The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-03-29

'o'NN h'"' aO'' ~ ID" a1 tho hIo1 SiauCc
saw Inter with regret, fos she became
certain tbatfJ essie Vandesburgh would
mover love any one truly but herself,
that she might tolerate" man, if he
had plenty of wealth-bul was heart,
less. .,-
Many and varied were the discussions
she had with Phil upon the topic, but
always with the same result. He was
iufatuated, completely SO, though he
could not deny to himself that the girl
he was madly in love with was wanting
depth of mind. But when dil msn of
strong and ardent passions fail to bscome
the slave Of beautiful woman, if sh9
played her cards with fpesse-if she
was determined to win--gping to even
extreme measures-a. most sacrificing
modnsty to do SO! ~
Such was the case With essie Wander.
burgh, and none than she knew better how
to ensnare the heart OF man when she
was determined to doi4so, 5sand in Phil
Elton sine had found 50 eaey ceuque st
that she secretly sueered n him aud had
his position in society not9been high =
had he not been wealhy--she would
have cast off rs an old glove, anr made
merry ut his suferings, Vow she was
proud of such lover and the. more es
nccia!ly as it was great triumph over
the girls of the yfllsger&all bnt plain
Marise Skinner, Who had IN rsality
loved hin long. and teadcrly-would
have given the very last drop eff her
blood tn have naved him srom a single
hour of suffering. M 5ss,
BUT none, not even hisiqnick sighted
half sister, kiaic Alcultsa, had the
slightest suspicion oithisS Madse had
crushed down the feeling w,h au iron
will and niron hand -y{ssla have per
iss'td br"vciy al tic 'bef.rs x-frssd
ot confession could have been wrung
from lser lips OF ever winning the loye
OF Phil Elton, she had 1t even the most
remote hope, and iailiug in that she
would go down to the grave unwed,
But few months ha|. passed and
yet Elton. though knowing but little of
the true character or antcccleuts OF
JESSE Nandcrburg, had won her promise
to becou c his wife and lavishel rrcs
cn's upon her, enough, il would have
hc,n ,ii"ught, 10 have -uti ,fi,.,t any wo
mars aetrt. BY ways known only to :,
c"qrcr, however shc was con ,tan,l- gam
lng nIcrc--was almost cold, ccr;alnly
rctthh when he camc to her with empty
bands Aud how was it to end If so
as Il lover, what would she be rs VIII !
lie avoided answering the question
even though it forced itself upon him,
but dear luile kittie Moultnn often
shed tears over it, aud in the simplc;ty '
"t her hear. toll her trouble T. Mldce
skinner. and that brave girl took up
the harden, bowed beneath the wei.h,
of the cross fate had placed upon her
>houldcrf, aud DID all she could to CON
fort aud console
.a;What must be, must she replied
choking down her emotiol, let Us hope
he will BE- happy"
Happy? o, dear Madse, if he had
only loved you
Me. kittie? Oh hoaren, you know
not what you are talking about. And
then she checked her wild uitcrance,
aad hastily eudeavorrd to turn tho sub
| .lect, Such picture WAS far too much
for even her to bear.
But the loving girl clung to her. in.
dieting torture of the deepest kind
though swi'hopi :n"wins it, and w.i,r-
eyed again aud again:
IF he would only love yo", dear
M"dac skinner used her wan, of
beauty ms an gument against such a
much hoped-ior consummation, and AS a
s:reen behind which to hide her true
feelings, aud yet when they separated
their hearts had become far more closel,
interviewer than ever before, though tn,
gulf between her and Phil Elton had
not in the slightest n,rrowed.
And he remained still as deeply in
!ovc-no, infatuated were the bette,
term-with the beautiful Jessic, a,
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