The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-11

Miss Ethel sat stiIly down, and began
carefully rearnnge the pink satin bow
on her white morning dress.
Elosie sat down opposite 10 her, and I'll
gered nervouslY the rose buds and "
leaves that trimmed her garden hat. TIL
two women were strangely alike, only on
face was forty years old, white and proud
and the other was only twenty, Aushin
and paling, and answering every ieelin
oil the heart.
For some moments Eloise did nc
speak, and Miss Ethel Bruce did not urp
her. She sat patiently looking In BE-
nieCe's face, until that young lady, flndin
courage In her desperation, said, with
bland defiance:
"The gentleman who Is to have tha
honor, dear aunt, Is Mr.. Henry Tor
rens."
"lmpoSsibleln You would not do sucI
a foolish thing?n
"0h yes, | wOuld.h
"Do you know who he Isl"
"Iie Is Harry"
"RidlculOusl Do you know who hi
father Isl"
mo, don't want to know him par
tlcularlY. Do you know him, Aun
Ethel?"
"No. dare say it would be very i'm
proper Tor me TO know such person
When Wa first met him last summer in thu
North, don't remember that he eve
named his family"
"Nor l"
"That looks very bad, Eloise. II mar
has respectable relations, OF course b.
talks about them"
~ don'tsee that it makes any great diff
ference to me. lido not intend 10 MARI,
HaTry's relations | do not care muct
about them, anyway. Once he told mt
that his mother was dead, and said mint
was too; and Of course we felt sorry FOL
each other, and ali that. But am airalt
[ am little Jealous about Harry; woult
Just as lief be the only person in thu
world who had any right to love him a
not.n
"You make me feel hopeless about you
Pray what do you intend TO live up0n?'
"Harry has two thousand dollars
year"
1.-Two thousand dollars q year! What
magninCentincomeW
Don't make fun OF us, aunt; can no
allow that; indeed Lean not. We low
each other, and shall be very happy"
doubtless. May ask you where Mr.
Torrens Is EMPLOYER"
ain West 4 Green's law Office
81 thought he lived In New York. VIVA
brought him here?"
"Ilow should | know?' said Eloise
blushing, and Involuntary dropping be
voice.
Her aunt watched her curiously, ant
shook her head for answer. "Where hayl
you seen him-for hope you have no
dared to bring him within the precincts o
Bruce Place"
"lle has never touched paling Of It.
met him at Aunt Kezia's; and am sur
she would have let Cousin Lizzie MARI,
him very willingly. She thinks a grea
deal Of Harry"
"Lizzie Bruce is different. She has fly,
little sisters, and my brother Jake Away
spends twenty out Of an income OF nine
teen. You have expectations-or at leas
had. ALWAYS intended, II you remained
unmarried, TO leave you the Bruce Place.
Dear aunt, thank you for the intention
but / would rather have Harry. havl
a little bit OF money Of my own, have
not7"
"About four thousand dollars; Jus
enough to buy your wedding things ant
marry you leCently. For though you arr
going 10 make such fool OF yourself,
shall not show the white feather about il
| must pretend to be happy when / an
wretched, and receive congratulations tina
will nearly choke me; but such trials ar
part and parcel OF a woman's lot;
dare say | shall get creditably through
them"
Miss Ethel rose with proud air, but
pitilully sad face, and attempted to Ieayl
the room, but Eloise, with gentle fore,
and many tender kisses, made her 81
down again.
"Auntie,' she said, coaxingly, "you hay,
asked me good many questions, and
have answered them truly; now am 90
ing to ask you some, and know YOU vii
be fair with me about them. First, wer
you ever in lOve2"
Half smiling and half sad, Miss Ethe
sat thinking over the bold question. A
last she answered slowly and with a grea
deal Of path0s in her voice, "Yes, Eloise
| once loved as l do not think You hay,
the power TO love. 1t Is twenty-five year
ago.; ;vo, -, -, :, !. i. !, -. ;, ~
u cannot, Yes-I will try; perhaps
may show you what waste Of Life It Is
Wait here lew moments"
She then left tho room, but soon re
turned with little tortoise.shell box Il
her hand. It opened with a spring, an,
showed a few yellow letters, a bunch o
withered vlolets, and the half OF pIaiI
gold ring. She lifted the latter, and said
This Is part Of his dead mothers wed
ding ring; We broke It In two. and swor
solemnly over II TO be faithful 10 tn
promises we had made each other. TheI
he sailed away from me, and neye
heard from him again. For two years
suffered all the agonies Of hope deterre,
aud sighted love, and at length had
lever that left me the colorleSs little ghos
have been ever since"
perhaps be was dead"
"Then he was miserable creature, an,
should have put him out Of my hear
and memory"
AYES, I think you would, Elolse.
think, TOO, that II Is likely you would hay
let some other man make 4 fool Of You
second time. have q different naturl
did not cease to suffer for James Earl
for five years, but having conquered tbs
weakness, ! never permitted myself I
care for any other man.
"But you were rich and handsome
Did no one else care for your"
Miss Ethel smiled queerly, and after
slight hesitation said, "Yes."
"whO was It, auntle2n
Colonel Powell"
"0h, aunt So you wanted me 10 do
thing you would not do YOURSELF
AYES, dear. You wanted 10 marry;
did not. When wAs'twenty yeaTs olag
i'll had wanted to marry at ali, l sholl
have married Tor wealth and position
!. Colonel Powell can give his vile these q
vantages,"
"Aie you still In love with this NJ
Early's memory
g mo, Iamnot. II should meet hi
to-day, l donot think l should care
" speak 10 him."
sis he Allyef, ~.
70 ~ suppose 80, i heard Of his maria
Y ten yeAfa ago" qfss n t,7as
u 'P0or auntlel"
q "Don't pity me, child. j am 10 DO @
= graduated. Tilt had not been for my d
y lAther's opposition, j should have MARI
p for love, given my fortune and my life
8 TO the Keeping Of selaAh, hrkle man
. fact, made Just such q little fool Of mys
- Is you are about 70 mRke.n
Il "Auni, do you really think that Hal
ssLn would forget me In q few weeks
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