The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-06-26

He turned at that and the cloud OF
his face cleared and frightened into
smile that seemed to enfold her in hi
glance Of tenderness, yet he lifted NO
a finger to touch her.
II love you! How I love you!' b,
said, in a low, lingering tone, as II tn,
speaking Of the words were exquisit,
Joy that he knew was feeting ant
must be treasured.
i never knew there was a girl like
you. l loved you at once as soon as
saw you in the train-but I knew, oil
course, you were not for me. I'm moi
ut for you-I'm not in your class at all
and l wouldn't have dreamed of any
thing but worshipping you even after
these days together-only you care!
You trust me! That broke me all up!
I'd give anything in this world il !
could keep that and take it to the end
dit with ito remember that look in
your eyes when you said you trusted
me-and thought l was good-and all.
II you weren't going right where they
know all about me and VIII tell you, I'd
never have opened my lips. I'd have
stolen this one little bit of trust and
kept 1t for my own; for down in my
heart l know 1t isn't wrong. 1 know
you may trust me. I'd give my life to
keep that trust
He was looking straight into her
clear eyes as he talked and his own
eyes were clear and good, showing his
strong, true spirit at it's best. The
appeal in his voice suddenly went to
the girls heart. With a growing I'M
easiness she had listened to his words,
and she felt that she could bear no
more. The tears rushed to her yes
and she put up Der hands to cover her
face.
please. Tell me quick" she
breathed softly.
Puzzled. thrilled with the wonder of
her tears, and longing inexperssibly to
comfort her, he put out his hand awk-
wardly and laid it en- her bowed head
bending over her as he might have
done to a child in trouble.
There's nothing for you to feel bad
about" he said in a voice 81 wonderful
tenderness. I'm bearing this circum-
stance. | Just wanted to be the one
to tell you myself that I'm not what
o think me. I'm not bad, really.
the way might be, but I've not been
good. and I'm not a gentleman, not the
j you're used to. Nobody thinks
I'm worth anything at all. Your people
hate me, and would think it a good
thing If somebody would kill me
know. You see how it is that I can't
be like other men who love you. /
cannot ask you to marry me; for after
you've heard what your family will
say about me you wont look at me
you-self-and i don't blame you. It's
all my own fault, l suppose. / can see
1t now, though l never thought so till
! looked in your eyes on the train. II
i had known a girl like you was COM
ing my way I'd have made things diff
ferent-Pd have been ready-but II
didn't know. Nobody ever told me!
And now it's too late. I'm not worthy
Of you"
He took his hand from her head and
dropped back against the tree again,
. bitter expression on his face.
aOh. don't" she pleaded softly, quick
TO see his changing mood. Please
don't look like that. Won't you tell me
what you have done taht makes them
all feel SO about you?"
There was silence for a moment be-
tween them while the twilight grew
luminous with the coming Of a pale,
young moon battling with the dying
ruby of the N So, in the holy of the
evening he came to his confession,
face to face with his sins before the
pure eyes OF the girl he loved.
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CHAPTER VII. I;
The stars were large and vivid
above them, like tapers of tall angels J
bent to light souls confession up to
God.
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