The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-01-29

and Disappeared entirely. Ah,
Katie the battle WAS more than
halt fought when you cast the love
of man, pure aud undivided from
you. This was only Il little stlus-
gle before tho actual defeat.
There was ii great bail at the An
thongs; positively the affair of the
season, those who said who ought
TO know. OF course all the fash
ionable people would be there; no
one would miss such "A chance to
show themselves at this bal nasque
afforded. The Lane carriage was
in attendance, and Katie was there
looking prettier thau ever; a lrltie
paler than usual, no doubt, though
for the world she woul not have
had the sharpsighted gossips sur,
mise the real cause.
The ball was in full blast when
the close carriage OF the Lees was
whirled up to the door, aud the oc-
cupautS en- oNstOme, announced.
No one doabted, even for IL mo
ment, that that tall, distinguished
looking fellow, with lady leaning
heavily on his arm, was Wilkes
Lee; but who was bis companion
who was she This was with all
the theme of wonder, with all
none the less with Katie than with
the coquette, Maud Anthony.
Some said twas his wife; perhaps
he had married in foreign land.
Some said no; Mrs. Lee bad said
only to-day that Wilkes was com
| ing home unmarried.
Aud so while all wondered, no
one knew. Katie's wandering little
heart sank still lower as she saw
what care aud attention the young
man bestowed upon his companion.
Twas well her face was concealed
beneath the simple milkmaId's
dress; otherwise some might have
said she still cared for him.
And, think you, this verdict
would have been wrong l very
mach surmise it would not.
The mask seemed hot to have
any eyes or ears for anything save
the lady beside him. And lower
and lower sank Katie's poor little
heart as the evening wore on, and
still Wilkes made no effort TO dis
tinguish her IRON among the crowd
At last when she could constraiI
herself no longer, she quietly slip
! ped away nom the throng anf
1 went out into the mOOnlit gardeI
and wept alone, in a seat undeI
the trees.
A long time she sat thus, when
with the thought that she would
be missed she started up.
A hand was laid gently on her
arm.
"Stay a moment, Katie. / want
to speak with you moment"
Twas Wilkes Lees voice, anc
Katie struggled to get from TIN
grasp that detained her.
@Kaue, heard what you said
that day under tue elms /; did yoI
mean 1t "
His warm breath touched he
tace.
sNo, Wilkes, l did not. was
provoked came talteringly, hest
tatingly, from Katie's rosy lips
What ii, after all, he had beef
true to hers She could not hell
thinking of it.
"Aud you love me still ~
81 have always loved you
Wilkes
"lYhen you own up that you ar
defeated, Katie 7"
"But what of that lady who i
with y0u9 She is your -"
"Mother, my darling and yoI
are to be my wife J"
Reader-I never was good at be
trayiug scenes like the one whicl
followed. Perhaps some of yOI
can imagine what it was. As fo'
me, ( know only by imagination
never having been there. Suffice
a few days after there was a we'd
ding somewhere and some one
which means Katie, WAS married t
some one, which means Wilke
Lee, the one who so unwilllhgl
became once participator in Ia
ties defeat.
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