Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-06-24

sal down on the stool sit down,
! said, with quiet authority. and wei
talk 1t over" He sat down. In me
menta like this he forgets his inde
pendance and remembers that at on,
time he used to obey me habitualIy
! wanted to comfort him, but / knew
my duty better. Vincent" / said, ap
pealingly, don't you see 1t won't do
She's NO match for you--a girl with nj
family and no money, and Of her sta
ton in life. Give 1t up, / implore
you. Think OF your father. There
has never been mesalliance in the
family; 1t would break his heart"
Vincent raised his head. Mrs
Armistead says her family is perfectly
respectable" he said. Il asked her"
Perfectly respectable!" repeated,
contemptuodsly. Think of a Vincent
marrying q girl who has nothing In her
favor but the fact that her family was
perfectly respectable!'"
Vincent sighed pathetically and I
delivered one more blow. Think" /
said; your brother Edmund is over
40, unmarried, and q sufferer from
rheumatism Of the heart, as you know.
Suppose he should die-wouldn't YOU
make a more creditable heir to the
title II you hadn't tied yourself up to
VIE OF obscure origin--a penniless
American girl? And II you don't come
into the title you're only a<younger
son, and you know yourself your pro-
pensity for getting into debt, and the
foreign Office for boy Of your age
Is not paying business. No, Vincent,
you're not cut out for making money.
and It's certain you can't depend on
your father forever. Can't YOU see
how rash and foolish you are to con.
slider such thing?"
leaned over and put my hand on
Vincent's shoulder. He turned his
head, and when I felt his smooth
cheek against my hand / knew that
the battle was wen.
I'm awfully sorry, Arch" he said,
that | was such beast last night.
III never forgive myself for trying to
strike you. Only, you see, / lost INV
head, and didn't know quite what
was doing" 'Of course" / said. II
understand" But. he would NOT let
me stem the tide Of his remorse. "And
then, you know, what you said was
very hard to bear, and you see, after
All, 1t wasn't true She told me It
wasn't. Did you hear herr"
Yes" assented, "and believe she
told you the truth"
"Of course; but then you're always
right. Archibald, always right. When
90 away from here and never see
her any more"-his lips quiyered un-
controllably-'T may be able to forget
her."
"Of course you WILL" assured
him, cheerily, though there was lump
n my throat Men have died, but
lot for love. Many have been as hard
ut as you and have recovered"
oh, yes" agreed my patient, but
without enthusiasm; but at any rate
had gained my point, and Vincent
lad agreed with me that marriage
With the secretary was too rash and
oolish for him to contemplate.
"By-the-by, Arch he said, careless
=, as we still sat before the FIRE try
ng to make believe that the incident
Y the secretary was closed, Il have
to tell you. The secretary
Did me outright which one Of the
* girls really Is the daughter Of
fletcher Boyd" Fl
looked at him in utter astonish- !
rent. What" said, excitedly; do I
ou mean to say she deliberately gave |
way the secret? Which one is it, for /
sake? And why did she i
> it?" !
IT'S Agatha Sixth. You were right /
] along. AS for the reason. I don't /
aow what she did It for, unless-un- 4
ss--" he hesitated She's such an 1
'norable little thing think she felt d
at the marriage would displease my i
mily, 90 she wanted to turn me 4
ON what she saw was coming and I,
ed the disclosure Of the Honorable y
satha's identity for bait. Come on .
bed" he added. with a little return Il
his old spirit: you'd better get Il
sted for your last try for the twen- y
millions. II you make up for past a
glect you ought to win Agatha I,
rth hands down"
Then You don't mean to try?" -
His face clouded again. II don't y
an TO try" he said, and We went up u
our rooms in silence, %
And 90 we came to the last four ~
~ Of our stay At Castle Wyckhoff. III
began subtly and BY degrees " !.
back my former place In the re.
q Of Agatha Sixth. and with every ~
h Of ground gained III nv pursuit M,
ne Honorable Agatha thought 81 AZ
cent with fresh pity, az,
he evening before the last day of brI
stay we All spent together III the
sic room. We were very Jolly. ana ab
underneath It all think the girls
e little saddened ~ our ap. vii
aching departure, ANA wired Ana It'll
AZ = certain regret that TIE end Mi
our delightful visit had come. rie
lgh of course / l,ad fully deter "
eq to propose 70 Agatha sixth cn to
morrow. wan rather nurprised. pre-
efcre, when Vincent suddenlya haa
planned Cf headache ana, excuslnr va,
self went IN "a hIn rnon, WI. 49, ~ W,