The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-01-03

May looked up with crimson
cheeks, and making loop around
his neck With her arms, whispered
very low, Il love yoa, Ray"
He bent down and drew the frat
sweet lovers kiss from her purs
lips. She gave little LOW moan
and grew white as death, Whils sba
struggled to free herself from bis
arms.
"May, what is the matter9 Are
you afraid Of mef" smiling.
@PIease, let me gop pleading with
her wild eyes.
He opened his arms,and she stood
! up before him, with her hands clasp
ed tightly over her heart, 10 stop is
throbbing.
4 love you, Ray Nelson, but I can
never 6e your wife! It is q sin for
me to love yOai but forgive mel I
belong to another, Ray! I am soldP
"Soldlp
YES sold to an Old, .rav-haired
man, who paid shining sSld for me.
/ am to be his wife in SIX roonths.D
elenching her hands.
Ray Nelson's face flushed, instead
Of turning pale. He bit his lip and
elasped her in his arms before she
could resist him. aa7
You viii not let that separate US,
darling? You shall be my wife, and
then the old, gray-haired man can
not help himself Is was cruel sell
ing you in that wayl But you arc
mine-mine! nothing can take you
from mel Ny darling! Ny own, oRn
loVer' He bent over her, kissing
her passionately. She lay in his
arms with sweet content in her
heart, q little while. Then remem-
bering, she looked up piteously.
Ray, Ray! Let me 60! pledged
my wezd, and you may kin nae if
you viii, but 0, cannot break itr'
Such light broke over his face
then! One would have thought he
worshiped herl Winding his arms
around her tightly, he held her a
moment then, snatching kiss. he
released her, and whispered, sBe
patient, darlingl7 s5
He went out of the room, and Ian
her to find her way to her room IN
a half dumb state-to be wbirled
home the next day-to find Mr.
Hugh Glisin- down from the citv
making arrangements for her we'd
ding, which was to be in one month
instead of six-to be half crazed
every day by her dress-makers and
sewing girls. "Would she have il
this way, or that" when she wished
they would let her stay with her
brook and naples. She did not care
if they dressed her in rags! It was
all one to herl But one thing she
was determined on, though the whole
house was against her, mother and
all. Her travelling dress was to be
purple velvet with cloak and cap of
the same. She would not wear a
bonnet, buf she had a rich, black
plume wound around her cap like
wreath.
"Mercyi Purple was half mourn
ing, and velvet was to rich to travel
inp' they said.
"Well!" She said it quietly
enough, but they knew that they
could not change her mind. She
was to be married in the morning
and start right off for her home.
She was not going on a tour. aRay
has been without a home so lonQ,o
Hugh Glisin said, "that he wanted n
take his little wife home now. II
was selfish in him, but 3 MOTEL did
not comprise the word home. in its
limits, in his ideas" Nav heard
him with a stony stare. SIf It had
been her Ray she would have been
so glad to go to his home at oncs.
But this old mani She had to 90 to
live with him alonel Could sheY'
May stood, dressed in the rich
folds of purple velvet, as white and
cold as marble. No pink flush on
her cheek, all the coler seemed to
haYe centered in her HpsAone Hsae
line of crimson pressed over the
white teeth, and in her beautiful.
brown eyes was crushed back 8 life
time of anguish and misery. She
heard step, and turned her head
"My darlingp
There stood her loVer-her own.
handsome, manly Ray, with his arms
stretched out to her, and his sYes
full Of tender eagerness. She
sprang forward with a little, glad
cry, and nestled in his bosom Ikea
bird in its nest.
cray! Ray Nelson, Whist made
you come noWp she moaned.
"That is pretty question to ask
me, Miss Hamilton! How could thers
be wedding, if Ray Nelson Aylmer
was not herer looking down into
her eyes rOguishly. She started as
if struck, then hid her face away
from him, saying in a low, faint
voice.
81 am so tired, RayH'
Ny poor little birdl 1t was eruelI
But it was all Uncle Hugh's doingsl
He was full of Whims, and this is the
most cruel one that ever possessed
him. But can you marry such an
old man; May? L am ten years older
than what you are, little one"
don't know what May answered,
but know that few weeks after
hat She stole to Rays side in the
twilight and whispered to
lin long, long time. I caught
hese words
''Why didn't you wait the six
months, Ray, husbandP'
l saw him wind his arms around
Ter, while he whispered very low
,ut I heard
SLOW could !, little wifeYa