Year: 1877

| u ICdu.


STOP she said, softly, when he
had half finished it. will yen
please read those last verses again !
l think they are SO beautiful
He looked at her again, search
ingly, but her face was in a shadow.
| The spring is brightest at its birth,
And love is not like Wine:
Not honored less than him who heirs
Is he who POUNDS line.
Full lightly shall the prize be won
If love be fortunes spur,
For never maiden stoops to him
Who lifts himself to her.


4 think Whittier has written
nothing more beautiful than that,
she said, slf the world only look
at It in that light, how much better
it would be for all of u.s.


But it WON'T he cried, passion
ately. 1T never Judges people from
a standpoint


'What is the opinion of the world
worth 2 she asked, turning her face
to him. IF those who are so init
mately concerned understand each
other, it matters very little or moth
ing at all what other people say"
4 am going away he said, sud-
denly.


Had he come to the conclusion
that he could not trust himself any
longer. He would get away from
the sound of her voice and her
haunting eyes.


'When 2 she asked.


TO morrow he answered. Since
he must go, better 60 at once.


'And SO our happy summer is at
an end Z she said, softly, and a little
sigh. 1T has been a very pleasant
one to me. Very, very p!easaut.'
'Good-bye!' ? he said, getting up
and coming to her side, with out
stretched hand. perhaps you think
it strange that 90 away in this
haety fashion; but-you would not
if you understood my reasons. 1t
is better for me, for both of us. 1t
would have been better if l had
gone weeks ago


She gave him her hand, and he
felt it tremGic i'll his.


Before you go, | want to haze
you tell me that it is from no act or
word Of mine that you are going to
leave us she said, looking vim
ningly into his face. i have not
offended you l am not the cause
of you going away 2


st is because of yon that | am
going away y he answered, pale
with the pain and emotion that
swayed him. Il would not have
told you, if you had let me 90 i'll
peace. Goodbye =


And he dropped her hand, and
turned away.


Stop 2 she cried, putting her
hand upon his arm. you shall not
go until you have told me what |
have done. | have right to know.
If 1 have said anything or done
anything to wound you, tell me
what it is


1T is because you have made me
love your he cried. you have
forced me to tell you the truth, SO
don't blame me for it,


L don't blame you, she said,
softly, with q flush Of rose making
her face fair as any flower. And
because you love me you are going
away 2


Woman woman !! he cried, with
fervor I; you torture me ! Don't
you see that Isn't it enough for
me to know that you are out of
reach Say goodbye, and let me
go 7


Alfred she said, tenderly, with
her cheeks afush with dainty con
fusion, ARE you so blind that you
won't see the truth p


He looked at her eagerly.


L wonder if you love me, poor
as a man can be in wealth and
name p he said, in a half hewilder
ed way. 1t hardly seemed that
it could be so.


'What has wealth or name to do
with it p she replied, with enthVsi
asm. "a true heart is worth the
world. I don't care for riches, nor
what the world will say [ care for
you, Alfred ]


And then her eyes dropped be-
fore his, and she covered her face
to hide the confusion there.


i am poor in everything but
love 7 he said, coming close to her.
In love, I am richer than a king
Ii you will take that, and brave the
opinion of the world, it is yours


L will take it, she said !; 'and
the world may say what it will


He took her in his arms, and
kissed her. He felt that he had
10 right to throw away his chance
of happiness for any fear of what
the world might think.


Norah Charlton is far wealth
ier woman than Norah Beresford
eyer was, for Noran Beresfotd had