The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-02-06

H0Q eov NE to6sy-Where!
vas waiting for you at the sta
ooa-ar baek in the crowd wanted
- - you in that way arst Your
0otAsr and I met thefs. She did not
tell yoa. She asked ne to come to-
aigAt. but shs WAS careful to give De
- hoos. You will never know the
doubts and fears that have besst NE
Ill this long evening. And then you
cane In. was dased. l WAS all
a-tremble. And then to And that-that
had had all my feass for nothing!
Why-why. I could have died for 10Y!
When you kissed me. Christine. ~
1t was ~ II night had turned to day
Ia"
II have gone on loving you. David.
from the beginning. There never has
been . moment In which have ceased
to do 20. All. you had nothing to fear.
But I! oh. my dear one. l was never
Tree from doubt-never quite certain.
You were so far above me that l."
Don't say that"
That was sure you would not take
our-our love dream seriously. When
you came to be man. with all that
manhood meant to you, / felt some
how that you would forget the little
circus girl who"
He kissed her.
Your mother was telephoning me
today to come" he said after . time.
did you know that she intended to
DO so!"
mo. I only know that she would do
at-soon. She had promised-both Of
us. you know"
Have you never asked her to send
me . messager
Never! How could I? would not
have held you to the compact. nor
would she"
And have you not told her that you
cared for me all these years? Didn't
she know?'
Listen. David" she said heriously.
NY mother has never spoken of our
compact. She did nothing to influence
me. She was content to let time take
fts course-and nature, too. All. how
wise she 10! But all this time l have
been conscious Of a strange feeling
that she was making me over anew
with but one object in view. She
wanted me to be all that we could ex-
poet, demand. exact, II you were to
come some day TOTO look me over,
to see II was-was worth the effort.
We won't speak Of my father. don't
Ike to think Of him. David. ~ wer6sed
to know him. you and I. There was
time when he was difYerent-and I
loved him. But that was long before.
IL think he has gone out of my life
alto gether"
David realised then and there that
she should not be kept in the dark 70
sardins her father, whereabouts and
designs. She was sensible. she was
made Of strong nber. She could face
tho conditions. NO matter what they
proved to be. The thought was re-
sponsible for the remark that follow
Cd. Il must have q word or two
With Mrs. Braddock before I leave to-
night"
"A word concerning-you and me %
she asked.
Yes"
nsvid." she said, Il trust you: I
know you are stanch and true. But.
dear, are you considering we'll? Are
you sure that you will never regret
this! was rider. My father was q
rider. Oh, you are going to say that
my mother was different. But wha,
mas that to do with 1t? What does /,
matter that she has brought me here, to
this home Of plenty and Of respectable
fty and-well, let US say it. of position
am the granddaughter of Albert Port
man. That may stand for something
yet, 1t does stand for q great deal
But do not forget, David, dear. that
am the daughter of Tom Braddock.
am the granddaughter of old Stephen
Braddock. who was a."
Don't say 1t, dearest! Why should
you be saying all this to me? You, m
angel among"
Il must. David" she went on reso
futsly. Your friends. your people, will
Welcome me gladly ~ the grand
laughter Of Albert Poftman, but will
they take me. can they accept me. Al
the granddaughter Of Stephen Brad
dock? A the product Of fashionable
convent they may rejoice in me, but Al
the pupil Of the sawdust ring-as Lit
tie starbright. q thing Of spangles
All! How about that side of me:
Who were my childhood friends and
associatss? Don't misjudse me.
hoVod them ALL love them now. They
were the best friends and the truest
But could they ever be the friends o,
your friends"
Dearest. I want you to be my wife
You are not presenting new conditions
to me. sweetheart. They are old ones
do not intend that either of US siial
sail under false colors. When you &c
to Jenison hall as my wife, 1t shall
also be as the daughter of Thomas
Braddock, the Snowman"
But, David, he may have fallen &C
low-he may have sunk to the very
lowest-oh. you must understand. We