Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-10


l have loved-ever thought of loving in fact
Dare | ask you to be my wife?
The young man was in grim earnest, undoubtedly
for he was standing still in the road unwonted
crimson flushing his face and the light of excitement
showing in his eyes through the sheltering blue
Of his glasses.
His had warned Nav what to EXPECT and she
ready with her
1T is awfully good of you to think nicely about
me, Mr. Duncan" she said, gravely-'really awfully
good, but | could never, never marry you so we will
end the subject at once please"
"Bu-but-l will watt he stammered 81 am get
ting good salary here, but I'll go away if you like
and get more. I'll do anything, if you will only say
the word
Il cannot" May replied. "And let me beg of you to
make no changes my account. l sorry
you pain, but | could never marry you and to her
INFINITE relief, the teuf teuf of approaching
at that broke in their awkward a-tete
Recognizing the two there in the road Lionel Rem
chester slowed down and offered them both in
the car
Thanks but l am going to the station and am pur-
posely walking" Duncan answered, and bidding Miss
Carlyle Good day." fastened on.
Then do give the honor of driving you first in
the motor" said Lionel, taking Mays consent for
granted and springng down to assist her into the
I'VE will go back to the roads and have really
good spin"
laughed 81 shall be sight before we get Home"
"A very pretty sight decidedly he returned, taking
his place at the wheel, with the girl cozy tucked in
beside him. do you know he remarked as they
sped along the deserted lanes with to be scared
at their progress occasional flight of twitter-
ing starlings that when | down the road just
now you and poor old Duncan looked for all the world
ike pair of lovers quarreling at least he looked
like man who had just proposed and been rejected"
There was ominous silence from May, and the
gentleman chauffeur screwed himself round to get
peep at her face It's had vanished and he thought
he the pretty lips tremble.
MAY" he cried 'have 1 hit on the truth? Have
you refused him."
Yes, she murmured.
And at the risk of collision with the hedge Lionel
detached hand from the steering gear slowing
down with the other while he contrved to get his arm
round Mays waist whispering, with his lips very close
to her
"But, my love, you won't refuse me- will you when
tell you what you know already-that love you with
all my heart and SOUL and that will give up every
thing for sake and settle down in Combhaven
and be lord of the if you will be the lady?"
THAT proposal May apparently accepted, for when
the new motor car came putting up the drive to
Renchester House. shortly before luncheon time, its
owner carefully helped her alight and led her u-
rectly into the house to his mother
Mother, dear, he said Il have brought home two
new things this morning. motor and daughter for
YOU
Asking questions, Mrs Renchester folded the girl
in her arms.
my dear child" she said SOFTLY 81 have been prav-
ing for this
Not until luncheon-such gay and happy meal-had
nearly ended did the brdeelect remember the cond-
tons of her uncles WILL and then with sudden ges-
ture of delight she cried:
Il have only this thought of it! Lionel
am not the penniless little nobody you believed me,
after ALL for have ten thousand pounds come to
me from my uncle if | marry a worth the same
sum before the Goth of next September
(Which you certainly will do if I live, darling" he
answered terventy-"because of your own sweet self,
and not with any reference your uncles will"
AN ABANDONED VILLAIN