New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-17
The Jasper Venus
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ms Carlyle, he said slowly. ~tbere.s
$3.50 'i''.ls want 10 say to you There arr.
one turned toward him with a stran,e -,
iathomable look in her eyes a lool, ~, ~ uiI,
nave meant anything or all things. b,t ba
A-'SM hot whether 1t voiced TO him confidence
or dlStTlSt N'''i4'404i0e
mere isn't SO very much to saw he went
l,.,-, NuILy' but I've got TO say tall Per-
la!S You know how much love vo,, 7 7o,,',
heiieNe do or ever can because rs NOR, ~,
'''lN Ne 80. laIiSen can dream Of If YOU don't
care Il YOU don't care enough to marry me
-, 80 1liilg seems gray as the ashes Of these
20 VIII pe IN the morning, and vet I'm going
- me ne TSst because I've got to. have
~S-'t "ii ms week that YOU are a thief and
/ lIli2A SO now Edith, love YOU more than
my lie OF my soul VIII you marry me;''
III had leaned forward eagerly as he smoke
reaching out as If to take her hands that
iaE IN her lap. Vet not touching them. Her
LOOK was still fixed full on the fire and seemed
70 nave changed little II his words PerhaDs
ne could not note the changes Perhaps her
control was too perfect
lie had stopped, and he knew she was
answering IN her quiet, musical voice ''You
saw your ring IN my Suitcase2"
lie nodded. Yes, and took it. II did not
belong there ! thought then that the case
WIS one Of the servants -
supposed had left it home By mistake.
one IS likely TO make such mistakes some
times, YOU know"
he was too deep in the pit Of his dreams
even TO marvel at her pOse OF the confession
that her words seemed TO involve Evidently
there was, at least to be no conceal1nent
between them. She began again:
And Yet YOU want to marry me: Whv;"
Because love YOU"
" 4 Theft
Oh, don't speak Of it l don't know any
thing about It. 1t seems as If whatever
happened must have been centuries ago.
ANYHOW. / don't care. / don't care about
anything but that l love YOU and want YOU to
be my wife"
' ] wonder what love iss'' She said dreamilv.
HIS fear. . now fear, the fear OF losing her,
grlpped HIM. Don't YOU know what il IS,
dear, he said, leaning eagerly toward her
AGAIN. Can't YOU care for me, We never
know. ] think, except that there's Just one
person we want 10 have near US through all
the world. 10 give ourselves TO- TO protect and
make happy, 10 possess.
Yes, l suppose il IS al IF that at It's best
but isn't II even more Mustn't there be
He shool. his head. Il don't think so.
That ought t. be present, too, l suppose; but
is a sort Of guard over the treasure, who
stands outside, not part Of the thing itself.
But YOU don't respect me. You can't"
That's the strangcst part OF II all. ! do
Logically ] shouldn't; but somehow ! can't
help myself
For the first time She looked at him, smiling
family And YOU expect me TO love a man
who thinks such things Of me as YOU have
said3"
cod knows expect nothing, only want
and must have.
Must Is d strong word. Very well, then.
She held out her hand.
He took Il in both Of his bending before her
filed with the wonder II II all. =" You care
You love me after all this' You forgive me,
he said family.
Forgive: I. For what: Haven't You
turned things around"
Il don't know. don't seem TO know any
thing. THEY'VE turned themselves around
An ] know or want 70 know is that yol
care
Yes. care care very much, so mucl
that I'm going to tell YOU everything abou
your ring
No. no" He drew her close in his arms
Don't Won see want 10 keep YOU from al
that hurts: There never was any ring. 1t va
al sort Of bad dream In someway seem L
know that now.
vs. she said. laughing and drawing back
n E. oh, 2