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"KatiA," said he, then, with a
burst Of passion, 81 know you love me;
but you are proud, ambitious, SELFISH!
Now, you would have me leave you,
say the Word, and ] CO."
"Go!" murmnted Kate, feebly-"go!'
"Have you decided7'' whispered Frank.
81 have"
''Then, love, farcwel!"
He took her hand, gazed mo
ment tcnderly and sorrowful into her
beautiful, fearful face, and then clasped
her to his bosom.
She permitted the embrace. She
even gave way to the impulse, and
twined her arms around his neck; but
in moment, her resolution came to
her aid, and she pushed him from her
with a sigh.
"Shall / go?" he articulated.
A feeble "yes" fell from her lips-and
an instant later she was lying on the
sofa, sobbing and wceping-alone!
TO tear the tenacious root Of love
out Of her heart, had cost her more
than she could have anticipated; and
the certainty ola golden life of luxury
proved but q poor consolation, it
seemed, for the sacrifice she had made.
She lay long upon the sofa say,
sobbing and weeping passionately.
Gradually her grief appeared to ex.
haust itself. Her tears ceased to
flow, and at length her eyes and
cheeks were dry. Her head was
| pillowed on her arm, and her face was
half hidden in flood ofbeautifnl curls.
The struggle was over. The agony
was past. She saw Mr. Wellington
enter, and rose cheerfulIy to meet him.
His manners pleased her-his station
and fortune fascinated her more. He
offered her his hand-slle accepted it.
A kiss sealed the engagement-but it
not such kiss Us Frank had given her,
and she could scarce repress sigh!
There was magnificent wedding.
Splendidly attired, dazzling the eye
with her beauty thus adorned, with
every thing a round swimming in
the charmed atmosphere Of fairy
land, Kate gave her hand to the man
her ambition-not her love; had cllos-
! en-!
Buttcertainlyy ambition could not
,haF made q better. choice. Already
she saw herself surrounded =; ky mag
nificent court, of which she was
the acknowledged and admitted queen.
The tavors of fortune were showcred
upou her; she foated luxuriously upon
the smooth and CLASSY wave of
| charmed life.
Nothing was wanting in the whole
! circle other existence to adorn it and
make it bright with happiness. But
she was not long i'll discovering that
there was something wanting within
her breast.
Her friends were numerous; her
husband tender, kind ind loving;
but all the attentions and affections
could not fill her heart. She had
once felt its cords and sympathy
moved by o skilful touch; she had
known the heavenly charm of their
deep, delicious harmony, and now they
were silcnt-motionlcs -muflled. so
as to speak, in silks and satins. These
chords still and soundless, her heart
was dcad-none the less so, because it
had been killed by golden shot, hay-
ing known and felt the life ofsympathy
in it, unconsolcd by the life of luxury.
In short, Kate in time became mag
hilicenty splendidly un-
happy.
Then change became apparent to
her husband. He could not long re-
main blind to the fact that his love was
not returned. He sought the Company
of those whose gaycty might lead him
to forge, the sorrow and despair Of
his soul. This shallow joke was un-
satisfactory, however, and impellcd by
powerful longing for love, he went a
stray to warm his heart by astrange fire.
Kate saw herself now in the midst
of a gorgeous desolation, burning with
thirst unconquerable by golden streams
that flowed around her; painting with
hunger which not all the food of flat
terry and admiration could appease.
She reproachcd her husband for
deserving 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 /
bcstow elsewhere the affection YOU
have met with coldness?"
"But it is wrong-sinful," Kate re.
monstrated.
"1es know it''-Said the husband
fiercely. at is the evil of an evil
seed. And who sowed that seed? Who
gave me a hand w;thou. heart? Who
became sharer of my fortune but
gave me no share in her sympathy?
Who devoted me to the fate of
loving unloyed husband? Nay, do
not weep, aud clash your hands and
sigh and sob with such desperation Of
impatience, for say nothing you do
not deserve to hear"
every WE'LL" said Kate. sI do