The Morning herald., 1878-05-01
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u And YOU believed lhimR, Two, my Theo, q
mypocr Theoi Thank GOD, I have come
now.D 80 sdI srt .yifgd@ ou ( asoL al Iqs
4 You have come come too late" she lmnoaned."
Z 4 Howl what 90 you mean S'", .lll h.lsaN'iA
- I am his wife, y she replied simply; and
as il the words had recalled her to herself
and dutyy,eshe shrank away icily cold and
fri&dly reserved. 5aa 6th"4o5 h.a-5goga 7la
2 The sun had gone, down; the >ghostly
surf beat dismallyaon the damp sand, all its
death-white, death-drear motion and sob
hing rising and falling YEARLY through the
dusk ofthe sudden twilight % ZlT9d."
And IN the swiftly coming night dark
hess Waldemar Beresford and Theodosia
Aldrich parted, touching hands dumbly as
if the shadow of Azrael had come between
them. - o. jas! fa Eh91saa 2ds1gai $3.50
Theo went slowly homeward q Before
her in the clear moonlight glittered the
white marble walls and columns of the
stately house that seemed to her now but
gHued prison. .ggr.F1cl rEE ttf
Usually at this hour her wildand reckless
lord was away rioting with his boon roy-l
sterers in haunts of splendid infamy, but
tonight he had returned early and was
waiting for her. -, .''.,.. vi \.
He was pacing with rapid and uneven
steps up and down the handsome parlor,
and when she saw the ashy pallor OF his
haggard visage and the strange glitter OF
bis cruel dark eyes, she shuddered ex-
tpecting unkind reproof and perhaps
curses. r. -.,,. ,sr..,.psa ~ .asp '~a..ss 81
Unhappy Theo! A year Of wedlock had
made her wretchedly familiar with such
lignominy a.. ~ .a.,.l .s|- a.1 ,pt. t.,.
He turned toward her, his face lvid, his
| thin, tigerish lips trembling. sa, ar .'e'
''You have seen Waldemar Beresford !"
he asked ..i. E~'" |".ft'''-'" .s.'.' ' s,
eyes," she answered wearily. b.
'sAnd, of course, he has informed you
that he is still unmarried ?" he answered.
"And what else has he been pleased to tell
you?" u :, .i'ts ~ g.. a., ~ ,q,s 5'.' RS. .ata,r
She was yet too faint and dazed by her
| unexpected meeting with Waldemar Beres-
ford to fully comprehend the enormity OF
the treachery of this man whom she had
made her husband aae|5 .'A .... .,
''What has he told you" repeated Rufus
Aldrich, as she shrank from him him voice.
less and trembling. a@ 10 aa- -
IT hardly understand yet" she. replied,
in a: weak whisper, "Rufus, you pro-
fessed to be our common friend - the
confdant of each but you were false to
each when you persuaded me to believe
that Waldemars was false to me. o, it
1 was cruel thing to do!-why did you
do itf" ~ 'e.aa so ".' ... ... .t, q, .'i =.
The dull agony and piteous reproach
of her tones and words seemed to move
him. p 10. .H. ,' a'.- ..'.
"WH1 Theo?' he demanded, hoarsely;
"do you not guess scAy' Because loved
you, and because I had vowed that you
should be my wife though I should stain
nv soul with worse sins than falsehoods tt
make YOU mine. You believed that Beres'
| ford was untrue, that he had trifed will
vour love, and SO you accepted me, whether
4 in pique or in pity fol. my passion, ! az
not know; scarcely care, as you are my
4 wife" ,bgvaror tt asas .. u.a .... Z" ~.
'sYou have ruined my life" she moaned
sevou had been kinder to have killed
me-" M e., 'ggar ..s giaa- s'a '' ~
Her infinite misery stirred all the goot
that remained in the callous nature OF tn
man. Tn the whole world she had none bu
him, and he had used her badly, and he kneV
e He had been hard and cruel an'
coarse toward her; he had taken her ava.
- from pleasant life and kind friends onl::
to neglect her. True he had given her o.
that money could buy, but he had mad
| his fine house but little, more than pris'o'
to her.prE a5laR gl, .or q 'fI.
Tn q sudden emotion of remorse he woul
have taken her in his arms and coormatt'orrSe
her. but She shrunk fro from 1shh him as if he Aa
; struck her.s2ye@ .1o fna.f
4Thso,"' he said, more kindly than h
had ever spoken since the first weeks
3 their marriage, 1T have wronged you,. bu
I bitterly regret it. Suppose l should 0
| better husband, to you-would you fo1
: Give me and try to love me? ! viii CIV
1 M nv follies and dissipations;4I will q den len
: YOU nothing; will be kind to- you, an an
Q ,,o,, bannv if can. I think, Thee