The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-07-23

your own tatuei name. fte knew
nothing of the demand Tor them, and /.
of course, did not imagine otherwise
than that he had already disposed of
them to Magniff. Now, my dear Anne
do you understand why your bonds are
so yaluable|
Not quite" / responded. still pua1
zled.
Because Magniff & Co, In taking
this chance, sold short, as the stock
exchange would say They sold ali
the bonds. But they did not hold all
they did not hold yours. IN conse
quence. they are legally compelled to-
| deliver those bonds TO the Americans
government the very instant wheh'
they come to light They must dellyer8
them. at any price If YOU had chosen.
YOU could have appraised them at a
billion francs apiece, and still MagniH
must have purchased them You held
him in he hollow Of your hand, as no
and us scouudTelly son knew well
Ana anne YOU have been badly out-S
Atted by the old banker Well he
was lighting tor bis existence ! havea
no blame for nina
And With that fortune / could hayel
recovered Clichy for you, | sobbed
But Clichy has recovered you"
answered my grandfather, placing one
hand caressngly upon my shoulder.
"Henceforward Anne. your home viii
be with us lat least, so long as vel
have a home" he ended And now, |
Charles he continued, ~ have monop |
oIized our relative enough / shall gol
for a walk and leave YOU two young |
people together
"Oh, please" I begged blushing
fo0lishly again
But the old gentleman made his exit
with final bow and left us both look
ing at each other in an uncommonly
sheepish way.
II want to ask you something
Charles murmured presently Then,
since I did not discourage him. he con
tinued
is it then true that you are unmar
ried in spite Of the ring you wore?"
My face was so crimson now that ]
could only cover it with my hands
But somehow he read assent In my
act. for in a moment he was at my
side
Why did you wear it, goddess?"
he asked and felt him raise my fin
gers to his lips Was it to cast me
INTO the depths Of hopelessness and de
spair?"
why should you despair for me,
monsieur asked
because love you. sun goddess,
he answered rapturously. II loved
YOU that first moment when you
stepped so bravely into my monoplane
at the aviation meet and scared with
me into the empyrean And, when I
lost you, | knew that | must find you
again though had TO search all Lon
don Then, when you were so mi
raculously restored to me at the abbey
doors, you brought back the zest OF
living to me again And then-that..
fatal ring! Why did you wear it,
Anne?'
Because knew that it would bt
better should you never turn yout
thoughts on me | managed to whis
per We were enemies. mortal enc
mics then"
But never more he cried Anne
sun goddess do you love me a little
enough to become my wife?"
! did / knew ! did / knew, TOO,
hat 1t had been love. not hatred,
which had always felt for him love
which, released at last from IT'S bonds,
~elled up spontaneously within ny
leart into a broad river OF JOY.
Say that YOU love me. Anne" hs
pleaded his arms about me
IL love you + murmured. and
elt his lips on mine
When viii YOU marry me. Amer
le asked, presently.
Slowly disengaged myself. In
hose rapturous moments 1 had for
;otten the mesh Of circumstances that
lad been woven round us. Now tho
memory OF them REQUIRED to me.
Continued Tomorrow