The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-05-16
him. what have you to say about

quietly, Il know your reputation in
town, Esmond-and Cecily is too
sweet to be hurt by you"
In love with her yourself?" de-
| manded Esmond.
Perhaps. But that has nothing to
do with the case. You'd better pack
! up your pictures, and run along
home.'
{ 1'Pll take Cecily with me-" said the
Eother.
Il think not" said the Wayfarer,
because when Cecily learns the truth
IN don't think she will want to co.
tits pretty small thing for one
man to talk about another"
'Not when the other is using the
hospitality of girls father to &C.
complish his own ends. I shall tell
| Drake what I know Of your past. He
can decide whether it is necessary to
warn Cecily. Personally, / don't be-
lieve that Cecily will miss you after
you have been away a week. When
she really falls in love she will fall
in love with man.
Like your"
cat least 1 can offer clean hands
and true and steadfast affection
The next day the artist went in
| town.
After his departure Cecily dropped
md faded
"Can it be that she really loved
him." the Wayfarer often asked
himself
He tsied Il every way to make her
happy.
I'm an old fellow" he said. "but
really k-ow some interesting
things"
Cecily began to enjoy the walks
! with him. He did not talk to her as
Bruce had done of the beauty of her
eyes and the charm of her smile. But
! he had way Of telling her things tina,
were delightful, and as time went on
Ceciiy began to feel that she was in
close communion with a wonderful
heart and mind. -
"You don't paint your pictures
she said one day, timidly "You tell
them" -
Such a sweet coYnradeship as il
grew to be! The Wayfarer sent to
town, now and then, for books, and
once there was a box of candy, and
at another time a wonderful bunch
Of violets. 81
"How extravaganza" said Ceci1y.
shifting the flowers with delight.
''But you like them" said the Way.
farer. !
One day Bruce Esmond came back.
Il have a perfect right to come"
he said to the Wayfarer, Il am free"
Legally" was the question.
i ga divorce" said Esmond. "Now 1
shall marry Cecily."
The anger of the Wayfarer burst
cut. You shall not have her" he
said. "You will break her heart as
J. you have broken the hearts of other
women who have trusted you-you
shall not have her. -
And Just then some one said behind
them, care you talking about me?"
Cecily stood there. looking at them
with grave eyes.
1 It was Esmond who answered her.
she says l shall net marry you," he
said. "And probably you think treat
ed you badly because I wooed you
before I was free. But loved you so
much, Cecily. And he-he has moth.
ing but his money"
I Cecily looked up at the Wayfarer.
"Does he mean-that--that you are
rich?" she asked, a,,s
eyes," said the Wayfarer.
"But you came tramping along the
road like any common traveller"
because 1 was tired of the things
that riches could bring. II wanted
other tfings-like love-Cecily."
And so they stood before her, these
two men. asking, pleading for her
favor
Cecily sobbed with her face in her
hands. ,,e-.,
GO away" she said, Ego away. both
of you" - i'!b''
But as the Wayfarer went slowly,
she cried after him, ooh, shall miss
our long walks together. and the
books" .t.af.,r A.si3
He turned back. 'eWhy should my
money stand in the way"
"You deceived me-" she said, "and
! and if should say yes now you
might think it was because I wanted
to be rich"
IT should think it was because you
loved me-" he said.
From the other side of the hedge
Bruce spoke, bitterly, tits always
wealth that wins" i ais.i ~
But Cecily smiled at him.,
"He has taught me something that
1 you will never know" she said. Il
ask only that we shall be good COM
rades along the road-wayfarers to-
gether-until death parts
John M. caIIahan's Story.
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friend who had been asked to make