Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-08-12
XVII-(Continued.)

.,,.o looked up at him appealingly.
IDou't make fun OF sucn thlhss'
=, Love is sacred"
~ mas never further from making
- things in my life. I mean it
~ every drop of blood in me. You
"a you didn't want to find me chang
I'm not changed in that, at least
.,yop ridiculous boy!" she said; but
ss ot was only a stop-gap, and Long
s1ou added another by coming to q
nd opposite a vast obstruction Of
hiding material half damnaing the
b,ta road What are you doing here
hr,lding more additions?" she asked.
.No." said Tom. 1T is new plant
pipe foundry"
Don't tell me we are going to have
zzore neighbors in Paradise" she said,
Il mock concern.
"pl tell you something that may
shock you worse than that: the owner
81 this new plant has camped down
z.gbt next door to Deer Trace"
How dreadful! You don't mean
bat"
"Oh, but do. He's young man, Of
Dor but honest parentage, with a large
ve for the main chance. I shouldn't
s. surprised If he took every opportu-
sZty to make love to you"
Is How absurd you can be, Tom. Who
@ he?
He is Mr. Caleb Gordon's son. 1
link you think you know HON, but
zpu don't; nobody does"
Really, Tom? Have you gone into
knslness for yourself? 1 thought you
zRd another year at Boston"
Il have another year coming to me,
Kut don't know when I shall get it.
Ind l am in business for myself;
Hhough perhaps should be modest and
al it firm-Gordon & Gordon I
uilt this new firm, and it is all that
as kept Chiawassee from going into
pc sheriff's hands any time during the
ast six months. Duxbury Farley and
is son had deliberately wrecked the
Npmpany."
You must not say such things of
r. Farley and-and his son to me. If
GU do l can't listen"
81 You don't believe what I say?"
u Il believe you have convinced your
ELF But you are vindictive; you know
zOu are. And I mean to be fair and
list"
Tell me one thing, Ardea, and may
e it wifi shut my mouth. What is
Vincent Farley to you-anything more
han Eyas brother?"
Another young woman might have
MANNED her 1Jndnuh+n1 VII
UGH pointed question. But Ardea
saw safety only in instant frankness.
He has asked me to be his wife.
@om"
And you have consented?"
l wonder if 1 have" she said, half
husingly.
Don't you know" he demanded.
And then, "Ardea, I'd rather see you
cad and in your coffin! You don't
nov Vint Farley"
Don't I? My opportunities have
Reen very much better than yours =
zhe Fetorted.
That may be, but I say you don't
NOV him. He Is whitad sepulcher.
But you can not parttcularize," she
nslsted. And the evidence is all the
sther way"
The evidence isn't all one sided"
n asserted. IT you were a man. 1
sould convince you in two minutes that
soth OF the Farleys are rascals and
Aypocrites."
Yet they are your fathers business
associates" she reminded him.
lie saw the hopelessness Of any ar
snment on that side, and was silent
gam this time until they had passed
#ne Deer Trace gates and he had cut
&he buggy before the great Greek-pil-
zared portico Of the manor-house.
Nhen he had helped her out, she
khanEed him and gave him her hand
auite IN the old way: and he held it
NhHe he asked a single blunt uues-
zen me one thing more, Ardea: do
you love Vincent Farley?"
Her swift blush answered him. and
Pe did not wait for her word.
Ahat settles is; you needn't say IL in
70 many words. I love you-love vol,
Is ms man never will, never could.
And with half hts chance, could have
fade YOU love me-"
. Don't Tom! please cont" she beg
So trying to free her hand.
must, for this once: then Wen quit
no ut, 60 back to the former things. Yoa
"t0 a While ago that I was vindictive:
Il snow You that 1 am not. When the
,nIe comes for me to put my foot on
MI Fariey's neck. I'm going to spare
nm Ior your sake. Then you'll know
"at II means to have a mans love.
'oou-oy; I'm coming over for a few
minutes this evening if you'll let me-"