The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-11-12

not a-lns~e,,to 'iiaetfing about. this
woman wisofn rnnRQybad betrothed to
Lord .R==s,, ys high after night found
him in her presence at ball. at opera,
hiding his pain and passion under q
| careless exterior.
But the end was near.
Lord R-was expected in Paris soon
INeae1 ebeIhr~. .Ful1t's, had been
ehowerins ;'feproaches upon : the
iikt.tor her reckless. disfeeArd OF
3sarAnces In firthigxo desperately
that poverty strRk en ,scribb bier,
Id hadn't a decent coat to his batk, .
AadsK ate was quite Deliberate;
sxsEord r. returns lrext week, and
what will he think ofyou?" pursued her
irate relative.
cit matters little to me what Lord
R-thinks," replied Kate, very calmly,
though there was a glitter in her dark
eyes.
Mrs. Chamberlain, who affected Par
islam manners, uttered a little shrek.
"And you are as good as engaged to
him! What can you be thinking of?
| am sure he is coming here to propose
to you. People consider it a settled
affair already. and you are the envy OF
half the women in Paris-you strange,
perverse creature!"
"Aunt Louise" said Kate very de-
cidedly, Lord R. is not coming
here on my account, / think he
understands that l shall never
marry him. You have been kind to
me, and have shown me many favors,
for which l am truly grateful-there-
fore regret to disappoint you, but
honesty compels me to confess that |
shall consider myself happy woman,
when Alvin Sutton asks me to be his
| wife"
And she swept away, leaving Mrs.
Chamberlain In a condition bordering
on frenzy.
Kate was so sure that Alvin Sutton
loved her. Had they not vowed eter-
nal constancy in the old days? Had
she not kept his image pure and I'M
detiled in her heart, while she waited,
waited for fate to bring them together
once more.
She laughed, with blissful tears in
her eyes, thinking over the old days
and their more recent intercourse, dur
ing which he had not scrupled to con-
denim her frivolous life She would
show him some day how dress and
fashion had not quite spoiled her
How she would keep his house, and
get up delicious dinners for him out of
nothing, and economic in any way so
that she was with him his happy, low
ing wife.
That very evening, at the Russian
minister's reception, she met him.
He led her into the conservatory,
presently, where the music of the band,
softened by the distance, mingled with
the splashing of fountain. She look
ed like bride, in her dead-white silk,
with creamy roses in her hair and
bosom.
Alvin's eyes chung half sadly to her
smiling face, as he said, slowly:
~ suppose | must congratulate
you"
Upon what?" queried Kate, look
ing up in surprise.
He laughed bitterly.
chow innocent you are! | have
learned to-day that your tiancee, Lord
R, returns next week, | must, OF
course, congratulate you, as well as
bid you farewell; for business demands
my presencein America My new book
s tc be issued this spring. Our little
Irritation has"
"Stop, sir.''
She had arisen and stood before
him, white and trembling in every
limb.
All the anguish that mortal seemed
capable of suffering seemed to be crowd
cd into that one cruel moment. Even
the sensitive pride, which is woman's
shield, was thrust aside by the sudden
ness OF the blow which had struck
| home to her heart.
For moment there was a silence,
broken only by the far off crash of the
band
At last she spoke, TREMENDOUSLY, de-
spite her mighty struggle for self-con-
troll.
81 am at loss to know what man
she said; "but justice for myself and
respect for Lord R-compel me to in
form you that am not, and never
have been betrothed to him, neither
do expect to be"
"kate-kate!"
He threw his arms towards her with
this passionate exclamation, all his
undying love for her clarifying his face.
She would have been blind or stupid
bad she failed to read that love Alright,
although ae .lad spoken no word be-
yond that simple ntterance OF her
| name.
Binding tears rushed to her eyes as
| he drew her toward him.
"Kate, dearest, do you remember
the old days? l thought you were
trifling with me. l love you SO dearly
that my heart was wild with thebur-
den Of parting. You do love me?
Speak kate-yon will be my wife?"
He had out his handkerchief, w.piIg
away her tears, as if she were his girl
sweetheart of the old days.
"You don't deserve any an
swer, you horrible mani" she
said, with a little laugh. ''Do
you think | would have allowed
you to 60 SO far Ii had not loved you?
Why, Alvin"-she swayed toward him,
and lifted her two slender hands to his
shoulders-''I never doubted your love
any atsre than did my own"
| 4 week latef t,,e. we're married, to
the great horror OF Kate's aunt, and
to the great delight Of the Paris scam
| aal mongers.
Alvin cared nothing for any of them.
He was determined not to return to
America without his wife, and she
was just as determined to 60 with
him.
Shortly aftes his book was issued he
| found himself NOT only a famous man,
but Il wealthy one; and Kate never
regretted marrying the" shabby author
without second coat to his back. p
| Annabell Dwight.