The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-11-01

'Heaven bless you, julia" ! interrupt
ed. going across to her and kissing her
cheek impetuously.
"There, don't stop me, Martin" she
said earnestly. $50 1t was arranged off
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, and the lovely
lane leading up into the island. We turn
ed down the nearest way to Tardifs.
Well, you know that brown pool in the
lane leading to the Hayre Gosselinf just
there, where there are some low, wealth
er-beaten trees meeting overhead and
making long green aisle, we saw all in
a moment slim, erect, very young-look-
ing girl coming towards us. + knew in
an instant that it was Miss Olivier"
She paused for a minute. How plainly
| could see the picturel The arching
trees, and the sunbeams playing fondly
with her shining golden hairl | held my
breath to listen.
what completely startled me-" said
Julia, twas that Kate suddenly darted
forward and ran to meet her, crying,
'0liviar"
How does she know herg | exclaim-
ed.
Hush, Martin! Don't interrupt me.
The girl went so deadly pale, thought
she was going to faint, but she did not.
She stood for a minute looking at US,
and then she burst into the most dread
full fit Of crying! / have always thought
her name was Olivier, and so did Kate
For PHYS sake said the girl, If you
have any pity, leave me here in peaee--do
not betray me-
"But what does 1t all meanW asked
my mother, whilst paced to and fro in
the dim room, scarcely able to eontro
my impatience, vet afraid to question
Julia too eagerly.
II can tell you," said Kate Daltrey
In her cold, deliberate tones; "she is the
wife of my half-brother, Richard Foster
who married her more than four year:
ago in Melbourne; and she ran away from
him last October, and has not been hearC
OF since"
'aThen you know her whole history"
said, approaching her and pausing be
fore her. "Are you at liberty to tell I
to usf
Certainly" she answered; SIT is NJ
secret. Her father was a wealthy col
onist, and he died when she was fifteen
leaving her in the charge of her step
mother, Richard Fosters aunt. TIT
match was one Of the stepmother's max
ing, for Olivia was little better than
child. Richard was glad enough to sc
her income. One-third of it was settles
upon her absolutely. Richard was look
ing forward eagerly 20 her being one-and
twenty, for he had made ducks anI
brakes Of his own property, and tried t
do the same with mine. He would hav
done so with his wife's; but few week
before 0livia's twenty first birthday sh
disappeared mysteriously. There he
fortune lies, and Richard has no NOR
power than / have to touch It, He can
not even claim the money lying in tn
Bank OF Australia. which has been n
mitted by her trustees; nor can Oliyi
claim it without making herself know
to him. 1t is accommodating there, Will
both Of them are on the verge OF poS
erty."
But he must have oeen very cruel
her before she would run awayw sal
my mother in a pitiful voice.
"Cruelr' repeated Kate Daltrey. 'Wel
there are many kinds OF cruelty. l
not suppose Richard would ever tram
gress the limits Of the law. But 0livi
was one Of those girls who can suffs
great torture-mental torture | meal
] Even | could not live in the same hous
J with Richard, and she was q dreaml