The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-02

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''Thank you," he said simply.
She rested her elbows on the back
Of the chair. folding her hands and
dropping her chin on them.
"How are those devils nowY
"Gone, every one: Of them. You're
the most emfnently satisfactory per-
son in the world. l came here rest
less, morbid, filed with dismal fore
bodings. You sing-the demons fee"
He folded his arms contentedly
by the way, when are you going to
let me propose?" T."
Must ever let your" ~
ut is inevitable that 1 shall propose
sooner or later, whether you consent
or not. But prefer to do it under
the most propitious circumstances"
'They say you can judge Of love by
the sacrifices it is willing to make.
What would you give up for me?''
what would 1 give up? Every
thing"
Everything is big word. my
FRIEND" she answered specifically.
Lets come down to facts, as Henry
would say. Friends"
She pressed him almost fiercely.
"Friends? Even your friend Nc.
Adoo?"
''For Gods sake, don't!'
"What!'' she said mockingly. "Then
everything doesn't mean everything"
Slowly his hands fell to his side.
His face was very white, his eyes un-
utterably weary.
mo; everything doesn't mean every
thing. When he asked me to give
you up 1 refused. If you should de-
mand that give him up l must make
the same answer; otherwise I must
be utterly contemplate forced my
friendship on him against his will.
If it means anything to him now.
can't take 1t away from him.
my dear friend" she said aloud
gently, 'I'm not tempting you, because
have nothing to offer you in exchange
tor the sacrifice. I'm only showing you
what 1t means to care for an intense
~ selfish woman. And IL should like
to care for you, but dare not. I'm.
too much like Mr.. McAdoo. I can new
er let myself love any man with whom
l am not first And he hates me. It
dates from day eleven years ago
when he saved my life" Paul looked
up. astounded. "He has hated the
memory of me ever since, think If
I married you, sooner or later we
should come to the place where you
must hurt him or me- That would
mean misery for us both: I can never
think seriously Of caring for you until
he withdraws his objections to me-or
until you are willing to give him. up
for me-"
He made no answer. She went close
to him and laid a hand gently on his.
arm.
Don't you see?" 49,
He caught her hand closely in both
of his. do you think" he demanded
fiercely-"do you think you could ever
come to care for me?" - .:
II wish you could make me-" impul.
sively.
"Then," he said. with sudden deter
mination, when you do we will teach
him what wonderful woman you are,
and he will approve" :=,:.'=
"And that would be the only way
1t could be, I think. for you could
never cast him aside, and could new
er ask you to-never let you" - .
She withdrew her hand gently from
his ardent clasp. -.
"And now she said brightly, with
an air OF Diminishing the topic, ibid
you know that you are to dine with
Henry and me. tonight? And after.
ward you are to take me to church.
The preacher Is very dull, but at least
listening to him will serve as a sort of
| penance for our sins.'
After dinner, while Eleanor was out
of the room, Sanger for the second
time took Paul up into 4 high noun
tain and showed unto him all the
kingdoms Of the earth. These he in
timated might become Paurs IL only
the latter would help him (Sanger) to
drive the mulish, hot headed foes of
industrial progress into utter and un-
ending oblivion. Paul laughingly de-
clined the honor: In the exalted mood
following his conversation with Flea,
nor to resist temptation was easy.
1T comes too high,' he laughed
I've got to stick to McAdoo."
Bring him along by all means. he
would be q welcome addition to our
good1y company: I've mentioned the
matter to him myself, but he refused,
owing to an unfortunate misapprehen-
sion Of my motives. Perhaps he
might be persuaded to reconsider his
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| Paul shook his head. You don't
know McAdoo." 1z.# 5= 5fs 4.
The preacher proved to be az dull
as Eleanor had predicted. For. few
minutes Paul dntifully tried to FIX hia
attention on the discourse, but he soon
gave over the effort and fell to watch
Ing her. He noticed her looking queer.
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