Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-04-21


when wake in the morning, her face
follows me wherever I goi There is
no other woman in the world like
| ner-"
Woman! A girl"
"A girl. Yes, The one girl in the
world for me. Oh, smile, You-you
have no heart. You are not like
me"
Thank Heaven!"
! "You do not understand me! Once
more l tell you I love her, and even
from you / will hear no word that
links her with that-that titled
houndi"
His passion found full vent in the
| opprobrious word, and it left his lips
as if it were barbed with poison.
Il would sooner see her dead at my
feet than the wife of another man.
"And you would marry the penni-
less daughter of country parson?"
81 would marry ner? Yes! I can
carve my own way in the world; am
d
make my way, and | will. But even
the success toward which aim would
be as nothing if did not get her! !
will rise and raise her with me; then
shall have won all worth winning"
"You don't seem very near sue
cess in that direction. Forgive me,
nv dear Seymour, but Dolores Latl
mer does not appear don't wish to
hurt your feeling-particularly anx-
ious to reciprocate your attachment.
We women-'helpless women'-are
quick at reading each other, and 7
think that Dolores is rather inclined
to treat you cavalierly, to say the
least of it,"
I know, she treats me colby: She
She avoids me, you would say. But
what of it? Do you thing it discour-
ages me, turns me from my purpose?
No. it only makes me more deter
mined, more resolute. Did l say thai
she loved me? No, she does not, /
know it-not yet; but she shall,
swear it will make hertz
THAT is about the one thing you
cannot make woman do, my dear
Seymour"
"You think so-you do not know. !
say will make her! Such love as
this which possesses me. which burns
like fire in my heart, can conquer a
heart of ice! tell you that she shall
be my wife as surely as you sit there
laughing and sneering at me-"
"As to laughing. it is too serious a
matter, my dear Seymour, and can.
not sneer-I am null of admiration,
! On the contrary! Such display of
passion is $3.50 unusual, that it is
quite refreshing. I like to see you in
ou of your fits; it is un-English but
is delightful to me at least"
I admire your determination, and
~!sh l had a portion Of it! But, seri.
ously women are not carried off now.
adays, as the Romans carried the Sa-
bines-"
"Bah!' he said, frowning. Brute
force! 1t is ridiculous. No, they are
not carried off by strength of arm, by
strength of brain 1t does require the
hands of giant to spread net! No!
and he held out his white hands. "I
spread my nets; / wait and wait till
the proper moment comes, and them
"And you think
Think. know! My plans are laid
already. The net is spread I draw it
closer and closer. There shall be no
chance Of escaping. And you, you who
lie there and laugh at and doubt me,
shall be the first to profit"
His tone was so full of confidence
and coming victory that it affected
her. She raised herself on her elbow
and looked at him with open atten-
| ton now.
Tell me, Seymour. I was not
laughing. | always admire and look
up to you. You are clever-I have al.
ways said it! Tell me-"
See! This Lord Kendale and his
father are almost in our grasp, We
| have been working to that end for
months past. In our grasp, did say?
| They will be at our feet! We will
see who is the dirt then. Heavens!
how | look forward to that hour; to
repay that old man for his stony, in
solent stare, to have that impertinent
young fool crying for mercy!"
Il seei | see. But the girl-Do'
lores?"
mo! Not even to you. 1t lies hid
den in my own heart till the time
comes. But the net is round her, and
it shall draw her into my hands"
The door opened as he spoke, and
Mr.. Melford looked in.
He was now scarlet in the face, and
his thick eyelids were more swollen
and stolid than every. He brought in
with him strong odor of gin, and
held a clay pipe in his hand which he
had forgotten to lay down.
Coin to bed? Gettin' late, amt it?
'Ad a very p-pleasant evenin' along
with the swells, eh, Di? Good-ni'!"
and they heard him tramping up the
stairs as if he were pushing barrow
before him as usual.