Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-09-15

"And you told me few minutes since
that YOU owed me no i'll will" said Lucy
bitterly.
There is a great gulf between us" said
he.
"You talk Of gulf" cried Lucy, i'm
petuously. do you think care for
money!"
"No, Of course not; but you have i'll l
don't care for il, and haven't II; but
then no one would ever believe that
did not care for it-but you don't UNDER
stand.H
Lucy sighed. Perhaps she began to
have some dimly-faint apprehension Of his
meaning-to see that he was afraid that
If he were too much with her he might
learn TO care for her more than it would be
well for him to do. Possibly she felt that
he never would allow himself to love her
lest the world should say that he had
wOoed her only to win back his uncle's
wealth. BE that as it might, she sighed,
and said, "Ought we not to wave our
handkerchiefs more vigorouslyi the peo-
pie on shore do not seem TO see usp
"Yes, think we ought But they can
easily see us without our making signals
One thing we must do, and that is, go up
the hill at once, or we shall have the tide
getting in between us and the steps. Let
me give you my armw
"oh, no, thank you," she replied, coldly
she was still wondering what his
speeches could mean. Presently, while
resting at the second fight of steps, she
said, "You have been on the Grand Bey
since we were here together. l have
picked up your sketch-book.''
"My sketch book" cried he. "Oh, thank
you. l had fancy to revisit the places l
saw with you"
That was precisely what she herself
had been doing. Could it be possible that
any of the thoughts that had passed
through her mind while doing this had al
so passed through hisY
Il knew who you were," said Lucy "the
moment you showed me your sketch"
"Did you, really2 saw that something
had happened, but had no idea what it
could be. Then you recognized my
work? Miss Clavering, please accept that
little drawing you liked in the Exhibi-
tion."
"Never" cried she. "Why should all
the generosity be on my side2 You take
nothing from me"
"By-the-bye, I have your brooch" said
he. II looked for it yesterday, and could
not find it-I found it this morning"
"Thank you," cried Lucy. "How pleas
ed Aunt Esther will be, and how pleased
1 am too! 1t was present of my fathers
to my mother before they married, and
his father gave it to his betrothed too,
and this ring was given by both of them
in the same way. 1t is posy- ring"
"Oh, is it?" he exclaimed, with some in
terest.
"Yes; would you like to look at it Y' and
so saying she put it into his hand. 1t
was massive gold ring, and engraved
inside were two lines in old letters:-
My love for thee
My life shall be.
"How charmingw said he. at must be
an old wedding ring. They all had posies
long ago, and it was far prettier when they
had"
"That depends!' said Lucy laughing
"What do you think was the posy on the
ring a great-uncle of mine put on his
wife's finger when he married her?-I
ought to tell you that he had already had
three wives and lost them. This Door
fourth bride, no doubt, thought that she
had got ring with some pretty motto,
and instead of that it was"
If l survive
Ill make it five.
He was actually telling her that if she died
she would have successorw
"But don't you think she must have
seen the ring before the wedding2" he in
quired, with SMILE.
81 am sure she did not! Would any
woman have married him who had seen
that?"
"Peopleare wonderfully oddr' said he
and somehow or other he became very ST.
lent for awile. Lucy was silent also, for
the sight of the ring and the brooch had
reminded her of all the Kenrick jewelry,
the possession of which was such an an
noyance to her.
Mr.. Richmond, let us be good friends"
she at length exclaimed with some eager
ness, and a strong wish to be diplomatic
and persuasive.
"What shall I do to show you how much
wish itY" he replied, with one of his
smiles, which were SO pleasant to see.
"Come and pay me visit in Chester
Square and help me pick out the family
Jewels which your mother would most
value. 1t makes me miserable to have
them-do come" '.
"Please, MissClavering," said he, "please
remember that we have our pride too
We feel your goodness and kindness, but
how can we receive from you in this indi-
rect manner anything Mr.. Kenrick did not
wish to give usl"
II hate pridew cried Lucy. "Really
Mr.. Richmond, you and your mother have
far too much of itw She looked irresisti-
bly, pretty as she said this, the little air of
pique with which she spoke, became her
so well.
"If you were in my place you would
act as do,' said he. "Besides, remem-
ber that all these possessions which af-
f1ict you so much are things about which
am entirely indifferent. am a lowly
minded, unambitious man. If I have
daily bread and health, want nothing
more than little sunshine"
II understand" said Lucy, in tone
which she knew to be one Of slight vexa-
tion. "You are independent of your fel-
w-creatures." ....'.
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