Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23
| Love $ Conquest
| By CHARLES CARvICE

B CHARLES CARvCT

De dS YOU IKE
A day was fixed within fortnight.
It was to be a quiet wedding, as a
matter Of course-no bridesmaids, no
festivities. Mr.. Doyle was to give
away the bride, and the happy pair
we're to take a week on the continent.
Then they we're to settle down in the
cottage.
Mr.. Doyle insisted that It was too
shabby a place for so handsome a
couple, and one day gave Harry a
check for a hundred pounds.
Just to get few things to liven it
up a bit, Iad!" he said coaxingIy.
Now don't look gave; it's my house,
/ you know, and I can spend what I
like On it, Look here, if you don't go
and buy the things-you and Miss
Marie-Iu start off to an upholsterer
and buy 'em myself, and a pretty
mess I shall make Of it"
When Harry told Marie Of the good
fellows generosity and showed her
ne check, she stared, and then
laughed laughed so long, and with
Fsuch a strange look that Harry was
puzzled.
1T is a tremendous sum Of money"
she said checking herself suddenly.
wouldn't you like to pay it back
some day, Harry?"
81 should indeed he said, land we
will; though a hundred pounds isn't
| so easiI saved"
The check lay upon the table, and
she aicked it with her finger, a bright,
unnatural light cleaning in her eyes.
eff we should be rich, I mean very
rich, this will amuse Us to look back
upon, won't it?"
Something in her tone Jared upon
him.
L" Amuse, is scarcely the word" he
said, grayely.
NO" she said, then her thin HDs
curled. Never mind, we've made I'D
our minds to be poor, haven't we?
and now let us go and spend it." and
she dragged him off to Oxford street.
This was not the first time since
their engagement that her manner
rad puzzled and startled him. There
was a reStlessness, an imDatienca
which seemed to indicate that she
was waiting for something. Once
they were walking in the park. and a.
taII oVer-dressed man passed them so
close that he pushed against Harry
so that he turned to demonstrate hnt
the man was looking the other wav
ana before Harry could speak he felt
Marie Werner clutch his arm.
He saw that her face was white
to deathliness behind the veil which
she always wore, and he naturally
looked after the man. There seem
LED TO be something familiar about
MIN, bu. Harry's acuteness had been
deadened by his illness. and he did
| not recognize in the over-dressed
individual, the man Sinclair. whom
ne had arrested in the park. Marie
Werner had, however and the SHOCK
Of the meeting had frightened her.
Are You ilI?" he asked
No. she said; "only little faint.
Lei us go home; l hate being push
ed against"
But it was against me he pushed. "
said Harry, as he called a cab.
1T is all the same" said she,
LIGHTLY. 81 thought you were going
ito quarrel with the man, dear"
Harry laughed and said no more,
and forgot about it befo;a tSey
Preached the yard.
At last the day but one before the
wedding arrived. Harry had got the
license and the tickets for France.
the new furniture had come home.
and Marie declared that her trous-
|seau was completed
Harry was sauntering down the
ward in the absent-minded fashion
that had become habituaI wi h him:
when Mr. Doyle came up, leading'a
horse.
Hello" ne said. Gust the man
/ I was looking for" and throwing
! the bride to one of the stablemen.
he linked his arm in Harry's.
thinking of the day after to-mor-
row lad?" he said, chuckling.
Harry pulled himself together and
smiled.
All ready, eh?" said Mr. Doyle.
That's all right. I've told them 10
put those two grays 10 the carriage,
/ and 7 guess there arnt a better pair
of grays in London. But that's not
what I wanted to tell you. Look
here! I've been thinking that the
old woman was scarcely good enough
| in the servant line for such a cou-
pie of swelIs as you two. and I've
advertised for a young girl TO help
/ her, and do The parlor-maid business
you know. I've picked out the de-
/ contest of the lot that came in an
swer to it, and I've got her in there,
and he pointed 20 the office. 10
in and see if you fancy the looks OF
her"
Wed better leave that to Miss
Werner, hadn't we?" said Harry
with smile.
We'll, I thought she'd be here,
said Mi Doyle. Never mind, you
/ go in and see if you think she Il do
I'm going down o the Number
) stable; come and tell me what 70.
think of her"
/ Harry sauntered ieisurely to tbs
office and opened the door. \ young
girl was sitting with her back L
him rose as he entered, and, turn
ing round, dropped a curtsey.