Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-06-02
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dict YOU Love her for the whole of
Your life, my dear Guy, if you like,
but don't marry her!"
Il wish | had never been BORN" he
said passionately.
Most of us wished that But, I'M
fortunately, our permission is not
asked But having been born, We have
TO make the best of it. Permit me to
tell you, my dear Guy, that ~ marry
ing this, no doubt estimable, young
lady, you will make the very worst OF
it,"
IF you could see her." said Guy
Il should fall in love with her my
self. no doubt, therefore | had better
not risk it. My dear Guy, | am quite
prepared to take it Tor granted that
the young lady is all that is beautiful
and accomplished and virtuous-a
paragon OF elegance and marvel OF
Nature; but il she were Venus and
Minerva combined in one, | should
still say that you had far better throw
yourself out of the window and make
a picturesque end than destroy the
remainder of your life by marrying
her!"
You refuse your consent, sir?'
If you insist upon my giving you
formal reply, Guy, ! absolutely and
empbatically refuse my consent! But
do not forget that you are your own
master. You are free to marry whom
soeyer you please; and as you seem
TO be susceptible, l ought, prhaps, to
be grateful that you have not insisted
upUn presenting me with some shop
girl or dairymaid for daughter-in-
law and future Countess Of Latcham.
refuse my consent, but | am too
much of Q man of the world to expect
chat that will influence you! Marry
the young lady if you wIl but permit
Gae to inform you that in gaining a
wife, you will sustain the loss OF
father"
You will disown me? Is that what
you mean, sir?" said Guy, breathing
hard
"I mean that l will no longer call
gny son the man who selfshly prefer
red his own qualification to the sal
.
person and let the whole thing tumble
about you ears. AS for me, can die
as comfortably in a back bedroom in
come foreign watering place as here
1t Latcham."
For Heavens sake. Father, every
word you speak stabs me! What shall
{ do, what shall / do? Oh, Lorrie!
1 I,
his hands and groaned.
"My poor boy!" he said, gravely. rs
1t so bad as this? But mink Guy,"
Think! | can only think of her!"
and with groan he fell to pacing up
and down again.
Guy! When l was about your age
had trouble of this sort. She was
the daughter of my college tutor She
was scarcely more than a child can
see her now! They said there were no
oluer eyes in the world have q lock
OF her hair somewhere; l saw it a few
days ago in some old box. Guy I
aoVed her as deeply as you love this
MISS Dolores 1t was very bad at
: tack indeed. And l wanted to marry
her Your grandfather heard of it
heaven knows how-some true friend.
suppose, who saw that was going
t't make an idiot of myself and com.
NIT social suicide, may have written
10 MIN. He came down, and there
was scene. 1t was a worse scene
man We have had today, Guy, for my
latner had a sharper tongue than I
nave, and did not spare me. 7 stood
OUT Tor day, and then-gave in, full
~ persuaded that | had lost all that
made life worth the living"
he paused and looked dreamil, at
ahe 1ickering flame in which douht-
Aess shone the vision or the blue-eyed,
soiden haired tutors daughter of
Yong ago.
But | found that my heart was
SUN sound, and that, after all. life is
a game with good many points and
though one may lose one or two. thu
game itself Is not always lost. I didn't
forget Lily. No! I don suppose men
horget-1 don't suppose YOU will for.
get your Miss Dolores, my dear Guy,
put | found life worth living. though
had not made her the Countess of
Latcham and thereby brought the
house to smash"
He paused again.
Il think she married a man on
the Stock Exchange really forget
though. know that didn't know her
nnfteen years afterward. She had
grown fat and was the mother of
eight children. I tell you this to
show you that have been through
the IRE myself and know how it
burns. OF course" he added with a
smile, Il am aware that your attack
is very much worse than mine could
have been. We all think that We are
the first that ever really loved. But,
Guy do you think I should have been