Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-08
was almost w.stfully sweet.

lie recalleO now excited he had been
In that faraway time when he had
first learned her identity. for the name
OF wayiand was spoken soundingly In
the middle west In the early stages
OF their acquaintance be had looked
upon her aloofness as an affectatiou,
but close intimacy had compelled a
recognition OF II as something wholly
natural He found her as truly pa
trician as Wayne Wayland. her father.
could wish. The old mans domain was
greater than that OF many princes. and
his power more absolute His only
daughter he spoiled as thoroughly as
he ruled his part OF the financial world,
and willful Mildred, once she had taken
an interest In the young college man so
evidently ready TO be numbered among
her lovers. did not pause half way,
but made her preference patent to all
and opened TO him realm OF dazzling
possibilities.
And when he had graduated how
proud OF her he had beenl How little
be had realized the gulf that separated
them. and how quick had been hts
awakeningi
1t was Wayne Wayland who had
shown him his folly. He had talked
10 the young engineer kindly. II firmly.
being too shrewd an old diplomat TO
fan the fame OF a headstrong love
with vigorous opposition.
Mildred is a rich girl" the old
fnancier had told Boyd. "a very rich
girl. one OF the richest girls in this
! part Of the world, while you. my boy
what have you to ofrerT
Nothing! But you were not always
what you are now" Emerson had re-
piled. Every man has 20 make a
start When you married you were
as poor as I am"
Granted But married a poor
gi7l from my own station in life For
tUnately she had the latent power to
develop with me as I grew. so that we
| kept even and / never Outdistanced
her. But Mildred IS spoiled to begin
with. I spoiled her purposely TO pre-
vent Just this sort Of thing She is
| bred 20 luxury. her friends are rich.
and she doesn't know any other kind
! Of life"
, And so it was that Boyd Emersan
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/ 20 win a fortune aud thus to win the
girl he loved. He fixed his own limo
! for returning. and so Il was that Nil
/ dred Wayland had awaited him.
II today. after three years Of depri-
| walton. she seemed 20 him more beau
/ tful than ever-the interval having
served merely 70 enhance her charm
and strengthen the yearning OF his
! hcart-she seemed I'm the same view
/ still further removed from his sphere.
! His story finished. Boyd went on TO
| tel. her vaguely OF his future plans,
! and at last he asked her. with some
/ thing less than an accepted lovers
] confidence;
J "Will YOU wait another yearT
She laughed lightly. You dear boy.
I am not Up Tor auction. This is not
the third and last call am not sure
could induce anybody TO take me
I even II 1 desired"
Il read the rumor OF your engage
ment in San Francisco paper"
She mentioned number Of names,
| counting them on on her hugcr tips.
Then. or course. there are the old
standbys, Mr.. Macklin. Tommy Tur-
ner. the LawtoD boys
And Alton clyde
ITO be sure; little Alton. like tho
brook. runs on forever. lie stu wor-
ships you. Boyd. by the way"
lis there any one In Particular
| Boyd demanded.
Miss Wayland's hesitation was so
/ brief as almost 10 escape his notice.
/ Nobody who counts. OF course father
has his predictions and insists upon
engineering my affairs IN the same
way he would float a railroad enter
| prise. but you can imagine how roman
tic the result Is"
who is the favored partyg" the
| young man asked darkly.
Really IL isn't worth discussing.
| Do you remember when I offered 10
| give It all up and go with you. BoydY'
Il have never forgotten for an In
slant"
"You refused to allow It."
Certainly / had seen too much OF
your life, and my pride figured a bit
also. But l am going TO have you" He
drew her 20 him tenderly. "You are
I going to be my wife" He repeated
/ the words softly. reverently, my
| wife,"
She gazed up at him with puzzled
| little frown. What bothers me is that
/ you understand me and my life so well,
while l scarcely understand you or
yours at all That seems to tell me
that / am unsuited TO you in some
way. Why. when you told me that
story of your hardships and all that
1 listened as II IT were a play or a
book. but really it didn't mean any
thing 70 me or stir me as it should.
can't understand my own failure to.
understand Do you see what am
trying to convey"
Perfectly" he answered, releasing
her with little unadmitted sense OF
disappointment at his heart 81 sup
pose it is only natural"
II do hope you succeed this time"
she continued. 81 am growing deadly
tired OF things. Not tired OF waiting
| for Won but I am frottfpo~ m Ia old