The Jasper news., 1921-02-10

1T ISL ne re1oineu ~ tone tnat
compelled belief.
"But after-but when l made you
b-brush my hair" she feebIy insisted.
Amy !" His voice fingered on the
name. 'Can you imagine that man |
--any man with the slightest compre-
hension Of such absolute purity and |
mcdesf5 as yours--that he could nave |
been so privileged, yet not reverence
your
She raised her head slightly. but did
not reply. He stepped Into the middle
Of the summer.nouse and straightened
up as erect as q soldier
"MIss Lowrfe, = he stated, II wish &c
explain who am. So far my every
attempt to do 30 has been frustrated
You know only that my name is Rich
ard Clinton. am an architect. fairly
successful. The bonus on my plans for
the new international Security Bonds
Company building rounded out my
bank account to something over forty
thousand dollars. / am graduate uf
| the Boston Tech. was born in Flor
ida, of New England parents, and was
reared in California. l shall say no
more now until you have had time 10
verify this statement-if You doubt
my word"
For the moment forgetful Of herse.f.
| the girl glanced about and up at bis
erect figure. "Oh, but never could
do thatI' she exclaimed.
The words were ambiguous. but not
the tone in which they were uttered.
lie sprang nearer to her. Instantly all
her shame and confusion swept bnck
In full food. The scarlet famed to
the tip OF her pretty ears as she hid
her averted face In her hands. lie
bent forward. with arms outstretched
! to clasp her: but checked himself, and
In place Of the ardent declaration that
trembled on his lips he substituted an
appeal to her sympathy:
81 am all alone in the world. Amy
utterly alone. Until came to Denver
did not fully comprehend what that
means. Women entered little Into my
life I was absorbed In my work--my
career. I have my old home IN Call
fornia. but u Is empty. was going
back to II for a visit, thinking TINT
the empty shell would mean to me
what home should mean. Now i
know better. home without the soul
Of q home is dead home"
"Soul Of homer wonderlngly whis-
pered the girl.
"Who makes the homer he asked.
"Who Is its souli Need / tell you
thati Amy, will you be the soul Of my
homer VIII you be my wife, dearT'
"O-O-aI' she tremul0usly sighed.
"Amy-Sweetheart he appealed
you cannot be my little sister any
longer. Must then go away alone to
that empty place | thought was my
homer Alone, dear, without even a
little sister to tease and love mel You
will go wilt me, won't you, dearest
little wife-to-bei There's no need for
you 10 say a word nor even to whisper
only-you know cannot do anything
until you Dear. dear Miss Lowrle
~ you not realize that you can hide
your little nose just as well under my
lapel1"
"wlll you--will you promise not Il
look2". asked a tiny voice.
II promise. Ny eyes are as tight al
Clans"
She peeped between her fngers. III
had told the truth.
After ages of waiting he felt some
thing soft and warm creeping up abou
his collar. A voice. adorably tendel
and teasing. began to murmur verse
l "Shut your mouth and open your eyes
l and M"
: He obeyed so promptly that h
70 caught glimpse Of the loveliesi
rosIest face and the tenderest, softer
It brown eyes IN all the world befor
y they we're eclIpsed by his lapel.
W Contemplating certain thick crow
II of glossy hair, he inquired: "The
to am / to understand. Miss Lowrie. tina
ut you positively refuse to remain sii
] ter to mef'
The answer was Indirect II came !
" scarcely audible whisper: "Don't 20
= remember that EVENING" I said that
you insisted upon going to California.
would-would go. tool"
se Above them and all around the rose
we're blooming.
n THE END.
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