The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-12-22

Coulu not pSlleNe WHAT Sff> Rad Heard.
You do not know what you are. say
Ing she laughed. '''''" - =
But he paid no heed 10 her. 'sfoi-
nette, there is no one, iIt the world.
there will never he 'anyoue+--" .el
"Oh, please don't 80 M, j, shall
never marry. l do not helieye,I ] WAS
meant for marriage. Aren't some girls
born 10 be spinstersg"
"No, no! Not YOU"
"leS. l shall he nm old maid. There
Is no one in the world that shall ever
marry. ] shall be happy with my IA
ther all my life-and have only good
friends, faithful friends" She added
in whisper so low that Il seemed a
thought, not speech. 80 ~
"lour father is young NO longer lie
must wish you to marTy-,be viii be
happier IL You do. You must not sac
rifice yourself to hint is Unjust"
"While he lives | shall not leave
him; and oh, do not make me think
that there will ever come a time
| when :"
"Forglve me: | am sorry. But
can't You marry and still be with him?
Wouldn't he rather gain son? oh.
Toinette, IL could only tell you what
l feel! You must marry mel love
you sol"
81 can never marry you" -
'Why not? Is It because YOU love
| someone else?" ,..,'
She was silent. it,,
'Is IL someone In your old home?
Surely not-you would never haye Left
him Ia come here! Besides, you were
too young. Tell me-is IL any man In
| Corydon? Answer, Tonette! Is it
Toinette, is II this newcomer, this fell
low LarrenceT ,
She did not answer.
Laurence or no one! Well. he's out
| OF my way. You'll see little of him
now-oh, know, I've heard OF, YOU
both He's happy enough elsewhere"
stop! Don't speak of Mr.. F.nr-
rencem ~,
"You think I don't know? I'VE
never met him. but news travels far,
l tell you! There's pretty English
girl that he spends his time with
now!
81 am not concerned in Mr.. Lor-
rence's actions" she answered coldly
believe me or not, as you choose.
| The whole village knows It. But
know more-you think your heroic Mr.
Laurence is an honest American now?
Bah What is he, what is he doing
here? Who knows anything about
Laurence? | tell you, he and Gran
mer's daughter are n pretty pair -
doctor Elliott Take care OF your
words You dare not slander Lydlal"
"Oh, she's honest enough, no doubt !;
but--there's bound TO be war with
Engiand--and soon. Suppose you
were English, wouldn't you do what
you could for your country? There's
our forts and this frontier that the
English would like to have, remem-
ber." ",ot
IL will not listen to thlsl You can-
)t mean what you are saying" 'p
IF you are loyal American you
will listen" ...,I
IL will hear nothing more from you
about Lydia and Mr.. Laurence. And
now let me go. ! should not have let
you say what you have. Forgive me-
let us both forget It."
She turned away and Elliott has.
tened TO repair his hasty speech. u
IL have. said nothing OF this 10 any.
one and have only told you, Toinette,
II On AVf ~
you 10 be misled by appearances. /
shall say nothing more about this
but time will show you / am right.
You are not angry with me. ToInette?
/ would die rather than displease
you :" '"
The girl was evidently aroused. and
only Elliotts good sense In dropping
the subject saved the walk homcward
from embarrassing silence. With ready
tact he began 10 speak OF other things,
and before they had reached the village
had succeeded In drawing smile
from his companion. He told her
good night as II nothing untoward had
happened.
Returning 10 the tavern, he sat n
while In his room I'm moody silence
and then began gloomily 10 pound
some drugs with mortar and pestlc.
"1hc Fat nearly fell In the FIRE that
Jlmc." he muttercd, and cursed him
-solf under his breath you're too
AvlIlsh hasty" he told himself. "slow
and careful IS the word. She loves
him, But I'll spoil hlS fine game yet.
The girls rlch-rich, -hy. that wiz
cncd old fother Of hers must be worth |
q fortune! and he can't live forcyery |
lie fell 10 grinding his drugs az though |
ths simple remedies were polsons thai I
should encompass. OBannOn's death F..
he had been right IN one respect I
David had spent more than. one pleas- /.
ant evening az the CTaumers'. Unser |
his friendliness the, girl glOwed into |
o rosy relncarnatiOn of. the audHciOus- \
" sympathetic Lydia Of their first /
meeting. II wns sweet 20 hear the
broad vOwels of Nottinghamshir6 on |
her lips and 20 lThar' The names of |
places that struck pang Of memory
that David thought would never stir