The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12

! liked him, The Eagabond, on the other
'hand. offered her nothing but hin
| heart.
Il should not have offered you that"
ne said. except that | cannot see YOU
unhappy as the wife OF Balfour T
cannot promise anything for myself I
am a rover by nature. but you shall
not suffer for comforts. and / shall
love you until dying day"
| When Louise finally sent gatfonr
away and said yes" to the yagabond.
she had many doubts and misgiv,ngs.
| But. / love him. her heart whis-
pered
As she planned her simple trons-
seau. she thought regretfully OF tha
gowns she would have worn as Bal
| tours WIFE, Her girl friends leased
| her about her future
You'n never stand it." they said.
Baifour said things. too, when hs
met her one day. "you don't know
what you are doing. Louise" he told
! her
1t seemed to Louise that every doubt
| OF her own was emphasized by the
mtsgisings Of her friends, and, al last.
! IN desperation. she went to her lover
! I don't believe shall be happy viii.
/ YOU"
lie let her go without a profess.
but the look in his eyes haunted her
Tor many days. She threw herself
INTO all sorts OF excitement. Balfour
wooed her. but she would not listen.
| Thus a year passed, and again. one
summers morning, Balfour took the
woman he loved for ride. This
time. however. he did not leave this
wooing until the end OF the DAY
Louise, somewhat lonely, bored with
the life that she had lived of late.
was In receptive mood. a.
III / only loved you little" she
said. Il should say, Yes.
You will love me after you marry
| me" Balfour asserted.
/ Louise wondered If she would In
| her moment of INDIGESTION her eyes
searched the country as IL to seek
/ some means OF escape from future
which she dreaded. Far up on the
hillside dogwood flung its white
branches against sapphire sky. In
DER the trees sat a man tall and thin
and In shabby clothes
| Louise's heart leaped. Let ma
OUT she said to Ralfour
| But Balfour's eyes had seen his
rival Do yau mean.. he asked
sternly. that you have not recovered
from fnat infatuation I won't let
you out Louise. II l do YOU will 20
to unhappiness."
! In days OF old men carried cff
their sweethearts on prancing steed-
haifour, more modern. played Young
i>oenmvar In an atrtomobflel IN
| spite or her protests. Louise was con-
veyed away from the spot where sha
had seen the tall man under the dog
wood tree. When they reached home.
however. Balfour was not prepared
for her scorn.
DO you think you can stop ma
/ !! rom seeing f,ffi?'' 14ouise demanded.
:! shall find him II have to follow
MIN to the ends OF the earth"
And she did find him day or two
later.
1t was very humble Louise who
| came to him. You ought to hate
me- she said. "but I hope you still
love me little"
The light that leaped into his eyes
showed how much he cared. "Oh,
foolish Louise" he said. mot to stand
the test" 81
She looked at him in surprise.
What test 2" she demanded.
Il wanted to be sure you cared for
me. not for my possessions and now
know"
With more land than Balfour. mora
money than any Of her other suitors.
he had chosen not TO tell her. because
he wanted the treasure Of her dis
interested affection. And when she
came back to him, he knew that he
had It,
You are more mine than ever be-
fore" was his triumphant assertion.