The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-30
Episode OF THE TIMES.
ny DORA VIRGINIA OSBORNE.

thOusHS 'c1oeiL vi Elol5e, VINO, Tor SOM
reason, wac not 10 accompany her.
Where Is Miss Hollingsworth ?" sh,
asked OF the woman who stood near her
"ln the library, madam"
Mrs. Losson made her way softl,
through the portieres. In the center O
the room stood Eloiss, hrgyiny an enor
nous bunch Of long.stemmei, loosely
tied roses, their fragrance filing til
room,
"How perfectly lovely!" cxclaime.
her aunt. Where did you get them
I'm sure, for Nil your cleyerness, 20,
didn't bpgaile them out of Thomus. foI
he Is such a stingy old wretch" AT th,
end Of each senttnce Mrs. Losson huriet
her face III tho fragrant mass. Some
now, which ono OF the score OF adpirer,
the general tells mo you have-senl
thrse?
E'oise laughed, blushed, then said
I'm sure l don't know. auntie; there
WIS no card, but l think Mr.. Living.
stone sent them"
"Who2' almost shrieked her aunt,
You don't mean to ta7 Cecil Living
stone sent you thosc?"
~! said l thought he did" replied
Eloise in ahurt voice, not in tho leas,
understanding her aun:'s manner.
Mrs. Lesson glanced from Girl to flow.
ere, and something like an iukliur Of
the whole flashed over her.
My DEAR" she said gravely, 81 do not
care to have you accept even flowers
from a married man."
VI don't understand O a. NIL
.annty." said the girl, wonderinyly.
Surely, you might know I would not
"Bus," urged hor aunt, gently, "Ceci,
Livingston is married"
"Married?" The flowers fell from
Eloise's n~erveless grasp, and she turnsd
her soft eyes on Mrs. Losou with Il look
which cut the latter to the quick. She
tried to speak, but u deadly hand was
gripping Mt her heart. Like one who had
received c mortal blow, she stood. her
lips parted to speak, bu. all owe of
articulation. motion, failing her. No
ueed OF words hers. The whole etory
was told in her face. With quick sym.
pathy, Mrs. Losson com~prehended aii !"
My poor child" she murniured, with
a tender caress. THAT l should let this
come upon you"
Eloise put her from her.
Married" she repeated in a STRANGE,
unnatural tone. "0h, my God, nuntis!
is it trus?" She staggered like one
blind, and fell all in n heap on the floor.
Several hours later, in her " O and
on her own bed, she opened her ewes.
Something had happened. She had been
happy, but oh, the misery that came oyer
her now. That full, sweeping conscious.
ness which always follows such vents.
Everything else was blotted out but that
dull ache u. her heart and the great
wrong thnt had been done her. Mar.
ried! 1t eeemed to be swimming in
great black letters on the wall before
her. She shut her eyes but the letters
still danced there. All, God! what bad
she done to be so punished? She, who
Bonded knee had thanked him for
this new happiness. Married! The
man in whose arms she had been clasp.
ed only last night; whose kisses were
showered on her vita every tender
word he breathed in her ear. Her lover
another woman's husband? How could
she bear it. Iu q dull, hopeless wsy she
lay there wondering why this had come
upon her and praying for oblivion-for
anything to crush out OF mind and heart
this love and the woe it had brought her
with it.
Yet size did not forget that it had been
sweet, but her SOU rerolted at the
thought that she had received another
woman's due. Slowly, and with an eff.
fort that cost her much, che went back
to tho time when she first met Living
stone. She saw it all now-her own
weakness how sho had boon led on, iu-
%nccant, un%suspcctiny, her fair name
made a plaything Of. 0, why did not
somebody tell her and save he. from
such O cruel fate. and bitterest OF all
was that she loved him-yes, only che
could not tell how well, aud with a bit.
ter cry the girl turned her face 10 the
wall. She could stand it no longer her
heart was nigh breaking.
Miss Holiingsworth was lila slight
cold, which would soon mend, Mrs,
Losson said; but 1t was several weeks
before she re%appeared. Her departure
seemed delayed ind, tinitely; her aunt
would no: hear it broached. In fact,
Mrs. Lesson had determined to use
Eloise as a means OF punishment to
Livingstone, regardless Of the g;,rs feel.
ipgs. She Mrs. Losson) had though,
the matter over. She was n clever
woman. She knew Livingstone; she
read her niece. She msnaeed to find
out how the world had coupled their
names, and Etoise, though innocent,
must live down her folly. So, the girl
went everywhere. She met Livingstone
rs before; bpt Mrs. 1.osson was there,
%a'ch!nl, to prevent any 6ut the bares!
commonplaces between them. The or.
deal she went through nobody but her.
self ever knew; but it told on her, aud,
finally, there came o ,lmo when she
knew she could stand /. no longer,
AS for Livingstone, the change in
Eloise's manner, and Mrs. Losson't
Satchfpl Ghaperonage nut him on hiE
guard at Once. F8r the present he had
gone as far as he dared. but he was no,
ready to give her up. To see her alone
-"Hmsd Impossible. IL was at bis vita
end ITO copiriye o meeting with her
Fate and Mrs. Losson were in league t
battle him. But at last his opporlunit,
came, as it does even 10 the most unde
serving Of us. It was at a concert givel
toward the close Of the season, by tn,
amateur fashionables, at which Elois'
was II oil the performers. The girl va
gifted in her voice, and that In counec
ton with her beauty. and a patheli
something which lately had been quit
noticeable about her, wrought upon Liy
I iHgstone to euch a degree that he dete,
mined TO see her, nc matter at what coal
As she left the stage, he left the audi
ence. In a few moments she emerge
from ono OF the dressing.rooms, wrap
on her arm, looking pale and somewha
fatigaed. He gave her no time to Rpeal
Her arm was placed in his, and, almos
before she could think, she was alon
with Livingstone In one Of tho deserte
side.rooms.
"Eloise, am I 10 have no word, no Q,
PLANTATION Of this?'
She moved away from him, tremblir
in every limb.
"Let inc Co." she cried in q yoit
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