Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-27
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than two months ago, and then, dl-
rectly my back was turned, Tilted
mel"
gifted you!"
Eyes. Tilted me! 1t is an ugly, yul-
gar word, but, by Heaven, it's the
time one, oh. know what you Woulo
cav. All women can dupe man
the Youngest of EN-! And so can you
though YOU are but a girl. A grill
nv Heaven, no woman OF thirty coulu
have more cleverly thrown a poor
man over directly she got a chahce VI
securing a rich one.
Il know what you would say; that
we were free. Free; after you nau
oot mo to love you with all my neart
and soul. BY Heaven! | don't thlhh
any man ever loved a girl as l loNeo
you, Lorrie! -.
"Did ~ You know that l did! Even
Won will not pretend that l did not
love youl And to think that all the
time-at the moment your arms were
ahout me, your kiss warm upon my
| lips"
"Ah, dont!"
"The very moment you were toolnig
me- to the top of my bent you Were
looking forward to the future. we
were to be free, free! Yes, you were
to be free, to make better bargain
if you could
He pauses for breath, and some
thing like an oath leaps passionately
from his lips.
eff a man had told me that you
Won whom | held the sweetest, pur-
est, truest girl in all the world, would
have deserted me for the hrst man
who came to you with more money
would have given him the lie in bis
teeth and l should have been 100
for my pains.
He takes one or two strides, ana
Jerks his hat from his forehead, upon
which she can see the large drops OF
perspiration.
s'But what does it matter? You viii
be happy, 1 hope You will be the
wife of the richest man in England
more UT RtSS, d11u
"You will be the husband OF Diana
Melford!"
81 knew you would say that" he re
torts. 81 knew you would make thai
your excuse, and throw it in my face
but it was not who was faithless
No, Lorrie!" 1t is the first time he
has spoken her name since he ad
dressed her when he first saw her
and the sound of it on his lips thrills
her with the old thrill. 81 stuck tt
, you through thick and thin! If it haG
meant a complete smash-up of Latch
am 1 would have married you!
gave in to my father about the month
because I could not refuse him tina
much, but l stood by you! l mean
) coming to you when the month wa
up and saying, Iorrie, l am a poo
man, but I will make you happy, i
: you will keep your word, and marry
me-"
YOu-you meant this" is all she
can say; there is a huge old elm
standing clearly defined against the
blue sky before her, and it seems t.
be topping over; her head feels dizzy
her eyes blinded. you meant that
Before Heaven, meant that! Why
should you doubt me?" he demands
fercely.
) ''Thoy told me, they said that-tha
you had been making love to Diana"
They told you! Who? who? Blu
it does not matter who told you!
Making love to her! Is avoiding wo
man as much as you can; is telling
yourself every day and night thai
nothing would induce you to marry
her, making love to her?'
''You-ycu were with her every
day"
81 was, I won't deny it! But it was
not my fault. / might have been WITH
her every day until Doomsday, and
4 should not have married her unless
you had Tilted me, and you did it"
''Wait, wait!" she pants, in heI
misery. 'T-I do not understand. You
say"
Il say that until I heard the news
Of your engagement to that smooth
sneaking hound beg your pardon,
forgot, to Seymour Melford-I had re
solved that not even to save Latcham
not even to save my father, would
marry Diana Melmord. When l heard
that you had been wise enough to
throw over Guy Kendale for Seymour
Melford, what was there left for me
to do but marry the woman who
could, at any rate, save my people
from ruin. Having lost you, what did
it matter whom l married? No! If ii
is any consolation to you, you may
believe me that if you had remained
true to me I would have let every
thing go to smash rather than have
lost YOU But there" He breaks
off, What is the use OF bullying you
You acted after the manner of your
sex, suppose, and there is nc more
Ito be said"
mo, there is no more. only this
Guy-that-tha we both made mis-
take"