The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-02-01

playmate. She looked up at me with
a start.
DO Won really mean to give it 10
ne. dearcst?" she inquired with a
quick intake OF her breath.
Dearest" The word ran through
me like wine. My clasp frightened
around the warm hand held and my
reason ran riot II most certainly
do. | bought it merely to please you.
Perhaps you had better keep it at the
Arcadia where it will be handy for
us on pleasant evenings" She leaned
forward and looked at me, her mag
nificept eyes glowing softly.
You are very good to me-better
than | deserve she murmured in a
momentary lull of the music. II shalt
not tell you how much appreciate
your generosity; / shall show You
instead" Nothing but the presence Of
the crowd restrained me from repeat
ing my physical demonstration of the
hour before.
And I will always be good 10 you,
and you will be happy with me, won't
you?" breathed, full of anxiety. Her
long lashes fell until they swept her
cheeks aud screened the royal blue
eyes from mine.
Il think so--given certain condi-
tons
And thOse?"
She looked at me again smiling
now. III we should be married, Tom,
dear. should demand nearly all your
time is my own. | should want you
nearly always where I could reach
out my hand and touch you. That
privilege you could not grant inc if
you we're engaged in some occupation
which demanded much of your PHYS
ical attention. Also, in order to make
me contented, you would have TO be
abe to take me where ] wanted to go
and at such times as | cared 10 be
there. don't care for Italy in the
summer and | despise st. Petersburg
in winter. Furthermore. We both love
the beautiful things of this world, its
flowers. its music and its Injuries. and
could we enjoy them together | be-
lieve that I would be happy woman.
But | don't believe that We would
over BE- content were we tied down to
a f!st in a narrow street. Therefore, |
want you 20 understand me, dear. If
you wish our lives to be rich and
flied with the Joys of living you must
succeed. And in this age success
means money Having made your for
tune the world will cheerfully admit
that you have brains, and man who
at your age has achieved wealth and
the consequent respect OF the world
has few other difficulties to over.
come These are the reasons why |
so earnestly beseech you TO make the
most of your opportunities now that
you are we'll on the road which leads to
all that both of us crave. Whip your
talents ard courage 70 the uttermost:
ride them mcrcilessly, but wisely and
with patience
followed her quickly and anxious.
ly. "But suppose, dearest, that
should be unfortunate; suppose
through some financial cataclysm
which man Is as unable to forsee as
he is to prevent should become
ruined and left dependent upon what
| could earn by work. Would you
then love mo any tho less?" She
smoothed the rose upon her bosom,
her eyes falling.
II have not meant TO intimate that
life in cottage would make me love
you tho loss. Neither would ! expect
you TO believe me IL said that it
would have tendency to make me
love you the more. Anyway. 40 not
feel that such an existence Is essen
tial 10 my happiness. which you say
il of the utmost solicitude to you.
Therefore, | mention these things not
as condition TO govern our future
relations. but as incentives for you to
strain yourself to your best efforts as
though you were fighting for your
life: to overlook nothing which you
may turn to your advantage; to think;
to act: TO succeed-succeed. am
fonder OF you than OF any other man