Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-09

| Rose sank into a chair, white ana
shaking. Please explain.
| He iurned quickly Il had too good
an offer to refuse. A firm in the city
! offered me ten thousand for it and
wanted an immediate answer. You
We're in Foxburg yesterday and could
not wait to ask you. So i wired
| Yes You didn't care SO much as
that for the house, did you? We can
! put up another"
She rose unsteadily, the tears start.
ing to her eyes. II must think it all
| over, Eric. l am little upset Good
by
| Alone in her room, Rose began to
think as she had not done for
months. The sale of the house, his
| wedding gift to her, had given her a
sudden jolt But after all house is
only house, her common sense kept
telling her. She must do nothing for
! which she would be sorry. But some.
thing was wrong with her. All her
feeling for Eric seemed dead Surely
| his thoughtlessness could not kill
real love so easily. Rose sat and
thought it all out. Then she realized
for the first time that her feeling for
the southerner was not love at all.
She cried herself to sleep that night
thinking OF Tom. "Oh, what have i
done?'' she moaned. Il have spoiled
his life and mine, but l would rather
live in a cave with him than in pal.
ace with Eric
In the morning she awoke clear.
headed and courageous. Before she
| dressed she wrote two notes, one to
Eric breaking the engagement and a
| very short one to Tom, merely asking
him to come to see her as she had
something to explain.
Tom went to Roses house. He had
not been surprised to get the note.
Rose, trying to look matter-of-fact
and dignifed, met him at the door.
And Tom pretended not to notice her
burning cheeks and eyes which
threatened to run over.
II will just keep you minute,
Tom," she said simply, "but l wanted
you to know something. It Is due you.
You were entirely in the right when
We quarreled and am very sorry
was wrong and want you to know It,
And another thing" She stopped
suddenly, then caught her breath and
the color left her face. Il have broken
my engagement to Mr.. Prescott
think you should be the first one to
know it. l discovered quite accident
ally that did not love him. That is
all, Tom," she said, rising and holding
out her hand with smile, except
that mother and are going away to-
morrow for month or two and will
say good-by Do say l am forgiven.
would feel better about it, you
know"
Tom looked at her steadily, then
took her little pink hand in his. Slow
ly he reached for the other and got 1t.
"Rose!"
Rose dropped her eyes and turned
crimson again.
Rose, do you love me?"
No answer
Tell me. Do you love me?"
Eyes, Tom," almost inaudibly.
He gathered her in his arms and
kissed her.
Dearest" he said little later Il,
too, have something I must get OIL
my mind. I thought l would beat
Eric at his own game. 'Alls fair in
love and war he used to say, and so
it u.s."
Rose looked startled. He went on.
did Eric tell you he had sold the
house?"
YES"
WELL bought it. The farm has
valuable coal on 1t, Rose, and l sold
the rights. No one knows 1t, but 1
am rich now. I had an idea you did
not love Eric Prescott and / deter
mined to try him, too. got an uncle
Of mine to make an offer for the
house to see If he would sell it. Pres
. colt sent the answer by wire in less
than five minutes. Now am I for
given, dear? The house Is still yours,
you know"
Rose put her arms around his neck
"You are dear, but I would rather
live in the country" she said.
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