Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-07-11

"Good like that. For the better,
or not for the betterP"
"In some respects Il is better; in
others not so we'll" Then Dick had to
define and support both of his positions,
and by the time this was done, Jane
Ten Eyk and he were on the very best
of terms.
"You can go in and win, Dick" said
Give, mournfully, as he lit his parting
cigar at Dicks that night. Reglita
said so, and she was always right. 1t
is your fate, Dick"
Nonsense, Clivel A man makes
his own fate. You could have married
Reglita If you had willed to do SO;
there was not soul to forbid you; you
are your own master"
"No. no; l could not, Dick. There
was society, and all that. What would
people have said if / had married a
poor girl-a poor gypsy girl. DickP 1
could not do it--I really could not"
"And | could not marry an heiress
What would people sayp could not
do It'll really could not, Give. So, if
you please, we will say no moro about
Miss Ten Eyk."
Give was quite willing; he greatly
preferred to talk about the beautiful
Reglita and his own blighted heart
And Dick really tried to make himself
believe that because he did not talk
much about Jane, he cared little for
her. He chose to ignore the fact that
he went out very often, and always with
the hope of meeting her. He knew that
society coupled their names together,
and that acquaintances did not hesitate
to congratulate him upon his good fort
une. But he also knew that no word of
love had passed between them since the
renewal of their friendship, and he
firmly believed that under no circum-
stances would he marry Jane Ten Eyk,
unless by some strange turn of events
he should become rich and she become
poor.
One day he said this very plainly
to an old gentleman who had been
speaking to him on the prospects such
an alliance as Dicks talents and Jane s
dollars would open up for any legal or
political aspirant. 81 would not marry
any woman, judge" he said, 'who was
richer than myself"
"Then, sir, allow me to tell you that
you have behaved very shabbily to Miss
Ten Eyk-very shabbily indeed Good
morning, sir"
That was charge that Dicks whole
nature repelled, and yet perhaps it
might be true. He resolved at once to
have an understanding with the lady,
although the subject was so delicate
that he scarcely knew how to approach
it.
Jane spared him the trouble. She
was sitting in her morning-room with n
newspaper before her, and when Dick
was announced she seemed nowise as
tonished at the unusual hour of his visit.
After the first courtesies of the meeting
were over, she said, 81 suppose you
have seen this paragraph, Mr.. Dayton,
and it is very kind of you to attend to
the matter at once"
Dick read the paragraph her finger
indicated, and saw that it was state
ment of their approaching marriage.
"How do such things get said, Won
der suppose it is one of the penal
ties of my wealth. Have done any
thing to countenance such a report ?
Why don't you speak, Mr.. Dayton 1t
is not possible you dared to circulate
this faisehood, sir ?''
All these questions Jane put with q
constantly increasing pallor and hesi-
tation, and all the time Dick had re-
mained perfectly silent, with his eyes
on the paper, and his cheeks flushing
redder and redder. But when Jane
covered her face with her hands and be.
gan to cry quietly, he could no longer
debate with himself.
l.,
cried, taking her hands, and kissing the
tears passionately off them, ''you know
| never did. Who honors and loves
you as 1 dop Why, l have loved you
for six years. If there was only any
possible chance of these words ever be-
coming true, who would be so proud
and happy in all the world as would P''
Jane did not answer, but her eyes
were clear as truth itself, and in hel
face Dick read, or might have read, 8
very sweet untold story.
But instead of asking her to tell it.
he spoke of her riches and of his own
poverty, and of what the world would
say, and so accepted for himself the
} desolation of an empty heart rather
than incur the shame of being called 8
|, fortune-hunter.
He never thought of me! He never
thought of mer' sobbed poor Jane, with
her head buried in her pillow, after
J Dicks farewell. Her true and tender
, woman's heart had been dIeadfully
wounded and disappointed by his PROUD
J decision, but she would not show hel
sorrow to the world. For a time there
! seemed to be no change in her relations
with Dick Dayton, but gradually they
drifted further apart, and Dick agair
| reminded himself that a man has hi
| fate in his own hands; but it is doubt
full whether he found anv consolation
= in this supreme exercise of authority.
During the following summer h,
! heard many reports about Miss Tel
Eyk which helped him to believe tha
he had acted wisely in maintaining hi
independence, even at the expense o.
,, his affections. 1t was said that she hat
become more and more authoritative
regarding her estate, that she had re
moved managers, and changed her in
vestments without seeking advice eithe
from friends or lawyers. People spok,
of her as growing hard and penurious
and rapidly losing all the womanlN
graces which belonged to her sex anC
station.
So Dick rather congratulated himsel
on his escape. He was gradually gain
ing wealth and reputation, and wheI
he had achieved an income of five thou
> sand dollars year, he meant to marry
some pretty young girl who would b,
= the realization of his peculiar ideas a