Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-11-13

not know how TO say II, but"
The girl looked at him quietly. "But
whatY'
IF you do not wish to-to-have
this-thing go Oh
"Yon mean, you mean you do not
wish to-to-oh, l cannot say I'll"
'Msrion! Marion! That | do not
wish to-that =
eyes, that you do not wish to marry
me! / know l knOw!"
The mans lips twitched. but he
never took his eyes from hers. Il
mean that, if-you did not"
Have / said soT'
'No"
"Wellw
II wish you-to be happy"
'That is the greatest wish that one
could have for another, isn't itT She
laughed a little Historically.
II have never wished you to be any,
thing else. There's only n thing that
we should understand beforehand
that is-"
Il know, that you will be the mas
ter"
There must be some one to say
what shall be done, although master
is an ugly word"
Eyes, men never like it in that way,
but 1t is true! What do you mean by
saying this?"
Il mean only that our home shall be
our own, and that we shall live In
it alone"
II know-you do not wish my
father" She laughed bitterly.
Il wish only your happiness, and
my own. 1t has been a trying winter.
You do not know 1t, but my fathers
affairs were not in the best way when
he died"
"Are you intimating that my father
was at all responsibleT
"The Street is a strange place, Ma
rion, and many odd things happen
there-old- friends become enemies,
and-well-what is the use in reviying
unpleasant memoriesf It 10 all
dead
Revive them? They are not dead
with me, but you have been busy in
the Street, and / know what you are
doing therel"
ut has been for you. That Is all
that / may say about It, Marion, won't
you believe in me? / may have neg
lected you, but / was thinking Of you
all the while, down there. Won't you
trust meY
The girl rose. "Will you pardon
me If / say good night?''she said. ~
am tired"
The next day at noon, Miss Story
went up the aisle of the church upon
the arm of her father. Her friends
filed the seats about her. There
seemed SO many of them, they almost
hung from the arched roof.
The triumphaI music crashed from
the organ and flooded her entire being
but with q mockery that almost chokec
her.
If they had only away, as they
had planned so many times when the,
first began to know their love!
The long aisle seemed interminable
With every step it seemed to stretcl
on and never end, and her agony will
II. Then in a moment 1t did end, ant
the organ ceased. He was there wait
ing for her, and he took her hand.
The old minister who had baptized
her stood there with open book, an,
family she heard his droning chant
She heard him say II WILL" knew
her time had come, and raised he
eyes.
Her father was behind her, and al
he meant-the opposition Of her fam
lily, the fearful strength Of which OF
pressed her senses. She was n O
them.
1t was her hour. and she rejoiced II
her heart, SO loudly that she hope,
nc sound Of regret wnultl he hear
above 1t.
The words of the clergyman cam
to her as from another world, througI
another consciousness for which sh
could not account, but she was imps
tfent for them to be over, that tn
whole thing might be ended.
Family she heard them-love, homo
and obey! She felt his fingers pres
her own, and the touch of him II
stantly reused her against her fathe
and her family, who were awaitin
her denial.
Suddenly she became conscious tbs
her hour had corne indeed.
The minister was awaiting her al
swer to the great question. The ma
beside her was waiting.
She felt the strength of the han
holding her own she felt the strengt
Of the arm above 1t. She looked q
int his eyes. They we're the eye
Of a man who did not knock at tn
heart of every woman.
AS If afraid that he would not knoc
at her W again, and that she migf
lose him, she said, family but quickly
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