Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-02-17

dreams that would all come true in
the time TO be.
When he went away he kissed her
and called her his wild rose, and the
memory of the kiss and the name
kept her from being lonely for long
time She had hoped that he would
write. But weeks went by and no
letter came.
BY and by she began to feel the
old restlessness again. She wanted
to see the world and its ways. Ii he
were to marry her, her country breed
ing would make her appear awkward
among the people OF his circle in so
ciety. Could she not learn something
of their culture and refinement by
studying it at a distance? She had
an aunt living in the city. 1t she
were to spend the Winter with her
she could learn many of societies
ways Of course she could not ex-
pect to see much of the better classes,
save at distance, but that would
be better than not seeing it at all.
And then, she might see him once in
a while; and that more than any
thing else, influenced her in her de-
examinations.
Il am going to make Aunt Sarah a
good long visit this Winter she said
one day.
Her mother looked at her sharply.
She had not liked the turn of affairs
much. She was suspicious of Hart
ley Venner. She did not know that
he was bad man, but she believed
him to be a deceitful one. She had
been sorry more than once that she
took him to board.
4 shouldn't wonder if you'd. see
Mr.. Venner there she said, watching
Olive closely.
Like enough answered Olive,
trying to appear Indifferent. But |
don't expect to, for he belongs to the
upper circles, you know But she
did expect to. If he loved her, and
Of that she was sure, he would seek
her out when he knew that she was
so near him. 1t was with that be-
lief in her heart that she went on her
visit.
She questioned her Aunt Sarah
about persons she had heard Venner
speak Of, and of him among others.
Aunt Sarah knew nothing of them,
except by hearsay. They were mem
bers of quite another world than the
one in which she lived and moved,
and had her being.
Two weeks went by before Olive
saw the man she loved. One night
she persuaded her aunt to go with
her to the opera. When they were
seated she looked around. Suddenly
she caught sight of Hartley Venner's
handsome face. He was leaning OH
the railing of a box, smiling into the
face of woman at his side won
derou-ly beautiful woman, too
and she was listening to his pretty
words with pleased expression on
her face just so she had looked
when he had talked to her, Olive
thought, with bitterness. 1t made
her angry to see that woman so near
the man she loved. What right had
she there ?
By and by Venner looked toward
her, and she knew that he saw her and
recognized her, by the start he gave
She smiled and bowed, her face full of
glad expectancy. But the mans face
never moved muscle. He gave no
sign after that first start of surprise
that he had ever seen her, or that he
saw her then. She turned pale as
death and leaned back, faint for a
moment, with an awful pain at her
heart Pretty soon she heard his
name spoken close by, and she leaned
forward to listen
Who is that woman with him, did
you ask 2 voice was saying
That is Miss Goldsborongh, his
intended bride. The marriage comes
off in March. A fine couple, think.
Olive saw nothing but confused
whr Of faces and dancing jets OF
light for a minute after that. She
knew i'll vague way, that the air
was astir with the sound of merry
music, ard that the curtain was rising
on sort Of parody OF life. But she
had no interest in it now. The
curtain had fallen OF one act in her
lite drama and she had only thought
for that
i loved him and he deceived me,
she kept saying over and over to
herself. People never dreamed that
the girl whose eyes seemed TO be
watching the music show OF life upon
the stage SO inten.ly, saw not thing
of what was going on before her.
She had other things to think Of
She reused herself at last, when
Aunt Sarah touched her arm, and
asked her if she. was going home at
all You must have been wonder
fully taken up with the play she
said, as Olive got up. You haven't
taken your eyes off the stage the
entire evening, as I've seen. ] don't
think it was very interesting. 1T
was new to me- Olive answered
drearily, and all her words meant her
aunt could not know.
i believe | have seen enough of
city lfe,' she said week later i
am going home
And home she went.
'Why, | thought you was goin' to
stay all Winter Mrs Gracm said.
Seems to me you change your mind
considerable j did not intend to
stay if did not like it there Olive
answered looking down the white
road with WEAKNESS on her face
that had not been there for two
months before. How long two
months seemed now. They were
like two years. She seemed to have
lived long time in the last few
days.
You look clear tuckered out, said
Mrs Graem, anxiously. You don't
feel well, do you 2
4 am tired Olive answered. |
shall feel better, by and by
4 don't suppose you see Mr.. Ven
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