The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01

no human being can or shall take from
me; she has declared her love Tor me,
and no power under Heaven shall COM
pei or persuade me to give her up!
His eyes flashed defiance, and his as
pect was determined.
"And as for me-" exclaimed Edith,
Withdrawing herself from the sup
porting arm of her lover, the fire of un-
daupted resolve blazing through her
tears, Il will ever love you, Hubert, and
you alonel Twill never marry any other
man than you. l will be true foreyerW
"Edith," gasped her mother, "ior
shamew
"Hush, you foolish childp said Isa-
bel, seiz ny her by the arm ana drawing
her away.
Ralph Delaney gazed an instant at
Edith in surprise al The unwonted spir-
IL of determination she eVlnced; tDen,
with cry OF Jury, he dashed at Huoert
with outstretched arm; but, eluding mis-
grasp, Hubert. with one swift glance Oh
love toward Edith, darted out OF the
door and Was gone.
Hubert Coverly was an artist, strug-
Cling with the disheartening difhcultles
which always hover with startling per-
sistency about the path of genius, when
not possessing the "oFen sesame" 10
success-money.
Among his few friends was Thomas
Kildre w-one Of Fortunes tayorltes,
young, wealthy, and fine e'lookhg-well-
bred, OF tolerabe education, and, wlthal,
free-hearted, jovial fellow.
The next morning, after the unfortu-
nate cOntretenlpS at Delaney Hail, HUI
bert sat IN nis studio, moodily coming.
for the tbousandth Time, the insurmeunl-
able difficulties of The situation. A
quick, bounding step on the stair, and,
with the privilege of welcome friend,
Thomas kildrew pushed open the door
and entered.
"How are you, old fellew2 Idling, by
| all that's WonderIuIW
"Tom," said Hubert, with sudden re-
solve, Il an in trouble. VIII you be
my friend, and aid me with your coun-
SEP"
with all my heart, Hubert. You may
rely upon me IN any emergency"
| "Thank you," said Hubert, warmly.
And then i'll few words he rehearsed
the scene OF the night before.
| "By Heavenl' ne calculated, when
Hubert had finished, 'tne insulting iel-
| low! He deserves ahorse-Whipplng"
| "Yes, Thomas, fully agree with you;
but that is out OF the question. What
am to doP
| "Why, follow the example of the brave
LOchinyar, and take your bride iron DE-
| lore their very taces."
"E sier upon paper than in reality,
fear" Hubert answered, with a sign.
"And," he continued, edith, l am sure,
would shrink from such extreme meas
ures."
| "Well, If you have faith in the con
stancy of your betrOthed, why do you
not wait, then, for fortune and fame
Both, assuredly, await you, Hubert; AM
YOU could then meet them as equals"
"EdiJh's constancy is above suspicion
land l think that is the right course
Tom, much as L dread ithe dreary laps'
Of years without the siguG OF EdlGh''
Isweet lace"
Then, hopefully and determinedly, hi
Icontinued:
IL Will go Immediately TO Italy
There, under the influence OF glOrlOu,
skies and artistic associations, l vii
sooner Wrest fame and forttne from the
chary grasp OIL Fate. You possess thu
golden credentials tnat Will admit yol
TO the presence OF Edith. Will you seel
her, Tom, aud tell her to bear up hope
FULLY for my sake, for few short years
and, if my lite is spared, l will surely
return with fame and fortune to lay a
her ieet."
"Of course I will, Hubert, and you
and will correspond, and if you devote
part of my letter toyour tair DetrotheC
} promise not to be jealous"
) "God bless you, VVm! With that as
surance l will leave nome With compar
atively light heart"
Three weeks more, and Hubert Gov
erly mad turned his back on his natlv
shores, and with ambitious resolves AM
high hopes was looking eagerly FORWARD
to the classic Italia.
! Thomas KiIdrew lost no time in form
ing L ilth's acquaintance, and deliver
, ing 10 her HuDer1s last message. Ant
as he saw her lovely blue eyes darker
with emotion, and detected quiver 0
joy in her voice as she thanked him 10
MS kind offices, he began TO consider hi
friend "a lucky dog, aud a vague teelin
OF envy crept lhto his heart.
Weeks and months flew by, AMI thei
acquaintance ripened into intimacy
To Edith he was The dear, trusted irien,
OF Hubert, and she received hin wit
the unreserVe and trustful coniidenc
: of a iavorite brother. But Thomas Xii
drew soon became traitorous TO his az
sent friend, He began TO gaze upon he
loVeliness with wistful eyes, ana u tierc
= tide Of WraLhLul jealousy surged in hi
breast. The thought that she was los
: 10 him hat loyalty to his friend fol
bade The expression of his wild, idola
trous love-COrtured him beyond meas
are.
For two years he fought with his pal
sion-twO years of alternate joy and II
morse. In her presence he lived
V trance Of bewildering bliss; out OF he
. signt he passed hours oil misery. 70 he
: he mad never DreaCned a WORD disloya
70 his friend; and she, wrapped up j
i golden dreams of future happiness, pic
4 cured with lovers eloquence iu the lii
u tie missive which she received from Hl
bert by the nand Of Thomas, failed /
, notice his burning passion.
4 Two years the tienu and the angt
struggled i'll his heart for the MASTER
j. AT last the tiend triumphed. Klldre
d began the diaUolical work by repressiu
u HuberG's s love mlssiYes, tanning tie col
q sequent alarm and lorebodings OF Edit
by suggestive hints and innuendoe
= Poor Eullh lost her roses in the torturin
a suspense she endured. She could not b
I lieve him false; and yet Thomas X Klldrev
}. with great pretense oil unwIlllngnes
I Iconlessed to still receive letters fro
1 lnim-letters in which no mention of ht
3 was made. Ol, what could it mean?
So u year slipped by, and Edith wer
| about IRVING IN hpnr h.,r tSi,