heart"
Vincent raised his head. Mrs.
Armistead saws her family is perfectly
respectable" he said. Il asked her"
Perfectly respectable" I repeated.
contemptuously. Think OF a Vincent
marrying girl who has nothing in her
favor but the fact that her family was
perfectly respectable
Vincent sighed psthetically and
delivered one more blow. Think"
said; your brother Edmund is over
40. unmarried. and sufferer from
rheumatism of the heart, as you know
Suppose he should die-wouldnt YOU
make a more creditable heir to IN,
title If you hadn't tied yourself up to
wife of obscure Origin-a pennies.
American girl? And II you don't com
into the title you're only a youneeg
son. and you know yourself your pro-
pensity for getting into debt. and the
foreign Office for \ boy Of your age
is not paying business. No, Vincent.
you're not cut out for making money.
and it's certain you can't depend on
your father forever. Can't you see
how rash and foolish you are to con
slider such a thing"
I
Nincent's shoulder. He turned his
head. and when | felt his smooth
cheek against my hand | knew that
the battle was won.
tTO BE CONTINUED