San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-07-13

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canabIe Of rraIizmg what had bannsned
Then il ALI came hack IN me seemed tn
500 ogoin vour renroachfnI Iool,-to bear
again the dreadful words Won uttarad whom
Won left me
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shall answer far mine The trorhIe bo~on
with ,ro,, ~ murder has boon Jono :, r.
your doing aIso-rempmh.r THAR
..Those were the words Hugh Night and
dov they have never left me and ! think
thew never will until | die AhIif | had
only died them But il is inst that I should
live ont is mart of INV n1nishmont ~ iva
on and see those that love- hest in all the
world droon and sutT.r dov nv dov for the
wrongs that | have done.
"Ncll Hugh was stunned NJ tell Won.
then suddenly | recovered myself and rush.
ed screaming. to the door with snne wild
| idea of saving Won and hrinuing vou hocl,
when / was met at the door by nv husband.
"a. L.,
had taken place, | don't know. | was too
| much agitated myself to think of him. But
T in a wild fit of excitement and terror | chung
to him and told him all. When | had fin.
ished my tale. he looked at me with such A
calm. cold rae, it nearly drove me mad
Its very bad lob lie said: but really
| don't see what can dor
"'Then will tell yoa.' answered. .You
can take me back 10 St Gurlott'S. and helm
me to prove that my cousin is innocqnt-as
he is, God knows!
Take you back to ST. Gurlott's% he said
In what capacity; as Annie PendragOn, or
as my wife"
AS Your wife, replied.
ION, Hugh, shall never forget the look
that came INTO his eyes lie smiled as he re-
piled;
Il cannot do that, because you are nOtmy
wife?
Not your wife! | repeated, scarcely be-
llevlng that heard Alright, but having once
begun it seemed easy for him to continue.
No he replied, YOU are not my wife.
III you hadn't been little fool you would
have known 1t long ago
But we were married. L persisted.
1--WE went through marriage ceremony
hn Tar.li nl ,f,I -
against long faces and reprOachful looks.
After the ceremony you were perfectly con-
tented, but knew that we were no more
man and wife then than we had been before.
The ceremony was mock one, the registrar
was an lmpOst0r, whose services [ had
bought; if lie hadn't been he would never
have performed the ceremony in the even
ing; If you hadn't been fool you would
have known that marriage is no marriage
if performed after twelve o'clock In the day.
Again hooked at him in petrifird amaze
ment; them realizing what all this meant to
me. fell sohhing at his feet.
'.'Georgr. cried. tell me YOU are not In
earncst-say it is not true. but all his love
for me seemed to have died away: without
look he turned from me.
cit is trucr he said.
"Ah! don't saw So | cried, clnging help
IessIv to him. Say that | am your wife; it
is the only comfort | have had left to me
during ali these weary months that have
passed away since left my home! DO not
take that from me! In Heavens name, have
pity. All. YOU would have me think i'll of
you: but will not. You would never be so
base as to deceive me 50! You whom loved
and trusted so much, would never wreck my
life and break my heart. I'll not believe but
YOU are nv husband stillr
81 covered my face with my hands, and
cried bitterly. After awhile he came to me
and raised me from the ground.
Annie he said, my poor little girl, be
comforted. have told you the truth-you
are not nv wife! You can never be that;
the difference in our stations is SO great that
a marriage with YOU would be my ruin. l
have deceived Won cruelty: but my heart is
still yours, and till death comes shall love
and protect you. We will leave this place;
we will leave England together. Then. far
away in some freer brighter land. where
these distinctions do not exist we shall dwell
in happiness and peace
But shrank from him.
"'Do not touch met cried: do not speak
to me like thatr
"'What is it YOU regret% he asked-'a mere
formI Love is still love, despite the worldp