The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-06-13

vowed that she was now "doubly
precious, and that be would never
give her up"
HBut Madame Eugene! I have
nothing left, and mamma only this
house and S5000a year 1t was this
news the night of the party that nearly
killed her; things have been kept
quiet by judge Norton, while mamma
was Ill, but the end must come now;
and freely release you from your en-
gagement."
"Just say you love me Kate, and
let the money go.
Eugene cannot wrong you.
don't love you, never promised to,
that was quite understood in our en-
engagement"
"po you love any one else?
yes"
'The scoundrel 1t is Hal know"
"Hush There has been nothing
mean or treacherous on Halls part,
and you ought to respect the feeling
which has led me to betray my own
secret to you"
Eugene left Hates presence in a
passion Of wounded love, and self-love,
vowing he would hold her to her en-
gagement.
But Madame looked at things more
senaibly. Garry on the marriage
now? Ridiculous! There was no OBJ
legation. It was a contract broken,
because one of the contracting parties
had failed in their share of it. She
advised Eugene to go abroad, and
Consider the matter with thousand
leagues between KatGand himself He
would Judge discreetly then"
Undoubtedly in these days Eugene
endured much. He had long suffered,
or fancied he suffered, from some or
ganic disease of the heart, and
Madame expatiated about his failing
health, looked at him with anxious
eyes, and watched his most trivial
movements with such compassion
that Eugene began to fear his life wa;
in danger. Now Eugene's health has
always been Eugene's hobby, and there
is no hobby man will ride so selfish
ly and absorbingly. Hal knew hi;
constitution, he could not quarrel with
Hal, and in few weeks the doctor
rivalled the mistress, and Madame
!. had persuaded her son that Hates
trying temper was developing his com
plant with frightful rapidity.
In about two months he agreed tt
tgo to Europe, and the night before hi
left, Hal and he cleared their hearts
of the hidden iealousies in them
''You know Hal, said Eugene bitter
Z ly, "that you loved Kate from tn,
first night you saw her"
GAS we are confessing to-nigh
Eugene, say yes, I loved her from
the first, but | was true as steel to you
! | never let her guess it by any word o
deed of mine"
81 suppose you don't call hoverin!
about the house day and night for si1
weeks, deeds"
professional, entirely"
''Well lost Kate through il"
81 thought you had decided that sh
would never have done for you, will
your delicate health, and her tryin!
moods.
''Well she was trying. [ hope yol
: will be able to manage her. I suppOs
it will come to that"
eyes 1 hope so. Kate has no OF
! jections."
Gracious and how do you expec
to keep house?"
''Mrs. Haynie will keep it for us
She has still her home and an in
come of $4,000; Judge Norton think
! he will save for Kate such a trf
l $4,000, and as long as [ have yo
and few more rich patients like you
l think we shall manage"
! Eugene sailed for Europe mex
day, and Hates wedding, which ha
been originally fixed for the 29th q
May, was not altered, only the bride
: groom was changed. Eugene was /
o Paris when he heard of it, and h
I was astonished to find how sorely tn
Disappointment hurt him. Indeed h
u did not forget it, until little Yanke
J, girl stranded on Partisan shores, fe
in love with him. When this thin
happened, Eugenereturned the con
y pliment without inquiries or sureties
y But fortune favors the brave, and tn
T little girl proved to have large e
+ tate. Madame was delighted, an
n No. 60, was actually furnished fC
Mrs. Eugene Romano after all.
The two ROmaines are very friendly
o and Hal and Eugene have fallen int
4 their old habit of familiar intercourse
) If anything ill-natured is said, nobod
/, knews it. Only Mrs. Eugene r.
e maine is aware, chow thankful dea
/ Eugene is, that the marriage betwee
n him and cousin Kate was broken off.
1t is equally true, that no one but Mr.
- Hal Romaine ever hears the doctc
wonder, "what on earth Eugene sa'
;. in that colorlcss little body b
;, married ?"