Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-12-18

"As a matter of fact, he is nothing of the
sort" Lucy objected. "Hartog is one of the
best fe 10 As out. l wonder she is not madlv
in love with him. l think you are making
q gwreat mis- axe, and that she is only wor-
'vried by all the preparations. 1t is to be
a vewry grand wedding, is it not2"
Mrs Arkwright tinglei all over with
rage; she would have liked Lucy to show a
little more distress-whi"h was not his
Storm" at aIl-but she never even guessed
ut the depth Of agony which he hid with
every drawing word.
"OA, very grand!' she said, tartly. II sup
pose you mean 10 go. Hartog told m, this
morning that Mignon acknowledgement
little girl. you KNOWS coming to be one Of
the bwridesmaids."
How does Olive know here
"She does not; it is Hartos's wish. She
Is to stay with Mrs. Gwray."
Shortly after this he went back to GAYS
town, leaving Mrs. Arkwright almost beside
herself with anger.
"1don't believe he cares-I don't believe
be is capable Of carinzl" she cr.ed to big
Tom Arkwright
''Then why worry yourself about itr' he
lsked. "A very good thing il he DOESN'T,
considering that Olive is to become MrR
Hartog on Thursday"
@And breaking her heart for Cecil" Mrs
Arkwright burst out.
@Oh, no~nsensel She had ~ chance Of
him, II she had wanted him."
At which Mrs Arkwright vent out Of the
room In . storm Of rage. feeling 1t was as
Useless to try to get sense out Of Tom az 1t
was to get sense into Cecil.
1t was then Monday. On Tuesday Lucy
:alled at Copplethwaite, but was told that
The ladies had gone to Gaystown early in the
lay, and might not be back till late in the
evening.
He knew what that NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
No use to seek about Gaystown after them.
So he left his wedding gift And o. dear
aeavenl what a mockerv it was for him to
give a wedding gift to Olive Weyland, who
n a few hours would be Olive Hartog. and
who was breaking her heart. he knew not
whyi And then he went back to his quar-
ters alone. going pre- sently to mess with a
mile on his handsome face, and the latest
Joke about Mignon on his smooth, drawing
0ngue.
@'Mignon.' 1 said, as soon as I could get
ny bwreath, after as lively a specimen Of
he-er-gar-wrote as you could wreason.
ably expect fwrom a delicate little amatu-ah
like her, 'how-er-much have you-er-
ywrownF
"'Oh, dear Lal,' said Mignon, mot quite
IN inch-not nearly enough to be mar
wrie ~"
Was it any wonder that neither Hartog
aor any one else made even tho widest
guess at the world Of anguish this man was
h,,Roys~r7 NJ. 80 v~@.o THAI nru -
guessed that Olive. could she nav had her
way, would have had a bridegroom who
would be neither Hartog nor Lucy, but one
Ashford Hardness, WI SO short a time ago
announced his engagement to the beautiful
widow who had loved him. as he had loved
Ger. when they were bow ami girl together.
Two more days passed by. and, on the day
previous to that of the wedding. Lucy took
\ sudden resolve to go over to Copp .ethwaite
and put the question which Edith Ark
wright had raised in his mind straight and
Fair to Olive.
ayes, Miss Weyland il ut home," the SER
vant informed him; and then be was shown
INTO the pretty morning room, where Olive
was sitting alone.
She rose rather confusedly and came to
meet him.
II came" he began abruptly, moved
almost beyond control Of l~.nse!f by the
great change in her, "b 'cause Edith tells me
The il sure you are not happy in your OPP
owroachirg lnarwriase."
Olive allowed her hands to lie passively In
lis. but she did not speak nor look at him
"And Z 18th persists" hs continued in
very gentle tones. "that it i. partly, or
Hrather altogether. my fault. IL that
:wrue, Olive, my dear?'
ut is 100 late now" she said m%ournfully-
lit is too late for anything"
4But if YOU love me-n he cried eagerly,
installing her meaning.
For a moment she was tempted, more
orelv tempted than she hal ever been in ali
Ter life, 10 hide the truth to the last; then
pluck, true English pluck, won the day, and
The spoke.
"Cap.. Lucy" she said, "beiieve me when
| tell you that l have never cared for you in
that way. 1-l-made a ristake-a great
mistake. and l have sacrificed all my life to
lid, 1t from the world" And then briefly,
yet sparins her-el not at all. she told hum
The t. nth: My people DO not know. and he
east Of all. meant" with a sad smile. ITO
hide it, even if it cost my life; but l nave no
light to ruin the rest of yours, by leaving
you to believ. as Edith does. 1t would be u
sin little, it anything, SHORT Of murder"
Lucy stood silent, Gu:nb with surprise;
hen al at once he realized what the telling
If such a story must have cost her; he rec
ognized the true, stead. asst heart and the
brave spirit which ,!wclt within her-a
pluck greater far than hi, own
''Your srcwret shall be safe,' he said.
;imp y, ''anl shall honor YOU 10 my life's
End as the noblest woman who ever lived"
4 4
"Oa. Lai!" cried NJ gnon. a few hou 8
after tn. Joy bells for Olives wedd:n, had
.easel to ring. S Ii q pity you didn't go;
it was l~oveiy!' having a sigh Of surrema
abstraction as She gazad at the .eauiiiu
brooch Of pearls ami diamonds VIII CHI had
oeen the br tdsgroom's gift; at tie beautiful
bouquet Of snowdror' given by the best
nan, and Mt the sooalv box of bonbons and
,ougatin S gathered off the breakfa It table
" the father of the bride for the little lady
who had won all hearts ut Copp eth
waite. as she had won all hearts in the
Scarlet Lonc"rs six years before. "ldil
nothing all tine way home but be sorry you
lad missed IT,"
"And you forgot poor Lal while you wewre
;hewre," said Lac. rrprrachfully.
Mignon twined her arm tightly round his
1eck, ana pressed Ter couen nead against
1is c eek.
mo, Lal; l diin'i in'leed," she cried earn
,stly. IS .e"-!iv!ng eagerly into the pocket
If her pretty bridesmaids frock-"sce, l
brought you this"
She thrust something wrapped in a white
paper into his hand Lucy opened it and
found it was a piece Of Live H.rto,'s we'd
ling cake.
END.
Two RoomS AZ the Yhita House.