Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-23
A MAYNARD FANCY.
BY Blanche Maude Haywood.
DOWNRIGHT 1907 bv ". II. liearsto

Hez Paysoil.
DO not joke. lnez, about 50 serious a
matter. and Mrs. Paysnn held up her
sil;,pey hands dcprecatmgly
Joke. never fell more sedlte is
not a life-importani decision involved
for met" and she smiled bitterly.
iIow pretty hez Paysoll vas Her
aunt felt her heart swell With pride as
she looked at her. .Iust so She had
looked 30 years ago slle had had the
same violet eyes. full OF purple shad
ews. the same brown hair With a CLINT
of gold In it. and the girl had her own
high spirit TOO. she sighed
The lesson would come soon enough.
she did not want her beautiful niece TO
learn TOO soon that liie had wilder
nesses she did not Want her TO conn
init thai crownine folly that had
affection that would stand the wea'
and tear of wears Was best. Friend
ship and esteem would live when love
lay breeding
'lnez." she said in her soft pathetic
voice Your mother was going 10 say
that in all probability MI Seyinou, will
speak To You this afternoon, ana q load [
would be lifted from MS If YOU could
give US Just a hini OF what your an +
swer would be.
My answer said the girl. Thought I
f',ilN. and she bent and caressed am Au- I
cora, rat that purled Al her feet Sh. I
had known for II long time that Tom /
Seymour loved her. and she had made /
a desperate attempt 10 gain ,iin". She 7
had had The innunerable advantages
of such Il match pointed ont by them ;"
often that She knew precisely What Was
expected of her.
She knew equally We'll how afraid |
they Mere of any uve passages between
! iier. and dissipat.d d, wicked Jimmy /
Dale. They called him, bnl still SHE |
! enjoNeo keeping them in suspense, so |
! she dalied q bit loneel Win Tho soft (
fur of the c;ii. and thar SAID in q cold I
hard Voice.
MY answer will be What You cx
pecF me TO say. 1t will be YES, ard new
f, if Non please Will go
She wanted 10 be alone. 1" stamp ont
/ the present. and face Ter future 1t
! seemed 10 her that all the lc;ti old past
4 WAS gor.
slid you. too. Jimmy among The
i rest, She moaned, iii lou had only
spoken only showed me that You
cared. could have stood up and ,let"d
4 them all Inst for Your love would
4 have been content 10 let the world slip
4 by. But YOU did moi speak. and now
mean 10 cast all thought OF YOU 10
/ the wind, and iNe my life as Other
/ women live theirs and il | find Tom
! seymour in - Foolish enough mood to
ASK me to lnairN him tns afternoon
shall do il ;,lid live a great lady, all
| without love.
She looked lik" 4 wood nymph IN her
green and white sowil. as she wan
dred down to tho lilly pond that after
noon. with Tom seymour \ silence
4 mad fallen between The Two and sh"
4 almost gaN" start Whom h" sang Ia
full round tones
oh saw We not fair lne2. who es,me
from out the West
n always think of Sunsets ana clouds
ane gorgeous effects WHOM ! see you
lne& he said. and wonder If that
Other IncZ of the old SONG WAS iillf as
faii. Or loved one bali rs weli as love
N0ua
You arc s. sweet. 81 gracious. 50
Kind, thai you viii MOI dallN With me.
1 do not want You TO tlliNll of my pos
sessions. bun OF me. lho man Nh" asks
YOU 10 l,e his Wife An worthy Let
Your heart speak. lnez my darling.
"sre you worthy a'oln Tom. my
dear. ann NOT half good enough for
one like yo,;. An honest heart is With
out money and without, price ! like
Won Tom and my answer is yes. and
she butsl into tears
Tomorrow was her Wedding dan ard
Inez PaNson stood looking DOWN into
thr lily pond for the last time
Pretty blossoms ! wait for my story
Will the long years bring IL such ~ i
wish j 10 be You nod yonr heads
IN, 81, me
rhan s,,, y.,e i s,,,t ,,a p.iaa 10
jump back from her own bright re-
ne,.,inn in, mo v..to,. ,or ,,n,s hn,, ei,o,,l1
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hn,
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space. tall man d gigantic mould. be
for whom ,llr othel seemed tvarfcd
and common ait God looking down a
them
Itrz P.Nson looked from orc 10 III.
Other. and rcNuision shook her at las
she saw IimmA Dale as he WAS
stripped Of "vetY sl!l,noui win Ia,
seal OF ice and sin npom him an.
hsi pure i"trt ried out @unreail. Nm
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