Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-06

NO; she was taken TO the hospital
recovered. and was afterwards adopted
by family OF Weldons. | wrote you
OF this. Since then l have not kept
trace OF her."
ball room. II is not right for me to
stay out here with you 30 long; though
must not"
mo, lcdythe; not until you explain.
You say anu declare that YOU love mo
and me alone. You know I love you
with all my heart; that your every
bidding is my command. vet you say
you can't marry me. / cannot under
stand YOU"
"sydnie. don't make me explain.
love you, There Is no one else l love
but YOU. Your love for me IL tho
noblest. most perfect. aud most endear-
Ing part OF my life. had looked for
ward with grand anticipations TO this
visit TO Florence. But now l really
wish had never come. for, though |
love YOU madly, ! can never mary you,
II would never do. Haven't YOU trust
enough N me to know that this ID
true Please don't Insist on my ex.
planning FOR should have 10 say thingi
you would not care TO hear, nor would
l like 60 tell.'
"Edythe, I do trust you. You are "a
me nll that " noble In this world. all
thnt ~ true. apd good, and know you
think your reason n Just one. burt you
tell mo and tell me plainly, for your
differences VIII run me Wild"
well, Sydnie. ! VIII tell YOU. But
fenr TINT when you know my story
your love for me VIII turn to hate or
at least nympathy, ana that would DO
20 me the hardest blow that could fail.
.As you know, | am tho adopted dnugh-
ter OF Mr. aud Mss. Weldon, and takc
their name, My own name, or rather
the name I went under before my
adoption was Edythe Thornton. my
dear, true mothers surname be-
ing Thornton. I never Know my father.
! only know that he was one OF tho
basest OF men, who, after deceiying
my mother Into loving and marrying
him, lett her-she, thinking him all
that was true, and her marriage valid,
but II proved 90 be n mock marriage,
he already having u wife IN the further
South. My true mother loved him so
devotedly that ahe would never tell mo
who he was, and destroyed every trace
OF HIS infamy save myself.
when was years old mother and
l were both atricken with an epidemic
that visited Louisville. Mother died.
while ! recovered. and was then adopt
ed bv MIR. aud Mrs. Weldon, who have
showcrcd upon me every blessing and
comfort. But nothing can ever wipa
out the stain for which | nm In no
| wise accountable. Don't you see.
| Sydnlo, | can't marry You and thus
| disgrace you and your family2 No. my
love for you ali In too sincere TO do
this"
During Isdythe's recital sydnie's face
had assumed AN expression which she
| had never before seen upon II, and
| whom she had finished he clnsped her
In his arms and broke forth with these
passionate expressions;
"Should ] now throw you inside for
what you have Just told ME | would
| be MS Vile n man az your mothers be-
troyer. love you; II lives In every
| word utter, IN every thought ] have.
In every noble deed. love you ear
neatly, devotcdly, madly and to know
| that you, the noblest girl God ever
made, loves me makes existence
| brighter md that knowledge IN the tic
that binds me TO tho better world.
care not who your father Is. I know
| your mothor was M pure rs my own
| nnd that you nre to me and ever Will
be. q girl mnde and blessed by God.
| You wiii--you shalt marry mel I shall
| zee father tonight as soon mn the guests
leave and toll him all No. don't say
word" and kissing her tenderly ho
leads hor back Into the bnll room,
whore the guests are already preparing
to leave.
"Fathcr. should like 10 speak 10
you privately for few moments ere
| you retire"
"9lll right. son. 20 into the library.
will be iU directly"
| inc kNtNtN hhNt lflht ltoneTtt flpr~
enoe and Mra. Powell are in the ait
ting room talking II all over. Edythe,
complaining OF faintnosa, has returned
TO chr room Sydnies father Joins him
IN the library.
"Wen. what's up. young mann
Father, ! am going TO get married
MS soon nu college "A out"
"You are? Well, that's news. When
did You decide and who In the young
Indy whom I am TO take under my
wing aa daughter Annie Spencer
suppose. l have always thought you
two would mate and IN admit don't
approve OF II. So MS you graduate In
June and can come In the office ut once
don't see why / should object"
mo father Annie Spencer and are
good and true friends. but lovers never
i love Edythe weldon and she loves
me, and want your approval
my Cod Sydnic, this cannot DO.
Why you haen't known her month";
''Nevcrtheless, father. I love mndly.
truly and sincerely and know she
loves me. She is good. true. womnn-
ly woman. and know you all love her
and can't object
yves, sydnle Edythe Weldon Is as
true and as sweet girl as ever
brenthed. We all love her dearly. In
fact we could not help IL. II SCENE
natural that we should. but you must
not--shnll not-marry hor'
L
do you intend to infer? You must ex-
plain"
"sydnie does II not sufilce for mo 20
say you must not7 Cant you trust
me now, az you always have2 We all
love Edythe. but l can never approve
OF you marrying her"
swell, II is certainly die to me that
YOU explain. Your looks ind express
atoms eeetn 10 infer much. but cannot
sec why you should object"
MIR. Powclls face In the last few mo-
ments shown that he was greatly
grieved. AZ last turning to his son.
and raising his hand from his eyea. be
said In tones quieter than he had been
usinp hitherto: "Sydnie do you know
vino Edythe's father WASP
mo, siri DO you? Tell mo who Id
WIS. the ncoun-"
flush. Sydnie. Go no further. Seek
10 pnow no more OF the mystery, fof
should you discover the secret, noS
only Edythe. but our whole FANNY
would suffer"
The young man understood his faith
er's fun meaning. and without Sorus