Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-24

ler folly, and accepted his alteration as
he had accepted liz jewels.
But In spite of her pride the woman's
,eart In her was struggling for mas
cry. 1t would not be put down, and
he felt cold chill creep around her
heart when he kissed her. Even in that
irst sweet moment Of triumph the
shadow hung over her-the shadow OF
BONDAGE that was to be hers In the
years TO come.
The mouse vas ablaze with lights and
fragrant with flowers when they entered
It vas like . scene in fairy land, and
Edna stood In the midst OF 1t all, proud
radiant.
" A beautir-i Drid-.' her friends SAID,
Ind their admiration and homage
filed her with supreme delight. Had
they any reason to think she was other
than happy ? abe with her smiles and
her jewelsl she with her beauty and her
wealth!
The women envied her, and the men
envied her husband, and the guests
came and went, and those who 10.
manned went Into the dancing hall and
danced till morning. And all the while
she shone among them resplendeDt In
Der beauty, like q proud queen IN her
throne room, and gloried IN her ,ri.
umph.
she looked forward to the future So
cial success. =. She did not intend TO
resign her position in society. With
brilliant estab lishment, and all the re-
sou roes of her husbands wealth at her
com mand, what IN light she not accom-.
plish as society leader. The prospect
was dazzling.
And there was no one among this
bri liant throng who dreamed that this
was the last bright act In her life's
drama, that she was leaving the sun.
shine to enter long, dark cloud Of
misery. She alone had felt its shadow,
and that tor only one brief second.
Tho next day Philip Martin and his
bride left for Europe, and tho society
papers had long columns about the
grand wedding, the magnificent pres
en- tt, the brides trousseAu, etc. For a
few days the wedding was the ode
grand theme, and then Edna, with her
wordrous beauty, her glittering jewels
aud her gorgeous wardrobe, was for
gotten for the time for some newer
gossip.
Four years later Sidney Dean came
home from Europe. Three years ht
had been studying there AZ an artist,
and now he was on the fair road tt
fame. Already he had won q fall
Reputation, aud he was just in ths
M idst of his first successes when tele
gram had brought him home u attend
the funeral of his father.
He had entered Italy just about tn
time Philip Martin and his wife wer'
leaving it. He had met them once IL
: one of the art galleries. 1t had been
bitter moment. They hal Spoken
co Idly and passed on, but in that brie
!. interval they had lived a lifelime.
She had seemed q tribe paler to him
and little worn, and his keen eyes ma
noticed certain shadow in her eye
that had not been there before. ID
imagined, too, that she answered ne
/. husband coldly, and that he did nc
treat her with the Difference he ha
! given her before marriage.
4; "She is not happy" he had said
} himself az he watched her pass dow
tho gallery, but he had no pity for tn
3 cold, proud faced woman who ha
: plunged the knife into his heart. NC
! did he wish her ill-his soul was sti
I'M LU6 mum fnbb5 Vi oCopRhA-
IL He b.,, armed little piece Of new
ahont ia. tune, also. Edna's faith
}. had la ed, and he and his wife we
Q deprutiont on the cnarlty Oh their Sun
q law, - !.
d Rather q bitter humiliation Il
Q her" he thought, sit will give her hn
d band an added power over her." Y
Il the news had concerned him but littl
J; He lad thrown away all thought of b.
i and devoted himself assiduously to b
4 profession.
He had scarcely left the steamer
J. his arrival in New York ere q newsp
v per was thrust into his hand by one
70 his companions On voyage.
tsl Thrilling sensation" he sal
IT I" think you know the parties.
sidney looked at the column point
q ont. The article was headed, "Tr ,gef
,e In High Life" He read down the line
re his very soul thrilling with horror.
,oI 1t WAS the same old story. Phil
q Martin had lost his fortune, and in a
al of momentary insanity had blown o
ut his brains. Always dissipated ma
II his marriage had not reformed hi
tn | lad his wife loved him her iIfiueu
no night have been good, but the know
edge that she had married him only
In his money drove him deeper and deer
ly into the whirlpool, until he had hna
w involved all his vast estate. Then
IN folio wed bitter words and recrimii
1T, itions which had ended in his suicide
nj That was all the world knew.
ri. won Id never know the eternity OF
ferinp Edna had lived in those Il
ch wears. Her bondage had been wo
ed than death. She had expiated her
IN, with her lies blood.
,ai IA fitting sequel" Sidney ga
handing back the paper, and he
of Turned away with q sudden pallor
oh his handsome face. Time had reve
,ell ed hin. Yet he had only pity II
RIA for this woman who had so wron
~. him.
,let barking for Paris Ee had adjusted
the affairs and left his mother In the c
the of his eldest sister.
theI He was hurrying down the street
ed. the office of the steamship company
Wv engage passage for the following WI
,rm when he ran against some one. 1t WI
woman iu mourning, carrying bun
ted He was In q hurry, but he stopped
hat apologize.
t of Az he did 30 the woman raised
sec veil.
IN o My Goo no cr,ou: tu.o =
Edna Whiting ? and have hunted
i'm, whole city over for you..
and She smiled family. She was on
BRED shade of her former self-pale
ter. thin, with great circles under her
cart Why did you wish to see IN
she asked, looking at him with
look large, wistfui eyes.
lean " Let me see you n0Ine anu L
hus- tell you, he said. "e cshhoc
bean here in the street.
like " No T. she said, as tnougn ~
had Cling with her pride. must
up. this dress home. l heeu Inc W