The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-18

mistake. for you to marry ME" said
Hetty in a troubled voice. Il feel that
Sara will not let me 60"
/ That's pure nonsense. Hetty," he
said. She wants you to marry me.
am positive" He may have thought
his tone convincing. but something
caused her to regard him rather fixed
ly, as if she were trying to solve an
elusive puzzle.
He took her by the arm and raised
her to her feet. Holding her quite
close, he looked down into her ques-
tioning eyes and said very seriously:
You are suspicious. even of me.
| dearest | want you. There is but
one way for you to be at peace with
yourself: shift your cares over to my
| shoulders. | will stand between you
and everything that may come up to
| trouble you. We love one another.
| Why should we sacrifice our love for
the sake of a shadow? For week.
! dearest. I've been pleading with you;
won't you end the suspense today
end it now-and say you will be my
wife,
The appeal was SO gentle, so sincere.
so full of longing that she wavered.
Her tender blue eyes, lately so full of
dread. grew moist with the ineffable
sweetness Of love, and capitulation
| was in them. Her warm. red lips part
ed in a dear little smile of surrender.
"You know l love you." she said
TREMENDOUSLY.
He kissed the lovely, appealing lips,
not once but many times.
God. how l worship you." he whis-
pered passionately. II can't go on with
out you, darling. You are life to me.
love you! love you!"
She drew back in his arms, the
shadow chasing the light out Of her
eyes.
I'VE are both living in the present,
we are both thinking only of 1t. Bran
don. What of the future? Can we fore
see the future? Dear heart, l am al
ways thinking of your future. not my
own. Is it right for me to bring you"
And am thinking only of your fu
ture," he said gravely. THE future
that shall be mine to shape and to
make glad with the fulfilment Of every
promise that love has in store for both
: Of us. Put away the doubts. drive out
/. the shadows. dearest. Live In the ligh'
for ever. Love Is light"
IF we're only sure that my shad
; ows would not descend upon you, /
He drew her close and kissed bel
again.
81 am not afraid of your shadows
I God be my witness. Hetty, glory II
l. them. They do not reflect weakness
but strength and nobility. They maxi
you all the more worth having.
thank God that you are what you are
dear heart"
Give me q few days longer, Bran
don," she pleaded. Let me conque
this strange thing that lies here In m,
y brain. My heart is yours. my soul i
y yours. But the brain Is rebel.
must triumph over 1t, or 1t will Away
i lie in wait for a chance to overthrow
= this little kingdom of ours. Today
have been terrified. / am disturbed
Give me few days longer"
81 would not grant you the respite
!. were / not SO sure of the outcome"
I, said gently, but there was thrill c
triumph in the tones. Her eyes gre
very dark and soft and her lips tren
d bled with the tide of love that surge
r through her body. "Oh. how adorabl
d you are!" he cried, stfaining her clos
Is in a sudden ecstasy Of passion.
10 The doorbell rang. They drew apar
r, breathing rapidly. their blood leapin
Of with the contact Of opposing passion
Is their flesh quivering. With a sh
g. sweet glance at him. she turned t
IL ward the door to await the appearance
Is of Watson. He could still feel her
his arms.
b. A drawing voice came to them fro
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