The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-28
ing Novel Of love- Conspiracy and Thrilling Adventure

i think, to hurry matters OIL 1t will |
ease Ills mind to do what lie wishes |
Ii lie knows YOU are happy--and I |
think Ws can answer that you will BE |
tkat--it Will proiong his life
~ am very troubled about him, Jack,
and 30 is DR.. Gregory"
Well do our best to make hin as
happy as we mean TO be, .nd then, IL
happiness makes for long lie, he VIII,
Fave many. many years to iy. YET
II suppose 1t is foolish" replied
olive, suppress!ng eiGh. but can
not shake off feeling OF depression,
a. Il something We're going 70 hap
Jack laughed Connecting 10 going
TIC be married" He took her hand and
| drew her to him Just az the door opened
to adult the others.
Mr.. Parmenter having gained his
way was in good spirits gave Jack
! a warn, greeting. and asked laughing
4 ~ II lie was much put out BY the
I change OF plan. Jack replied III the
! same spirit. and then Whispered to
/ Olive that her father was looking bet
4 ter than he had seen him for some
/ time past.
"He is excited. that is ALL" she re-
piled. When we are alone the re-
action will come You will see then
how really III he Isl
1 She proved to be right. Jack re-
4 NAMED after his father and mother
had gone, and when he and Olive re-
turned from a ran,ble In the grounds
they found Mr. parnlenter lying very
still and white in the library.
A II am paying the price for my
efforts this morning he said, smiling
fecbly. ut is a good thing that the
4 marriage is to be hurried on"
4 The days that interviewed were full
ones for Olive. There was much to be
done to get ready, and Mr.. Parmenter
was always urging haste, more haste,
4 as though the issue of his own life
depended upon the completion Of the
arrangements.
AS the days passed his nervous rest
lessness and agitation increased. His
temper, usually calm and even suf-
Il fered. He grew querulous and fdgety
and asked d hundred times a day If
Il everything was getting we'll forward
And, strangest of all. Olive often
found him lingering In the hall as II
on the watch for some one.
Ion the eve Of the wedding day this
watchfulness developed almost into
eccentricity. He passed some hours
actually at the Big gates Of the drive
and when Olive sought to get him te
testify and at others with fretful i'm.
patience.
The preparations for the wedding
were hurried forward with all speed
meanwhile It was to be very simple
ceremony. Three bridesmaids, jack
only sister, Winifred, and two o
olives friends, friend Of jack
: from the Foreign ONCE as best man
Lord and Lady Belborough, Mr., Case
!" ment, the lawye and DR.. Gregory
o who was in close attendance on MI
IS Parmenter.
It Lady Belborough had wished to hav
10 a. much more elaborate gathering, and
le as usual, found occasion to expires
her censure in unpleasant terms, vent
ing It chiefly upon Olive She coul
s not prevent the marriage, but was OF
! vlously resolved to make 1t as litt
:. pleasant for her future daughter-ir
$ law as possible. And on the day b'
S fore the wedding she was especiall
$. rude to Olive.
1T is such a hole-and-corner a
y t,fair.'"S4 she declared with snee
a .,WThateyer we really think, we Dug
~ at least to try to show that we a
not ashamed of the business"
"My father is TOO i'll for any b
g the quietest wedding" replied Olive.
a., lel1 we sOu6 nave w
til he is better, This is going to !
= just an advertisements that the Ca
tie is aware 1t Is a$mesalliance."
= But Jack CHANGED to hear this r
!. mark and his face flushed angrily.
:. - For shame. mother" he cried. ~,
- Insult Olive by the use of such a teri
y. !. Ny wife will BE- one q whom any m;
!, in the world might be proud
I Never mind, Jack" said Olive ha
!. tily.
\ "Yon mean that you insult n
:, John replied Lady Belborough. a n
81 rily. But It Is of course Olives wi
IL to make breach between US. and
Is only since you have como under su
Re influence that you seek to degrade /
a. in this way"
1T "oh, Lady Belborongh, please do,
~ say that. Nothing could be farth
from my thoughts or wishes than
ut, cause any breach CT any sort betwe,