The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-26

ME- DundefDog co. ruScauOn Oh OlamOnua
from throat to foot-Prince Danderbeg's
wife would be as lustrous a, creature that!
By and by dancing and music ceased. They
sat above the deck folded in furs that wera
offered them. Over them the star shook in
the purple midnight; bahini them the
waters broke up il trail of light; soft
winds visitei them, as il full OF the fra
GRANGE of the isles OF the seas A waning
moon hung weirdly over the east when they
came to anchor and rowed ashore again
Annice had grown very silent before they
came about for home; she had ceased to
answer - Mr. Inboden's pleasant chatting
of the country girl: she was little dazsi;
il seemeI If sic were under an enchant-
ment Prince Dundsrbeg came and sat
beside her, phantoln-liks all the
rest; she forgot u Npsak with him; the ST.
lence said more than speech. As they went
up the cliff quite al.ns, tie rest having gone
on, he turning and Offering his hand for the
last stop, a gust Of win liftei the dropping
branch thers. eau shs her comb and loos-
ened the immense lpHgth of her hair about
about her like TX cloud, and the light
Of the moon fell full upon hsr. He stayed a
moment keeping her thera. How beautiful
she was, so dark, SO pale, SO sparkling how
sprite-like, tool You look like witch!' he
murmurei. Il understand it now 1t has
HuZZt9I HE 50 lO1E- GU nave DoHttCHSQ
mel" And in another moment he had
caught her in his arms, and she had burst
into tsar4 Poor Prince Dunderbeg! @Don't
cry! don't cryp he whisper
ing. "Ohi you will break my heart
with tho=e tear. l love you,
love you so! | shall never be happy till
you are my wife, my little wife!" And
when Annice nestled in her corner of the
coach jewel that had sparkled on his hand
,.I-IT har, half i'm,
too large for her; she lost it twice before
they reached the Ammon mansion, and
Julia had to help her find it. And then
Julia drew her under the hall lamps and
danced around her. Fay Vivian couldn't
have done it any bsttari' she cried. "How
Maria Duresclin will abominats US all! 1t
is not only the match of the season, but of
the whole generation. And how you will
become your splenior6 Your wedding re-
ception dress shall be of silver brocads, with
q front breadth of net, and a diamond
strung in every net, What palaces, what
journeys, what ball5-an uncrowned queen
but all the same queen?" Anuice was too
tired to think; she fell asleep directly, and
slept till noon of the next day. And then
Prince Dunderbeg came. and what had
seemed dream became frightfully real
Il think you must take your ring back!'
she cried you see it is a world too large
for me, and that tells the whole story.
am a little country girl, not large enough
for the situation. don't know what was
doing last night, it was all 50 deliriousP :
you large enough to fill my heart"
said he, "and 1 will only take the ring back
to have it fitted to your precious hand-my
hand!7 And he covered the hand with
kisses
Then they went out to drive, and, once
beyond the world, he put his arm about her
and drew her to his side. She Set herself
free. Il ought to tell YOU she said, Il am
very wicked. 1 have been q hypocrite. /
don't love you; l never can"
Il don't suppose you do said he ruefully.
Il only ask you to let me love you. Per-
haps by and by can make you love ma"
Il don't believe you can," she said. And
she stole glance at the washei-out face
the watery eyes, the thin, light features Of
a mustache, the retreating chin, with its
helpless inbecility. "Oh' no; you never
can," she said to herself.
But you have promised to be my wife,
oil the same, you know"
Il did't know 1 had promised"
"And it might as we'll be right off as at
any time. And we can 60 through
the gay season here together and
eff for Europe at the end of it.
My wife needn't wait for a troussaau AMI
all that. We will take the Downs by sur
prise, and be married tomorrow. And Mrs.
Prince Dunderbeg will receive her friends at
the Dunderbeg place the next day in blaze
of glory. Oh! my little darling, no woman
was ever half so happy as 1 will make you
Mrs. Ammon herself shall say what the set
Elements shall be-" And so he ran on,
serene and gay. And when they reached
home Mrs Dunderbeg, the dowager, was
there to welcome her into the family, and
she was caught fast in the golden net.
1t was late sunset when, alone once more,
she stole out doors and along the lawn to
the parapet looking out across the bound
less sea. The flowers were falling
and fading in the sky AMI in the
water, and the sail of a small boat SKIM
ming near the shore shons like a rosy
flower petal in that last light She looked
about her at the velvet lawns the flames
and fountains, the lamps within beginning
to outline the delightful house; and hers was
60 be a much moro delightful as the
heavens are above the earth. And all at
once q fervor of home sickness swept
through her. She saw the little red house
and its furniture of chintz and packing
boxes. She saw Val's face with its illumi-
mating smile; she felt him at her side; she
shivered, and must get out of the sight of
people, and she found the path to the shore
below and ran down to sit there under the
shadow of the rock and cry, and wish for
Val and wish she were dead
As she sat there, her head upon her knees,
the sobs getting all control of her, that boat
with its fiower-like sail was pointing steadily
to shore, was grating its keel on the pebbles,
and some one had sprung out. and was be-
side her, and was clasping her. and was whiS-
pering to her.
"Oh! don't dare look up!" she cried. "Im
afraid it's Is unreal all the rest of it. Oh!
is it truly, truly you, Vala Then take me
away, take me away, quieks It's just as if
there w, - mon ter ready to swallow
me up, il you don't. Take me away or I'll
be married to Prince Dunderbeg to-mor-
rowI
you'll be married to me before the clock
striksi agaIni' said Val. "And We'll go
home and camp out in our little red house
till we can maks it ready. Here, take this
leaf from my pocketbook ami say goodbye
To al tni : acenr.eI DnMns life ON itir