The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-04-30


world to meet and marry and die to-
getber. and if they go against his plan
MIN they suffer"
He started eagerly to speak. but she
went Oh rapidly.
Il didn't have enough money for you.
and you shilly shallied between me and
Ida and finally married her without
sayin' word to any one. and so at
last married Isaac. He was good
husband" \ sudden impulse of 10y
atty toward the dead surged within
her.
"Hetty." a joyous warmth breaking
into the squire's voice" Heity. YOU
said-you said amy more'n you We're.
Do you mean that you've cared. too.
all these years? Have you. Hetty?'
with compelling eyes on hers.
Eyes" she answered simply. I've
cared. And there hasn't been !; day il
all these years when I've seen you
growing harder and harder that amt
said to myself, He'd l2":s s':*Sferent if
he'd married the woman be loved Ell
vie's just like you. She'd keep Charlie
off and on, and some day she'd go and
marry somebody else and be miser-
able"
81 didn't mean her to be miserable"
the squire stammered slowly. \ great
wonder held him fast Was this the
quiet, self repressed woman who all
these years had sat across the aisle
from him every Sunday morning in
church, this slender, vibrant creature
trembling in the might of her demand
for happiness for his motherless girl?
Was this the woman whom he had be-
lieved without feeling?
"Hettyr' he cried and held out his
hand.
She took it and stood looking sadly
up at him.
"Hetty, l didn't think you cared in
that way | thought you hated me for
the way I'd treated you after goin'
with you for two years. l never
thought you missed me as I've missed
you all these years. I'd give them all
only to live over the two happy years
when we kept company. How differ
ent''-
you've rememberedr' the widow
cried, and her wan cheeks flushed.
'I'm very lonesome here, Samuel. but
I won't be any more when | know
you've remembered. Now so out and
put up your horse. Tommy's away for
the holidays. and I'm all alone. The
young folks are comm back here fol
dinner, and you must join us. sociable
like, and forgive them for runnin
away"
"Hetty," pleaded the squire, the light
of determination in his eyes, 'lets run
away too! My horse is better'n Char
lies. Well get to the parsonage most
as quick as they do. Here, put on
your wraps!' he commanded.
mo, no, Samuel''-her face flaming
mot after the way talked. 1t looks
as though was hintin' -
We've wasted altogether too much
time already, Hetty. Put this scarf
over your ears. It's too cold for a
bunnit"
'"Oh, Samuel, we're too old to be SC
foolish!'' she faltered.
Were not too old to love-" he as.
sured her as he tied on the scarf.
Happiness.
| Many people go through life dissat
istied and unhappy because they do not
have what their neighbors have. They
allow themselves to be constantly net
tied by comparing themselves with 9th.
ers better off.
Now. about as poor business as one
can engage in is to go through life with
ones eyes so fixed upon what others
1 have that he cannot enjoy his own.
Everywhere we see prosperous peo
pie who are making great deal of
money. and yet they are dissa tisfied
discontended, unhappy, restless. They
rove about from place to place, trying
to find pleasure in this thing or that
but always disappointed They think
if they could only get somewhere else
| than where they are, do something else
than what they are doing, if they could
only go abroad, travel over different
countries in touring car or in an auto
mobile. they would be happy. Their
eyes are always focused upon some
thing in dreamland instead of some
thing in the land of reality
They mistake the very nature of hap
piness. They put the emphasis on the
wrong things
The secret of happiness is not in your
| fortune. but i'll your heart. 1t does not
consist Of having, but in being 1t is a
condition of mind.-Success Magazine