Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1872-11-07
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THE JUICES DAUGHTER

usn's arg real--none exaggerated.
sNot many yssfs asp i liaura,y old ma
s)uuge OF lHcoirnptibfc morals, died. leayi
behind him two children.
After his death ii was found ia, Ia i
hos Deen 50 wealthy as many had Imagine
yo' fich enough to leave each daughter
moderate competence.
10 the eldest sister descended 10 -
su aug sufficient income to keep up SON
VI ehe'r FORMER style;-the yolnger. TWEEN,
thousand dollars, invested iii Al old ~
trnsty bank
from infancy Estelie, the eldest, had bee
acquainted with poor but proud spirite
noy. She had watched his Intellectual struo
gIes for an education such as he desired sd
Wiring his incnnqnerabfe ambition. and !
he:nsared manhoos lie became her most ~
dent lover.
But the old Judge demurrsd! No daugh
aer OF his should encourage the attention o
pcnniless yonth-their intimancy mus
sesase.
i sJbsdient as a child, she listened to hel
fatner's commands, and obeycd them i'm
plicity.
ne surroundedh her " it'll gay company; he
ala every thing that wealth or taste could
suggest to win her away from her boy lover,
But though she utterd no coinplaift, he knew
that she did not forget.
AT last he died. He did not bind her with
any promises, Perhaps in death his ewes
discovered that it needs more than wealth TO
bring happiness.
After her Bereavement, Rupert Kingsland
came to her again.
"Estelle, my love-" be said, passionately,
IT may seem wrong to you for me to come to
you, now he is gone, when know how
mnch ne was opposed to me: but, darling,
you are IN trouble, and I must comfort
your
she did not chide him. She believed her
father must have relentcd. or else he would
have spoken and forbidden and to receive
him after his death. She weps and sobbed
on his Bosom like child
Rupert" she returned, iii you had for
sfken Eae now, shonld Indeed be desolate. |
"And to leave you ever will kill me-, lie
CALCULATED, mpetuously.-"C Curse my fortune
that must forever be debarred from you u,
Don't speak 30 iercely, Rupert she
pleaded. mo one stands between usnow.,,
YES, poverty stands between us as it ever
did, " he replied. "Never will take advan-
tage of his decease to step unworthily where
ne forbade me. IL ever could obtain my
wish OF becoming great and famous ply
sicion, Estelle, then would be proud to
come to you.
"Where would you 60 to become doc
or r she queried. I
II would study in England, France and
Germany" was his eager response. ]
ITO bea commonplace physician would
rot satisfy me. must be the equal of the I
most eminent &
For moment she was silent.
"Rupert," she observed, presently, ssthe
ray is open for yen at last. My money is
EFT I'm Untouched. In no way would its use !.
i've me 30 much joy AS to Know that it was : !
lding you to obtain your LIES desire. You
hall 70 to England France and GERMANY
'aly return to me as pure as you leave me-" !,
For time he opposed such suggestion :
[e could not accept her money. But in pro- :
otion to his unwillingness to receive, be-
anne her eagerness to bestow.
AT last he consented. He would only con- o
der it a loan, to be repaid at some future ),
~. He would send to her as banker, for =
hat he required, and remain away some
ur or five years. :"
Her sister was much opposed to it when -
formed of what Estelle proposed to do. :,
"YOu are exceedingly unwise. Estelle,n -
q said angrily, 'sto draw your copital to -, ~
We to him. doubt lis goodness doubt ~
! ever returning
Estelle was wounded but not discouraged. i1s
le made him present OF very handsome 'n
I'D watch and chain, and money enough to
fray aff expenses incidental to his journey pr
4 f,st odn,;tto,ea - n,ad;o.l so,,ooI tie
len he was to write 10 her, and she would
nd him more.
His two years were spent in England, and 90
received money from her every quarter. !,
lived in style, even In luxury; surrounded -,
nself with everything he could wish for;-
d though she thought he must be extrava- -
Mt in his habits, she made no inquiries, no 90
III
Ter Sister married and went to California, IT
Estelle was lett to watch and wait the a'o
remaining three years of bis absence. Z"
lie went to Germany. He remained two oai
lrs longer. The last year of his proposed -
ence, he wrote to Estelle thus: -
My love, / do not know how to say what n
ish Ny five years have nearly expired.
elieVe am nearing the goal, which, save
the goodness of your true and noble
rt, never should have hoped to attain,
yet ana not satisfied = ..t;ss. $50 yUu
much, my poor, lone birding, that am u
ly to drop everything, give up every flu
ire hope of tits world and the next, to fly
'ou. But restrain myself. ! wish to be
rely worthy of you and all you have done
me when do return. Oh. i'll could re- Pba
n here for two years longer might ac-
lplish much thcrein!'
he perused that part Of the letter. Two -
rs more! Two years of long waiting
IN years of weary waiting!
ne let not even sigh escape her lips.
trust in him was implicit. No
here IL passage In holy writ which says:
ere is no fear in love. but perfect love
eth out fear, because fear hath torment. y