Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-11-30
His Lace Paper Lady
By JEANNE 0. L0IZEAUX
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time song, and the rest had applaud
ed, he leaned clos>r to the 11rl and
asked II she would not like to go
home early, walking part Of the way.
End whether h. might not 60 with
her.
She hesitated. "1'm sorry-but +
just promised Harry" she said, .
simply. But somehow, while his
heart was hot that it should be Law
ton-again. he had for this first time
an idea that perhaps she really was
sorry. - ~.ss., .-.:.::.
He went home thai night miserablS
to the core of his being. Tired as he
was. there was no sleep. And finally
peace came to him by a strange path;
it was through the self-ve7dict that
he was an unutterable, s1eaking cad
of a coward! .s~..*
Now he knew that love is-1ove!
It takes you up ard you belong to tt
and cherish 1t your life long! You
love-5ecause you love, and If the
lady Of your heart be tender plant
fragile flower, you love her and
guard her the more because she needs
you and your strength, II was aln
very clear and made him inehablyt
happy for two days and night
Then he awakened to new torture!
What use was anything If, while
he had been hesitating, che other
man had won her? This thought
made him sore and sick, and he
finished his days work like an evil
feverish dream. He fastened home
to his boarding house, swallowed his
supper, and then with lovers care1
fulness, made himself immaculate
He would go and see her.
But it was not until he was starting
that he remembered he did not know
exactly where she lived. He had BEEN
keeping away from her, avoiding
mention of her, and here he was uni
able to find her! All he knew was3
what he knew from her-he asked
her how she stood the heat downtowH
heat and she had answered simply:
"1'm not downtown don't work-7
stay at home"
Of course she was pampered
child; her appearance told him that
He had heard, he could not have said
where, that she had no mother, and
lived with her father and several sis11
maids who made business of petting
her, no doubt He wondered if they
would object to him, whether he could
convince them he would be tender
with her? And all this before he had
once called upon the girl! !;
Finally he went to drug store
directory and found her street and
number. :;
And in the dusk Of a warm Qctoi
Der evening he found the little street
and the little cottage where she lived
He saw no light, but he went up the
winding path through the deep, tree
guarded yard and to the small, SIM
pie dwelling.
Sitting alone On the small porch, he
was aware of her, and that she arose
and came toward him, timidly, until
she saw who it was. -. ~
"You!" she >breathed in tone soe4
as a caress, while he took her land
and stood holding it, though she
would have withdrawn it, Z s.. &. 1 sss59as
Eyes, II" he replied in tense
voice. Lois, L can't wait to say Il
prettily and work up to it-but I've
been in torment since ~the first min
ute I met you, because love you
so, Lois! Can't you see that I've
loved you so much that eopld not
trust myself to come near You for;
fear my heart would come out OF
me and drop to your hand! That
first time danced with you came
near telling you I'd give my sou1
| just to kiss you oncsI bit my
! tongue and managed to keep stills
Now, girl, girl, could you marry me-
could you trust me to take cara
! of you? I won't let the wind blow
on you even, If you will give me my
chance!"
| He paused, GREATNESS, because:
wonder Of wonders, she was listen
| ing, and her gentle head was very
near his shoulder-so near that he
| put his hand behind it and brought
it close. And then he stopped and
kissed her, and knew that her check
was wet with tears. i
Dear" he said, what is it? Why
are you crying?' and then she
laughed and wiped her eyes. but her
hands clung to him.
I'm laughing because you should
think I need SO much coddling -
girl who does all the work for q
father and three little sisters! Father
is going to marry again, and they'-q
wild for new mother-but I'm not!'7
But why were you crying? Ten
me-" But she was shy about it. !:
"Well," she finally said, ''since you
must know tt was glad. ! had
begun to think -might,-Eev.-
ask mel" /
And then the happy lover layxhpd
and ho3d tho girl very eio6A. i