The Marshall republican., 1909-01-08

uIOIlINlI Hl'''Nia'N Wv ''f
can ! do for youY"
ant down on tho stool, sit DOWN"
aaid, with quiet authority, "and we'll
tnlI II oyor." lie sat down, In mo-
ments like this he forgots his inde-
~pondonco and remembers that NJ Que
tImo no used to obey me h~abltually.
wanted Ia comfort him, but ! knew
my duty botlor, Vincent" | said, ap'
ponllngly, don't you 500 II won't doY
| Gho'8 no match for yOu-a girl with no
fnmlly and no money, and OF her sta
ton In lifc, Give II M, | implore
you Think Of your father. There
| has never boon n mcsalliance In the
| family; II would break HIS heart"
Vlncont raised his head, MRS,
ArmIstcnd rays her family In perfectly
respectable" no said. ~ asked her"
"Pcrfcctly rcspcctnblel" I repeated,
cOntomptuOuRly, "ThInk Of u Vincent
marrying n glrl who has nothing In her
favor but tho fact that hor family was
perfectly rospoctNble!'"
Vincent sighed pnthetically and !
delivered one more blow, "Thlnk," !
Sald; "yOur brother Edmund Ii over
~, unmarried, and u sufferer from
| rheumatism Of tho honrt, m You know,
Suppose he should dlG-wouldn't you
mako n more Credltnble heir to the
title n you hadn't tod yourself up 90
n wife Of obscure OrlEln-a pennlless
American girl? And " you don't come
into the tile you're only u younger
son, and you know yourself your pro.
pcn8lty for getting into debt, and the
foreign Office for n hoy Of your age
In not n paying business, No, Vincent
you're not cut out for making money.
and it's certain you cant depend on
your father forever, Can't you see
r how rash and foolish you arc to con
sldor such u thing?"
IL. leaned over and put my hand or
ViNCont's shoulder He turned his
head, md when I felt his smooth
check against my hand | knew thu
tho battle was won,
I'll I'm uwfully sorry, Arch" he said
a "that | was such u beast last night
q I'll never forgive myself for trying 4
a strike you, only, you see, ! lost m,
head, and | didn't know quite wha
was doing" "Of course" ! said, 4"
undorstund--" But he would not Ia
r. mo stem the tide of his omorse AN
then, you know, what you said wa
In very hard to boar, and you soc, afte
all, Il wasn't true, She told me
q wasn't. Did you hear herf"
MI "YoB," I %assented, land believe sh
told you the truth"
h "of course; but thea yON're Away
Q right, Archibald, always right. whe
Is 10 away from here and never 20
=" hor any ~more"-his lips qulvered VI
IrI controllably-"l may be able to forge
InI her"
b. "of course you will," I sasars
him, oheariiy, though there was q lum
n IN my throat, Men have diot. b
no not for love. Many have been ~ hal
H.. hit a. you and have recovered"
"oh, yes" agreed my patient, b
without enthusiasm; but at any rA
n. had gained my point, and Vince
had agreed with me that mArria'
: with the secretary Was toe rash q
foolish for him to contemplate.
Ia. "~By.the.by. Arch" he said, cersiss
", as we stiii sat before the IRE u
~ ing 10 make believe that tss incide
"a OF tho secretary was olsssc, II hA
M something TO tell you, The secrsta
told me outright which n oe I
six girls really ia the daughter
Fletcher Boyd"
,~ | looked at him In utter astoniI
a.. nent. what" said, excitsdly; "
a. you mean 10 say she deliberately %
away the seoretH Which n 10 II,
nh Heavens sukeH And why die
" % WF"
ta "It's Agatha Sixth, you were RI
all alsng, Az for the rsasen, ! ae
know what she did II for, uAls@s-'
J., Less" he hssitatsd, "shs'S sash
~ hoaorNbis little thing thiAk \
that the marriage would displsAss
family, 30 she wanted TO turn
-. from what she saw wss ssmins I
"a used the disclosure ot the Honsra
Agatha's identity for halt, Coms
~" 10 bed" he added, with . little ret
OF his OLE spirit, "you'a bstNer
rested toe your last try ss the ~
'N " millions. II you maize ~ fss 2
- neglect yoH ought 20 win Asa
~" Sixth hands down"
-, "ThsA you don't mean - NY"
His face clouded again. y n
'" moan 70 try" no said, aA3 10 went
90 our rooms In silence.
aeu And 40 we came 10 90 kese I
nvr days ot our stay at oessis wyshA
W. and / began suhtly aRa ~ aeere>1
win back my former place ia The
gard OF Agatha sixth, ana vita o.
inch az ground I gained IN uay par
OF the Honorable Agatha ] tAeusA
vincent with a fresh pity.