The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-09-27
ROMANCE OF A RICH GIRL.


Upon that account he was much re-
spected by his fellow men, and equally
respected by himself. He had two chill
aren, = son ard daughter, the former a
yo,ng man of twenty-five, who occasion.
ally helped him in his business in that
eondescending and amateurish manner
Witch the sons of rich men usually en-
Daoy.
The daughter was just eighteen, q raw
Thing blonde, named Eudora, whose
golden hair and violet eyes had been the
unconscious means OF having an exquisite
bouquet. from an unknown admirer, sent
10 her every day in the week, even Sun
Day not excepted.
TSdora localized into hero the I'M
Known sender-for hero she was certain
As must be. Without any cause for
doing 30, she connected him with an in
sident which had occurred during the
;srevious summer, while she was staying
u Cape May.
Accustomed to crafty every caprice,
and wooed by the loneliness OF the sum-
Rer night, she had set out late one
evening ID visit friend. driving along
the ssarlit sands, and accompanied only
By her fathers coachman. A sudden
ahund erstorm came up. The sky black
sned. The horses became frightened at
the increasing noise of the surge Of the
90. The driver, losing his presence of
mind, endeavored in vain to stop them.
When within o few yards OF her
friends house, the carriage was over
turned, and Eudora would have been
dragged along and probably crushed to
death, had not q man, lettering near,
Suddenly dashed forth and stopped the
terrified steeds, handed them over to the
now partly recovered driver, and rescued
Rudora, unhurt, just in time to- place
her in the hands of her alarmed friends,
Who hurried anxiously from their house.
She turned to thank her deliverer, but
ke was gone. In the darkness she had
not seen him. There was no clue by
which he might be recognized
IN the future. She was q young lady
xiven to romance, and the consequence
was that she dreamed OF him In her
1eart.
The great rival OF Mr. Coupon in bust.
ness was man of thirty, who had raised
himself from pothineness, aud whose
~asoi oSschs Stioh6o W. oov "oc 10 OAeA4S
less as his reputation. By one of those
often INDUCES, this gentleman, with q
disposition as sunny as Skye terriers,
rsloiced in the name of Radiance. He
vAs unmarried and wealthy, and was ap-
parently troubled with no kinsmen,
either rich or poor. Yet none OF the men
With whom he transacted business asked
him to their houses, none of them had
my intercourse with him beyond that
necessitated by commercial affairs. But
all spoke highly of him, all esteemed
him, and there was not one who, at some
time or other, had not been indebted to
him for financial aid.
Perhaps it was this which made Mr..
Radiance inly sorrowful. notwithstand-
ing the natural gaiety Of his tempera-
nent and the abundant glow of cheer
sulness he ditfused. He was singularly
handsome, with frank and open look,
md complexion which, for hswlessness
and delicacy, any woman might have
snyied. His manners might have been
Inherited from Chesterfield. He Was we'll
Eesd, spoke several languages, and vas
accomplished in manly pastimes. Miss
Rudora Co upon, on the few occasions
when she visited her fathers establish
Dent, and Mr.. Radiance happened to be
there, had not failed to remark the
skhletic perfection OF his figure and
bearing. Once her mother who CHANGED
b be with her during their down town
visit, remarking the passing glance En-.
dora had bestoW ed. said 10 her in . half
whisper:
1T is pity, isn't it?"
'sYes," answered Eudora. "a great
PITY" and Immediately forgot the object
Of her compassion. as is the custom OF
he children OF the world.
Evidently there was something about
Mr.. Radiance that the people could not
sand. Why, for Instance, should Mr..
Coupon have been on intimate business
terms with him for years, why should
he be Indebted to him for having twice
1sen saved from failure, and yet never
snce have asked him to his house-nay
have even shuddered at the mere ideal
Why should many OF Mr.. Coupon q
business friends hold the same relations
toward Radiance, and have recoiled
from taking him into their homes. as il
~ were a leper?
Plainly there Was something in this
nAn--something beneath and beyond
shnracter-which rendered social inter
sourss with him repellAnt in the high