Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-02
Chapter Twelve Continued.

'AIy beautiful queeni This hour is worth
every pain and every throb OF anguish l
have suffered. It's memory will encom-
| pass life with a great light"
"I'I go with Stella, see DR.. Durham who
| IS here looking after your case. have him
get the license, and we will be back In halI
| an hour!'
The Preacher greeted her with delight.
| "Ahl Miss Sallie, If had known little
| thing like this would have brought you
back, 1 would have hired a jail for him
long ago, and put him in II.
Doctor, want you to get the license
and marry us now. will you do it?'
"Will I? Just watch me. I'll have the
documents and be ready for the ceremony
in fifteen minutes!" cried the preacher as
he hurried to the office of the register of
deeds.
sallie ran up to Mrs. Durham's room.
told her, and asked her to be one of the
| witnesses.
"of course, will. sanie You are the
one girl in the world 1 have always
| wanted Charlie to marry"
Sallie slipped her arm around Mrs. Dur
ham. You don't think / am doing wrong
| TO disobey my parents thus. do your" she
| faltered. Il feel just for a moment, now
/ that 1 have decided, bruised and home
| sick-I want my mother. Let me feel your
arms about my neck just once. You arc
/
/ lie. tell me. am 1 doing wrong?"
Mrs. Durham kissed her. 81 do love you
child. IT is a solemn hour for your soul.
You alone can decide such a question.
| ANY intrusion of advice in such a trial
would be a sacrilege. Under ordinary
conditions IL would be a dangerous thing
| for a girl thus TO leave her fathers roof
and take this step that will decide forever
I her destiny Marriage Is something that
swallows up life, the past, the present the
| future. We seem to have never known
anything else. 1 can only say, If / were
in your place, knowing all, would do as
/ you are doing"
Sallie impulsively kissed her, bit her lips
TO keep back a tear, and held her hand.
81 know your father WELL" she con-
tinued HE is a man I greatly admire.
But. he is unreasonable with any one who
dares to cross his will You could never
get HIS consent now that his pride is
aroused except by forcing it. When 1t Is
over, he will forgive you. and when ne
knows your lover as l know him, he Will
be as proud of his son-in-law as pea
cock OF his plumage."
"Oh, II is so sweet to hear just the adj
vice one wishes in such an hour" cried
sallie II shall always love you for these
words
Eyes, I congratulate you on the end of
your long hesitation. know you VIII be
/ happy. Any woman would be happy with
| the love of such a man, and he was made
| for YOU"
Then you don't believe with Papa"
she said with smile. that his mouth Is
cruel, and that he will try to whip me In
five years, do your
Mrs. Durham laughed. Yes he will
whip YOU but they will be love ticks and
you will cry for more. Your lover IS
| rare and brilliant man. He is strong, rug
ged, resistless in will. fierce in his pas
/ sions from the blood of sunny France In
his veins, and masterful in life from the
i iron heritage of the harder races. You
have seem these traits. Wait until you
/ know him as do in his daily life. and you
| will find a wealth of patience and depth
of tenderness that will startie' envy
you
THANK YOU" Sallie interrupted. You
don't know how glad your words are to
| my heart I've not seen much OF that tralt
/ vet I've been half afraid OF him some
times. Let me kiss you again
The keeper of the jail treated CASTOR
| with every consideration and arranged TOT
the marriage to take place IN the NUS te
sitting room where he allowed him 10
come on parole.
The bride wore a plain travelling dress
| in which she had come from New YORK.
| She had driven from the deposit past Stelia
| Hollis home, and with her straight 10 the
jail.
CASTOR thought her the fairest vision
that ever greeted the eye of man as he
stood by her side; for he had seen that
day the soul of radiantly beautiful wo-
wan in the splendor of shameless love!
| His own soul was drunk with the joy OF
II all and his eyes now devoured her with
| their intense light.
Standing there before the preacher
whom he loved as his father and the
| foster mother who had wrapped his little
| shivering body in the warmth OF a great
heart that night the life went out in his
own mothers room, with Stella Holts
| sympathetic face rejecting her friend
| happiness. the marriage ceremony was
! performed. He took Sallies trembling
| hand in his and promised to love, honor
! and cherish here as long as life endured
| And under his breath he added, Here and
| herea fter-forever." And then she looked
into his smiling face with her blue eyes
full OF unspeakable love. and in a voice
low and soft as the note OF flute, gave
to him her life.
And the Preacher said. what God hath
Joined together, let not man put asunder!
She stayed there with him until the
| gathering twilight.
Now, 1 must hurry back to my father
| and win him. 1 will not come to you a
beggar My father shall not disinherit me
| am going to bring you my fortune, too
"Ohl curse that fortune, dear! I've
feared II was that keeping us apart Sc
| long"
Don't curse It. like it, and am go
ing to win 1t for you. You are a man OF
| genius Your success is as sure as If II
were already won. I will not come to YOU
a helpless pauper. l have never beer
taught to do anything. should like to
cook for you IL knew how. and am 60
ing to learn how. I am going to make
you the most beautiful home that the
! heart OF a woman can dream. I'd rob the
world for treasure for IL. l am going tC
rob my dear old father. He has sworr
to disinherit me II 1 marry without his
consent. He shall not do it."
Then, don't be long ABOUT II. You are
my treasure / can build you a snug little
nest at Hambright"
what tell you. SIT down and write Papa
a letter telling him 1 am your affiancec
bride and ask his consent to the celebra
ton of our marriage within three weeks
That will produce an earthquake and
something will surely happen within -four
weeks"
He wrote the letter. and she looked over
his shoulder
'You see dear" she said as she kissed
him goodbye, IT love Papa so tenderly
You can't understand how close the tie 1:
between US, perhaps some day in oul
own home Of which I'm dreaming yoJ
may understand as you cannot now" she
added softly.
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