The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-07-02

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Matthias was stlll IN the Strsse drsas
which shs bad worn dusias the dAy, .
plain. taijor-mads black cloth. With one
Of tho subtle iittis feminine fAnciss q TO
soma small point Of attire In one Oh iifs's
crises. she had left o. hsr hat feeling a
though The outdoor dress took away some
what from the Intimacy Of this 6rst real
tste-a~tete.
You look fairly comfortable here"
Stewart went on. with scrutinixing
ElAncs around. .Aad you arr roing TO
ssse mo some tee, and l~s ne sis by the
6rs . Bit aren't your Then. AZ they
wers seated be added -HeAvens. wha, 4
comfort IL 10 10 feel that one can speak
oat without looking over ons's shoulder
to - II Kerr or Hudson ara within ear.
shot. And there IL such q LOT to say p
There was. indeed. much to say--she
nainntias Of plans which be had matured
since their last confabniAsion. One OF
these plans vas the obtaining OF 4 maid.
which he pronounced necessary. .'or else
Mrs. Herbert would say In her honoyed
voics. You muss les ma and you 4 nice.
reliable woman. mr. dear and shers you
might bf settled with . spy OF hers In
your pocket
-Buf IL | got a maid now she would
know everything"
Oh. yuu must no; gef her until you
are Ut the Metropole. l will speak 10 the
manager to-day about mr. wife wanting
one when abe comes TO town. They al
ways know about people. Don't ron think
that = French woman. with a mere smat-
terins OF English. would be best? She
would be more dependent upon, AID less
liable TO gossip"
Yes. l suppose So abe agreed. won
dersng 4 bit 1T his grasp Of trifcs.
There In another matter he vent on
more seriously Il want TO tell you that
= SELLING Nue uAiI OK NY .N0YIl-
west property upon you. IL Is all that
have At my disposal q, present, although
l suppose that. IL ell goes well. my faith.
er will make some arrangement for me.
Ut courSe. at the same time. l shAll have
. will In your favor prepared for me to
sign after the marriage"
MAthilde began to realize how much
she was going to accept from this mA
who was oil but a stranger to her.
She leaned forward impulsively.
1T 10 impossible tina, l should accept
20 much from you." abe said quickly.
The viii may be fair enough. though l
hope-I am surs that you ought to-" che
stammsrsd and paused. and then went on
desperately: You q consider the
claims Of"
That b eli attended to-" he interrupt.
ID.
Then I consent to the viii, but I do
not want. I viii not have anything s>s.
tied on M q present. have quite mf.
hcient tor my own nseds," shs said nth-
e. proudly, "for you must remambes."
With . ed smile. that what makes q
vssy slim income makes ample pocket.
money. l have nearly two hundred pounds
a year. she added simply.
An amused smile liz stewart fecs.
You poor child! And you were going to
try to live on that In Paris having. I SUP.
pose. had 81 your life everything you
fanciedg"
There was Z gentleness. almost tender
ness. In his voice which somehow shook
her composure. but she choked the pass
ing weakness down. and answered In q
matter-of-fact fashion:
Il could have done Il I have known
several who did II on less"
And grown old before your time, and
dowdy and dreary. Well. no matter, now
that the danger 10 past. You say that
you cannot agree to this settlement, for
getting that 1t In . mere matter Of bust
h-Ss. II We carry. ~ we shall do, this
affair TO q successful conclusion, you will
have secured q large fortune to me. This
IL q very small 6rs,-fruit on my part.
You must look at 1t in that light
Then ! should not have 1t before l
I'd rned H." she retorted more brightly.
"You are too logical. All l can say II,
that l consider the arrangement only fair
and right. and shall be much wounded il
you refuse me my way in the matter.
Now. win you CONSENT"
The keen eyes emphasized the demand,
and almost to her own surprise. she found
herself answering Yes" In q passive
fashion.
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