The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-03-16
] NA1se., .EsDNEs. DAY, MARCH 1e, 1864.

xr ~ o"iieo " see your aunt MI
8. snislleh y, tFiEsz HEHfI eHl . sys9I ssE1
sd1 II know t,sir, but as I am aware of III
81 tlplid tenpsrament,iI Il sent her away Iapr
d. 4ferl to- deal with you myselfo - s55 1iaAi
I fsl Mr.. eDeane startedAthis3 cool audaccity
II this damsel in grey, with scarlet ribbons
y, her hair, rather astonished him. ..aib..i..,a7
= ias"I suppose the moneyis ready2" ,laaa e
Il tstaNo, sir, it is not.' gtaiiftsiA9 sissHid
I taThen, Miss olive-pardon. h he, I'M mu.
speak plainly-I shal; send sap officer her
this afternoon to putsa valuation on the f,tl
niture, and"- al e{54tss
\ Il" You willsdo nothing of the kind. sir.''
Olives cheek had Redeemed and her eye
4 flashed portentously. Mr. Deane turned to
ward the door, but ere he knew, what he wa
doing, Olive had walked-quietly across th
room, locked the door, and taken out the kei
then she resumed her seat. siTseT
5silHaW hat does this mean2'' calculated the as
tonished prisoner of war; 5,5
1T means, sir, that yeu will now be oblge,
to reconsider the question: said Olive. af
@Obliged?n 80 -. .si,s.tg.. ..ft .r,.sia.5 5tl
s81'; ";YYes7--yyou will hardly jump out of.I tn,
window, and there, is no other method, o
egress unless you choose to go up the chin
ney. a Now, then, Mr.. Deane, will,syou1 tel
me if you-7---a Christian man in the nineteenth
eenrttpryf---intend rt to sell.a poor Widows furni
ture, because she is not able to pay your rent
Listen, sir !''
Mr. Mrr.. Dean Seane had opened his mouth to re-
monstrate, but Olive enforced her words with
avery emphatic little stamp of the foot, and
he was, as it were, stricken dumb. ..fza
8Yeu are what the world calls a rich man,
Mr., Deane. You own rows of houses. piles
of bank stock, railroad shares, bonds, and
geges--who knows what? Ny aunt has
nothing support her by copying. Now, if
this case be carried into court of law, my
poor ailing aunt win be sufferer-you would
emerge unscathed and .peoftingl You are not
a bad man, Mr.. Deane; you have great
many noble qualities, and | like you for
| them''lJR ssi 'iiis-i sift.i 7a s3s55i'ail
She paused an instant and looked intently
and gravely atMr. Dsane The color rose to
his cheek-it was not disagreeable to be told
y RiNsey SOuh3 S,itt sue llk6Q MIN, on
any terms yet she had INDUCED in pretty
plain speaking. a' a.-ai sFt.i = -s4 ~
II have heard," she went on, "of your
doing kind actions when you were in the hu-s
mor5of it. You can do them, and you shall
in tais instance. You are cross this morning,
you know you arei Hush, no excuse, You
are selfish and irritable and overbearing! IfTI
were your mother and you a. little boy, I
should certainly put you into corner until
you promised to be good'
Mr.. Deane smiled, although he was getting
angry: Olive went on with the utmost com.
posure:I All EffcTa saaI5I hGe.9sai5 odf Il
g But as it is, shall only keep you here /
prisoner until you have behaved, and givent
me your wordsnot to annoy my aunt again
for rent, until she is ssable to pay you., Them
and not until then, will you receive your
money. Do You promise? yes, or mop, io 80
81 certainly shall agree to no such terms,,
said Mr.. Deane, tartly. so 1aziasai $40
Every well, sir, / can waltz s9
Miss Mellen deposited the key in the pock-
ct of her grey dress, and sat down to her
copying. Had she been man Mr., eDeane
would probably have knocked her dowliLas
it was. she wore an invisible arrnor of power
in the very fact that she was fragile slight
woman, and she knew it ....... '....-'', ,..'
"Miss Olive" he said, sternly, "let us ter
inmate this mummery. Unlock that door in
s.Mr. Deane, will not" sla5a
Il shall shout and alarm the neighborhood,
then, or call policeman
every well, Mr. Deane, do so, if you please. ~ Ii
She dipped her pen into the ink and began
on first page. Matthew sat down puzzled s
md discomforted, and watched the long
ashed eyes and family tinted cheek of his
Keeper, She was very pretty-what pity
he was SO obstinate.
'tMiss Oliven'
HSir?n =, n
'The clock has just struck twelve"
II heard it!'' x - afa
II should like to get out to get lnnchl,, ? {
-, I'm sorry that luxury is ont of your power
"But Pm confounded hungry!' J
"Are you?'
And Pm not going to stand. this kind of \
hing any longcr!' /
stNo?s AslsFi 5a Es y
How provokingly nonchalant she was. Mr.. (.
)eane eyed the pocket of the grey dress :
reedily. and walked up and down the room : :
'ettishly. ssss =
! Il have an appointment at one h'
Indeed what pity you will be unable |,
0 keep it.'' q
He took another turn across the room,
live looked up with smile. al y i'
"Well, are you ready to promise?, s.
Hang it, yes !! what else can do?'' Il
"You promise?' s11 h
Il do, because can't help myself" !;
Olive drew the key from her pocket with VI
oftened eyes. s{ae
You have. made me very happy, Mr. Il
leane. dare say you think me unwoman-
: and unfemenine, but indeed you do not W
now to what extremities we Were driven by u
overly. Good morning, sir.''
Mr.. Deane sailed forth with curious COM lie
lication of thoughts and emotions struggling m
trough his brain, in which gray dresses, long m
shed blue eyes and scarlet ribbons played ri
rominent part. q 81 saef % sss,t e55;,s -
did you get the money, STRIP asked the :,
ERIK, when he walked into the office. % %
"Mind your business, sir" was the tart re- =
,onse: 4s5sisas Z -. - aiat.tef ia' CO
az pity her husband he thought as he
rned the papers over on his desk. How Al
le will hen-p peck him. BY the way. Iswon. dc
n who her husband will boz, tn
The. next day he called at ihe widow
arkson's to assure Miss Mellen that he had of
} idea of breaking his promise, and the next Of
II one after that, he came to tell the young an
dy she need entertain no doubts of his intcg- lai
y. y And the next week he dropped in on
EN- with no particular errand to serve as an | M