Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-08-17

"Hcnven bless you. Julia" I interrupt.
ell, going across to her and kissing her
cheek impetuOusly.
"There. don't stop me. Martin" she
said earnestly. 80 It was arranged Of
hand that Captain Carey should send
for us to st. SIMPSONS this morning,
and take us over to Sar. We had a
splendid passage. Kate was In raptures
with the landing place. aud the lovely
lane leading up into the island. We turn
cd down the nearest way TO Tardif's.
Well. You know that brown pool In the
lane leading to the Hnvre GossclinY Just
there, where there are some low, wealth
cr-beaten trees meeting overhead and
making a long green aisle, We saw all In
moment slim, erect, very young. lOok-
ing girl coming towards us. l knew In
an instant that It was Miss olivier"
She paused for u minute. How plainly
I could see the picture! The arching
trees, and the sunbcams playing fondly
with her shining golden hair! I held my
breath to listen.
"What completely startled me-" said
Julia, "was that Kate suddenly darted
forward and ran to meet her. crying.
olivia"
"How does she know herr" l cxclaim.
cd.
"Hush, Martin! Don't interrupt INC.
The girl went 80 deadly pale. I thought
she was going to faint. but she did not.
She stood for minute looking ut us.
and then she burst into the most dread.
full fit Of crying! ! have always thought
her name was Olivier, and NO did Kate.
For PHYS sake, said the girl. III you
have any pity, leave mo here In peace-do
not betray me
"But what does It all means" asked
my mother. whilst l paced to and fro In
the dim room. scarcely able to control
my Impotence, yet afraid to question
Julia too eagerly.
II can tell you." said Kate Daltrey
In her cold, deliberate tones; ''she IL the
wife Of my half-brother. Richard Foster,
who married her more than four years
ago In Melbourne; and she ran away from
iSm last October. and has not been heard
Of since"
"rhen you know her whole history"
said, approaching her and pausing be-
fore her. ".Arc you ut liberty to tell It
to us|
Certainly" she answered; ut IL no
secret. Her father was wealthy col.
Onist, ana he died when she was fifteen,
leaving her In the charge Of her step
mother, Richard Fosters aunt. The
match was one of the stepmother's max
ing, for Olivia was little better than a
child. Richard was glad enough to get
her income. One-third OF 1t was settled
upon her absolutely. Richard was look
ing forward eagerly to her being One-and-
twenty, for he had made ducks and
brakes of his own property, and tried to
do the same with mine. He would have
done 80 with his wife's; but a few weeks
before Olivia's twenty-tirst birthday she
disappeared mysteriOusly. There her
fortune lies, and Richard has no more
power than have to touch 1t. He cam
not even claim the money lying In the
Rank of Australia. which has been re-
United by her trustees; nor can Olivia
claim 1t without making herself known
to him. 1t 10 accommodating there. while
both of them are on the verge Of pow
| erty."
"But he must have been very cruel ia
her before she would run away" said
my mother In pitiful voice.
"Cruelv' repeated Kate Daltrey. well,
there are many kinds Of cruelty. do
not suppose Richard would ever trans
gress the limits of the law. But Olivia
was one Of those girls who can su6es
great torture-mental torture ] mean
Even ! could not live In the same house
!, With Richard. and che was Q dreamy