Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-05-28

escape without your observation, ana
afterward / expected to hear Of It In
connection with the finding Of Lin
mere's body. l never knew what be-
came of 1t until my wife displayed IT,
that day when she taunted me with my
crime. Poor Alexandrine! She had tho
misfortune to love me. and after your
renunciation. and your departure from
New York-in those days when
deemed you false and fair-I offered
her my hand. I thought perhaps she
might be happier az my wife. and ! felt
that owed her something for her de-
voted love. tried to DO my duty BY
her, but a man never can do that by
his wife. unless he loves her."
"You acted for what you thought
was best. Archer"
II did. Heaven knows ! did. She
died In coming to me to ask my forgive
ness for the taunting words she had
spoken at our last parting. was cruel.
went away from her in pride and
anger. and left behind me NO means by
which she could communicate with me.
I deserved to suffer. and have"
"And I also. Archer"
my poor Margie! Do you know. dear.
that 1t was the knowledge that you
wanted me which was sending me home
again? A month ago I saw Louis Cas-
trani In Paris. He told me everything.
He was delicate enough about 1t. darl-
ing: you need not blush for fear he
might have told me you were grieving
for me: but he made me understand that
my future might not be so dark as
had begun to regard 1t. He read to me
the dying confession Of Arabel We're,
and made clear many things regarding
which ! had previously been in the
dark. Is all peace between us. Margie?"
"All is peace. Archer. And God is
very good"
He is. I thank Him for It. And now
I want to ask one thing more. am
not quite satisfied"
"Well?"
Perhaps you will think It ill-timed-
now that we are surrounded by strang-
ers. and our very lives perhaps in peril
but cannot wait. have spent pre-
cious moments enough in waiting. 1t
has been very long. Margie. since
heard you say you loved me. and want
to hear the words again."
She looked up at him shyly.
Archer. how do know but you have
changed?'
you know have not. have loved
but one woman-I shall love no other
through time and eternity. And now.
at last, after all the distress and the
sorrow we have passed through. will
you give me your promise to meet what
ever else fortune and fate may have in
store for us, by my side?"
She put her face up to his. and he
kissed her lips.
Yours always. Archer. have never
had one thought for any other"
So second time were Archer Trev-
lyn and Margie Harrison betrothed.
On the ensuing day the storm abated, |
and the steamer made a swift passage
to New York.
Doctor and Mrs. Elbert were a little
at the sudden termina-
tion Of their bridal tour. but consoled
with the thought that they
could try 1t over again in the spring.
Trevlyn remained in the city to ad- |
just some business affairs which had
suffered from his long absence, and
Margie and her friends went up to her
old home. He was to follow them
thither on the ensuing day.
And SO 1t happened that once more
Margie sat in her old familiar chamber
dressing for the coming of Archer
Trevlyn. What should she put on?
She remembered the rose-colored dress
she had laid away that dreadful night
SO long ago. But new the rose colored
dreams had come back, why not wear
the rose-colored dress?
To the unbounded horror of Florine,
she arrayed herself in the old-fashioned
dress. and waited for her lover. And.
she had not long to wait. She heard
his well-remembered step in the hall,
and a moment after she was folded in
his arms.