Nevada County picayune., 1888-02-29

 ed on knowing his fate. she startlc, nm ny saying. with deep drawI sigh. An. Frank. am sorry ", ever metz"
 Sorry"
 Yes. l have thought il all over we can never he anything but friends"
 What :" exclaimed Frank. turn ing suddenly, and nervouslv twisting -his blond mustache.
 Never. never" said Kitty in : tone scarcely audible. Frank sa, down beside her on the sofa put his arm around her waist in spite of q q gentle Don't do that" and let ting his voice sink almost to mur. mur. spoke to her--to the proud Kit ty-until she wcpt bitterly.
 kitty" said he. in tone full oi tender emotion-" Kitty. l know that you love me, but you are proud. ambitious. selfish. If it is really your will that should leave you, speak the word. and will go.
 Have you fully decided:" asked Frank. hardly able to believe his ears.
 Yes"
 Then. farewell :"
 He took her hand in his. looked for moment at her pretty. fearful face. and then. unable to control himself. pressed her passionatelv to his bosom.
 She not only submitted to his em- brace without q struggle, but giving way to an irresistible impulse. threw her arms lovingly around his neck = Suddenly. however, recollecting her resolution. she loosencd her hold and pushed him from her with q sigh.
 Shall l go>" he stammcIed.
 \ faint Yes" fell from kittv's lips next moment she lay alone sobhing and weeping on the sofa. But. little ny little. grief seemed to wear itself out. Her tears ceased to flow and her breathing became more regular. Her head rested on her arm. and her face was half concealed beneath flood of dark brown curl,.
 The struggle was over; the pain was already stilIed. She saw Mr.. Wellington enter. and >prang up gai lv to meet and welcome him. His manner pleased her: his social posi- ton and wealth fascinated her. His heart. he said. had long been hers ; would she not accept his hand: She would. and did. \ kiss sealed the bctrothal: but it was no such kiss as she had given Frank. and she could scarcely suppress sigh. Poor Kit ty,
 The wedding was superb. Ele- gantly attired, her beauty was truly dazzling: while everything around her seemed to float in the witching atmosphere of fairy land, she gave her hand to the man that her ambi- ton and not her heart had chosen.
 Her friends were numerous; her husband was tender. devoted and lov- ing: but all their friendship and all his tenderness were not sufficient to satisfy the longings of her woman s heart. She had known what 1t IS to loye-to be under the influence of that divine entertainment which can not he bought and sold like chattel> in the market but her heart seemed dead it found no consolation or sym pathv in her luxurious life.
 Then came change in her hus- band. He could not long remain blind to the fact that his love was not returned. He sought the com panionship of those whose gaiety en- ablcd him. in some measure. to for oct his grief he betook himself Of those social byways which are the refuge of 50 many disappointed hus- bands. and sought to warm his heart at foreign hearths. Kitty complained that he had neglected her. He re- piled with reproaches that she had deceived him. had never loved him reproaches that her conscience told her she deserved.
 What right have you, he cried ..to call me to account go where l will. or do what l will-you who have never loved me;
 But it k wrong, sinful"' remon- strated Kitty.
 ..Trne " said he. 1t k the sin ful fruit of sinful seed. And who sowed this seed? Who gave me her hand without her hearti Who be- came the sharer of my fortune with out giving me a share of her afiec'