The Morning herald., 1876-10-24
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Although Kate had given Charleysuth-
erland the undivided love of noble, gem
erous heart she was not woman to mourn
long for one who had proved himself 90 ut
terly unworthy, and gathering together
numerous love letters and tokens of little
value, she returned them with note, ex-
pressing her willingness to free him from
his engagement, and wishing him Joy in
winning an heiress.
This piqued Charley a good deal, as he
had supposed she would settle into . blue
and yellow melancholy, and refuse to be
comforted; and finally end by committing
suicide, which would put an end to the
matter, and leave him to WOO and win the
heiress at his leisure.
Charley's faithlessness caused Kate to
have but little faith in mankind in general,
andsh determined to keep her wealth a &C.
cret, and be loved for herself instead of her
fortune, and while she was enjoying quiet
summer up among the hills Of New Hamp.
shire, Charley had safely won and married
the supposed heiress. This was what she
had wished aud waited for, and week later
found her again in her native city, and it SO
happened that Frank Woods, an old lover,
was the first person .he met.
"Kate," he asked, "where have you kept
yourself hidden so long? had given up
all hope of ever again seeing yon. But have
you heard? Do you know? But Read
this, and it will explain" he said, as he
handed her a paper containing the marriage
of Charley Sutherland and Edith Marsden.
"Well," said she, laughing, "what Of it"
"What of it. That don't seem to imply a
broken heart, to say the least. l
thought"
"There; know what you thought; and
III! explain sometime, but not now."
This closed the conversation for time,
Frank feeling that it mattered little what
the cause, 80 long as Kate was once more
free.
But her freedom was of short duration, as
few months later another marriage ap-
peared in the papers, and this time the
parties were Frank Woods and Kate Mars
den.
And now the time for Kate's triumph
and the divulging Of her secret had come.
Frank was as yet totally ignorant Of her
wealth, and as they were leaving the church
he was greatly surprised to find an elegant
carriage waiting to take them h.me, but as
Kate insisted that it was all right, he hand.
ed her in, wondering what it all meant; and
when instead of taking them to the little
cottage he had prepared, they drew up in
front of stately brown stone, he began to
think that Kate had taken leave of her
senses, but as she promised to explain it all
he was prevailed upon to enter.
And here in the deepening twilight,su
rounded with all the luxuries that wealth
could purchase or art devise, Kate told
him Of her wealth and fortunate escape
from an unprincipled fortune hunter.
And now let us peep in upon Charley
Sutherland as he reads the note which Kate
had carefully prepared for him, informing
him of her marriage, her altered circum-
stances, and of the fact that he was for a
few hours engaged to the heiress he was
so anxious to possess.
This was death blow to his ambitious
dreams, and denominating himself dolt,
an idiot, and number of other things too
dreadful to mention, he seized his hat and
strobe from the room, leaving the fatal note
in the hands of his wife. This news was
to her great disappointment, but as Kate
kept her word in regard to sharing the for
tune with her, she has ample means for
! enjoyment.
Although this was to Charley bitter
lesson, it was one we'll deserved, but never
forgotten, and from that day to this, he has
been strongly opposed to marrying for
money. HELEN MARSHALL.