San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-02-10
MUSIC HATH CHARMS.

aloud in ny glec; and Miss Ives was
poor. Now, why should not speak?
Conc what might. would know my
fate, and end the suspense which was
eating my heart out. And at last my
well guarded secret escaped me. | told
her that loved her, and-appalled too
late at my tcmerity-waited for her to
pronounce my doom or lift me into para
disc.
Miss Ives did not seem as surprised as
had expected, nor did she show any re-
sentiment.
She only seemed to be thinking, but il
was not long before she replied:
Il do not know whether love YOU OF
not If | Ioved-that other-with the
only real love Of my life, then | do not
love YOU; but if
"'l}ut Tiff what:
IF that was only a passing fancy,
scattered ut once and forever to the
winds by his unWOrthinCss -
"Oh, tell me that it was" inter,
ruptcd.
This much can tell you, GeolTrey,'
she said Il owe you the deepest graft
tude that woman ever owed to man; and
could the same misfortune bcfaIl me as
in my hctrothal, and you were the wrong.
docr, could forgive you, as never can
him"
"Thcn YOU love me-" ! cried. Il am
sure YOU do. for out Of love only could
auctl forgiveness come"
ind. mrr5ukcd, gathered her to my
heart.
asked if She would be content to live
at the old country humc-she, her aunt,
with mother and me; but, if she would
not, would take her back to the great
city. for was rich now. \ queer look
passed over her features when said !
WAS rich. causing me to flush and bite
my lip with modification, remembering
hn" paltry sum $4,000 must appear
to a grrl who had had 100000.
Emily acquiesced in all my PROPOSE
tons and arrangements, and We were
married most unOstentatiously at the
old homestead. Emily positively de
cIined TO invite any of her friends, 50 on
her side her aunt only was present.
Emily declared that she wanted moth
ing that reminded her of her old life
Mrs. Morton did not like our homespun
waysa, we'll Il, her niece did. and cheer
ed her days 10y having number of New
York papers sent To her. never looked
at them, but one day Emily ran her eye
over newly arrived batch. and sur.
pgiscd me 10y cXcIaiming in a tone Of ir-
ritatiOm;
"Ah, | have not been able to escape
tic reporters even here.
At her words my heart seemed to
stand still Escape" "Reportcrs" af-
ter my wife! What could it mean: To
my rural mind reporters only followed
up those who were wanted" for some
misdcmeanor. The horrible thought
flashed through my mind that perhaps
had married an adventuress-cvcn a
criminal! For knew positively moth
ing about her, and she had been won so
casily-by a simple country boy.
Emily glanced at me and laughed
lightly
"Why. Geoffrcy," she said, how pale
you are! And what a look of anxiety
you wear! Here, read what the report
erS say of u.s.!
read the following amon9 the per
sOnalS:
Miss Emily Ives, the eccentric thrice
milliouaircss. gave the slip to the great
world of society, and was quietly mar
ried on the 23d inst, in -, to u COun-
try gentleman Of no fortune 10 speak of,
Dame Rlmor says that on both sides ii
was q regular old fashioned love match.
The friends Of the fair bridc--and they
are legion-arc rejoicing that ut least
one American girl has preferred to be-
stow her immense fortune upon one of
her own comtrymcn instead Of some
titled paupcr.
"IS-is-it true | gasped.
eyes it is true, she answered
But why did you tell me that you
were pcnnilcss:"
Il never said that, GeOifrey-never. |
told YOU that had been robbed of thirty
Thousand dollars. You inferred that it
was all had.
"Whv did YOU not undeCeive me?'
"Iecausc. after my first bitter expert
cncc, determined that the man who
next bcsou@ht me should not know had
a dollar saw the error into which you
had fallen, and was careful not to di5a-
buse your mind Of it. How else could
be sure that you loved me for myself,
and not for my money!
Then, with a bright smile, Emily low