The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-11


sumed to speak to you of love"
But liked him then, and l more than
! like him now" said Kate abruptly. II
made sort of bantering promise to Mr..
StauntOn, but / had no idea he would ever
be in a position to claim it. He asked me
the day before he left us if would remain
single two years to give him a chance to
make fortune that would enable him to
place me i'll such position as l was born
to fill. He had tried so many things and
failed at them all, that l thought it quite
safe to reply that would wait ten years if
he wished it. He could not have believed
that | was in earnest"
But he evidently did, my dear, as you
will see when you read what he says. BY
this time Dick is on his way back, and he
! NAV walk in on MS any day, expecting a
warm welcome from the girl for whom he
comes with fortune in his hand. Read
his letter and you will see that he does not
mean to give you up"
With an air Of listless detection Kate held
out her hand and accepted the letter Of
| fered by her mother As she read the lines
color came back to her face, and her eyes
sparkled with aroused temper. She crushed
| the paper in her grasp, and scorntully said:
"What does Dick Staunton mean by say
! ing that belong to him-that he is coming
to claim his own? That he will tolerate no
interference on the part of any one, and if
| ! have INDUCED in any girlish fancies
must put them aside and prepare to well
come nv true lord and master when he
comes to take me to himself? / never
| bound myself to him in any way, and
WON'T won't be dictated to by him in
| this way"
Accustomed to her daughters mode of
expressing herself when greatly excited,
Mrs Loser sank back on her seat and tran
gully replied:
at is natural to Dick to be masterful,
and he says no more than you have given
hlm right to express. You admit that
you consented to wait for him, and, to
man like him, that meant everything that
| such promise can imply"
"But never meant it. Oh, what shall |
do? What shall du?"
~ can easily tell you. Send Harry Con-
rad away at once, and make him under
stand that his dismissal is final. Think of
the magnificent future opening before yOu,
and prepare to receive with cordial wei
come the lover who comes to shower his
hardly-earned gold upon YOU"
Poor Kate left her mothers presence, in
tempest OF feeling it would be impossible
to portray. A fierce battle was raging
within her, and she also trembed before
lllt uItu' lliuI sue NDultl HtNNl bG DtlIHib-
ted to reject the lover who came with the
power in lis hand to release those she ten
dery loved from the hopeless dreariness of
their present existence.
A young, bright face, with nobility of
soul stamped upon every lineament, arose
before her, and she covered her face with
her hands and mOaned in her anguish:
"rhey will tear me from my HaTry-my
darling, and my PRIDE they will preach to
me to my duty to them and to myself, until
wrong will seem right. and I shall become
mere pupprt in their hands. And he
he-that man Of strong will, is coming to
compel me to fulfill contract | never
meant to make. Oh, what shall | do? what
will become of me-"
She sat down on the upper step of the
winding stairs, and now rising abruptly,
she went into her own room and closed the
| door.
Shortly afterwards Mr.. Loser knocked
| tremendously at her daughters door and
asked to be admitted.
| There was q slight stir within, and tal-
teling voice replied:
| II had rather not see any one just yet.
mamma Give me time to bathe my eyes,
ard got calm, and | will sgr and talk
with you. 0. if you love me. leave me
alone now"
ro this passionate admiration Mrs, Loser
| ranlied.
ttI must saa Won at once Kate. 7 have
eomatLing that is most important to saw to
ynn eomethino that Won ought to know.
Nc II may holm Won TO decision as TO what
is r;rnt for van 10 do"
Alter slight delay the door was un-
locked, and Kate, with swollen eyes and a
rathctic expression of helplessucss upon
bar fnce Looked with trembling dread upon
tI,a rnothar who clio knew lad come to
throw some oIditionol load mon her vouuo
sLn,Idnrs Leavv as was the one She al.
raad,, LaJ to Leor
~ anartinant of Kate was simply but
+e "p f,'r,ishod In II were fonmd the
s"St't "Iig 'i'a aio;r,ad oc hor avn Lor
asE ,';,nn "oM ,'r ,ortfolios If dried nlants and
6''is'' ~. :. e,nh as vo,,ng yirIo
ii Iiat MI aiiomt NV nromnd t,nni 0"0
ri, " ,.,IIs ,raro oovered with nenci,
,,,n'lo I,y borsaIf fa,tcifullv fron,od
.':.t' 'n7 ,'t,,,',, joo,roe none tLen wos
Mitn "utu''I n' oS"n,,t o,,tIina of uo,,n
' io"'iH .m oad so IinItiy drawn tbat tho far
NM r'oI orrai IN m,ota If foo d;stimct
rl'tsv ~ S,i,,ht Ln reoo'yrigeJ wreath of
,'5iIJ ammarY bung over il and conrealed
Mdu tia III mo% S fairi1 traced bnncathN"lIv
IL, W. mo'"' i"''
Inc head was cerI1a.ly very nonie nr1;t nv y
handsome one ahn s ha'e neserNeo ore,,la !,
she haa drawn II ,r Iron ,, nef own eo"'ep'on
OF What Is grand anu tiue III ,'"l'
Her m0!her elallctu arGuilu as s.J ,, callIe
IN "hwllllE 70 ,ooN ~ ii a, i'ef tha
ter, ana see IN ner lace tile sisns VI .,ie nl'-
ter struggle Sile Ahe" in she lla' oeeil pass.ns
through iier eyes ieiA oh 'he P'"''o''
mead, ana sue Sa.u: o.
Inns Is s2hclhliie new naVe'noC seer.
u before. nave you tahei 10 uiaMii's
ghosts, KATE LOT thls seems nOlnllls more.