The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-03

it's as plain as day.
"Is it2"
81 suppose I'm romantic idiot, ne
went on softly, "but | can't think OF any.
thing that would hurt me more than to Ind
that the woman | loved had married me for
money That's what fellows like Millafd
have to contend with and rich girls, too
Now, ue he stopped to kiss her fondly,
The awakening doubt in Christabels
mind, the startled quickening of her heart,
seemed to put only an added feryor upon
her lips She clung to him for moment
with an intensity that brought an exultant
JOY to his eyes
"Money, he breathed tenderly, "is moth
to US, is it, honeyp'
"No," she whispered family back.
The talk drifted a-ield, then afterwhile
he said:
Aunt Ellen will be lonely here without
you. Would she come with US, do you sup
pose"
I'm afraid she couldn't bring herself to
leave the little old place Christabel be-
ieved. She's lived here SO long"
II wonder how she'd like us to come and
live with her?" laughed Burke. He was
ioking-or was he?-but again her heart
sank.
When he left her: Do you love me2" he
asked deeply.
you know it, answered his Cinderella
Of the shops.
"Then I'm richer than Millard by good
many millions, said Burke. And he went
gaily homeward.
The face that Christabel saw in her mir
ror was white, there were shadows in the
eyes that had lately looked back with such
frank happiness. Burke was not what she
had thought him; he was poor Not poor
as she was perhaps, but poor in comparison
with what she had promised herself
There are women who are born for luxury
as certainly as there are women who are
born to be cooks. No matter whether they
ever attain it or not their desire is for purple
= and fine linen, the delicacies and rehnements
of wealth and station. And this not neces-
sarily from Incidence or snobbishness, by
virtue rather of tastes and ambitions that
are inborn.
Christabel, girl who had never known
anything but poverty, knew herself equal to
any elevation, and with the confidence Of
true ambition she had expected to attain
the desired heights. To find herself de-
ceived was a blow indeed. She had not
been deceived by Burke-she had deceived
herself Burke had made no pretensionsi
had no reason to guess her exalted ideas con
cerning him. The link between him and
young Millard was likelier that Of a college
!, friendship than of financial equality
r True, in marrying Burke, she would ad-
5 vance some steps, They would very likely
= have pleasant apartment, perhaps a ser
! want, her own life would be easier, pleas
S anter but this mediocrity had not been her
Y dream Sick Of poverty and its limitations
/ upon her love of beauty and freedom, she
. had asked Of life wealth and the power that
G it gives, with her barter ready in her hand,
d youth. beauty, capacity, and a greater gift
Q to lie had for the winning All this for
c Burke.
+ Well, all was not over-what had passed
was not irrevocably final She might re-
c turn her catch to the stream Of men and
IS cast her line again More cautiously ncrt
&c time. She could give Burke up-give up
Burke
She flung a glance in the mirror-and
II laughed.
lC Next morning al traces Of the blow she
. had received were erased She was even
more serene, gayer, than before. The little
wedding preparations went on with an In
~ creased ardor Aunt Ellen was happy
y Burke was jubilant.
" Neither guessed that once more Love
: Triumphant wore the added jewel Of Re.
4 nunciation,
vs. They we're married quietly in little
ys neighborhood church Millard and Judge
" Stillweu, Aunt Ellen and Miss Mcclure
h. were the only witnesses. Mr. Millard's all
il tomobie conveyed them to Aunt Ellen.
ne for the Wedding supper, proceeding tha
If pleased her more than gifts of rubies.
a They were to take little trip afterward
to and good-byes having been said at tn,
house, Millard's car again carried them t
" the station.
e- Burke at last lifted her into brilliantl,
ugntcu Cdf lIldl was d ldll ylduu vi HoWcIS
d, that cleaned with silver and mahogany
ne mat shone with mirrors hung with marvel
to Gus lace, and carpeted with velvet H
nv stood looking at her wonder, her incredu
lous joy, tenderly
don't understand, she murmurec
BIZ lifting those pure eyes questioningly to hi.
He took her in his arms.
ID. This is unimportant,' he said 9Th
ar great thing is that you married just mel"
As their lips met voice sounded di.
to tinctly through an open window
rs No, sir This is Millionaire Burke