The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-28

seeking lOra yOuI u blIuHtIUu III EaLlsJ
where you may see a little OF the world,
and improve yourself in French. For o
girl who has to earn her bread such i'm
provements are desirable, and you cannot
go on expensive trips as your cousins can.
| have letter here from the gentleman
who engages you. He will walt for you
till tomorrow, when you must join him"
Lola's cheek had become white. She
reelected for few moments, and then
raised her eyes gravelY to the old ladY's
face, saying:
u cannot 60"
Nov, Lola, listen to me. You are on
ly connection OF this family. Ihave oil.
ways treated you as If you were my grand.
child, and If could have done more for
you should have been glad, but am too
poor"
II should not have accepted more," said
Lola.
"Don't be pert, miss, with your should
nols and cannots. I have some questions
to ask you. Arthur Gray has gone to
London. Do you know what his business
isY
mo-" said Lola.
us It possible that he has asked you
to marry him."
mo"
"But no has done just the same, and
you expect that hO will ask you when he
comes baCk?"
"Ycs," said Lola.
"Aud you won't go away to earn your
bread because you are waiting to DO u
mill.stoneround poor mans neckP You
are resolved to wreck completely oil the
hopes he had cherished before he met
your
A dreadful look had come into the
young girls eyes; and she put her hand
dlzzily 10 her head.
"You silly child, don't you SEQ that he is
poor man; no one could be poorer cx-
Cept yourself. II ho were IN ordinary
man this ought to deter you, for he would
have to toll in IL way you know little
about 10 give you bread to cat. He Is not
common man, but with great career
pefOre him, that is, ifyOu, q chit OF a girl,
do not step in to spOili it. lie is too gen.
crouS to tell you this, perhaps, but l have
no scruple in hurting yoN when 1t ought
TO be done"
"Tell me about his career" said Lola.
1.-THE great person who introduced me
to him in London" continued Granny,
"said to me, This will be distinguished
mun in few years hence, If he only re-
gains his health and keeps himself free Of
membranes. l shall keep an eye on his
career, and push him onward II l can
GRAY talked 10 me about It during our
Journey down here, told mo all his hopes
while was pGtting and taking care OF
him, said, you must beware Of II fool.
ish marriage The worst thing that
could happen TO me- was his answer. 4
hope you have nothing dangerous down
in your country rendered only my
grand daughters, iand they were a great
deal too sensible to take any interest In
him. l never thought Of you at all,
child; yet hero you arc doing the mischief,
being neither wise for your own interests,
nor generous In looking to his. You
have ruined him so completely that he
has gone to refuse an offer which would
have giveL him fame and fortune had
you not been in the way"
"Wnat is that offer 2" asked Lola.
IAN expedition is sailing, next week 10
the North pOle,or somewhere thereabouts'
What they are going to do | am not sure
about; but they are scientific men. and
they have induced Arthur Gray 10 be Of
their party. A few short weeks ago he
would have looked upon any one who
had prevented his accepting this as an
enemy. Now he goes to London to re.
fuse It, in order that he may pin himself
TO drudEery and obscurity for life; that
he may live in repining over what you
have selfshly forced upon him, he being
far too generous to disGppOint you"
Lola did not answer word, but stood
with her face turned away, and began
walking like sleep.YalkCr toward an
opening in the trees. Granny looked
after her angrily, too full OF Arthur's
wrongs TO leave any pity for the girl. IAN
obstinate monkey" she said TO herself,
wrathfully, and muttcred her way back
10 the house, while Lola spent two long
hours alone in the forest. Only tho trees
and the river, and the singing grass saw
her struggle: when she came back To-
Granny her face looked gray and old. u
will Join the gentleman tonight" and go
to Paris with him"
Now that Granny was triumphant, o
new feeling Of pity came into her heart.
But che knew she had done her duty, and
that Lola was behaving well. She patted
tho girl on the shoulder, and sent her
home 10 pack up her things, and made
vague promises in her own mind that
something good must certainly DO done
for Lola.
When Gray cnmo back from London,
there was no Lola in the forest country,
and Granny explained to him how pru-
IDENTIFY the girl had acted.
"You could not expect oil her that she
would not seize good offer when it pre-
scented ITSELF" she said. ut is very well
for men when women are found with u
little common sense. She will have Gd-
vantages in Paris, and will make q good
marriage. Lola is wise girl, and as for
you, you will get over It."
"Ccrtninly," said Arthur, II would not
interfere with any woman's prospects"
And then he also went into the forest,
and complained that the world had never
seen faithful woman. Tho grass sighed
again, and asmile Curlcd the edges Of the
leaves Of the trees, but not thing limited
10 him oil Lola's sacrifice. That night he
was again in London, and the next day he
sailed with the expedition. AS he looked
over tho ships side, ambitious hopes rose
in his heart, and subdued the pain that
would have fingered still. The sea foam
gathered over the past Of few months.
The sun OF tho old world set brilliantly
upon what lay behind him; summer
dream, blue mists, dancing trees, sunny
Idleness, ChildrGn's voices, and o woman's
face framed IN the purple shadow among
leaves.
ILLINOIS, which seems disposed now
adays to take the lead In reform legisla-