The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-06-15

mon-place physician would not sat.
isfy me. l must be the equal Of
the most eminent" -.
For q moment she was silent. =
"Bupert," che observed present.
", "tbe way is open for you a,
last. My money is left untouched.
In no way would its use give me
so much joy as to know It was aid.
ing you to obtain your life's desire.
You shall go to England, France
and Germany. Only return to me
as pure as you leave me"
For time he opposed such a
suggestion. He could not accept
her money. But in proportion to
lis unwillingness to receive, be,
came her eagerness to bestow. At
last, he consented. lie would on.
ly consider It a loan, to be repaid
at some future day. He would
send TO her, as to a+banker, for
what he required, and remain
away some four or five years.
Her sister was very much opposed
to il, WREN informed of wha. Es.
telle proposed to do. ~ -
"You are exceedingly unwise,
Estelle," she said, angrily, ".to
draw from, eur, capital TO give TO
him. / doubt his goodness j
donb; his ever returning" q, . -
Estclle was wounded, but no,
discouraged. She made him o
present of a very handsome gold
watch and. chain, and money
enough to defray all expenses
incidental to his Journey and first
admittance to a medical SCHOOL,
Then he was to write to her, and
she would send him more. His
first two years were passed in
England, and he received money
from her every quarter. He lived
in style, even luxury, surrounded
himself with everything he could
wish. for 4; and though sometimes
she thought he must be very ex.
travagant in his habits, she made
no inquiries, no coinments. Her
sister married and went to Califor-
MIA, and Estelle was left alone to
watch and wait the still remaining
three years of his absence. He
went to Germany. He remained
there two years longer. The last
year of 'his proposed absence, lie
wrote to Estelle thus
"My love, l do not know how
to say what / wish. Ny five years
have nearly expired. Ihave tried
toimprovethem-Ic conscientiously
believe l have. / am nearing the
goal, which, save for the goodness
Of your true and noble heart, !
never could have hoped to attain,
but yet ! am not satisfied. wish
to see yon so much, nv poor, love
birdling, that beti,nes I am ready
to drop everything, give up every
future hope for this world or the
next, to fly to you. But I restrain
myself. I wish to be entirely
worthy of you. and all you have
done fnr me, when / do return Oh
ii / could only remain here two
years l"nger-two years, an .eter-
nifty of time to he separated from
you, and yet how much I miqat
accomplish therein.
She perused and re perused that
part of his letter. Two years
more! Two years of long waiting
seven years of weary watching
She let not even q sigh escape from
her lips. Her trust in him was
implicit. There ia q passage in
holy writ which Gays, "There is
no fear in love, but perfect love
casteth out fear because fear hati,
torment. He that fearetf, is, not
made perfect in love- She was
made perfect in earthly loye-she
knew ~ fear. Il would be hard
for him to be away two years
longer, but If Re desired It, che
would not complain. She did not
think how her youth was leaving
her-she did not care. The only
question was Aoso could she obtain
the money. She had already lent
him, so great had been his extrav.
agsnce. every penny of her princi.
pal. She took up her pen, and
thus wrote: .gs ,sr'.-. .. ..
"Rupert, God alone knows how
much 1 long tor you; but if it is
your wish TO remain away two
years more, do not let that deter
you. You know my father did
not leave me as well provided for
40 was anticipated, and now all ia
gone bot the homestead. II you
think the two years necessary,
will mortgage it." w e,
He did think two more years
requisite, but he wrote 90 touch.
ingly about her sacrifice, that i,
seemed almost az If he was confer.
ring q fao r on her by taking it,
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