The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-07
and my fortune from the whirlpool Of

and my fortune from the whirlpool OF
disaster. ] hate the manu-
The crash came II was n great sur.
prise TO everybody, and several small
firms went down with the Orman bank.
The wreck Of Orman's Business was COM
plctc; everything was swept away.
Mrs. Ornan was Frustrated by the
blow and Celestine was compelled TO re-
main with her all the time. She longed
to go out in the cruel world and help by
her feeble cflOtts TO assist her father. but
she could not leave her mother. Her
father never reproached her by any word,
but Cclcstinc knew that she had panied
him deeply and that he blamed her largely
for the disaster which had borne him 10
the earth.
During the long year the Orman family
suffered the direst poverty. The old man
had the hardest possible time of 1t to
keep his wife and daughter IN food and
clothing and pay the expensive doctors he
was compelled to call TO attend his invalid
wife
As the day drew near when Ernest
Vance had promised to return to her
Celestnc's spirits rose to the highest
pitch She had not told her father and
mother about it, because he might not
come
When the night arrived the three mem
bers a. the family sat in spare room In
which there was scarcely any furniture.
4 dim light threw weird shadows on the
wall Mrs Orman sat in an arm chair,
with her eyes closed and her hands crossed
on her lap. Mr. Cr'nan leaned his head
upon a writing desk, for bis heart was
heavy with multiplied misfortunes and
disappointment lie was discouraged.
Cclestiue was intensely nervous. There
was no color In her cheeks, but her eyes
shonc with terrible earnestness and cX-
peCtancy This had been true Of her all
day. She sat by the window that looked
upon the street and il was 10 O'Clock
before the window was shut and the cur
tains drawn Her heart began TO fail;
hope. sweet hope, which had given her
courage through SIX long years, began to
vanish
III be should not come, all will be lost
indeed She sighed and she could not
restrain the tears which welled from her
full heart
As the clock struck II Mrs. Orman be-
gan 10 gather her things about her 70 re
.
father still rested his tired and perpleXed
head upon the desk Celestine had given
up the watch aud banshed the hope and
lOuged TO reach her own little room, whore
She might weep herself into fOrgetfulness
Of her peut up grief and crushing disap-
poiutment
And then the little bell rangl
M Orman started up and exclaimed,
whats that>' but, without waiting for
au answer. went 20 the door Ia few
moments he returned A tall, clean
shayen man followed him.
"Air Vance said lie.
Celestinc uttered a Wild shrek, and as
She fell upon the bosom Of her returned
loved one she lost consciousness for a mo
mcnt Her JOY was too great The anX-
iety had told upon her and when the
meeting came she was not strong enough
20 sustain il.
When she reSaiued consciousness eX-
T plantations were in order. These were
given i'm q frank. manly fashion, and then
/ SIR Orman joined their hands together
and said:
My children, receive my blessing. l
confess | wronged Mr.. Vance
Mr. Orman began business as q banker
again in the growing western city where
Ernest Vance had gone and prOspered as
lawyer beyond his expectations. He
+ had been two years the district attorney
Of his county, and was sure Of being
elected to congress As the silent part
ner i'm the Orman bank he directed the iu-
ycstments with shrewdness and with the
knowledge of real estate values which his
IL. .fQ Ia
And Ce.cst.uc. she is the pride and the
T idol Of Ernest Nance's heart. All things
como 10 those who wait, and after many
years all she hoped Tor came TO her
New York Evening sun.