Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-20
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Nor" with gentle railery.

"sNo7" with gentle railery.
~6ay o love mel"
"Amo, anna. amiamo " 80
TN English; 1 have never heard 1t
in English"
80" pushing back from him, you
have heard 1t In ~Italian9"
Laura, I didn't mean that There
was never any one else. Say 1T"
So she said II softly: she repeated
II, as though the u%tterance was as
sweet to her lips as II was to his airs.
And then, for the first time. she be-
came supine In his arms. With his
cheek touching the hair on her brow.
they together watched but did not see
the final conquest of the day.
And I have had the courage to ask
you to be my wife7" II was wonder
full.
Napoleon, his hunted great-grandson.
the treasure, all these had ceased to
exist.
John, when you lay IN the corridor
the other night. and I thought you
were dying, I kissed YOU" Her arm
frightened as did his. VIII you promise
never to tell If 1 confess a secret?'
II promise"
you never would have had the
ago 10 propose II I hadn't deliberately
brought you here for that purpose. II
WIS I who proposed to you"
I'm afraid I don't quite get that"
doubtfully.
Then wen let the subject rest where
It is. You might bring It UP in after
years" Her laughter was happy.
He raised his eyes r~everently toward
heaven. She would know that
she had stood in danger.
But your fatheri" with a note of
sudden alarm. And all the worldly
sides to the dream burst '.pon him.
Father Ia only the company John"
And so tho admiral himself admitted
when, an hour later, Fitzgerald put the
affair before him. briefly and frankly.
'It is all her concern, my son. and
only part Of mine. Ny part is to see
that you keep In rider, 1 don't know;
/ rather expected Il, OF course said
the admiral, shifting his cigar, there's
a business end to It. I'm a rich man,
but Laura isn't worth a cent, In money.
Young men generally get the wrong
idea, that daughters Of wealthy pei ents
must also be wealthy" He was glad
to hear the young man laugh. It was q
good sign.
a phA AiAAtb hAAA A@r
to about seven thousand a year; and
with an object In view I can earn moro.
She says that will be plenty"
"She's a sensible girl; that ought 10
do to start on. But let there be no
nonsense about money. Laura's hap
piness; that's the only thing worth con-
sldering. l used to be afraid that she
might bring a duke home" 1t was too
dark for Fitzgerald to see the twinkle
in the eyes of his future father-in-law.
III worst comes to worst, why, you
can be my private secretary. The Job
is open at present" dryly. i've been
watching you; and I'm not afraid OF
your fathers son. Where's 1t to be?"
1--WE haven't talked that over yet"
The admiral drew him down 10 the
space beside him on the parapet and
offered the second greatest gift In his
possession, one of his selected per-
fectos.
The course of true love does not al
ways run so smoothly. A short dis
lance up the road Cathewe was grim
ly fighting for his happiness.
"Hlldegarde. forget him. Must he
spoil both our lives? Come with me,
be my wife. I will make n and all
sacrifices toward your conteutment."
Have we not threshed this all out
before, my friend?" sadly. DO not
ask me to forget him; rather let me ask
you TO forget me-"
HE will never be loyal to anyone
but himself. He is selfish to the core.
Has he not proved itP" Where were
the words he needed for this last de-
Tense? Where his arguments to con-
vince herr He was losing; in his soul
he knew It. II his love for her was
strong, hers for this outcast was no