Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-08


Yes. you can" said her mentor,
severely. adding. mentally, but they
can't"
He looked out the window a mo.
n,ent. then turned to.her. and. In q
strained >voice, said:
/. Papoose. think it best you and
your mother should curtail your visit
and go back to Ohio as soon as you
about It tonight, and-well, I'll see you
at Christmas. anyway"
There was quiet sob from the sofa
which gave Horton suicidal feelings
and in another moment he would have
gone to comfort the weeper, but just
then he heard hts mothers step on the
walk, and when she entered Olga had
fled to the privacy Of her room.
Two days later there was an aching
void In Silver City social circles
caused by the exodus of Mrs. Horton
ana her ward. Many there were who
wondered at their early departure. but
nobody asked any questions. John
Horton was vastly approachable up to
certain point. This limit was arrived
at when curiOsity's interrogations in
-OAvSu Aic WdAQ OI Ills DuSllleSS.
Over year later Horton wrote his
ward letter, somewhat to the follow
Ing effect:
There has cen enough of this sort
OF thing. l suppose you do your flirt-
ing now with the callow sophomore
and the hitherto sedate and dignified
professors. for want Of better material.
Now. Olga. this must stop Here is
Jim Fielding, one of the best, bright
est. brainiest fellows in the world,
going to the dogs on your account.
l want you to be serious and
think things over, and when you come
down here this time do give Jim a
chance.
Olga came. on schedule time, along
with Mrs. Horton. and it was very
shortly after her arrival-not more
than two days-that Fielding again
declared himself.
But it was different Olga to whom
he spoke this time. 1t was a girl with
the same old ways, the same odd
fancies. but yet girl who could
understand and appreciate his feelings
and pity him with her whole heart
without making her pity obnoxious
She had known, she said, that this
was coming, and had dreaded yet
hoped for this talk on the gallery, but
she did not tell him of her stormy
interview with John Horton that after
noon, when that ogre had told her she
must accord Fielding a hearing, or
or-there would be indefinite trouble.
oh L., l. .:xl-
Fielding?" the girl asked TREMENDOUSLY,
when she had finished telling him how
she had long thought it over and found
that she could not love him. II sup
pose it's useless to say I'm sorry
although hope you know 1 am. So
q know you are, Miss Horton. I be-
lieve in your sympathy and your kind
ness of heart as thoroughly as believe
in human existence. And 1 believe in
myself enough" he went on, more
firmly, ito think that l might be the
one were it not for another
someone. Good night. God bless you
BOTH
They shook hands as two ordinary
Olga disappeared through the hall and
up the stairs.
That very day Horton had made
himself practically certain that the
future of his giddy ward was assured
shat. true to his behests and the
of a conscience he had
done everything to make worldly, olga
would engage herself to Jim Fielding
Then, after all his guests had gone to
bed, and he was left alone in his libra
ry. this great, big ex-soldier. think
ing it was all over. and that he was
forsaken, leaned his head on the table
and cried like a baby.
Fle was baby, too. For presently
some one entered the room quietly,
and. kneeling beside him, said:
Tell me, Jacky. Tell your mother"
Some women are jealous of their
Cne of these, no matter what her
other faults.
You can't direct woman's affec-
tons, darling, any more than you can
direct the tides or the winds. And.
you lave done great deal. it seems
to me, for Mr.. Fielding in this case"
-
There must have been at least
twenty guests at Horizons house to cell
citrate the homecoming, and these
had progressed through nearly every
course when one of the girls. who sat
Olga. remarked suddenly:
why, Olga Horton! Where's your
pretty solitaire? The last time saw
t."
Olga flushed. then paled, as she rose.
and showed the solitaire "a
gift from Mrs. Horton from among
the family heirlooms) on the third
finger of her left hand.
IT'S just changed hands, that's ALL"
She said. trying to speak brightly.
because Jack and / are to be married
next summer" Then she smiled on
hem all and was gone, and presently
lack. utterly bewildered, but entirely
Happy, found her in the garden. crying
sweetheart"
Go away! l hate you! l.
Another lie,'' commented Jack,
but exultantly. However,
you'er forgiven. for the sake of the