The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-15
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Edward Sawyer was the person on
whom Mrs. Martindale had liked her
Intentions for her daughter. One day
she said to him:
Edward, l have noticed that you
seem pleased with Gwen. wish to
see her settled before leave her. II
you wish to marry her I will help you
to win her. II not. shall try to make
q match for her elsewhere"
You have not been deceived In my
partially for Gwen, Mrs. Martindale.
but I don't see that Gwee has any
special Partially for me-"
Gwen Is romantic and needs to be
won by romance. That Is why fear
for her. Some worthless fellow Is liza
BILE to appeal to her In that way and
marry her. value that which Is prac-
teal In you and wish that you might
sink 1t temporarily. be a bit senti-
mental, catch Gwen and marry her
After marriage am sure your good
sense and wisdom viii hold her"
Mr.. Sawyer sat evidently turning
something over In his mind. then as
sured Mrs. Martindale that. although
he would be glad to win her daughter.
he feared that he was too matter of
fact to please her.
One day Gwen received a note which
put her In flutter.. The writer de
clared that he had known her for some
time: that he had loved her from the
moment he first saw her: that he had
forborne to give her the slightest ink
ling Of his affection because he had
not observed any predisposition on her
| part for him. He was believer In
love from the beginning. He knew
the woman he wanted the moment he
met her and felt sure that IL she want
ed him she would know him. While
he would not make himself known. he
could not refrain from telling her that
he loved her.
In a few weeks came a second letter.
In 1t her correspondent said that he
was impelled to write to her. though
he had no Information of himself to
communicate He had met her once
since he had written the first letter
but had observed nothing in her greet
ing to give him any reason to think
that she had chosen him as he had
chosen her. Nevertheless he had o
faint hope that there might be some
subtle medium of traAsference which
would enable his love to kindle its lik.
In her.
Whether or not this medium existed
Ovens heart went out to this un
known lover. or. rather. to a beint
whom she created. She was troubled
that he did not enable her to max,
even a written reply by giving her al
address, But one day she received ,
letter In which he said that he wa
, Ill and was pining fora word from her
, IL he did not get 1t he feared for tn,
result. An address was given. bu
she was assured that she would no
, him.
, Gwen did not find the difficulty t
be expected In writing a reply, be
; cause she wrote to one created by be
; own fancy. She did not intend
, write a loving letter TO an unknown
, man. She thought she merely eS
. pressed sympathy. But sympathy
, so nearly akin to love that the e1
preston of the one will often do fo
; the other.
: The stranger having given an az
; dress where a letter might reach hin
; quite a brisk correspondence spran
: up between him and Gwen. She su!
l al no hn 10 hfnacnlf EnnE,
, that il they could not be lovers the
: might at least be friends, and ST
> longed to do something to show h'
= appreciation of his preference for he
, To this he replied that he was SUI
: that when she knew which Of her a
> quaintances he was. that he was
: plain, ordinary man. she could not +
: frain from showing her disappoin
> ment. Nor would she believe that oil
= she had known could have so loI
> concealed the love buried away dow
= In his breast.
= To this she replied that such d
= covery could not but interest her al
. might turn the scale in his fave
> After much urging and the expressi'
> of many misgivings he consented
= make himself known. He agreed
= call upon her on a certain evenir
= When that evening arrived she spe
= much time before her glass arrangi
= her costume, and when she heard t
ring of the doorbell her heart leap
= into her throat. She went downstai
trembling with anticipation.
= why. Ned sawyer
= Sawyer shrank back as though fe'
ing she was about to cast big
upon him.
= Can it be-" Gwen added, slig
= color rising in her cheeks. that y
have so long lived near me, have sc
p me so often and yet have been able
= conceal what you have expressed
those lovely lettersT'
"Oh, Gwen. tell me, are you-do y
= wish l had turned out to be some {
a elseg"
why. Ned, do you mean to tell
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