Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-19

her night gown and knocked at Aunt
Katharine's door. Aunt Katharine
| was sound asleep, but she walked up
and made room at her side for the
shivering Little Heiress. When the
Little Heiress had stopped shivering
she hid her face in the pillows and
| told Aunt Katharine that she was go
| ing to be married.
ITO whom 2" asked Aunt Katha-
rine, with fear and suspicion in her
voice, for she had been terribly afraid
all along that some undeserving, for
tune-hunting shirtfront would cap
ture the Little Heiress. The Little
Heiress said to whom; and at first
Aunt Katharine gave little sigh of
relief, for he was a great favorite
with her, but then she began to feel
suspicious even of him, and after
sliding her arm about the Little
Heiress and giving her a hug she
said:
Are you sure he loves your"
The Little Heiress had been pre-
pairing herself for that question; but
her preparation went for nothing,
because when it came to the point
she could not lie.
Il love him. she said, with all
my heart and soul, and I got him
alone In the hall and told him so.
and asked him to marry me. I told
him that l would make him love
me, if he would marry me, and
finally he said he would"
Does he love you?"
mo; but he's going to; I'm going
to make him. Didn't any man ever
tell you that if you would only
marry him he would make you love
him."
Aunt Katharine was made very
miserab BILE by what she had heard,
but she laughed.
dozens of men have said that to
me-" said the Little Heiress, 'doz-
ems.
But, dearie," said Aunt Katharine.
your uncle and | won't hear of your
engaging yourself TO man who
doesn't love YOU"
"Why?" said the Little Heiress
He's poor and loveless and l give
him love and millions. If ! were a
man and he were q girl everybody
would say how beautiful.
Not If the girl didn't love the
man." said Aunt Katharine. THE
man would be buying her."
II want him." said the Little
Heiress. why shouldn't | buy him =
Because you wouldn't want a man
that could be bought"
But | do" said the Little Heiress.
And, besides, he's going to love me. "
Until that happens" said Aunt
Katharine, there mustn't be any talk
of engagements. / won't hear of it,
"Nonsensei' said the Little Heiress.
Neither of them spoke for some time.
The Little Heiress began to get very
sleepy.
Aunt Katharine The Little
Heiress' voice was very sleepy.
"What?"
q shall always be very good to
him.
Aunt Katharine set her mouth
firmly and did not deign to answer.
st shall find out when his birthday
is and give him railroad"
Another long silence.
Aunt Katharine"
"What?'
Nothing"
When she had had her breakfast,
for she was up by II o'clock that
morning. the Little Heiress went to
see his mother.
please say she burst out with,
that you don't mind my marrying
your son. / love him SO, and will
be a good daughter to you and good
wife to him always. Did he give you
the kiss l sent you? And may | give
you another, please? / want to kiss
everybody and everything that be-
longs to him." y
His mothers eyes were full of tears.
Dear child" she said, and she fold
ed the Little Heiress to her heart,
"you mustn't think of marrying him."
''Just what my aunt says" said the
Little Heiress. but why-but why?"
HE doesn't love you" said his
mother
"But he will,' said the Little Heir
ess. 81 will make him"
HE is going to you this afternoon
to say that he cannot marry you"
Just as she had spoken the door
opened and in HE came.
oh" he said. m
oh said the Little Heiress. And
his mother left them. He was no
longer Shame Face, but Proud Face
again.
Don't tell me-" he said. that you
meant what you said last night"
Mean I'll" cried the Little Heiress.
why / am here but to tell your
mother that ! love you and ask her
permission to marry you and say that
/ will be a good daughter to herr"
He came forward smiling, but a lit
tie distressed.
wait" said the Little Heiress. rs
it to be all for my pleasure and none
for yours? Do you want to kiss me?"
II think" said Proud Face, that
can go 80 far as to say that | do"
He came still further forward.
wait" she said. Last night-did