The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-13

will follow you to the bottomless pit or
to the throne of God and say it without
fear to devil or angel, Kiss me again,
beloved
When will you fix the day, deaf?''
he softly urged.
How soon would you like it?'' q
"The sooner the better. I am lonely.f
Then I'll fix it today she said i'm
pulsively.
NY beautiful queen This hour is
worth every pain and every throb OF
anguish 1 have suffered. It's memory
will encompass my life with great
light"
"Ill go with Stella. see DR.. Durham,
who is here looking after your case,
have him get the license. and we will
be back in half an hour!'
The preacher greeted her with de-
light. "Ah! Miss Sallie. if I had known
a little thing like this would have
brought you back 1 would have
hired Jail for him long ago, and put
him in it,
| Doctor, 1 want you to get the
license and marry lis now; will you do
it?"
| "Will II Just watch me. I'll have
| the documents and be ready for the
ceremony in fifteen minutes! We won
keep the bridegroom waiting!" cried
the preacher as he hurried to the office
of the Register of Deeds.
Sallie ran up to Mrs. Durham's room,
told Ter the news. and asked her to be
one OF the witnesses.
| "Of course, / will, Sallie. You are the
one girl III the world 1 have always
wanted Charlie to marry"
The keeper of the Jail had treated
Castor with every consideration and ar
ranged for the marriage to take place in
the little sitting room where he allow
ed him to come on parole.
The bride wore plain travelling
dress in which she had come from New
York. She had driven from the depot
past Stella Hollis home and With her
straight to the Jail.
Castor thought her the fairest vision
| that ever greeted the eye of man as he
stood by her side. He had seen that
day the soul of a radiantlv beautiful
| woman in the splendor of love that
knew no shame! His soul was drunk
with the joy of it all.
|
whom he loved as his father, and the
foster mother who had wrapped his lit
tie shivering body in the warmth of a
great heart that night the light Of life
went out in his own mothers room, with
! Stella Hclt's sympathetic face rejecting
her friends happiness, the marriage
ceremony was performed. He took
Sallie's trembling hand in his and prom
ised to love, honor and cherish her as
long as life endured. And under his
breath he added, Here and hereafter
| forever" And then she looked into his
smiling face with her great blue eyes
full of unspeakable love, and in a voice
| low and sweet as the note Of flute gave
| to him her life.
| And the preacher said, What God
hath Joined together, let no man put
asunder'
gathering twilight.
Now, l must hurry back to my
father and win him, I will not come
to you a beggar. My father shall not
disinherit me. am going to bring you
my fortune. too"
"Oh, curse that fortune, dear I've
feared it was that keeping us apart so
long
Don't curse it. / like it, and I am
going to win it for you. You are man
of genius. Your success is as sure as
| if it were already won. l will not come
! to you helpless pauper. l have never
| been taught to do anything. 1 should
| like to cook for you # l knew how, and
| am going to learn how. | am going
| to make you the most beautiful home
| that the heart Of woman can dream.
| I'd rob the world for treasure for it.
am going to rob my dear old father. He
! has sworn to disinherit me il 1 marry
without his consent He shall not do
it."
Then, don't be long about it, You
are my treasure. i can build you a
snug little nest at Hanlbright."
Il will only ask four weeks Now do
what l tell you. Sit down and write
papa letter telling him I am your
affianced bride and ask his consent to the
celebration of our marriage within three
weeks. That Will produce an earthquake
and something will surely happen with
in four weeks"
He wrote the letter, and she looked
over his shoulder.
"You see, dear she said as she
kissed him goodbye, Il love papa so
tenderly. We are so much alike. You
can't understand how close the tie Is
between us, perhaps some day in our
own home of which I'm dreaming you
may understand as you cannot now"
she added softly.
Then for your own sake, dearest, I
hope you can win him. But I'm afraid
of this plan of yours"
Leave it with me for a month, do
just as l tell you. and then I'll obey
you all the rest of our lives-if your
orders suit me-, she playfully added.
She returned to Stella Hollis. and
Castor went back to his Jail room and
dreamed that night he was sleeping in
the Governors Palace.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.