Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-08

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tho other Maitland.
ssycur daughter will have moro
moneY than she tnows whaf % 10
with sir" srniled Neuboid
God bless ma exclaimed the Phil
adeiphian-
"And that whether she marrics me
or not, for the richest claim Of MI Il
to be taken out In her NAME" added
her lover.
Mr. Stephen Maitland shook the 9TH
er by the hand vigorously.
Il congratulate you" he said. you
have beaten me on all points; | must
therefore regard you an the most elig.
ible OF suitors. Gold In these noun
tains. well, welII"
"And may I see your daughter and
plead my cause in person. sir7" asksd
NewboId.
Certainly. certainly. Robert. VIII
you oblige me-
In compliance with his brothers
gesture, Robert Maitland touched the
bell and babe the answeria8 servant
ask Miss Maitland to como to the IL
brary.
NOW" said Mr.. Stephen Maitland
as the servant closed the door. "you
and I would leAvs the young people
alone. "a Robert?"
by all ! seans," answered the young
e., and opening the door again the
two older men went out leaving New
bold alone.
He heard = soft step ON the stair
IN tho hall without: the gentle swish
Of . dress a somebody desceuded
from the floor above. A vision Ap-
peared In the doorway. Without =
movement In opposition. without .
WORD OF remonstrance, without a throb
.,of hesitation ON her part. he took her
In his arms. From the drawfng-room
opposite, Mr.. Robert Maitland softly
tiptoed ACROSS the hall and closed the
library door. neither Of the lovers be-
Ing aware Of his action.
Otter and often they had longcd for
each other on tho opposite side Of .
door, and now at last the woman was
In the mans arms and no door rose
between them. no barrier kept them
-part any longer. There was no oblt-
lation Of loyalty or honor. real or I'm.
agined, to separate them now. They
had drunk deep of the chalice Of cour-
age, they had drained the cup to the
very bottom, they had shown each
other that though love was the great.
est OF passions. honor and loyalty were
the most powerful OF forces, and now
they reaped the reward Of their ahne
cation and devotion.
At last the woman gave herself up
to him In complete and entire a5an.
donment without fear and without res
preach. and at last the man took what
was his own without the shadow Of
pressure OF his arms, she turned her
face sway from no touch OF his lips.
They two had proved their right to
surrender by their ability to conquer.
Speech was hardly necessary be-
tween them, and It was not 1nEsAAlpnn
time that cohrxsnt words came. Little
mursnurs OF ~endearment. little pas
sionate whispers Of . beloved name
these were enough then.
When he could find strength to deny
himself = little and to hold hsr 1t
arms length and look at her, he found
her paler. thinner and more delicate
than when he had seen her In the
mountains. She had on some witchtns
creation Of pale blue and silver; he
didn't know what It was; he didn't
cars--tt made her only more like an
angel to him than ever She found
him, too. greatly changed and highly
approved the alterations In his ap
peaTance.
why, WILL she said at last. Il
1svsr realized what u handsome man
you were"
He laughed at her.
Il always knew you were the must
beautiful woman on earth"
"Oh, yes. doubtless when | was tbs
only one"
And II there were millions you
would stiIl be the only one. But II
isn't for your beauty alous that / lovs
you. You knew all the time that my
fight against loving you was based up
on a misinterpretation. a mistake; you
didn't tell me because you were
thoughtful OF q poor woman"
Should / have told your"
"No, l have thought 1T all out. ! wAs
loyal through a mistake. but you
wouldn't hstray = dead sister: you
would a her reputation in the mind
OF the one being that remembered nss.
at the expe->e OF your own happinass.
And II there we're nothing else I could
love you for that"
"And Is there anything elseT' asked
she who would fain be loved for other
qualities.
Everything" he answered. rap.
turously drawing her once more to hia
heart.
II knew that there would be some
way answered the satisfied woman
softly after u little space: "1eve like
ours Is NOT born to fall abort OF the
completest happiness. Oh, how FORTH
mats for me was that Idle impulse that
turned me up the canon instead Of
down, for il II had not been for that
there would have been no meeting
Shs stopped suddenly. her face
Afianfe at thsthought OF the conditions
OK that meeting; she must needs hide
her face on his shoulder.
He Inuwhad xavfv.