The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-01-14

through Frcd's veins as sto arose
from her chair, and Fred saw she
was lame-oh 50 Iamc-and that
beside the chair had been all the
while waiting the little velvet and
satin cushioned crutch on which
she depended.
But Iva did not see the sudden
look OF blank disappointment and
almost horror that swept across
Fred's face, and she went on be-
side him, her little crutch making a
soft thud on the thick carpet that
made him feel strangely ashamed
and pitiful, that made him think
of Bessie Campbell and her fine
grace Of motion. Bessie, who he
knew loved him, but, who had no
hundred thousand.
The battle began that night,
and ragged many a day: when one
hour Fred wonld swear to himself
that nothing ever should come be-
! tween him and the girl be loved,
and the next, that he was a fool,
that he could not love such a
sweet: gentle girl as Iva Lorne-
| that he would not deliberately
quarrel with all his chances, and
that Bessie Campbell would be
! just as happy with some other
lover. These reasonings and ar.
guments were the actual onset Of
! the battle and the result was that
Fred Jasper and sweet lame Iva
Lorno became engaged to be mar
ricd.
They were happy enough days
! that followed to Iva, who never
once dreamed that it was for her
money and her money alone that
her lover would marry her, and
when he saw and realized how
tcnderly she loved him, it made
him very gentle and tender to-
wards her, and the time went on
fairly well, bringing the wedding
| day with the sweet October wealth
er.
4 prefer to have a quiet we'd
ding, Fred, and | am almost sure
YOU would-on account of-of my
lameness. Fred! | am so afraid
you will be ashamed Of me when
I am your wife.
Iva said that to him one soft,
cool September night as they sat
in the vivid moonlight, her fair
face very sweet to see upturn ed to
his ii, such shy eagerness.
A thousand times between that
lovely September night and the
frosty October weddin g-day, Fred
told himself he would be so good,
so kind to this delicate little girl
who was giving him everything
in the world with herself, and she
slightly priced, so slightly esteem
ed.
Scores and scores Of times be
told himsclfhe did not regret what
he had done, not even when be
recalled the cold, contemptuous
looks Bessie Campbell lost no op-
portunity of bcstowing upon him.
And then the wedding day came,
and the wedding hour, and Nj.
Cathcrton gave the bridal pair 4
gorgeous banquet, and the carriage
stood at the door to carry them
to the boat that was TO take them
on their honeymoon trip; and IN
the few unoccupied minutes that
intcrvcned, when Fred and his
bride stood talking, there came a
messenger from Mr.. Cathcrton's
banking office with a sealed letter
from him, which, when he read it,
made him pale and whitcn to the
lips. For one moment; then, like
the honest man he was, he rose to
the pitiful emergency.
Every shilling Iva and had
in the world is gone. Jasper, your
wife is nothing but paupor, DC.
uendcnj On her husbands bounty
instead Of the heiress You expect
cd.'
! The crash Of doom could have
sounded nc more appalilngly start
ling; the girl he had married for
moncy-this lame, whlte,iaccd,
wiId,cyed girl who started to her
feet in an agony Of bewildermcnt,
aud anguish shocked-a-a pau
per!
Iva cIaspcd her little fragile
hands in a pitoous entrcaty.
Oh, uncle Charlton! Fred, oh.
Fred! If only l could have saved
Won't Oh Uhv didn't thcV send