The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-31
FROM LOVE EsTRANGED.


soon to quench in utter darkness, for
her face was flushed with anger, min
gled with shame and disappointment,
while the mans was full of passionate
appeal.
These two, Justine Latlmer and Ger
aid Franklin, stood facing each other;
these two, who only the day before, in
the little village church, had been pro-
nounced one by an aged minister OF
God
The sky above them was n canopy of
purest blue, the ground around them n
spangled bed of flowers; and yet they
stood facing each other, the stormy re-
bellion against fate in the girls heart
hidden by her strength of will, as her
soul cried out they must part forever.
81 will never acknowledge our mar
riage-that marriage of fraud and de-
cet' she cried. 81 am not your wife
l will never consent to be known as
such. will still be Justine Latimer--
Justine Latimcr till | die"
"You are Justine Franklin" he said,
though you say you will never ac-
knowledge the marriage; but, Justine"
trying to speak calmly though his
voice trembled-'' remember you were
equally dccp-cqually guilty in the de-
ception."
"a was not. There is q great differ
ence in passing for less than what you
are than in claiming what does not be-
long to you"
Justine, the only difference is this
that / prove that | love you for your
self alone, while you married me be-
cause you thought / was my unclcs
heir. believed you simple, penni-
less governess, and as such | wooed
YOU"
"Wooed me, leaving me to believe
you George, instead of Gerald Frank
lin!"
Had | thought" he said, chad |
dreamed you were the high-born heir
ess of James Latimer, | would never
have done So
"You let me believe
81 loved you, Justine. At first I did
not willingly lead you, nor even wish
you, to think shat; but when | saw you
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
darling! my darling! will you not par
don meP DO not wreck my life, my
happiness, my every hopo of joy. |
will make my way in the world for
your sake. will make name"
''As the husband of an heiress, no
doubt you could do So"
Not as your husband Justine 50 |
will not ask to claim you till then.
Only give me hope-thc hope that in
the future you will come to me rs my
wife, remembering only that I love
you. viii you give me this hope, JUS
tinep"
"Never!' she cried passionately--
"never! Justine Latimer | will live
and die, sooner than acknowledge my
self the wife of anything so utterly
despicable as fortune-hunterr'
"a fortune-hunter!' his handsome
face darkening at last, all the pleading
look of passion and pain fading from
it beneath the scorn of her words.
Justine, you do not think-you do
not believe that!'
81 both think and believe it. You
knew l was Justine Latimer, the heir
ess."
"Stopw he said. "You need 90 no
further"
Then you will not claim an unwill-
ing wifep"
mo. Were you the simple govern
ess l believed you, would claim you
despite yourself, even if 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, l loved you
so dearly"
She turned her head aside at his
words, and though he noticed the ac-
ton, he continued:
II 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 be-
lieve it or not; but since you refuse to
acknowledge our marriage, / give you
my promise never to proclaim it till
you do"
"That l will never do.
"That you will do. Mark my words,
in bitter humiliation you will yet cry
out, He is my husbandn and may
then do as you have done now--refuse
to acknowledge it,"
''It will never be- she said again.
He smiled.
1--WE will see," he answered.
During all the time the girls beauti.
full naughty face had been singularly
pale; but If she were suffering she did
it well, and Gerald Franklin never
I dreamed that in trampling on his heart
she was breaking her -wrecking
her own life as completely as his.
He turned away and left her stand
ing there, in all her naughty pride
left her with the heart almost dead
within him.
She stood watching him till he was
out Of sight, then all the hauteur, all
the pride, died out Of her face, all hel
forced composure gave way.
''Oh, my love, my love, my darlingr
she cried. II have saved your name
your honor. and your pride at the sac
rifice Of my own heart as we'll as yours
Oh, Gerald. my love, my love!"
She sank down on the grass, al
white and trembling, and raised he