The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-07-18

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| Al last THIS HlAbs Of aRalrs hogan - tell
| upon bic cJnstitutinn. which. strong - b
gaa, cOuld not at his age Withstand such con
aant WITTY lie grew N look year, oldeS.
his Sh0ns,lers acgulred . SsOop. and bis mem
ory hogan 70 fail him. especially on matteTS
ronnaCted with tho mortgages and saITu 90
countA Ida. to. bscAmO yale aud ~, she
/ caught Q heavy cold. which she oUuld mot
throw al, and Der face arQulred . peruAr
gently pained and yet hstles Iook.
| OuS day. Il was on the 18th Of December.
thingS reaehad climax whel Ida came
down 10 broakfast she found be. father busy
poring over soms more lstt'rs from the
l hWyerA
"Whas b 10 now, Gatbsrr shs saId
"What \ 70 noWT be answered, irrltAbly.
s'Why, lie another claim for E2O0, that's
what tia ] tesp telling them % write %
my lawyers, but they won't. e. lenSt they
I write 70 me, zoo. There, SAINT make bead
or tall Of L. Look hers" and hs showed her
two sides Of big shest Of paper covered
with statements Of acc0lntA ''AnyboW,
nave not got E2O0, that's Slsar. ldont know
where We are gong to end the money TO pay
the three monthS Interest I'm worn out
ida. I'm worn out; that's the long and short
Of L. lgst 90 confused With ell these hg
Urea TN an old man now, and al those
troubles are too much for me-"
"You must not talk IikO that, father" she
answered, not knowing what olsS 10 ~. for
aiRairs were indeed Desperate.
"Yes, ~, It's al very well 70 talk %. but
facts are Stubborn Our family b ruined.
and we must accept Il"
Cannot the money b got AnyhoWl e
there nothing 70 b donOP shG asked, dsS
IeratAiy.
what b the good Of ASkins me that
There is only one thing that can ave ~, and
you know what II Il Is we'll a. do Butyou
are your own mistress / have no right to
put pressure on you Yoa must please your
Sslt Meanwhile think We bad bOtteF leave
this place a. once and goand live In cottage
-omswbero, q ~ can get enough 70 support
Us; u not, " must stArve, suppose can
not Keep up Appearances any longer.
Ida ross and with . strange, ed light of
resolution shining In her eyes came % Uhsre
ucr father Wa sitting and, putting her
uands Epon bis shCuldsF1. looked him In thO
| Iaca
"Fathsr," he aid, ''dO yOa wish ne 70
marry that manF
"WIh you 70 marry hint What do yoe
] meaET' be- said, not without irritation and
avoiding her ga1A at IL no affair OF nina
don't like the man, 70 that's what you mean
He 70 acting Iike-WSll, like the cur that hO
"A, h putting on the screw - be b doing, but
IT course that b The way out Of % and The
only way, and there you ara"
Father" she aid again, twill you givs
'fe ten days, that is, until Christmas dayi
Z nothing happens between this and then,
will marry Mr.. Edward CosSoy."
A sudden light Of hops shous In bis oyeA
she saw 10, though be tried 10 hide 10 By
turning bis head away.
"Oh, yea" hO answered, "as you wish.
SettIO Il ono way or the other on Christmas
day, and then Ne can 90 out with the New
Year You See, your brother James b dead,
and have no one left 10 advise me now, and
| : supposs that 0 an getting old A. any
rate, thing seem 10 be too much for me-
settle Il g you Ike Settle Il - you hke.r
and be got up. having his breakfast half
swallowed, and went OF 70 moon aimleS1ly
about The pArk ga
So de msds up her mind a. lasG This
WaS the end Of her struggling. She could
not let Der old father b turned out Of houso
and home 10 starvs. for practically they
would Starva She knsw her hateful lover
well enough 70 Be aware that be would show
no marcy, Il was question ct the woman
A. ~ monev. and ehs VIVA the woman.
Either sho must let him take her Or they
must Be- Destroyed; there was no middle
course. And In these circumstances thore
dutv beoamo clear % her: shs must give "
her love, sho mnnt rive up hsrsalG Well %
b Il Sho va weary Of .ths tona ehdsavor
against fortune, now ShS Woaid yieid and
let The tide Of utter misery sweep over like .
sea-and bear her away till at last % brought
her 10 that oblivion IN which, porchanca, al
thinRs come right or arc a. though thsy had
mover bson.
She had scarcely spoken 10 her loves, RaF
old Ouaritch, for some weeks. She had, a.
Re underStood Il, entered into Kind Of IN
0pokou agreement with Der father not to do
20 and that aereomong Harold hnd unhsr
stood and respected Since their III lstearS
to each other they had met once o. twice
casually or at church and interchangOd . few
different Worda, though their Oyes spoke
another story, and touched each othsrS
hands and parted, and that wa absolutely
all But now thai he had cone % thu mo
mentous decision, she fat that b had Q
right % learn d, and % once more he wrots
10 him. She might have RonO % ~ him or
told him 70 meet her, hut he would not
For ono thing aho did nos dare 10 trust har.
an on inch an slrandi N II, doar curlbauy,
for anothsr uhs Vas TOO prond, thlnkiuS thai
n her father cane 70 hear Of q be mleht con.
sidsr that Il had clandsstins and UNDERLINED
apOoaranca,
And . Shs wrote, with al shs said W
| ned not concern ourselves. The Isttsr was
uaoIionahO acre passionate than one would
perhapS have 0xpSctod frOma woman oe Ida's
. calm and stately sort. Butte mountain may