Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-31
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-Oh. Celestia. he 24id. hopelessly,
there's no answer 20 questions like
that. Those are the things that man
lmst has to ay t0 the grl be loves
don't know By be has 20 say 'em. hut
he does They are he truth and not
the truth lIa haavan Just 10 lcok at
you Yes il Aua in tie moment Of
looking it's Lell TO think that maybe
you are never going to love me and
belong to me-"
Marriage" she said, Ifs whole
iife's work in itself And already I've
a whole life's work cut out for me-
Celestial said Tommy, you are
so wonderful / believe you could do
two whole lifes' works at once. ! do.
And I-well maybe 1 could manage one
on my own account. but il wouldn't
be work II would be doing things
just couldn't help doing-loving you
and trying 70 make you happy"
Tommy" said Celestia, IF now,
when we are not even engaged to be
married, you exert yourself in every
-w4y to keep me from going about
among the people and telling them
how the world may be made a better
state. try III fact to keep me all 10
yourself, how would it be If we were
married? I've got 10 go the way l
have been sent to so. and you, with
the law on your side. and all the ira.
ditions of a mans rights in marriage
would try to prevent me"
What if | promised not to-"
You'd have to promise that"
4 want you SO" exclaimed Tommy,
that III promise anything VIII you
marry me?'
4 don't know, Tommy dear" she
said
lie drew a long breath, rose and
walked to the window.
4 think not" said Celestia. and
then noting the really tragic expires
sion upon the young mans face, she
added, But sometimes / think Ia like
to-"
1t had been found necessary TO in
stall a telephone in the Douglass
house, on account Of the swiftly
spreading range Of Celestia's engage
ments
This was now heard ringing and n
moment later Freddie the Ferret in
terrupted them to say that someone
wanted to speak with Mr.. Barclay.
Tommy returned from the telephone
looking still more detected.
q expected TO stay all afternoon,
he said. and help you with your
mail; but it seems that my father
wants TO see me very urgently and l
suppose I've got to go?"
"Of course you have" said Celestia,
cheerfully.
Freddie" said Tommy, Il neglected
to hang up the receiver, will you dc
it?"
It was sometimes hard to get ria
of Freddie.
When the Ferret had gone out, Tom
my made one last appeal to Celestia,
eoing very close to her and speaking
swiftly in a low voice.
She heard him out gravely. and
at the end of his impassioned plead
ing shook her head still more grayely
when | know what is right for
me to do she said. then III tell
you. And what tel you viii be final
There are some debts that people have
no right to pay. Perhaps my life,
which l owe to you. is such a debt
don't know But 1 know this, that If
you want to so on seeing me, you
mustn't make love TO me any more.
1t makes it so much harder for me
TO think clearly Some morning | shall
wake up knowing what / ought to do.
and if wake up knowing that l ought
not to marry you, then Of course,
won't
Tears gathered in her eyes, and she
added, Even though it broke my
heart. Now 60"
May l come back when I've seen
my father?"
If you'll be good, Tommy"
In spite of their recent differences
of opinion, and Barclays long series
of disappointments in Tommy, they
met with perfect friendliness. and as
If there had never been any trouble
between them. Barclay opened the
conversation with laughing refer
snce to the Octagon fire.
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