The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-25
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1T 10, do your
E Why no. Of course ! don't 7.
Then why don't ybu stop ltIs She
wntched his face, her manner coy md
Yielding. ..Sat.r she said In a softer
voice. III you IKE me Us wen us l IKE
YOU i III: ,t
He moved away a pace or two.
slAh. child he said. With a feeling
that the term was not misapplIed
somehow. you don't Know what
you're sayingr'
Eyes, r do" she pouted. II don't
believe you care anything nbout me-"
".0h. Josie. please
slTell. anyway you've never told me
,o,r She turned nm Indignant shoulder
to him. pss
"How could II"
"why couldn't youi"
"But don't you see that ] shouldn't
Josie2" He turned back TO her side,
looked down at her. pleaded his de.
Tense with the fire OF desperation.
.Just think. you IRE IN only dnugh:
terr-just what this Ind to do with
the case was not plnln even to him.
''an only, daughter he repented-''ah.
not only your, fathers only daughter.
but your mothers only daughter.
Your father-nh-is my friend. How
unfair 1t would. be to him to-
But the girl Interrupted with decl-
sion. ''But papa wants you to. He
told me So" (
He could only pretend not to under
stand ..But consider, Josie. You are
rich, an heiress. Pm a poor man.
Would you like 1t to be suld l was
after your money!
mo one would dare say such a
thing she asserted. with profound
conviction.
"oh, yes, they would! You don't
know the world as I do. And for all
you know they might be right How
do you know that -
.'Natr' A catch in her voice stopped
him. Don't 2say such horrid things!
I could tell-n woman always can. I
know you would be incapable Of such
thing. Papa knows # too. No one
has ever got ahead of .papa, and he
says you are fine, steady, Christian
man and he would rather see me your
wife than any, z
"Josipr' -
The intersection was so imperative
that she was silenceA. "Why. what,
Natl? she asked. rising.
1.-THE time has come" he declared.
"You must know the truth"
"Oh. NatT
"l'm not what you think me-" he
continued dramatically. ~
"0h.. Natw - N.ta -
"Nor what your father thinks me.
nor what anybody else In this town
thinks me. Pm not regular Chris
tian-it's ,all bluff. ] didn't know
anything about church TIL chine
here. l smoke, and I drink. and l
swenr, ind I gamble. and 1 only cut
them NIL out In order to trick you into
caring for me!''
s"0h. Nat. j don't believe ftp
"Alas, Josie" he protested violently.
ats true. only too true!"
eBut you did 1t to win my love,
Natr' E
"Ye-es." He saw suddenly TINT be
had made fatal mistake.
"Then, Nat, l will be your wife in
spite of ALL" Is
He found himself suddenly caught
about the neck by the girls arms,
His head was drawn down until, her
cheek caressed bis and he felt her lips
warm upon his own.
Josie" be gasped.
"Nat, my darllngr'
With supreme effort he pulled
himself together and embraced the
girl. .Josle," he said earnestly. 81
I'm going to try to be good husband
to you. And that" he concluded. soto
voce, wasn't In the agreement"
She held him TO her passlonately.
Dearest. I'm so gladT
at makes me very happy to- know
you are. JOSIE" he murmured miser.
ably, and to himself while she still
trembled In his embrace: "What cur