The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-07-09
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responsible for the tragedy was sup.
pressed. Here | sit chatting OH dole |
full topics. while those two young neo-
pie IRE running all over the place I'M
chuperoned Excuse me. won't you,
aud III look them up?"
She smiled at Alwyn as she left the
room. and his answering smile showed
how fully he understood and appre.
ciated her motive In leaving him alone
with Dallas Wainwright, Perhaps Dal-
las. too understood. for she made as
though to follow Mrs. Bennett out into
the lawn, But Alwyn stepped between
her and the window.
Don't go just yet" he begged. I've
so much to talk over with you When
they came In we were speaking Of that
paragraph about Gibbs and yourself.
You don't love him, do you, Dallas?
Tell me you DON'T
what right have you to ask me such
question:
Only the right that my love for you
gives me. dear heart You must have
known loved you even though I've
never said II before. | love you, DIAL
las. though till today, think, never
realized how much. Tell me 1t isn't
true that you're going to marry Gibbs"
Even II 1t weren't true should not
marry you. Alwyn"
"Ah.
The exclamation was wrung uncon-
sciously from his whitening lips. II
was as though pang Of physical pain
had pierced him.
II wouldn't marry yOu." went on
Dallas. though more gently. because
you don't really love me-"
~ do, | do! With my whole heart.
~
"Oh. Alwynr' she exclaimed with al.
most mother-like tolerance. what a
child you are! What mere child.
Some one tries to take away from you
a plaything you've grown used to hav-
ing You never cared especially about
the plaything before; but, now that
you're In danger Of losing It, you cry
out: oh, 4 love I'll love 1t! You'll
soon find another toy tbat'll make you
forget
DALLAS you ore unfair! You have
no right to treat my love for you as
IT,
"As II II were q mere whim? Isn't
It? Now. don't say No. but look the
IN the eyes and answer one question.
II Scott Gibbs hadn't proposed to me
II that paragraph had not appeared In
the paper would you have come here
today and told me you loved me? No.
you know you wouldn't
Don't talk like that, dear!" implored
Bennett. II tell you love you! More
than ever dreamed woman could DO
loved. I love you! r.
There's an easy way 70 prove IT,
then"
"what way? Anything
"By doing something to make me
feel proud of you don't feel so now
could not marry man who loiters
his life awuy--u man who sits i'll"
while Others are thronging past him III
the upward climb, You are rich'
thanks to your fathers efforts, What
have YOU done with that wealth! II
you've done no harm with 1t you've ar
least put II to no good Use. lou are
young. talented. highly educated.
What have you done with your YOUTH
your talents. your educationt How
have you VI. them for your own bet
teinpnt ~ Tor your fellow men
What have YOU to offer NE? Money!
Social position? | have plenty OF botn'
What else can you offer me? Nothing
-absolutely nothing
'My love. for one thing. ] can oner
you that
I'm what Is your love better tnaii
any other man'sf Behind II Is NOT
a record of hard work. Of self sacriflce.
of achleveinrnt--o any Of the things
that 10 toward making love strong ana
enduring and beantiful-to make u
support that a woman can lean Oh Tor
life? What bave YOU to offer me OF
any other womany"
There WAS a silence Yet when ben,
nett spoke there was new uo'e W
his voices ring of awakening strength
that Impressed Dallas In spite OF her.
self-that sent a wholly strange thrill
through her aud set her heart to beat
ing with unwonted quickness =, :
.You are right" said. he. - have
done nothing. I've been content TO pc
rich mans son. and I've nothing TO
offer that Is worthy your acceptance.
but that does not mean ! never shall
have. Aud by the grace OF Goa !
shall. You've put thIngsin new light
/ sec them MS I never did, u isn't a
wholly pleasant experience. pu' ~
good for me There's nothing yet tua'
I'm fitted to do. but IN Ind something
meyer fear. And when ! do