Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-06-18

3DrenI0n could 3Sr it, at no more Sac
Iriftces than that Of a little pride. He
owed it to- Billy. and especially to
Mary, tor make the sacrifice TT was
only his word, rash and i11cuniii--
toned, that would need to- be- broken.
{ Late, sne late his candle had begun
to- gutter, he sat staring, at a. letter,
brief and blurred. Elizabeth it ran.
1 Z said would ask for nothing. am
not asking for nEsalf, but fflr- the hest
people alive They are husband and.
wife, ilnmeasnrabiy rich in each
other, yet So poor a. thousand. dollars
will be wealth. to- them. Send it,
please He IS a. cripple and helpless
She does everything for him, and he
loves her enough to- rejoice, not re-
bell
There was little more beyond the all.
dress anu signature, Drentun crept
aut to mail it, half hitting, himself for
writing it,. YET somehow deep down
there was a Song in his heart The
song strengthened all the next day
and the next, bnr on the third mul1l--
ing it was ended. There had, been
more than time. yet Elizabeth had NOT
answered. his appeal.
He went duly to- work. feeling, hot
and sila1ned and sick Of everything
even of the old sungs Mary sang,
! They wara setting next years
Strawberries with Billy little way
off, admonisiling his Chickens. young
and old. The house doors stood hos
EpitahiN open;. the green gate was ajar-
Thus there wass invitatiun tn a. stran,
ger who walked with dnwncast eyes
until she Was fairly upon them. She
WAS young anu slight, with dsgoiden
hair and velvet dark eyes,. Her hand
went timidly to- Billy.S shoulder az She
said in a plending voice.: Please call
lLawrencerMr Drentnn - there lis
something 4 must say tn him.
She spoke low, butt Drentun heard
He came toward them, his head higtl.
hut a certain gtimmer Of siiamett
5hnpea in his eyes Mary was behind
itimI. she had somehow sensetT a. cli:-
max. Tt was to- her that Elizabeth
spoke. SLOWLY, like a. child repeating
Ia lessnm hardly learned Tell Law
renee, pieAsa,, knew mo- more than
he did what Was I'M the will, until it,
waH tnH late"
"ElizabeftI q knew you did nut;;;; butt
dnnit you see how it stalngE- going to-
Nmn for everything when had been
taught tor believe all Was tn be- mine2'''
Drentnna broke in. Elizabefh bawed
Ihar heHL Drentnn hurried on: We
grew up mgeIheI-huth wards Of my
uncla He loved Hlizabettn and hatetf
me- Perhaps that waH natural enough:
hH half lnveh her mother But h8 said
always hiB money silHuldi gn tn hiH
hinnf. Them Wilen hH lay dying, hH
made uH marry and by hiH will Eliza,
l1sfin Ind all, q nothing
SH your ran away from hHr Foul.
inn, fnnlissn maluw!'' Mary aaiii.. but
thHTR WaH mn reprnacti i'm her, eyes.
WORSE tdan mnlisIn wtEkeiis''s
Hfentnn answered. Tor Yuln sR, L
|InNesH hsr sn dearly Z cnu1H not bsar
tn depend ON her.
HllHhHttl tHmhlaH and turned
sway hsr mce Billy neacliesf his
tsyintesE hanI tn lay it un0m her snft
fingers, saying: Forgive him., Eliza
hafh Hr did mt know what aall
lnyH wsz s
..Hlt q think hH has fund Mts,.'''
NWT hHln WfiiBpHresE
nnentnm rziiesh liH eyes Altar onH
ImE muH hH tnuE Hliza1laifn iin hiis
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