The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-08-09
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coming with FEVER Sh fmpatlenc0 grow
ing out Of the desire he had TO news
from the mining camp, which now
overshadowed every other thought, and
caused him to entirely forget that the
young man had any purpose in visiting
them except to bring the desired informa-
ton regarding the progress OF the work
at Gravel Hill, as the cluster of shanties
at the mines had been named.
30 the summer passed, and again the
time approached when the girls were to
return to school. and preparations were
made for their departure.
II almost wish we were not going
back" said Jennie, as they were pack
ing. 1--WE have had such a pleasant sum-
mer. am sure | never enjoyed myself
so much before IN all my life. and
awfnlly hate to 20 back into those
dusty. fusty little rooms in the city ard
porting over lot of books that appear
to have been made on purpose 10 puzzle
ones brains without any corresponding
benefit to come of it. I'd ever 50 much
rather stay at home and help mother
take care Of the house and the poultry.
and 60 to party once in while.
Il wonder what Mr.. Annclscy will
do when we are gomez she went Oh.
..Do you know, Luce. l believe he is
dead in love with yon2 And he is get
ting further and further in every day
he lives. Here twice las week. He
couldn't more than have col home from
the first visit before he turned right
round and came back again. Mrs. Lucy
Annclscy. wife of James Annelsey, Esq,
millionaire. That sounds well. Be-
lieve I'd take him. if were YOU. Luce.
and then can spend the winters in
New York and catch a millionaire, too.
may be. Did he ever say anything
about coming 10 see YOU when we get
back 10 San Franc.scoo
Say she ratified on, without wait
ing for a reply to her first question.
what do YOU s'posc makes Ras haze
him so? DO you know that If he were
not half III love with Julia Ems
should think him jealous Of yon Why.
Lucy. what is the matter? Didn't Mr..
Annelscy ask you to correspond with
him. or anything
.Yes,-he -he did, and---and wish
he hadn't sobbed Lucy, putting both
hands to her face and buryn. il in her
| lap as she sat on the floor in front of
her open trunk.
Il wish had never seen him. she
! continued, between sobs. Il wish he
would 90 back to New York and never
let me see or hear from him again.
never spent SO miserable 4 summer in
my whole life, never: and it's all be-
cause of him; and know poor IA is
worried to death for fear the mine will
wash down upon the ranch and cover
us all up. and and : and I'm Just rs
miserable as can be and its all his
fault. We were just rs happy as We
could be until he came"
Jennie was at Il loss to understand
this out break OF Lucy's. She had sup
posed her not Indifferent 10 Mr. An.
ncl>ey's attentions: had thought. in fact
that she was more in love with him than
she ever had been with an. Of her other
admirers. She had ccmc to this con
clusion because Lucy had avoided talk.
ing about him when they were alone
and always before they had made con
fidants OF each other regardin. any o
the young men who occasionally es
corted them to a dance or p.cnic whcI
ut home or to lecture or the t!leatcI
when in the city,
No one who knew the sisters or saw
them together even for an hour could
doubt their affection for each other
and Jennie. b licving that Lucy really
loved Mr.. Annelsey, had more thar
once caught herself drawing menta
pictures Of her as his wife, surrounded
with all the luxuries which wealth could
purchase; experimenting it with another
picture in which she saw herself ap
pcaring at one of the grand entertain
ments which Lucy and her husband
would give in her palatial New York
home, aud being introduced to societ,
rs the ''sister of Mrs. Annclscy. who
had come from California to spend the
winter.
1t never occurred to her that Lucy
could be in love with anybody else. and
now she fancied that some slight mis-
understanding had arisen between
them. and that Lucy was troubled fol
fear that Annelsey would no. write 0,
would not seek her out wien he came
10 San Francisco. She felt sure III
would come to the city soon, for ther,
was nothing to ncccssitate his stavin;
at the mines. which would moi be yer,
inviting place for young man Of lei
sure when tho rains set in aud rendered
hunting and fishing impossible TO
weeks at a time.
Never mind" she said, making al
effort to comfort her sister 1T vii
come out all right in the end. Tn
course of true love never d run smooth
You know"
This thought seemed To comfor
Lucy, and something very like smil
played for a moment about her moutl
, and among the dimples in her cheeks
Jennie did not see the smile for he
sisters face was buried in her apron
but she noticed that the sobbins cease
and was strengthened in her belief re
: gariing Lucy's feelings 70. Mr.. Anncl
!. sey, and, wishing to comfort her sti
: further, she continued:
Father has been driven off of S
many pieces OF land that do not won
der he is afraid something will happel
: him again, though | don't suppos
, there is any danger that this place vii
he overiiowed by the debris from tn
hines. can't see how it can be whe
ley are twenty miles away. Mr.. An
!. aelscy saws there isn't. And if it shoul
happen, Of course the company wou',
pay the damages, especially ii you an
James were married
! Instead of comforting Lucy, this Sc
: her crying harder than ever.
Jennie could not understand her sis
ter's mood. and did not know what I
, 10 or say to soothe her; and hearin
heir mother calling them from tn
,itchen, she stopped and kissed Lucy
. iiair. where she sat, aud went down +
assist in getting the evening meal, tell
!. ing their mother that Lucy would b
down in few moments, but sayin,
nothing about having left her in tears
When her sister had gone, Lucy CAV
way to her feelings, and cried an,
sobbed until her whole form shook wit
, the violence of her emotions.
. Her excitement having worn itself on
8 a little. she raised her head and wipe
: her eyes with her apron.
> Il believe they are selling me I
: him. she said. under her breath: ".ei
. ing me to him because he is rich an
a an help them in case father gets int