Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-28
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A Thrilling Romance OF
Land and Sea.
BY ARRAH LEIGH.
CHAPTER XVIII.

In an elegant private carriage outside
the hotel in which Olga and Chris con-
versed was a handsome, blonde faced
man, discontentedly tapping the impa-
tient, ll-blooded bays attached to the
dogcart.
Behind him lackey in cream colored
livery, and high-topped. -huei boots
sat with folded arms, and his rosy, Irish
face looked far happier than did his silent
masters.
Yet what cause had Kenneth Byrne to
be unhappy?
He was rich, young, handsome.
He had been welcomed home after a
short exile, aud society had opened her
doors to him.
The world smiled on him.
DE was known as rising young man.
He owned a fast little steam launch; he
kept fine horses; he had ordered suite
of apartments for the coming winter in
one of the fashionable hotels.
Men envied him the team which now
tossed heads Rlistening with gilded bands,
and champed at their bright bits, while
the chains before them clinked and gilt
tered under the restless movements.
Yet he held the ribbons over their backs
with seeming indifference.
What did it matter to him they we're
worth fortune?
His eyes were anxious and watchful.
He did not notice people stared at him,
for he kept looking at the entrance of
the hotel. and once muttered:
Why does she not come? What keeps
her so long? Surely she will Lot be able
to induce that girl to leave her present
life of reputable freedom fer one full of
constraint and formality Chris will not
be mad enough to think she can be raised
from this free and easy world, in which
she has been reared, to Olga's.
As we'll try to transplant field flower
into a greenhouse, as to take person
from the circle Of that class into the
naughty society of our autocrats.
the actress suffer by lifting her out of her
sphere; but she is SO stubborn and de-
termined one cannot do anything with
her.
Il would give half of my life if had
never told her the girl was here; but
thought that by so doing would show her
her search was useless; that she had
waited too long to even make an attempt
to save little Chris. Her determination
to do it, at any cost. is too humiliating.
If were Griffith, she would never have
come here"
He did not think he was countenancing
Olga's action by coming with her; and
had any one told him he was, he would
have been astonished, for he would have
learned he, as we'll as Griffith, had not the
power to refuse this willful young lady
what she desired; that Olga ruled him
too.
"Sle asked me to come, and it would
have been impoljte for me to refuse, he
thought, by way of excuse; but he would
not acknowledge the thought of having her
beside him during the long ride, the idea
of being of any service to her, had
brought him Joy he had never felt be-
fore-a Joy he had carefully concealed
from her, and which he was half ashamed
to feel, for she was to te his brothers
wife, and he had no right to take pleasure
in her society.
He had seen her but twice since his re-
turn home.
1t was during his last interview she had
mentioned to him the reason she would
not hurry her wedding day.
She wished to find little Chris first, to
save her from future suffering, II posi-
BILE.
= Then he had told her he knew where
Chris was, and tried to dissuade her from
her object and she had asked him -
bring her to Chris for an answer.
He awaited her temperance impatient
ly to-day, telling himself her errand
would be useless, while he longed to be-
lieve it, but could not.
He said he would give half OF his life
not to have told Olga he knew the girl
was here. he would have given the whole
had he foreseen the future. AS he sat
there tapping the restless horses with his
whip, the door opened and Olga came
towards him.
He sprang down from his seat.
-Well?" he interrogated, as he took her
hand to assist her into the carriage.
well, you were wrong and was right.
She is glad to give up this life and come
with me; she is grateful for my affection
and solicitude, and We are to be al two
sisters"
His arms dropped resignedly. -.
when is she coming to live with your"
he questioned, and his voice was hoarse
and his hand trembled.
"She thinks she will be able to leave in
three weeks. What dear, sweet, loving
little creature she is! She seemed SO glad
to hear about you"
-You mentioned me, then, he mutter-
ed, and she saw his face was white and
stern.
'ysg; ! love her already. Do you know,