Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-09

There II wa, ont at last! At last the
words h had been trying 81 hard and so
long 10 speak We're ont, and Lucy felt
as if a great burden had been lifted off his
heart
Olive, however, did uoc seen quite to IN
derstand, she stool looking up at him, with
her wonderful gray eyes opened 10 their
widest extent: her lips were slightly apart,
as one who suspects joks but does not yet
see the point thereof
Lacy Iookel straight at her. too his
brows slightly drawn toge Their and half
defiant air about his who'll attitude
You are she, - he repeated, doggedly.
al am she!" said Mss Weyland, with
delightful air of saucIness- "You really
must forgive me, but don't see it a bit.
Where is the joke!'
Lucy groanet
when spoke Of Sally | meant you he
said desperately
Olive shook her head
ats all very sentimental, Of course" she
said, sweetly, "but it won't do, Capt Lucy
It won't, really; I've known you too long
| suppose YOU and the redoubtable Silly
have quarreed again, and you are trying 10
make her Jealous by pretending TO firt with
Ill., ibui Ill bhAilro -oI9ANtitNa; 4 bhiiiA iIn
Just shade mean of you; we've always
been such awful frien1s
But / mean it a!l-every word of it."
poor Lucy protested
"Oh, come now; that won't do, Olive de-
clared, with a soft laugh. slave you for
gotten the time5-poSitively out of count
wh.n you have conf led all your troubles
and wretchednesj to me9 Ii you have-I-
have-NoT"
Olive, my darling, l was speaking of
yourself ni'cayS," he cried Heaven
knows | never gave any other woman II
thought wonder what any one of the
Scarlet Lanc.rs would have said TO that?
Olive, however. had never heard of Lucy's
first love, SO it did no. matter. Cant you,
won't YOU. believe that love you" he went
en- "Havs Won not one word of kindness
Tor mel'
"Do you mean it7' she asked, in voice
which had suddenly grown sober "Do you
realty mean it.'
MEAN it2 OF course ! mean it Why
smiling tenderly down upon her-"is it SO
difficult thing to believer
"Very!n she answered briefly; "yery
difficult"
But yor will be kind to me, even if it is
difficult to believed You won't pwrove
cwruel, hardhearted Sally, after all, will
you"
He tried to take her hand, but Olive held
it back; then, indeed, an awful thought
flashed into his brain.
solve, you are not going to wrtfuse me"
he cried, in a very bitter tone
But Olive was silent, and would not look
at him.
"Oh, Olive, o ivel' he cried. miserably.
as it all no Use? is it all no goo u Have you
not one kind word for met not one wray of
hope TO give n,et Can you say nothings'
Il am very sorry" she b,gan, in a formal
voice, and wiShin. wildly that she had never
come TO this dance at all.
Many and many time she had thought
aye, aud had SAID too, tn t she shou like to
see Capt LIcv in really dramatic or senti-
| mental situation, jIst to make sur. whether
tie 20 Letore the = was put on, natural to
| him! 1t crossed her mind a. such t. Il. do
cross ones mind at ruumcnts whct are the
most critical AM important one, Of u Iif ),
of her wish, and that he was indeed "-orn
20" And then Lucy interrupted her,
bru quely enough.
"You are vewry sorwry," he said, scorn-
fully your tone expwresses. it, | assure