The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-05
Prom LeYE EsFRANGED.

q new light that day-a Light the girl beside him
was soon to quench in utter darkness, for her
face was flushed with anger, mingled with shame
and disappointment while the mans was full of
passionate appeal.
These two, Justine Latimer and Gerald Frank
lin, stood facing each other; these two, who only
the day before, in the little village church, had
been pronounced one by an aged minister Of
God
The sky above them was a canopy Of purest
blue, the ground around them spangled bed of
flowers; and yet they stood facing each other,
the stormy rebellion against fate In the girls
heart hidden by the strength Of will, as her sonl
cried out they must part forever.
Il will never acknowledge our marriage-tnat
marriage of fraud and deceitt~" she cried II
am not your wife-I viii never consent to be
known as such. will still be Justine Latimer
Justine Latimer till die.
You are Justine Franklin, he said, Though
you say you will never acknowledge the mar
though his voice trembied-' remember you
were equally deep-equally guilty in the de-
ception"
n was not There is . great difference in
passing for less than what you are and in claim
ing what does not belong to you
Justine, the only difference is this--that /
proved love you for yourself alone, while you
married me because you thought | was my
uneles heir. believed you simple, penniless
goYerness and as such wooed you
sWooed me, leaving me to believe You
George, instead Of Gerald Franklin!p
Had thought he said, had dreamed you
were the high-born heiress of James hatimer, I
would never have done so.
ssYou let ME believe -p
Il loved You, Justine. At first / did not viii
hngly lead you, nor even wish you. to think that
bat when saw yeu believed it, was coward
enough to let you continue in the belief, but
am well punished for my deceit then suddenly
changing his manner and holding out his arms
TO herr "Oh, my darling my darlingi will you
not pardon me2 Do not wreck my life, my happi
ness, my every hope of joy. will make my
way In the world for your sake. will make .
As the husband Of an heress, no doubt, you
could do sor
Mot as your husband, Justine Twill not ask
to claim you until then. Only give me hope
the hope that in the future you will come to me
as my wife, remembering only that love you.
Will you give me this hope, JustineT
NeverF she cried passionately-- "nevers
Justine Latimer, will live and die sooner than
acknowledge myself the wife of anything so
utterly despicable as fortune-hunterp
"a fortune hunterlp his handsome face dark
ening at last, all the pleading look Of passion
and pain fading from beneath the scorn of her
words Justine. you do not think--you do not
II both think and believe it You knew was
Justine Latslner, the heiressn
StopN he said You need 60 no further. :"
Then you win not claim an unwilling wife2r
mo. We're YOU the simple gOverness be-
hexed YOU would claim You despite yourself.
even IL had deceived YOU for you would at
least know did not marry you for your wealth
or position, and would trust to my future love
and devotion to win your pardon at last. But.
oh. Justine, loved you so dearly
She turned her head aside at his words, and
though he noticed the action he continued
Il will finish all have to say now for it may
be years before We meet again. 1t was for love
Of you wronged you in deceiving you, whether
you believe 1t or not but since you refuse to ac
knowledge our marriage, give you my promise
never to proclaim it till You do. =
AThas viii never do
That you viii do. Mark my works in bitter
humiliation you will cry out He is my hus-
bandp and may then do rs you have done now
refuse to acknowledge it
1T will never be, she said again
He smiled
eve will see,p he answered
During all the time the girls beautiful,
naughty face had been singularly pale; but if
she were suffering she hid It weIl, ana Gerald
Franklin never dreamed that in trampling ON
his heart she was breaking her Own-wrecking
her own life as completely as his
He turned away and left her standing there in
all her naughty pride-left her with the heart
almost dead within him,
sight, then all the hauteur, all the pride died
out Of her face, all her forced composure gave
way.
saOh, my love, my love, my darlingm she
cried. Il have saved your name, your honor
and your pride, at the sacrifice Of my own heart
IS well rs yours. Oh, Gerald, my love, my
lover
She sank down on the grass, ali white and
trembling, and raised her agonized eyes to
heaven, then burst into passion of bitter tears
at l10No he in r4f
her suffering heart.
White she knelt there in her passionate aban-
don Of sorrow, q maa came slowly down the DELL
but as his eyes fell on the girls knesiing FORM
he stopped 9 moment, then drew back into the
shadow Of some trees at hand.
At last, when her passion had worn itself out
she rose and turned in the direction where the
man Stood but he passed quickly through the
trees, ard In o few minutes came up behind her
Her face grew psler as he reached her side,
though he only made some commonplace remark
rs he overlook her; and though he noticed her
white face and glowing eyes, his voice was pleas-
ant
III have kept my promise she said, ignoring
his greeting completely. Il have parted forever
from Gerald Franklin. Redeem yOur promise TO
me-
You have parted forever from Gerald Frank
lin, You say but you have not given me theother
ssThat Twill marry you9 Oh no. no!a
mot that he said slowly. II am content
that yousheuM promise to we'd no other man
but me-"
A strange Hight came into her eyes.
II promise, she said. that win marry no
other man, Il that satisfies you.
t@This is yours, then, !" he said. 81 know you
would not break PROMISE and he handed her
paper as he spoke.
She glanced at it. her face ifpossible, growing
stfn paief. then she tore it In many pieces and
scattered It to the wind.
II have saved his honor at least she said.
tif have wounded his heart in the DOING then
she turned TO the man at her side: = Leave me
now she said; TO look at you Is more than can
bear at present
Without word, William Fortescue turned
and left her, bat his face was dark with sup
pressed rage.
-Four years have passed and again It is sum
mer time-again day as fair as the one on
which justine Franklin had parted from her