Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1867-01-24

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Hakept his word. Every indulgence
every qualification that oney or the
most watchful kindness could procure for
her, Olive had. SheNsaw her own fam
lly, too, often as she chose, though new.
7 Ter in the presence Of her strsugs guar
di1p, and she grew in time quite at home
in The grand house which her coming
seemed TO fill with sunshine. lie kept
| his word, hut he exacted the letter of the
bond so far. He never suffered any of
them to forget that she was to be his
wife in time. No very dreadful fate that,
one would think for Vance Whitney
was grand and stately lookinggentle-
man, baDdsother than most OF those
whom Olive met. aud possessed Of great
wealth. lie never weariod her with his
presence either. lie watched her often
for hours when she was unconscious of
his scrutiny; but he spentlittle time 10
her actual society,
As Olive grew older and recognized
slowly what that fate was to which she
was destined, she grew silent, aud shy,
and uncommunicative. even with her
mother. She grow pale as death if her
future husband but looked at her, or in
some rare moments her emotion burst
al! bounds, and in the solitude of her
chamber she bewaiIed her unhappy fate
to the blank walls. d. s4
At eighteen she was as much loveler
than Olive Lestcr, her other, had been,
as moss rose tree is lovelier than its
palmer sisters whose stems are un-
shonthed 10 veltety emerald. Nothing
could excel the liquid radience of her
soft, black eyes, the aerial grace Of her
movements. the silver, sweet music Of
r her voice. tt
i 1t wos another June afternoon when
Vance Whitney sought her presence in
r Aho pretty boudoir, every one of whose
. exquisite appointments he had himself
!, chosen. She expected him, and was
waiting, watching the sunshine trans
Is fused in pink brightness through the
'e rosy window shades, her cheeks hectic
's with levered fushes, and her very lips
d quVcriug with suppressed excitement.
" She lifted the silky black eyelashes.
and dropped them again quickly atsight
e of him, not noting that he looked like a
y man who lad passed the night in watch
ing. He was quite calm, though, and
/ stood loOking down at her sadly almost.
n "Alive," he said, taking her hand
!, gently.
But she drew it away from him with
r passionate petulance.
: He shut his eyes moment. and his
u Cace, whitned little. Then he went, on:
e II have learned n these years to love
you as believe man never loved woman
before. That old love which struck at
y the sinews Of my manhood, beside this
which | have for you, is like tho brooklet
. near the mountain torrent. Till lately,
= | thought nothing could make me yield
= you. But | will not have loveless wife.
My love makes me strong enough to give
you up. My child, you are free as
! though you had never seen mo, sas
y u He put sealed envelope in her hand,
y directed to Ernest EvermOnt, said, "The
' carriage waits your commands" and left
her.
: Free from that hateful bond-free, =
= = she murmured, dashing the tears from
Il her eyes, and wondering what made he,
: heart sink SO under her little bodice
: 'Now for home dear, dear home"
But she cried all the way, try as she
would not to. = esa. ..
y They were surprised somewhat at home
: to see her, but glad, and heard her story
with varied emotions. Ernest Evermon
J as he dropped upon the flames the littlt
paper to which be had wrongtully, an,
J. TO such lasting Furnishing, put another
st name, drew his child to him, and kisset
!, hersadly. oar aaausra
i She rested in his urms q moment =.
Suddenly she lifted herself, her beauti
'r ful eyes din again with tears, her it'll
= hands extended in enreaty: l ig.
j, Papa, mamma, Im going back
Come with me, to tell him what | never
y neUer can" .'r
Vance Whitney sat in his lone dar'
y library, just as he had sat ever since b
IT saw the last glimpse Of Olive enterip!
a tho carriago-his attitude hopeless, hi
r. eyes seeing only vacancy. Pain wrappe
g all his senses SO, that be did rot hea
% them as they came in. ereseir
Mrs EVermOns could hardly see hit
IS for tears; his desolate liic had been
u living reprosch to her, s...n lsr.
r Vance, she said gently, her vOic
broken, "my little girl cannot be hOpp
er away from you. She wants to come bnc
III and live with You always. May shs?"
ao He turned WITH a fash, voicelcssly e1
IS, tending his arms. A slender little he
g ure glided from the shadows BY the doc
u. and pestled in them, sobbing. .t' Y z.
o, "You don't lcve me ?" be questione,
to incredulously, holding her close, ia.
eyes, do, Vapce--I do, ] do; but
at you hadn't sen. mo away from you, i