The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-01-11

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care you satisfied with the pro-
visions herein made for your fu-
lure ? Can anything more be done {?
Can | be"
His voice laliered little and
broke. Her hand, lying on the
edge Of the legal document, trem-
bled slightly.
II am perfectly satisfied, Sir"
she answered al last.
"rhen you will have the good
ness to sign .vOur name within that
blank
A pretty, fanclful ink-stand of
malachite and ormOlu stood on a
marble slab at the further end OF
the room.
He rose to bring it. Her dark,
gray eyes followed him-was it
with look of yearning love? If
so he knew il moi.
Returning he placed The open
parchment sheet before her and
pointed to The blank
She took up the pen.
"What name 7" she asked IN a
low voice, and again that crimson
tide surged up over cheek and neck
and brow.
"Your-yOnr own, madam y he
answered coloring painfully in his
turn.
"Alezia Jernyngham."
She wrote it calmly, and in a
full, free, flowing hand. And he
looked on the while. thinking Of
other days when in thai.' own
home, he had often watched hcr
proudly and fondly. as she signed
another name.
Throwing down lhe pen as ,te
last letter was formed, she rose 20
her feet.
He rose also.
"Farewell-madam!" |" he sall in
Il broken voice. And again the
dark blue eyes were bent upon the
downcast face With a passionate,
despairing look.
Her breast heaved convulsively
once or twice. She put her white
hand suddenly up TO her throat, as
if something had stopped her
breath. Her hand met the golden
chain.
The ne moment that chain was
torn from her neck, revealing a
beautifully executed miniature, sci
closely in border of forget-me-
nois, Iprmed with rare skill from
clusters of precious GEMS, His
quick eye fell upon the portrait
his own lace! And she haA worn
it next her heart through thy>e two
lonely wears IN spite of all.
The chain flashed brightly ia the
air, The precious stones blaZed in
the sunlight; the diamond guarded
wedding ring shone like a circle of
living lire, us she tore il hastily
from her hand aud dashed il, with
the picture, at his feet.
Take them!" she cried. wildly.
"Take them away from nv sight
forever! Oh, | wish | could tear
every thought Of you from my
breaking heart -
And as she spoke, something
brighter than the diamondS-Ol in
iinIlely greater value than gems,
or gold, of the finest skll-ilashed
alsn in the sunlight and fell upon
her cheek.
II was 4 tear.
He saw ii and his heart beat high.
Yet even in that moment pride
must come between them.
He stopped for lhe treasure at
his feel.
"Alexia," he said gravely, 'if J
take these it must only be 10 give
them back TO YOU again. Shall 1t
be so, my darlingW
The once familiar pet name fell
slowly and hesitatingly from his
lips. But still she heard it. She
came a step nearer. The tears fell
faster now and the white hand she
held out 10 him trenbled like a
leaf.
"My hus5andi"
"Oh, nv wife my wife p
And holding her 10 his long wild.
owed heart The strong and stately
man laid his proud head upon the
wo mans shoulder and wept.
The next day saw their second
bridal. No enemy eau ever come
between them more. They are
hound too firmly 10 each other now
ever 10 be separated except by the
cruel hand of death.