The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10
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MONEY AND MARRIAGE

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time"
Three months -four months?" The
girl leaned forward eagerly.
Well, / hardly think 50. want
to get established before the sum-
mer Ii too far advanced"
'-Oh." A pause. 80 you're going
into business?"
"Ye=-es; that IL, I think So"
.Is that 50 personal that YOU didn't
want to tell me There was an
accusing emphasis on the me"
| Douglass did not attempt to an
swer.
lone of my girl friends doesn't
know just what to do. william. You
see. she's-she's-in love-
"Oh."
THAT oh was dreadfuiiy noncom-
initial, William. AREN'T you inter.
ested?"
why. yes; certainly. Miss Anne"
"well. she doesn't know whether
the young man isis in love with
| her or not.
she isn't sure. She thinks he likes
| her. but
"Yes?"
ooh. there are complications, Will
| liam. She is rich, and the young man
liz poor. She feels he's too proud to
| speak"
"Oh."
We'll. what is she going to do?
| Shes-shes cried herself to sleep.
I'm afraid, a good many times: and
yet there doesn't seem to be any way
tn make him speak"
| William looked up. The dark eyes
gazed innocentiy and perplexediy into
his own.
There isn't any way, I'm afraid"
| he said. with an unconscious sigh.
IF the man has self-respect, he can't
be q fortune hunter. He must make
his own way before he can ask the
| girl to be his wife"
She's thought OF that, too. But II
seems SO foolish. They may have TO
wait years. and grow old and with
cred while he makes lot Of money
they don't need. Isn't marriage an
| equal partnership why hasn't the
wife the right to bring money to the
union az her husband"
From an impersonal standpoint.
she has" replied William. but IL
| were that young man / would feel az
he feels. He cannot In honor speak
while his motives could be fniscon-
strued. Her friends would say
Bother her friends" Miss Anne
looked confused when she realized
the emphasis she had put on the three
words but only for n moment Then
she added: That's the way she feels
Che saws she has right to her own
happiness. no matter what people
think or say. She is satisfied he is
not a fortune hunter: that he Is up
right and honorable, and the man
nature intended az her mate. Why
can't he be sensible and speak,"
| She leaned forward in her chair,
her LIPS dropping in chiidliKe per-
/ plexity. Douglass got UP hastily ana
/ backed awaa. He did not want to lose
his carefully acquired grip and make
a fool of himself. That's why he was
leaving Thernybrook--to keep from
making a fool OF himself. He fumbied
his hat and turned TO the door.
lie can't. that's ALL" declared
| Douglass. when his hand had closed
on the knob. '1t's an impossibility,
Miss Anne. IL you were In his place
you'd realize He stopped: he was
confusing the other mans case with
his owp.
Don't YOU want TO know who the
girl is?' asked Miss Thornton. un-
steadily. She had rise and her fin
gers were intertwined.
why, yes Douglass somehow
felt tho name of that girl to- be the
most important think in the world.
The robins had ceased their billing
and cooling to listen. But he feared
Miss Anne's words would be drowned
by the humping Of his heart.
''lts--it's-" Her voice died away,
And then it began again, broke and
went on TO a triumphant conclusion.
"Oh, Billy. you stupid. stupid boy!
lists Anne Thornton!'
Douglass stared unbelievingly. saw
H.. o.. yxs1.a he ID Iur a
TO hope to see and dropped his hat
He rushed back.
The next moment she was in his
arms. half laughing end half-crying.
How rye fonged to call you 'Bil
ly.,' she said.
And how I've ionged TO call you
darling" said he.