Outing . rcise my liking forcarpentering. But I am a newspaperman, and yesterday I became the ed-itor-in-chief of the Banner. It is abig paper and the position a responsi-ble one, with a salary attached whichis by no means to be despised. I amgoing home with you, and I want you to marry me next week, and Madeleine broke in with the old mis-chief sparkling in her eyes : That Icannot do, my lord, much as I mightlike to. And then she said more seri-ously, Maximus, I have been throughtoo much. I want to go home to mymother ; I want to rest ; indeed I mustrest, and you cantcome home withme, either.
Outing . rcise my liking forcarpentering. But I am a newspaperman, and yesterday I became the ed-itor-in-chief of the Banner. It is abig paper and the position a responsi-ble one, with a salary attached whichis by no means to be despised. I amgoing home with you, and I want you to marry me next week, and Madeleine broke in with the old mis-chief sparkling in her eyes : That Icannot do, my lord, much as I mightlike to. And then she said more seri-ously, Maximus, I have been throughtoo much. I want to go home to mymother ; I want to rest ; indeed I mustrest, and you cantcome home withme, either. Neither argument, expostula-tion nor tenderpersuasion couldmove her, and soMax left her andwent back to hiswork. But hemade several tripsto Boston duringthe summer, andin the fall theywere married; andduring the fourmost delightfulweeks of the yearthe cottage, whichhad been built onthe claim, was th eirheadquarters, andall out of doorstheir abidingplace,for they rode anddrove and boated,mutual love, Nat-. their old and and lire, became to them as an absolute personality, with a living, sympathetic heart. And on a starlight night, Madeleine,with her arms about her husband, said . How could I ever have thought }^oufalse ? For on that brow shame isashamed to sit, and there I place thiskiss, the seal of an everlasting trust inyou, which nothing can ever disturb —and answering the merry, teasing gleamin his eyes with a smile lighting up herown, she added : Well, yes, it is atrifle sentimental, but perhaps youllforgive it this once. And he did.
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