The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06
Over a year later, Horton wrote his
ward q letter somewhat to the fellow
;po. cH,.t

Over a year later, Horton wrote his
ward q letter somewhat to the follow
ing effect:
There has Ecen enough of this sort OF
thing. suppose You do your drifting now
with the ca!iCW snphonores ana the hitherto
sedata and ~disntIiAl professors. for want OF
better m"tari"!. Now. Olga. III 5 must Stop.
Here is jim IiclIingi one Of the best,
brightest. braiuirst fellows in the world.
= }in5 to the dogs On your account. .
l want You ~ be serious aE,l t&iiit; things
over, and when You come down here this
time. do give jim a chance.
Olga came, on schedule tins, along
with Mrs. Horton, anl il was very
shortly after her urrival-not more
than two aays-tLat Fielding again
declared himself.
But it was a different Olga to whom
he spoke this time. 1t Wa q girl with
the same old ways, the same odl
fnnc!es, but yet girl who could Eu-
derstand and appreciate his feelings,
and pity him with her whole heart
without making her pity obnoxious.
S2o had known, she said, that this
vas coming, and had dreaded yet
hoped for this talk on the gallery but
she did not tell him of her stormy in
terview with John Horton that after
noou, when that ogre lal told her she
must accord Fielding 9 hearing, Or
or-there would be Indefinite trouble.
"Nlll You shake hands with me, Mr..
F~lclIlng?' the girl asked TREMENDOUSLY,
when She hal iinishel telling him how
she had long thought it over and fouGl
she could not love Linn. 81 suppose
It's useless to say Pm sorry, although
| hope you know I AN, So"
81 know yoa are, Miss Horton. l
belicTe in your sympathy and your
kindness OF heart MS thoroughly as I
believe il human existence. And /
believe IN myself enough" be went
On: more firmly, ''to think that /
might be the successful one werA it
not fur another-some me-. Gdod
night. God bless you both"
They shook hsE~r: as two ordinAE
acquailtances mightAlaye done, a1F
Olga o. i'd di So p 'hroAb the hail and
That very day HortoTeSAal- rsde
himself practically certain that the
future OF his giddy ward was assured
that, true to his behests and the
pronptings of @ conscience lie had
done everything to make worldly, |
Olga would engage herself to jim
Fielding. Then, after all his gusts
had gone to bed, and he was lett a.Hne
III his library, this great, big cx-
soldier, thinking it was all over. ana
that he was forsaken, leaned his heal
on the table aud cried like q baby.
lie was a baby, too. FoG presently
some one entered the room quietly,
and, kneeling beside him, said:
Tell me, Jacky. Tell your
Some women are jealous Of their
love. Jacks mother WAC 7iot
one Of these, no matter what her other
"You can't direct a woman's arec.
darling, any more than you e.n
direct the tides or the wicds. Aud
you have done a great deal. it seems
to me, for Mr.. Fielding in this case"
There must have been at lessl
guests at Horizons house to
celebrate his homecoming, and these
lad progressed through nearly course
when one of the girls, who sat oppp.
ute Olga, remarked, suddenly:
"Why, Olga Horton! Where's
Your pretty solitaire? The last time
SAW it"
Olga flushed, then paled, as she rose,
rembling, and showed the solitaire
a gilt from Mrs. Horton from among
he family h%eirlooms) ON the thisd