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atoms TO control the aspirations OF her heart
However, one day when he pressed her to de,
eide his fate she said to him with a sigh
"Oh, Frank am sorry we have evel
met
Sorry p
Eyes for we must part now"
"Par. !" repeated Frank. turning pale
Il was evident he had not expected this.
"Yes-yes," said Kate, casting down hel
head with another PiteOus sigh.
Frank sat by her side ; he placed his arm
around her waist without: needing her foeble
resistance he lowered bis voice, talked to her
until she-proud Kate-wept bitterly.
Katie, F" said he then with a burst of pas
sion. Il know you love me but you are
proud, ambitious selfish Now il you would
have me leave you, say the word and 90 p
go r murmured Kate,-feebly-"gO p
''You have decided p whispered Frank.
Il have"
Then, love, farewell p
He took her hand, gazed moment tenderly
and sorrowfully upon her beautiful te arful face,
then clasped her to his bosom.
She permitted the embrace. She even gave
way to the impulse, and in moment her res
oluton came to her aid, and she pushed him
from her with a sigh
"Shall go % he articulated
A feeble yes fell from her guivering lips -
and an instant later she was lying on the sofa
sobbing and weepiog-alone !
To tear the tenacious root of love out Of her
heart had cost more than she could havi anti
cipated and the certainty of a golden life Of
luxury proved but poor consolation, it seem
ed for the sacr afice she had made.
She lay long upon the sofa, | say, sobbing
and weeping passOnatcly. Gradually her grief
appeared to exhaust itself Her breathing
came more regular and calm. Her tears ceas-
ed to flow and at length her eyes and checks
were dry. Her head was pillowed on her arm
and her face was halfhidden in a f5od Of beau
tiful curis.
The struggle was over The agony was
passed. Sse say Mr.. Wellington enter, and a
rose chterluly TO receive him. His manners
pleased her-his station and fortune facinated
her more. He offered her his hand. She ac-
ceptedit. A kiss sealed The Sngagement-but
it was such kiss as Frank had given her, and
she could scare repress a sigh
There was magnificent wedding. Splen-
didly att,ed, dazzling the eye with her beau
ty thus adorned, with everything around sw'm-
ming in the charmed atmosphere of fairy land'
Kate gave her hand to the man hcl ambition
not her love-had chosen
But certainly ambition could not have made
a better choice. Already she saw herselfsur.
rounded by magnificent court of which she
was the acknowledged and admitted queen
The favors of fortune were showered upon her
she floated luxuriously upon the smooth and
CLASSY wave of charmed life.
Nothing was wanting in the whole circle of
her outward existence to adorn il bright with
happiness But she was not long in discover
ing that there was a something wanting within
her breast
Her friends were numerous; her husband
tender, kind loving; but all, the attentions and
affections could not GIL her heart. She had
once felt its cords ofsmpathy moved by skill
full touch; she had known the heavenly charm
of their deep, delicious harmony; and now they
were motionless, muffed, so as to speak
in silks and saCins These chords still and
soundess, her heart was dead, none the less so
because it had been killed by golden shaft,
having known and felt the life of luxury. In
short, Kate in time became magnifcently mis-
erable--a plendidly unhappy,
Then a change became apparent to her hus-
band. He could not long remain blind TO the
fact that his love was not returned. He sought
the company of those gayety might lead him to
forget the sorrow and despair of his SOUL
This yellow joke was unsatisfactory, however,
and impeled by powerful longings for love, he
went astray to warm his heart ny strange
fire.
Kate saw herselfin the midst Of a gorgeous
dasolation, burning with thira urquencha-
bic by golden streams that flowed around her;
painting with hunger which not all the food
of flattery and admiration could apuease
She reproached her husband for desertlng
her thus, and he answered with angry and
desperate taunts Of deception and total lack
of love, which smote her conscience heavily.
"You do not care for me-" he cried-"then
why do you complain that bestow elsewhere
the affection thatyOu have met with cold.
ness?"
"But tits wrong" sinful Kate remonstra-
ted
: " T L.orr ;tfi so;d hor husband Earoe.