The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-06-26
me feel this bitternessl A wanderers

life cOntended me till found you here
now I feel the course of the bondas
that holds me away from youths
seals me down to an irrevocable fat
know now what have missed"
"His voice was broken with passion
fierce, vengeful. hopeless; and, rising
he paced restIessly up and down, hi
hands clenched, his brow darkly kni
Clytie watched him rs though sh
would penetrate into his very soul.
"You speak SO strangely" she falter
ed; II cannot follow you, sir Lennox.
"How should you, when you have 8
little suspicion OF the truth On
thing you must know-that love you
and my love has come too late, for tn
world holds woman who calls hersel
my wife"
He spoke with exceeding bitterness
and his eyes grew hot and haggard al
the memory CT the woman to whom h,
had bound his fate, foated through hi
brain.
Clytie evinced no surprise at hi
words.
II wonder you did not remember this
sooner" was all she said, and ther
looked right away from him.
Remember! Do you think I have
ever forgotten ?" he exclaimed, pausing
abruptly in his impetuous walk. "You
cannot understand what it is to be
bound to one for whom you care moth
ing-one who is less to you than a
strangerl"
Perhaps I can though Imagine you
can scarcely have felt your tie since you
came to Stratford. Does Lady Ruther-
ford never travel with vou?"
Never. We do not tread the same
path through life; I could not have
borne that. She was in the south of
France when I last heard of her; she
may be at the North Pole now for all I
know; l only hope we shall never stand
side by side again on this earth. 1
think OF her as my worst enemy
through her my LIES happiness has
been wrecked"
Clytie paled, startled by the pas
sionate bitterness vibrating in his sub
dued tones.
How has she wronged you?" she
asked, with that same ring of scorn in
1er words which seemed to strike in his
'oul when she said she pitied him.
Is it not sufficient wrong to me that
he is my wife ?" he muttered, fiercely.
You have not heard the story, or you'd
will you tell me some day, Sir Len
ox?"
"Pll tell you now if you have the
atience to listen, he replied, gloomily.
The story is soon told. Ny uncle
ne last living relative I had-on his
cath bed forced from me an oath that
would marry some one to whom he
I'D left half his fortune, SO that his
ealth might descend to those who
ghtfully bore his name. 1 declined to
ave any part in the arrangement,
loosing to give up the money rather
ian marry q girl had never seen.
y obstinacy exasperated him, and
arful scene ensued, to end which con-
nted to do as he wished. knew if I
d not should be the cause of hasten
g his end. need hardly tell you the
1t. We were married, but it had been
eviously agreed between ourselves
at we should part Immediately after
Q ceremony, which we did, and have
yer met to this day"
How long ago did this happen"
ytie asked, her sweet voice sounding
~ low and dreamlike after the brief 8
snce that followed his words. l
Last November. It was . black,
NAL day; fit day for such q compact I
be sealed. 1t was more like funeral
IN marriage. shivered when / !
ked at my bride, for she had wound .
!. veil about her like shroud, and
hand she gave me seemed to have
chill of death upon it," 3
Do you think-do You think the GER G
ony was as hateful to her?" Clytie q
ed. gazing up at him with an express :
a he could not define. y
I never gave the question thought" s.
replied, moodily; II suppose she n
Mt mind much, or she would have
elled and won the day. Women v
Q knack of always getting their 81
l way.
Bnt if the old man. would not be =
he could not live or q
in peace till this mad within was d
could she fill his last al
nents with reckless dissatisfaction &c
pain? Even you had not the heart u
old out longer against his wish" III
No; weak fool that was I did not s .,
the weight of the fetter had forged 1
my life till wanted to use my free 10
/. II Ihad never seen you, I should VI
sr have known what had missed" LII
e took her hand, and for second
it IN close, hot clasp; then, drop ne
: it suddenly, he moved from her 70
and commenced his aimless pacing w
md down. vi
lytie watched him wistfully, her
e, innocent eyes more pitiful than W.
: had been before, the soft bloom M =,
Ter cheeks losing its richness. TN
am glad you have told me your Tn
"" she murmured, after a long :,
Sc, unable to endure the silence any cI'
gen; II may be able to help you" pr
e interrupted her with an impatient Z,
,ure. VI
What felp is there for me?" he de- ma
lded, larshly, ''my fate is sealed wa
a curse. A home, wife, the love la
title children are denied me. 1 am :,
most wretched outcast amongst cis
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