The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-04-30
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laughing.
And now do you know what think
Of you, Miss Hetty Glynn" he cried,
seizing her hands and regarding her
with serious, steadfast gleam in his
eyes. "You are the pluckiest, sandiest
girl I've ever known. You are the
kind that heroines are made of. There
is nothing in what you've told me that
could in the least alter my regard for
you, except to increase { the love l
thought could be no stronger. VIII
you marry me, Hetty?"
/, She jerked her hands away, and
held them clenched against her breast.
mo! / cannot. 1t is impossible,
Brandon. If 1 loved you less than |
! dc, might say yes, but-no, 1t Is I'M
possible"
His eyes narrowed. A gray shadow
crept over his face.
There can be only one obstacle SO
serious as all that. he said slowly.
"You-you are already married"
i MOI she cried, lifting her pathetic
eyes to his. "It isn't that. Oh, please
be good to me! Don't ask me to say
anything more. Don't make it hard
for me, Brandon. I love you-I love
you. To be your wife would be the
most glorious-No, no! l must not
even think of it. must put it out
| of my mind. There is q barrier, dear
est. We cannot surmount it. Don't
ask me to tell you, for cannot. II
am so happy in knowing that you love
me, and that you still love me after
have told you how mean and shame
less I was in deceiVing-"
He drew her close and kissed her
full on the trembling lips. She gasped
and closed her eyes, lying like one in
a swoon. Soft, moaning sounds came
from her lips. He could not help feel
ing vast pity for her, she was so
gentle, so miserably hurt by some
thing he could not understand, but
knew to be monumental in its power
to Cypress.
Listen, dearest" he said, after a
long silence; "I understand this much,
at least: you can't talk about it now.
Whatever It is, 1t hurts, and God
knows I don't want to make 1t worse
for you in this hour when am so
selfshly happy. Time will show US
the way. It can't be insurmountable.
! Love always triumphs. I only ask
you to repeat those three little words,
and 1 will be content. Say them"
81 love you," she murmured.
There! You are mine! Three
little words bind you to me forever.
1 will wait until the barrier is down.
Then / win take you
"Tha barrier grows stronger every
day." che said, staring cut beyond the
tree-tops at the scudding clouds. 1T
never can be removed
"Sorne Gay you will tell me-every-
| thing?"
She hesitated long. Eyes, before
God, Brandon, will tell you. No: now,
but-some day. Then you will see
why-why I cannot" She could not
complete the sentence.
81 don't believe there Is anything
you can tell ME that will alter my
feelings toward you," he said drn,ly.
| 'The barrier may be insurmountahle,
but my love is everlasting"
81 can only thank you, dear, and
love you with all my wretched heart"
"You are not pledged to some one
else?"
mo"
That's all want to know" he said,
with a deep breath. "I thought +:
might be-Leslie."
mo, no." she cried out, and hn
caught note Of horror in her voice.
Does he know this = thi7
thing you can't tell me?" he demand
ed, harsh note Of jealousy in hip
voice.
She looked at him, hurt by his tone.
Sara knows" she said. There is
no one else. But you are not to Ques-
ton her. demand it Of you"
81 will wait for you to tell me" he
said gently.