The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-04-28
Love After Marriage.

''And at one time, cousin Fay, you de-
clared you would never, never marry
him!"
''Of course, have not married him be-
cause was in love with him." said Fay
Winthrope, with light laugh.
Eftie Gray, her cousin, sat opposite to
her, secretly envious of all this splendor,
the two helng seated in gold and dun
colored 6oudoi', hung with silk draperies,
and richly carpeted.
"Well, then,' replied Efle, "why on
earth did you marry him9''
''Because was poor and he is rich.
Because was tired of giving music les
sons, and he offered me al, this"
"Fay, you are heartless coqucttc -
cried out Efie Gray.
"No am not" said Fay, with a little
shake of the golden curls. "You would
do the same thing yourself, Ehc, if you
had chancc-you know you would"
And as Fay's laugh rang out sweet
defiant chime, she little suspected that her
silly words had another auditor than Ef1ic
dray-that the door leading into the rich
merchants study was ajar, and that her
husband had heard every syllable she
spoke.
True, laa~"rA Winthrope wa not a
young man. Previously he had never
cared much about the idea of marriage,
and the fame burned all the deeper and
more tender from the fact that the Rubicon
Of middle age was passed before he al
lowed himself to fall in love and marry the
idol of his heart. He had looked on Fay
Merriam as little less than an angel, and
now
~ should ha We known this BEFORE" he
said to himself, with white ashen face and
trembling limbs. 81 ought to have known
that spring and autumn were unsuited.
So she has married me for my money! She
shall have it, the dear childl'
No one ever knew the anguish Of soul
this man endured for the next few hours
at one moment bitterly regrctting he had
learned the miserable truth, that he might
have gone On blindly in the belief that his
beautiful young wife entertained an atfcc-
ton for him, ard The next instant crying
out that it were better to know the truth,
even though it pierced HIM like two
edged sword.
He had bestowed upon ksr the whole
wealth of his heart, as we have said, the
fame burning all the more deeply In that
it was mellowed by age.
But his conclusion was that he had made
a terrible mistake in Offering his love to
this young girl--that Fay should never
know the pang her cruel words had cost
him-that he would dohls duty, and mlght
not his young and lovely wife in time learn
TO look upon him less coldly2
''Fay," said he that evening, II have
tickets for the opera. Would you like lc
60, dcar2"
"No, thank you," said Fay, listlossly
Il don't think care about It,"
"Then we will remain at home, and you
shall talk to me-" he said.
II DIN tired of talking" pcttishly re-
torted Fay. 81 really wish you would LEI
me enjoy myself in my own way once in {
whlle."
''Do annoy you, Fay2' asked Edward
Winthrope, with on inexplicable culver il
his voice.
lawfully; am just In the middle o.
delightful story, and l can't be inlerrupt
cd"
"Very well, l will no. repeat the
offense, assure you, - he replied quickly
Aft or this subtle and sudden change
came over Edward Winthropc's whole
life. He was courteous and attentive
as ever to his young wife, but Fay felt
that oil the heart and soul were out Of the
courtesies. To Fay Winthropc, hor hus,
bands love was as fixed fact in her mind
as were the stars in tho armament above
her head, and a cold chill crept over heI
heart when she fully realized that it was
some how clipping away from her.
Edward" said she, one evening, SIT
ting opposite to her husband, "have
offended your"
He glanced up carelessly from the open
book.
"ONended me, Faye Why, what ha!
put such ridiculous idea into your head
child2 OF course you hare not offended
me.n
ELL thought your manner was some
q what different OF late" faltered the young
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