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

Love at Sea.
1t was a rather remarkable thing that
Olive had been so thoroughly deceived by
the andwriting of the note which she had
received with the locket of the sapphire in.
ttial. But. as a matter of fact, it was well
Known in the regiment that Hardness and
tiartog wrote very much alike, as Is not I'M
usual among men Of the same class who
hava been educated at the same schools.
Nobody at Copplethwaite was really
familiar with The caligraply of either, only
'hort notes, in answer to invitations, having
come under the notice OF any of the members
IT that household. Those which had come
rom Hardness, Olive had been careful to
read; but when her mother remarked, Mr..
Hartog accepts for the fifth, Olive" or my
lear. Mr.. Hartog. has an engagement for
Tu 'sday," she had been content to accept
The fact, without satisfying herself by the
seeing of the eye that it really was so.
1t seemed an incredible circumstance that
The could ilnpart. and her mo her receive,
Jews of such Importance without the mention
'f a name, ami that she should be speaking
u one man and her mother of another, and
he difference remain uncorrected; vet so it
vas. and now, be the consequences what they
would, she would abide bv her mistake.
Hartog discovered nothing.
Some lovers are AFFECT, willing to be trod-
len under the feet of their fair m stresses;
out Hartog was not Of that order. Quite the
lerree. continually bidding Olive, "Come
lere," or do that" or Don't 20 there"
and adding on a darling" or "please me-"
1t the end, like a spoonful of jam after a
powder, and always having his own way,
'ecause Olive was 100 sick at heart to offer
ny opposition.
But he discovered nothing; and. in truth,
1e VAS too fully occupied In making fierce,
passionate love TO her, to see that she merely
unlimited to and never ~reciprocated his
Affection in any way.
. her folk saw clearly enough that some
hing was grievous:y wrong-that Olive
zach day looked more spiritless and i'll. He
lot'ced. of course, that she was not looking
we'll; but he rut it down to her illness Of
he autumn and tho severity Of the winter,
Ind never suspscte | for a moment that her
,ltered appearance was duo to mind instead
If body.
he announced his engagement immedi-
ately to his brother officers, causing thereby
10 part cular surprise, except to Lucy. who
lad not expected suc rews, lut who, never
;heless, pulled him elf together, like the
brave and gallant gentleman he was, md
wished his comrade joy But oh, when Al
eng;h he saw her-when he saw the poor
pale face from wh.ch the delicate peach
bloom tints of cid had all vanished; when he
'aw the downward droop Of the once arch
md smiling mouth; the mournfui look in
he black-fringed gray eycs-oh, hon he
Jaw all thi', wha: a fierce hatred for Hurtog
eared up in his heart. and made him feel
or a moment like a murderer
Her own people were not alarmed. Olive,
hey sad, had never been really hersalf since
hat drea iful illness i'll Sco.llnd; and, as
very one knows, marrying ami giving in
marriage is an anxious bus ness. After it
was all over-comtor ably over, was the ex-
ression Mrs. Weylan | used in speaking of
ihe mat. er 10 Mrs. Arkwr .gnt. little dream
ng what a mockery such a word was in
connection with such a marriage-Mr. Har-
og meant to take her abroad, and q long
our IN 1'aly and Switzerland would make
Ter qui 9 herself again.
But Elith Arkwright saw moro clearly
De, tween the lines than either Murray Wey-
/ and or his wife. She kncw-by that strange
instinct which sometimes makes men and
women dive straight to the very heart of q
n~ys,ery-that it was neither. illness nor the
tuNS VI Cue ,oppItoCuAIk "euuAHS WHICH uaU
olanched Olives chceis o: their lovely
color. brought that panied look into her
,ycs. or that piteous curve to her lips.
tue poor child is brea@ing her hearth she
:ried. Indignantly. 10 her brother. "And
,er.ously, Cec.l-although I don't want to
:uy anytnin, disasreeable to you-I never
Jaw a sign Of anything wrong with her be-
lore you and she had that di agreement,
about Christmas"
u tell you she wrefuse | me point blank"
returned Lucy, who seldom kept a secret
from his sis. er.
"Oh, nonsense! Why should she refuse
you!'
"But she did, point blank; they're was no
mistake about it"
"You should have asked her again"
$50 l should have done il they're had been
the vewry smallest ch;n.e OF her saying
yes tell you, Edi h, s!.c no. only wrcfused
be, but she wregularly %wrounded Oh ME for
not having asked her be ore-to us, her own
.xpwres .ion-it was too lat.i"
II tell you, Cecil, she is breaking her heart
II thy go on with it, AMI marry her to
Hartog, she will die, and die soon.'
"Hartog won't give her up"
"Wre;ch" cried Mrs. Arkwright, As rsa-