The Washington times., 1919-10-05
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kissed her, aonly give me the right
and I win never leave you. I ask
nothing better Come with me and
Il win bless heaven and you every
day for the happiness have not
deserved
She shrank back a little, but be
ught her 20 him passionately
h. dear, don't leave NEEDN'T
Iisaust me" he pleaded. II have
inned. but not against you; Il is
"a old story; It happened long be
fore j knew you. Imay be a sooun-
8reL but you are as safe with
me as with the best man on earth.
Nobody could care for you IS
win. nobody could love you as
do. In good mans life you would
only have e certain place. TO me-
be drew his Breath hard, .you
would Be Ell things Of which men
dream Ga heaven and earth-life,
hope, salvationl"
Hushls she said. 1T does not
seem right you must not say such
lhings
You must decide at once he
said more quietly. 7 can only
STAY q few minutes longer I
should have liked to make you my
wife in the sight Of an the world,
am So proud Of having won your
love. but It cannot be. Fate s.
cruel. ana has chosen my hanpiest
hour % send in her account Weni
let her do her worst. so long as you
60 not fan me.
You WIN be no less dear and
hodored IL you marry me IN an
empty church than # your friends
were croWding round you After
augit s. only two people who really
matter in that ueat ceremony
Chs man and the woman. r e IS
ven with them they won't miss the
aoters and tie music and the fuss.
they've got q world Of their own
they can open the gates Of para
disc
EIs musical voice was soft and
woting. and Felicity listened as
though under q spell But when
Size realized au that bis words I'M
piled she tore her hands aWay and
looked at him 81 horror and alarm.
Kou want me to marry you sec
retiy. she said-snow. At once?
YOU want me 70 60 away with you
and say nothing to any one about
M
Yes, that IS what I want be
said hoansly, his heart ehrobbing
Is SIS throat Would she fan him2
was he rishIng his life for nothing?
a0hf / cannot-I cann0tl" she
cried TT eesms horrible. HoW
eorld i treat Norah so badly2 Why
should I run away as though I had
done something % be ashamed or
The shame 81 not yours--nut
nine" he said. TT Is my wrong
doing-uy disgrace But ] thought
perhaps you loved me wen enough
to share It; ! thought You might
helm me to redeem the past ] see
now how mad I was. have no
righf to sacrifice you Only, only,
IL you had cared for me enough q
would have been no sacrifice. Even
I know enough Of love to know
that"
rfou are cruel" she sObbed
you know that / care; ] cant
help caring. There is no one Ike
YOU. whatever you may have done,
But it has al happened 50 sudden
fy. i can't think, don't know what
10 40. Il frightens me" she cried,
with q little appealing gesture that
went to mis- heart.
was be going to darken her
Young life, as he had darkened
others less deaf? He saw the pain
and shrinking IN the bright eyes
which we're won't to be so fearless
and he felt a qualm Of remorse.
Bat he could not let her 60.
Trust me" he said, softly, as he
drew her to him. I wiz make you
happy. We win 60 far away, and
forret all this. Look IN my face
and ten me that you don't need me
that YOU can do without me-and
win leave you without another
word. But II you want me only
half as much as ! want you you
won't let me go. Happiness is
worth more than any scruple or
cold reason; 1t Is the gift Of the
gods. and given to few. But think
you and might ind it together"
Her resistance was growing
feebler, she could no longer re-
pulse him. She was afraid to 60,
but she dreaded stiH more to lose
him, and that seemed the only al
terHatiVe.
But can't you tell me anything?"
she said. What Is driving you
away2 Wouldn't It be better TO
stop and take the consequences2 ]
would not fan you; you would find