The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-07

Brayton after--after awhile. He's a
good sort, Ted. He loves me, ! think.
and lind lie has q great deal OF mon
ey. shall be a powet,'shan't IT.
''Is that enoughy' said l.
at isn't what I'd dreamed. Ted
.she isatd. rad dreamed oh. such a
life! No power, Teddy; no great po-
sitioD-just happiness! Just two
young: foolish. denspeopie. who loved
each Other. -faiadly, sgworslliped. each
tatheF-just .their,life together, a, self
ish life, | suppose. for no. one else
came into 1t at all. There were just
tife'stwo on of them. and nothing else
Eeo1lfitcaiin the ieast. They never grew
,tp, lyon know, my two people; they
iwoulanite lett each other grow up.
They We're infants, always, about most
things. Oh, weren't they dears! I'D
dreamed all sorts, Of beautiful little
particulars, details about them my
people in Spain! What they'd do and
what they'd say and how they'd act
toward each other; how they'd sit be
fore the Gre Of Q nasty day or an even
Ing in-in Just one chair. not such a
very big chair. Fires are so comfy
and make you want to be nice and say
nice things. They're 50. noddy, and
sputtery and bless-you-my-chiklreny
People couldn't row over an open fire,
could they? Sometimes they'd talk
when they wanted to--and say the
things they wanted, and sometimes
they'd stop, and understand each other
quite as well-that's a test4oh. = and
II think shed like her head where
II belonged. and II he should happen
to kiss her. there'd be no one but the
freight TO see, and 1t would never,
never tell. II, would be very quiet,
and the glow from the fire would be
red on their faces, and they would not
want another thing in OIL the world.
She'd slip down, I think. to the rug
and lean her cheek against his hand
and look into the embers. and his
other hand would be smoothing her
hair as she loved 1t smoothed. All
Teddy, Teddy, wake me! Pm dream.
Ing again, and mustn't, l mustn't
Bring me back from Spain, Teddy. !
mustn't wander there. That's the life
I've dreamed OF. Isn't 1t mad? That
isn't what's before me-" =.
"No." said I. "No.. Elinor. that isn't
what's before You. Have you thought
Of what you've TO look forward TO;
Listen. Brayton Is thirty nearly
forty. He's growing a bit stout. Elinor
He'll be fat IN FIVE years. and he's un
deniabiy bald at the tonsure. He likes
bis dlnher-he even loves it-and for q
couple OF hours afterward he's somno
lent. don't ike talking about mer
behind their backs. but this is a time
for plain speaking. Brayton wouldn't
care for sitting a deux before the fire
That wouldn't amuse him. He'd fal
asleep and spoil things. No. he'd be
OF at his club Of an evening. BraytoI
wouldn't fit into castle In Spain; he's
bit-solid. Still, he'd be nice to you
If you didn't interfere with him
He'd be proud to have you at the head
o. his table. You would ornament Il
Elinor. and dare say you'd get on to
getheF In a very friendly. peaceablt
sort Of fashIon-In England. not In
Spain"
Ellnor dropped her face into hel
arms. aud her bowed shoulders culver
ed and shook.
"Ah, no, no" she moaned. "Ah. no
no. Teddy! Not that. II can't bear
~"
Thea after long time she looked NJ
once more. Her beautiful face was
very flushed, and there were tears wet
upon her cheeks.
TITS impossible" said she. II can't
do II. was mad even TO fancy for an
instant that I could bear such a life
after-aftcr everything"
She rullel the diamond and ruby
ring from her finger suddenly ani
threw II from her as II II burned hci
hand. II rolled Into the gloom beyond
the circle Of 4frel'ght. the three gem:
flashing as they went.
''I.et them say what they will.'' cried
Lady Elinor. ''0h. take me away Il
Spain. .Te,ldyr
Then I stool up before her aud held
out my arms.
-come to Spain, Elinor."' said I.