The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-13

"Perhaps he was dead.
"No."
"Then he was a miserable creature,
and l should have put him out of my
heart and memory"
eyes l think you would, Eloise. l
think too, that it is likely you would
have let some other man make fool of
you second time. | have a different
nature. l did not cease to suffer for
James Early for five years, but having
conquered that weakness, l never per-
mitted myself to 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, EYES,"
"Who was it Auntie!"
Colonel Powell!'
ooh, aunt! So you wanted me to do a
thing you would not do yourself" i"
Eyes, dear. You wanted to marry; l
did not. When l was twenty years of
age, if had wanted to marry at- all, /
should have married for wealth and po-
siton. Colonel Powell can give his wife
these advantages"
"Are you still in love with this Mr..
Early's memory"
mo, am not. IF should meet him
to-day, I do not think l should care to
speak to him."
"ls he alive?"
81 suppose so. l heard OF his marriage
ten years ago"
"Poor Auntie!"
"Don't pity me, child. I am to be con-
graduated. If it had not been for my
dear fathers opposition, l should have
married for love, given my fortune and
my life into the keeping of a selfish, tickle
man-in fact, made just such little fool
of myself as you are about to make"
"Aunt, dc you really think that Harry
would forget me in few weeks or
months?'
"Of course he would"
81 will try him."
"You will act very wisely to do SO.
Eloise, | am glad have told you my sad
little story; it may, make you at least
'look before you leap Where does Har-
Ty SeuerallV leaNe you!
"On the little bridge outside the
Place~
"Do not say Farewell there. Lovers
who part over running water never meet
again. Give him every lawful chance.
You may bring him into the park to-
night"
So few hours afterward there was a
very bitter parting under the oaks in
Bruce Park. Eloise was almost shocked
when it was over. In her heart she had
only intended to frighten Harry, but the
lover had taken the proposal too serious
ly and things had been said that she
would not unsay. AT first, indeed, Harry
had laughed at Miss Ethel's doubts of
him, and his laughter had provoked
Eloise. She did not like the thing treated
as joke. ''It was very serious matter,
and she did not see how Harry
could laugh at the idea of not seeing
her for eleven months
For eleven months was the time she
had fixed upon as the limits of her lov-
er's probation. In eleven months she
would be of age, and could claim her
small fortune. If Harry were true to her,
she would then be willing to begin life
with him on four thousand dollars. Be-
sides, she had a shrewd idea that if she
humored her aunt thus far, Miss Ethel
would not withdraw her favor.
Harry was not indignant at all such pru-
Dental considerations. He spoke very
disrespectfully of Bruce Park, and de-
clared he would not say Thank you for
every acre of it, and the old wooden
mansion thrown in, and that the eleven
months was an eternity; theyMight just
as we'll say good-by forever.
Then Eoise argued that cit was very
we'll for him to talk of living on two
thousand year and each ot'er's love
Men could get society, and have people
speak decently to them, even if they
could only afford one suit in twelve
months; but woman's friends depended
on the condition of her wardrobe, anc
wondered if even Harry's love coule
stand q shabby old-fashioned dress anc
one-button kid gloves"
Harry "was sure she would make any
ulcf,o lVoh CiCSo,dhV) anu IiOloc Sdlu, all
grily, "He was very absurd" and though
50 too. So the end of all was that Harry
babe her Farewell till the 9th of tn,
following June, and that with man,
tears and protestations they finally begal
their self-imposed trial of each other
fidelity.
The next mornings paper announces
the sudden departure of Mr.. Henr,
Torrens for New Yorkon busi
ness of importance likely to de
tain him for some months" and Elois
was angry enough at the information
She had hoped Harry would try again t.
convince her of "the folly of the part
ing" and she was determined at this in
terview to be convinced.
For some weeks Miss Ethel did no
have very happy time EIoise wan
, dered in the park, or about the big silen
house, and was not at all cheerful com
pany. At first Harry's letters we're 8
long and frequent that great deal of he
5 time was satisfactorily employed in an
swering them. But by degrees they gre,
V both shorter and less frequent, and tC
word tho hao,i nninn of u;ntor +bo