Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-19

CARL sIGMUND'S WIFE.

young Countess Hester, who stoo,
looking from one Of the man. win
dows Of her neN home.
1t VA. the eve of her wedding day
Scarcely eight hours previous she hat
sworn To love, honor and obey Car
Si.muud. unti! q ath did them part
He it was who now occupied he
thoughts and shut cut the splendl,
landscape, glinted with the glory @
the dying day. Natural enough 70
the husband to fill heart aud mind a
like of the bride, vet frown contract
the low. white brow, and ominou
glitter shines IN the wonderful graz
eyes, and scornful smile plays abou
the e1quisitely.curysd lips, while th,
little hand, grasping the curtain, il
tightly clenched.
A sound breaks her reverie. Sh,
quickly turns, as the door Of the room
is softly opened. and the figure of :
tall. powerful nan darAens the Tires
hold.
"You find all t. your liking, Flor
encc :" he a.hs, and voice and EYES a
like are tender Il. be put. tie ques'i IL
A moment asc-yes, she replies
al was alone"
y shade darkerel his face.
Alone, Florence: Is my pre.enc,
really so distasteful to you:"
/ She shrugged her shoulders, and
turned her lace once more towards tht
open window.
]. With one stride he had reached hel
side, and laid his hand upon her arm
ANSWER me" be taid aud his tone
now was command. To-day. you
,wore 10 make my happiness. know
our marriage was one Of convenience
( | Knew that ths Countess Hester
would not have stopped to tie p'ebsiau
hand Of the rich manufacturer son
had it not been lha; the fortunes OF
her house had sad Y fallen; ! knew
she was no hypocrite, 10 frign love
she did not Isel. But did net know
she gave scorn fo. love. or hatred ror
courie.y. She WAS = weman. a man
She brijgsd the social gulf between Il:
when .he became my wife. Florence
d. you already repent the step
Bitterly, madi,,' .he replied, rails
ing her ewes 10 his and letting him
see the scoru AMI anger III tit, il depths
lyon say Was no hypocri;e. was
but | will be 50 no longer. lvu need
not talk alone ol nv ambition. What
OF your.: You had m9uey-uot rank,
not soc!xl position. These latter |
give YOU IN exchange for your wealth.
The bargain is al even oue-let US
cry quits; but lei us hav. TO talk II
love. or heart, or sentiment. let Us
bury these in 4 marital grave, and on
II upEear a monument Of distant cour-
tr.y. DO not maxi NE hate you hy
forcing upon me ths right. you have
assumed. Leave me my solitude, un-
less when the world demands it other,
wise. will not in;rude upon yours
The youug man 5 face VA. Of an al
most gha,tiy pallor As she finished
speaking. His hand dropped from
her arm.
Though mag boast no title. coun-
tess he said very slowly" claim no
biIity's true.t rank-the rank Of a
sentlsmsn, 10 whom the mIshe. or The
woman he has made his Wits are law.
You have not spared m- in express
Yours. Allow me 10 offer you NV
deepest sympathy for the cruel tate
which tempted you TO make the sacri
tice on NAIch tie church this morn
ing set its s,al, and which | for the
first time appreciate. Happily. NAL
anne, the home t. which have brought
you is not Il cottage When you wish
for me-, commana me. OthsrNlss |
beg that You will consider your apart
ments Your ca,tle, at whose gates Carl
Sigmund will never knock, either as
supplicant or intruder.
lie bowed low as he ceas,d speak
ing, and slowly recro>s.d the room
On it's Threshold he paused.
D.d he,Ipsct her to call him back
or at least to soften her cruel words,
If 80 10 Was wrong, His hesitation
was scarcely percrptlbs. The door
closed behind him-the Young and
beautiful woman was again alone.
An expression of surprise, OF almost
admiration, swept over her face, then
the old scorn blszoned there.
"At least, he understands me now,"
she murmured "bu. for a plebean,
he did it well"
Rank for money. II had been q
fair exchange the world d.creed and
many house. hitherto an unknown
land to the young inheritor of his ia
TIERS fortune and the great work.
shops which covered acres OF space in
the very heart of the great city, now
welcomed him to It's fctes and its ta-
blss. Fair women smiled upon him,
and men who once would have turned
their backs, listened to his opinions
with attention which gres into re-
lspect.
II the young countess had expected
to be hamed OF her husband, the
expectation was destined to disap
ointment On every side she heard
MS praise, aud the trown vanished
from her brow and the scorn from
her lip
n yer did he fail in courtesy to
wards her; never did she express a
wish left uEfulfiled. A check book
with blank checks signed by his ng-
nature, to be filled up as she wished,
lay upon her toilet taoIe.
Hitherto her life had been one of
almost psnury, spite of her exalted
rank. A marriage de convenience had
been the sole resort left her, and she
had unhesitatingIy ayailed herself of
it.
Her beauty, unrivaled even with
its old shabby setting, was now en-.
| HANGED by exaulSItr toilets aud nrlcs: