The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-03-18

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las | would have soothed a hurt child. She
TODD and let me kiss it,
ban see-you are sorry for me for you think
- Api tnine must be always sorrowful, lonely
p III it seems to me now, but | know better.
salf you not read of good women and brave
= ,, b1ho have given up all things that they val
Post without murmur, for dutys sake?
% am 35lve you up. You are young and you have.
low, 81 long life before you; and | believe
~ 1Till come when, hearing of your prosperity
appiness and that you are doing WE'LL what
~ b oart be assigned you by the loving Father
! iftiDe neither lonely unhappy?
80 prs which did not disgrace my manhood
obas u streaming down my cheeks as she thus
ont MI disclosing the nobility of her character
~ on wing heart which prompted such ennobng
az hents, such sacrifice of self After little
l'e' ke again.
prgive, dear Marguerite, my presumption
vb,r | am not worthy of you, and yet | ask
~i'' as the most priceless gift you could give
h ave your love-ths precious hand. | ask
sAe gain to be my wife and help lead the
h life you have pictured for me-
# thaf moved her bowed head restlessly from
- 'AA 10 SIDE silently denying my suit | would
h,,+ ae put off thus
~ No -lasked you, dear--if you loved me-for one
- reason for rejecting me. You have not given
hand bat am willing to accept. There can be
he, | continued after a pause loosing her
for sudden fear assaulted
hrguerite?' l asked Have you told all9 Are
= l lithholding any confidence from me?'
it,,a, u cheek paed beneath my steady gaze and
ii Idly was shaken with sudden apprehension.
Ill me all-all,' demanded 4 will be salts
e.' / 18th nothing less She drew herself away
! nv Hne as if smtten by blow; raising her
e MS ;El eyes to mine she whispered.
arms III? What else can there be-? Rising stood
ilentl!E her and asked:
Mrguerite deep down in your heart are you
ear on #ing spark of love for that man which you
ented. light kndle into blaze if he should again
10 four path?'
1brace looked at me for moment in silence
tears Ted Springing to her feet her whole body
he an: ng with excitement, her face TRANSPORTED
mly: 9rror. pressing both hands to her temples as
rer b. ill the blood racing madly from her heart
IT. BRAIN she exclaimed:
ealize e?-Love?-I hate him! | loathe him,
YOU to kill him! You ask if am Withholding
so fidences from you? | am-but it concerns
s. SO )ut myself" Locking her hands she began
the the sward, deeply offended | feared. Fol
Don g asked forgiveness Finally she spoke to
disa
y Is en- When my mother on her dying bed
y ' =, ted me with his perfidy it seemed
at - hat ! could scarce believe it, lay like
for weeks and prayed for death When
not currents again began feebly to fill my
ssible nd they said | would live I nrayed for
BecM p tn oreune mn onotbey'c deotb ami ma,
a pc honor. My purpose | withhold from you
gnobl else I have a mission unaccomnlished
all m isl have no room i'm NV heart for love
le vi asantness. Now you know ALL
use ng her in my arms again, | answered
Isl 4 know all. First and best of all, know
~ one else has atom of your love; that
trus man stands between you and Is ii
=, She bent her head. Joyfully continued
y ~ l not say that it bogy You had set
- = " do not even know whether he is living
that ~ 10 ,,,,,,h ,,na,,,;.a ,,e h,,s,;,,o 80,
y, ,a is bogy? No, no. dear one, there are better
store for both of us than that Give to