Frederick citizen., 1895-02-22

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| said. interrogatively
Jealous is not the word for IT, Tn,
made mystery OF it, even went so far
as TO suggest scandle; but Ernstone
settled that In his own manly way: hs
Knocked Lord Trinder down and called
MIN out. My dear friend. Terese brings
no shadow upon the Hallam escutch-
con; and In her sweet Innocence by
Jove, II she did, 1t would make no diff
ference in my love for her and the honor
| should feel in giving her my name
and associating the family of Hallam
with the fighting house OF Ernstone."
After dinner we went into the smok-
ing room. and as we were continuing
our discussion of the arrangements
for June. which contemplated my Wis.,
iting st. Valerie and Etretat, in walked
Tom Ernstone himself with rose in
his button-hole and happiness in every
line OF his manly face.
Il have just left Terese at the OPERA"
he said shaking hands with Hallam
in Lady Tremont's box. Said would
tell you. Thought I should find you
here. II you would like to go, l will
join you later; l want to have a chat
with joe
said Hailam. "If would like to gol
VIII you excuse me?"
or course I would
"A fine fellow" said Ernstone, when
Hallam had left us. You can't imag-
Inc how well he behaved this mornig."
You told him all?"
"All!' he said
"All that you told me? But Of course
really for the pleasure OF hearing you
say so. and saving you the trouble OF
| telling me what you had said"
I'm telling him the story. II I extern
uated anything it was not my own
vilainy. But wished to add for your
| own information-for I want to make
| you trustee under the marriage set
tlements-that In case of the possibility
of any question arising In the future.
have left my property In such way
| that there can never be doubt of any
! kind about Terese's inheritance: and
II was with the advice and consent OF
the church. that I inscribed upon the
tombstone at st. Valerie Julie. the
beloved wife Of Colonel Ernstone." and
before Heaven she was my wife: for
| had had no other; nor could have de-
sired one more unselfish or true. So
now dear friend. you and Hallam
know the truth. the whole truth and
nothing but the truth. and the village
Of St. Valerie Is part Of Terese's mar
riage portion"
From that night to June seemed
long time to the lovers, but to those who
had charge of the chief arrangements
for the wedding, and the homecoming
| in lFCf n ftn thn do g. all - @tl
ly The happy month came in due
course. ut was the time of roses"
How Tom and Terese and first sailed
in the yacht Julie" to st. Valerie,
where the bride was to be married
from her fathers house near the jetty;
how the vessel lay off the quaint old
pier, and the fishermen were welcomed
aboard her by the trim English captain;
how I returned home to meet Hallam
and accompany him to Normandy: how
the wedding morning dawned soft and
sunny; how Terese had for her brides
maids q troop of Normandy maidens;
how Etretat and ST. Valerie had never
seen such rejoicing. such dancing, may
be better imagined than described.
sit in my lonely chambers In London
trying to realize Il all over again for
tne purposes Oh inns STORY anu nave 10
regret vhat the pictures are already be-
ginning to fade. the music to die out,
the merry making from first to last
drifting back into a past but pleasant
memory. I remember how we sailed
away with our happy bride for the
| Yorkshire coast; and with what de-
monstrations of honor and affection
she was received by Sir Christopher's
tenantry in the tender north. and how
she bore the honors OF her position
with true nobility. and the sweet mod
esty that was ever one Of her most
delightful attractions.
To-day. neither in Yorkshire, London.
nor across the sea ''in fair Normandie"
there is no happier couple and none
more honored than Sir Christopher and
Lady Hallam.-Joseph Hatton.