The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-14
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CpA0UI dttU 4sfd In that tone of i'm
patience I'D GOODNESS. ssYou promised
to return my letters"
"They are here. Since you 10 longer
love me, they have lost their value, and
do not desire to keep them"
He placed a sealed package upon the
table, and turned, as if to go. For an
instant she stood quiet, and then the
forced composure gave way.
''Stayi" she cried. "You shall not
believe have deceived you so far. ]
did love you'll Gardiner, Gardiner, 1 do
love youl MOI Do not touch me-do
not embrace me. Cannot you under
standl cannot live in poverty! lean
not l believed that love would com
pensate for all, but did not understand.
have nothing of my own, but l have
lived all my life in luxury. Ny aunt
denies me nothing, and l believed she
would in time become recoaciled TO my
marriage with you. But she never will
And now, since Mr. Delmayne has Of
fered himself to me"
"Why go over the old ground again ~
Gardiner said, in quick, passionate ac-
cents. "You can be the wife of mil
iOnaire, man old enough tn be your
grandfather. You can have control Of
wealth, all the luxury your heart desires.
What matters it, that you trample upon
as pure, devoted love as was ever Of
fered to woman, that you crush a
heart that was all your own, blight an
ambition that worked only for you! Let
these trifes 60. You will be John Del
mayne's wife, and II shall survive IT.
l am not made of the stuff that drives
despairing lovers to suicide. Believe
me, can, in time, so pile contempt upon
my love that it win be quite buried. 1t
smarts and stings me now, but l will
conquer that, and no guest at your we'd
ding shall have a brighter smile than
minel'
he bowed, formally, and left the
house, to walk, walk fast and without
aim, until the gray dawn drove him
home
Agnes Waine, stunned by his passion
ate outbreak, sank into an armchair and
wcpt the bitterest tears of her life; wept
for him-for herself-knowing that
never again could her heart open to such
perfect love and happiness as she had
held In her grasp for six months, and
then thrown aside forever.
She had met John Delmayne at Sara
toga, and continued her acquaintance
during the autumn trip with a party Of
friends Sde-5sd smiled graa,-ll7ir,r.
given him every Encouragement, Will,
writing and receiving daily letters thai
kept her love for Gardiner Lawrence evel
before him-even in her own heart
Not deliberately was her PREACHER,
planned, but littls by little; her aunt,
constant pleas for her wealthy sutton, hel
own love of luxury, tempted her until
she broke her VOWS of constancy and ac-
cepted the offer of her wealthy lover.
The engagement had not been an
nounced on that December evening, when
Gardiner Lawrence returned to her the
letters that no longer possessed any value
70 him. He was man who loved deep
ly, felt kcenly the blow that had fallen
upon his heart; but he wes proud man,
and bore himself brayely before the
world Only to one trusted friend, q
fellow-artist, who shared his studio, did
he open his heart fully And the frs,
result Of his ruptured engagement was to
yield to that friends dearest wish, aud
promise to accompany him to Italy. He
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