The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-08

| olivia
=. But. Philip. I have set my heart upon
You can give it UP. though. since you
Olivia hung, her head and thought for a
| Philip kissed her tenderly and SO the
cloud passed over.
Several months had passed and Olivia
Iiad SET the date upon which she would
become Philips wife. 1t was stiIl some
Weeks ahead, when one day he surprised
her by asking its postponement until a
later day; Heretofore it had always been
she VINO had said: Wait little while"
But this reason was soon clear to her.
Olivia, he said, Il am afraid that l
let my hopes color my figures 100 highly
When thought of charging my business.
Things have not gone as well as they
might have gone, and although l don't
apprehend anything serious, yet shall be
compelled TO hedge very closely for little
longer?'
Would she? Did he ever need to ask?
She comforted and treasured him as only
q Womanly woman can. He left her that
evening happy even under the adverse
circumstances Ill the love of so noble
heart.
Bue she was disturbed in mind She
fancied that Phillip looked haggard and
reproached herself that she had not
noticed his troubled countenance before.
What if he knew? Would he be angry
with me for having deceived him?' She
sat musinS for some time, and then,
stamping her foot with determination, she
exclaimed: Il will do il. If help comes to
him through my deceit, perhaps he will
forgive me-.
Next me Ding early she went down town
and was busy all day, but she came home
in the evening with d radiant face, and
springhtly step In spite of the long days
work. for there was great joy in her
heart.
It was nearly a week before she saw
Phillip again and meanwhile things had
gone very badly with him. Her heart
smote her as she beheld his worn and
troubled countenance. Ali the life and
hope had gone out Of il. She rose TO meet
him as he walked unsteadily across the
olivia" he said, az have come to tell
YOU Notwithstanding that il almost
kills me to say. May God grant that It
will not cause you the pain 10 hear that
il does me to speak it,
He paused a moment and bowed his
head in his hands. There were tears in
his eyes.
Il have loved you we'll he went on.
land heaven knows that I have tried 10
do all in my power to make myself wor. ny
OF you, but either unwisdOm or misfor
tune has undone me and l am going to
give you back your freedom. l have no
right to ask you TO wait longer upon me
and cannot marry you now. for, unless
there is a change by tomorrow night, l
shall have to make an assignment"
I am so thankful. Phillip. that it IS
my lTGtIOiiA ptCh. O.'A oESSe7S u Ae"4A~Ac
can neither kill nor affect my love"
But l Will not sacrifice you. my darl- |
ing"
"And YOU need not" She pressed some |
thing into his hand and he flushed GRIM |
son as he looked at Il 1t was money, in !
large bills and small; enough to put him |
or his feet again and give him a start. |
But he held it out to her..
Take il back Oliviar' he cried. II |
will not consent to use your money!
..h is not my money. 1t is money pro-
cured upon the stock of Robinson & Co.,
milliners.
He looked up in surprise.
"Oh, Philip can you forgive my de- |
ceit?' she cried My heart was so set |
on that name; and it has prospered.
but can't you let the good it will do atone
for the wrony?"
Don't talk that way about II. Olivia: [ |
was a blind bigot and you have Just |
shown me how blind 1 was. I will ac-