The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-04-01
You think she'd do2"

Il never thought she'd really care
| for me-" he muttered, shamefacedly,
and turned his back on me.
What do you mean | demanded
| impatiently He is most exasperating
why, this" He ceased his restless
walk and stood on the hearth rug ia.
cling me. Wed been out about an
hour this morning. Agatha Fifth and
| I. and we'd been getting UP into the
| hilly country, when suddenly we came
| out OF the woods and saw below us
the grandest stretch Of country you
can imagine"
Here he broke OF and went into
rhapsody over the skyline and the
grazing sheep, and said something
about Utopia and Eden and other
| things like that, until he got through
at last and came to the interesting
| part. They cant help going on like
that, these artist fellows, and Vincent
never losses an opportunity to get In
a bit of description.
We'll" he continued II was just
enjoying that view and saying nothing,
when she stopped switching the tops
of the harebells with her crop and,
turning those warm hazel eyes of hers
on me, she said in u low voice, AS If
what she said didn't matter ut all, !
love you!'"
What" shouted. she didn't"
"She did" asserted Vincent ruefully
but with firmness-"She did. Just like
that, out of u clear sky. Simply folded
her hands and looked at me and told
me she loved me-
Angels and ministers Of grace, de-
fend us!" | calculated Nothing else
seemed adequate. What under the
sun did you do?"
why, / told her simply that | didn't
love her and couldn't marry her, and
| was very sorry, but I thought we'd
better get on our horses and go home
Quite right. if you don't really
care" said. but oh, Vincent" as
might have been the Honorable Agatha
the real and only honorable
She was," said Vincent.
/ was speechless. This was the end
OF IL, then. | saw the millions taking
unto themselves wings, and my pan
of milk spilled. The real Honorable
Agatha had been discovered, the
secret was out, but she had ayowed
herself as loving Vincent and he had
spurned her After such perform
ance there was no chance for either
of us.
How do you know she was?'
asked, weakly.
She told me so herself he an
swered
But after you refused her. l sup
pose?"
"Of course" said Vincent, resign
edly.
But. Wilfred, my boy" / cried.
springing up, and knocking off my
glasses in my excitement, couldn't
you change your mind, couldn't
you fix it up? If she really cared l
should think you could'
Though this event would have
proved the deathblow to my own
hopes, still my interest in Vincent's
welfare is so genuine that l couldn't
help this anxious expostulation. But
again he misunderstood
You don't mean that. l know,
Arch" he said. "Of course l wouldn't
marry the girl when 1 really don't
care for her. But wasn't 1t the deuce
of position to be in?"
"Oh, Wilfred, Wilfred!" l mourned,
twenty millions right in your grasp,
and you threw them away | wish I'd
had your chance. Your poor father,
how disappointed he'd be If he
knew"
He'd be more disappointed in me II
| had changed my mind and said
would marry her just for the sake of
the money" said the young man, cross
ly and turning on his heel he left the
room. Vincent's getting more quick
tempered every day lately, and he
used to be so good natured. I'm sure
il was only natural and very disinter-
ested in me to bewail for him the re-
suit of the unfortunate affair that
morning.