Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-01

"YOu told me you loved ner.
81 spoke figuratively. mean I loved
youth, beauty. grace"
"Ohv'
Don't you seew
"Please to label your remarks to me.
literal or 'tigurative.' She was
speaking quite seriously. with look
OF bewilderment; ''or may misunder-
stand you painfully!
mo, Eunice. you and will not mis-
understand each other again. For we
shall speak the same language-ths
language of our heartsv'
"But II 1t was not Miss Dllery, what
was 1t that kept you FROM me when
you wanted to Gomez
II will tell YOU"
He drew long. deep breath, then
half turned to her MS he walked beside
her and talked.
at was while the days dragged by
when was waiting for letter from
you, and my heart grew sick with
hope deferred that great truth be-
gan to dawn upon me. came into
the realization that my whole horizon
was colorcd by the thought Of Eunice;
that in thinking of her found my
only interest, my only happiness; that
in the meeting Of her life and mine,
the deepest needs Of my nature had
been met and fed; and at last ! came
face to face with the knowledge that
she was all to me that woman can
be to q man; that loved her utterlyw
Eunice walked Mt his side like one
moving in IL dream. For q moment
the silence between them thr0bbed
with their strong emotion.
"And then" he presently went on
the gravity Of his voice calming her
throbbing heart, came my bitter
struggle with myself was not will
ing to take advantage Of your inexpe-
rience-before you had had an oppor-
tunity to see other men. l knew you
cared for me, but how could be sure
that your feeling would bear the test
Of your larger knowledge and expert
ence? Clearly my honorable course
was to be silent, to withdraw into the
background of your life, until you
should come into mature understands
ing of your own heart.
'"Then, the simplicity of the life l
would have to offer you as the wife of
q teacher compared with the brilliant
career you might have-possessed Of
large means-a man would have to
think better Of himself than thought
to ask a woman to make such sac
rifice.
"The possibility that you might think
me fortune hunter put aside az an
unworthy thought Of you. That your
aunt might attribute such motive to
mel was Indifferent to that, though
believe she would favor me as
sutton, she's so daft about family
And she's not mercenary either. So
y own comparative poverty would
not stand in my way with her.
'Then reasoned that in denying
my heart 1 risked not only my own
life's happiness, but yours as well.
Fortune hunters would swarm like
bees about you, and in your guileless-
ness how easily you might be deceived
into a wretched marriage! Why should
l step aside for others even less worthy
than myself? l wanted you now
now while that sweet wild wood flavor
was upon you! Perhaps you would
never lose it IL took you to myself
and kept you so close to me forever
that the world could not get near to
you. Why should leave it to others
to enjoy the charming opening up OF
your young mind to the wonderful
panorama Of life, for who could de-
light more than in the unfolding OF
your beautiful spirit? Had not dis
covered you? Why should l not have
my reward? Why should | not WOO
you, marry you, travel with you all
over the world, teach and guide you
where / could and myself be taught
and guided by your womanly lowell
ness? Eunice, was almost appalled,
when once l gave rein to myself at
the strength Of my love for You, for
felt the hurt of it almost as much as
the ecstasy.
~ tried to persuade myself that your
love for me was as fundamental. as In
evltable, as mine for you. but the very
force Of my own passion made me dis
trust the sophlstries of>my selfshness.
/ knew that if would not degrade
my great love for you must put your
best welfare above my own desires,
must leave you free-until you had
taken your bearings In the world and
had found yourself. And then, II 1t
were not too late
'"That thought gripped my very soul!
"And SO. Eunice. as nm man and