Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-07-25
.er and dropped both the boxes with

ter and dropped both the boxes with
crash.
Twice he opened his mouth as II to
speak, but the words would not come.
When they did come, at last. they
were hurried, garbled, like the words
of a man in panic.
ooh, you can't" he said. You
can't l tell you it won't do.
shouldn't have asked you. made
mistake. /"
She looked at him narrowly.
Why" said she very calmly. She
seemed to be enjoying immensely his
discontinue.
We'll, II" Peter began to STAN
mer
Another girl?" she questioned
softly.
Peter clutched at straws. "Yes,
that's it, another girl" he declared
shamelessly.
She began to laugh Peter felt yet
more uncomfortable.
You'll have to forget her. said
She Were going to be married-be-
| IOF6 you 90 W McAICo IoIhoiAo"'
Say, look here, Edith Peter said
vehemently 1--WE can't. tell you
She stepped close to him. She put
both hands on his shoulders. She
was looking up at him with shining
eyes. Peter, at the sight Of her thus,
groaned aloud.
You are telling me anything but
The truth" said she. Il happen to
know the whole truth. l know your
money is all gone, save five hundred
dollars or So Mr. Grayson was din
Ing here with us last night. He told
father. And father said: That's the
best thing that ever happened to the
young scamp. Peters got the stun
In him. 1t will be the making OF him
that and the right woman. And /
am she, Peter, the right woman
know it'd have known it If dad
hadn't winked at me when he said
what he did I'm going down there
to Mexico with you to help you man
age Billy Kenmore's mine. Yes, l
am; don't say a word You just
march those orchids straight back to
Johns, and take that candy back to
McPhair's and tell them you don't
want them The idea! You couldn't
afford them. And mind you, walk; no
taxis. And after you've taken those
things back, go get the license, and
come straight back here. Dad will
be here with Doctor Brook, and We'll
| h. 1u
Peter looked at her very hungrily.
Then with a sudden strengthening OF
his tall frame and a shutting of his
teeth, he spoke.
81 won't! You shan't make this
sacrifice" said he.
"Sacrifce!" said she. "Is it sacri-
flee to marry the one man in the
} world you'll ever care about?
} wasn't marrying your old half million
} you thought you had; I'm marrying
you And l think you are going to be
, whole lot better You without that
money"
NO." said Peter Barlow, heroical-
, ly, but rather unconvincingly.
She came very close to him once
. more Her soft hair brushed his
; cheek She looked up at him with
eyes that burned like two stars The
nearness of her the dainty sweetness
| of her made him gasp.
MOP" she asked with quiet smile
of triumph. "No?"
, He caught her in his arms. He held
her tight.
"Yes-oh, the fool that I ami
: you would What show have l got to
/ put any fine notions in effect when
, you're with me? Marry you? I'd like
to see anybody stop me, money or no
> money. Hang it, what a fool | am to
let you do this what fool, but how
fearfully happy l am being that kind
, of fool!"
An hour later Peter Barlow again
J entered Grayson's office
81 think I'll go the limit and Dor.
row the whole of the five hundred off
, you" said Peter. you see, I'm TAX
ing a wife down to the mines with
, me-"
| "a wife," said Mr.. Grayson, evident
) ly not In the least surprised. CAS-
, suredly, Peter. Excellent idea l was
r sure you would. l was sure of it last
) night at dinner. / am not sure, too
: but what you owe the winning of that
wife to the loss of your money.
| think it opened her eyes to her real
r affection for you. Well, she's worth
I losing that trifling sum for"
Y you bet she u.s." said Peter Barlow
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