Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-26

FOr tEe nc%e lew Gays t4lLEG5 Went On
much as usual ;;t the cottage, TO out
ward appearance Harold Darlington was
the same as ever. He still jolZed with
Madge, helped Mira TiovyIian garden
and talked with Olive about the books
ne lent her, and no one dreamed Of tie
strange, fierce nature possessed by this
odd, self contained girl. She lnew now
that she loved Harold with very p2s-
sion Of despair; loved, yet hated him. be
cause OF d jealousy more cruel than death,
which threatened to destroy all her peace
Of niiaI-;,I the good il her heart.
Every word. every look that Harold
gave to Iaige scared deeply into her
brain. She Was rot half so bitter against
Beatrice" the writer of the mysterious
letter, even though she supposed her to
be his wife. Foc she had not his love.
That belonged 20 liadga alone
That Harold co1ili never be anything
to Olive, whether married or SINGLE, she
knew well. If l.e had laid lis heart a.
nel feet, che vo1II have counted the
wocld well lost for his sake, and v0l.l /
have followed LIN to tie ell OF The
earth-dss.&tc B@aaice or any o. her yvo-
man. But lie had sighted and passed
her over for Nadge. Let him then be
ware!
Well l2ignt HRS. Trevylian tre1njle,
and diasE2ie Olive 81. Maur from sae,,,-
ing a living in tFS wide world. She
alone knew how terrible al Inheritance
had come to the ln3therlos5 girl Il: Ter
birth; and f2r years she lad watched
over her with caGsclcss care and anx!cts.
Olive was the Only ole who observed
Harold cov~rtly and kceniy. She re-
marked that lis gayety WAS forced and
ftfal; that he would fsl into brown
studies, and answer wide OF tie mark
often. He looked pale and careu-orn,
but put it down to the heat when Mrs
TrcvyEan spoke Of this, saying it al
ways knoc,-2j him u? AID N 1e hin feel
lazy"
md yet, though pleading tirelless
a1d lassitG3e, lac would make long ez-
eursioas inland and seward, pleaGi-...
that he LGd neglected his work, and
must make ID for lost time. But when
asked by Olive o. Ma3ge to show his
sketches. lie woc3Q always cya.e the
, question. Che day a sharp, double
LnocE had ~4r2c ut t..e door daring tea
time-a somewhat unusual thing at the
cottage. Harold, who hal been discuss
ing politics with Mrs. Trevyli;.G, started
violently and turned red, then ,:ale.
II was merely old Ben Trebilco. who
was kind Of carrier between Trevarroc!l
and Pcnzince, and had brought g. marcel
Of groceries; and Harold passed of li.;
nervous start with joke. But Olive
alone was not deceived. and that even
ing q SILL stranger thing happened. Len
hat also brought, "a was his custom, the
weekly local paper-the only extrara-
s;aHce Of the Lind il which Ms. Trayv-
han INDUCED
Harold Darlington seldom glanced at
it-as lie got Tie Standard daily from
London, gnd had been il tie habit Of
lendingit to TIE girls AMI 1Irs. TreyvIian.
This, by the way, he had not done CT
late; and, though Olive had privately
searched, she had found 80 trace of any
OF the past weeks papers in his room.
This event 6 Harold took up The Pea
zance Herald, and, seated in the big cane
rocking chair by the window, appeared
cngrOssed in It's pages.
G2dge had gone out to feed her bufe
cCchins; her mother was da;ntilv ri~s;7,o
the delicate cd china tea thiDc-s c;,7
the:r worn silver il an c241an howl in
the kitchen, for Mrs. Trevyli;.n WIS foo
true a gentlewo-:laa to keep q servant
when she could not afford i. There is
no disgrace il hcEest work. lat there Is
IN debt, she would often say to Ma9oe
who thoroughly agreed with her mother
and helped her readily and cheerfailv.
But Olive loathed and hated theilorse.
held drudgeTy, and WAS bitterly ASHAMED
that Harold Darlington should see he,
busting the parlcr or laying the cloth fol
dinner she little Thought how he ad
fnired and respected her cousin fer IL,
very things she thought worthy c: con
tempt
b t2eit consent Olive always did tn,
Eighties part Of the kouseworE. NAe.
Nads;e, rs u child, woQld Sometimes SCI
his WAS 1.-.fGir. l-a- mother always 6:
.el;ced Eer
Your cousin Olive IS rot so strong 4.
you are. A2d. dear, we must Eot let he.
thank we woald be herd up0n her. be
cause she his 10 other friends.
She LITTLE dreamed that her mother haj
another, RID a fer stronger reason, 10
revef crossing Olive. or rorsing be
strangely sa:ien, viaCictiTe temper, yheI
. il copl4 be avoided. M2l@s kaew TIA
- $500