New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-06-17

II y voice sounded
full oftears, but g.
bright danger signal famed on either
cheek.
"Oh, Grace, how. can you say so?
You knowI am only true to nv con-
vlctions and my country"
"Well, dear me! wish we had never
come South at all, and I wish that I
had never seen You, Roll1n Richie!'
"There, Grace, don't cry! 1t can do
no good, now. You are determined
to annul our engagement because i am
a rebel, as your father K. ms mA>
may be rebel in his eyes, but not in
my own. He andyour brother are hur-
rylng north to array themselves
against a section whose hospitality
they have long enjoyed. I am stay
ing here to defend my home, my moth
er, my property, and my country. If
you could only love me a little, Grace,
IN spite OF this unhappy difference in
convictions, I could endure everything
else and wait patiently until the strug-
lie is ended and we are once again
united"
Looking up through her tears into
his face, Grace GRAVITY forgot all but
that she did love him better than all
else in life.
II will be faithful, Rollin," she said,
all sign OF her former passion subsid-
ing.
Thus Rollin Richie and Grace Grant
ly renewed their broken troth, and
spent the few remaining d avs of their
stay together in hopeful anticipation
OF their future
II do not really think this unpEeas-
antness will amount to anything seri-
ous," Rollin said, and Grace believed
1T. She was the daughter fla north
ern clergyman, and together they had
been boarding in the South for a year
past on account OF the latter's failing
health. Here, in this lovely country,
she met and had learned to love RoI-
lin Richie, a wealthy young planter.
Theyoung man, with his mother, was
strongl y in sympathy with the South,
while the Grantlys naturally made
preparations at once toreturn to more
politically-congenial surroundings.
In her first surprise and Indignation
at her lovers avowed inter, ion to
fight against the old flag Grace had
annulIed their engagement; but Rolin
had been very gentle with her, and
now at the last she found her affection
\ for him rising superior to all. other
emotions The finalparting was very
Z bitter; bitter for her because, i'm, all the
eightee1 years of her life, she had
never known a wish ungratitied; bitter
for him because dimly heforesaw that
turbulent times would yet be known
before peace was restored bitter for
both, because the chances OF theiraever
meeting again we've few.
Their last drive was over the vast
plantation THAT had been in the Richie
family for generations. There were
marks of thrift and improvement
everywhere, mot ,oommonin the South
at his tirae: even the negro quarters
were in good condition and the slaves
seemed contented and happy.
"When next you see this place, Grace,
it may be laid waste, and the dear
old home there, where have dreamed
of seeing YOU mistress, burned to
ashes,' he SADLY commented; and
then she had gone into the house to
bid his mother and cousin farewell.
They were very gracious to her and
she could scarcely realize that soon
her brother and hover would face each
other in deadly combat.
Mona Gleason, the cousin, watched
the young couple ont OF sight, then re-
marked that Grace was a nice little
thing, but not g. fit choice for Rollin.
''lf she pleases may boy, she rpleases
me-" responded the fond mother.
Mona gave a suggestive shrug and
changed the subject. She was wholly
dissimilar to Grace. The latter was
petite, blonde, with pretty, childlike
ways; Mona was tall and dark, with a
woman's carriage and 'repose, and the
ambition OF her life had been to win
ROllin Richie, but a mere child had
carried off the prize
"How changed from *" Graeesaad
YEARLY, to her father Oh the first eve
ming of their return homo, after listen
ing to the excited talk oftheir friends.
~ guess have grown a bit of a neb-
ELL" she added, laughing "a little.
"You broke your engagement with
IRichie?'' Mr.. GRAVITY asked suddenly
"1-yes-that is, 1 broke it, them
then renewed it again. Oh, papa"
and she flung herself in his arms to
sob out her grief as she always had.
She had never known mothers syna-
pathy. ...-.
OF course he tried to comfort her
amd did not scold a bit. How could
be? Nor could he blame Richie. In
deed, he felt that if he had to decide
between Grace and his country, he
would take the former
When Fred Grantly marched away,
his sisters parting injunction rang in
his eae: eff ever you meet Rollin
Richie, spare him for my sake"
."Confound it! it ISN'T pleasant to te
obliged to turn every reb around and
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