The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-07-18

mdtrtmOuy 10 ner.
"But ! am so young' she plead.
ed, the carnations aud lilies sue.
ceeling each other In her cheeks.
"You are the prettiest little half
blown rosebud In the world" the
major made answer, calamity.
Madame Bonmerci spoke u word
or SO OF warning to her.
"My child,' said she, "beware
what you are about. lie is three
times your age-he CANDLES. 1t
Is true that your life, now, Is a
hard one, but
Il shall marry him. retorted
Theodore.
Aud she did.
At the end OF the three months,
Major Dale's favorite horse ran
away with him aud killed him, and
Theodor,, not yet eighteen, was
lett q widow.
Naturally enough she wrote to
her husbands relations, whom she
had never seen, and now, upon this
October evening, she was expecting
an answer 10 the letter.
The color mounted TO her face as
tue footman paused under the win.
dow.
She caught the letter from bis
hands aud tore IL eagerly open.
IL contained nothing but her
own letter, returned TO her, with
these words penciled across the Ell.
yelope-
"Mr. Chandos Dale's compli.
ments TO the young lady who be.
guiled his brother into n secret
marriage, and he is confidently Of
opinion that her talents in the hus.
band hunting line need no assis.
tance.'
And this insulting taunt, this era.
tuitous assault, was all.
Theodora sat pale and silent.
She knew that her husband did
not care to refer to his relatives
much, generally avoiding the sub
ject when she broaclled it, but she
had never dreamed that he had al,
lowed them to think her a mere ad.
ventures, who had contrived to
entrap him into a disadvantageous
marriage.
She had long ere this discovered
Lionel Dale was u thoroughly self
ish man, but she had never dream
cd how selfish,
But the blow, sharp aud suddel
us 1t was, ncrved her to further
exertions.
She put on her hat, went to tn,
nearest jeweler, aud sold her watcl
and chain-Lioners wedding pres
ent-tor probably about one-third
of its worth.
With this she paid her bill a
Mrs. LOcksley's.
"Begging your pardon, ma'am,
said the old lodging.Louse keeper
"but what are you going to de
now r.
"l'm going to give music les
sons" said Theodore.
She had u full, fresh voice, like
a lark's, and she knew that she
could make this QUE gift of God q
bread winner.
at will be O life of drndgery,'
sue told herself, "but would starvt
sooner than apply again TO th'
Dales for assistance
And the years crept by, aud th'
seveuteen.year.old widow wht
stormed the citadel of fortune $,
bravely, won the day.
" "SignOra Theodore DALI. No
I haven't heard her yet,n said Mr.
Chandos Dale, indifforently.
But they say she is the bes
Marguerite We have yet had, and
have sent to secure box tor to
morrow night.n
Signora DALI was in her best voic
that night, when Chandos Dale
her brother-in.law, sat with foldet
arms in the prosceuium box.
Aud the half-blown bud of year
ago had ripened, by this time, int
the fullblown rose of loveliness.
J Her blue.black hair tioated like
jetty, glimmering veil of brightnes
down her shoulders; her eyes shon
like midnight stars, while the radi
ant pink aud white Of her cheek
owed none of its beauty to tn
cosmetic arts.
And MIR. Chandos Dale, sittinI
there with intent eyes aud an an
tlst's soul, all alive to the ilute.lik'
richness Of her voice, thought sb,
was simply the most beautiful crea
ture he had ever secn.
The mayor of the city where tn
signora was singing had a little re
ception in her honor after the oper,
was over.
Chandos Dale, of course wa
among the invited guests, and thel
Signora DALI knew who he was.
Il have the advantage Of him,
said Thcod0ra to herself, smiling
curious smile. "And ! shall tax
care to retain it."
just u mouth afterwards MI
Dale proposed to make the beaut
ful signora his wife.
"Are you really In love wit
mefr said the slgnora, openin
wide her almond.shaped eye,
where the jetty lire seemed to bur
with sleepy lustre. "With me, u
opera singeri'
And Chandos, about as hopeless
IL infatuated az II Is In the natut
OF man to be, vowed that he woul
. commit suicide II she didu't hay