The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-11-16

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GeaNS She said 10 Lady Charlotte Single.
] ton, "hut | wAnS yau TO take this jour
Ees, dn no: feel thar should be mar.
rled properly II you were not sere."
Simple as the wedding was, d rumor Of
! K had spread IN the village, and outside
;hc church nil the people who had known
| the bride and bridegroom as children gath
erred Together Ia give their blessing and
their good thoughts on their marriage day.
and as Hubert came out of the church
with HE wife leaning on his arm, the veil
throwa back ever her face. her eyes shin
ing ike stars, her sweet lips smiling. a
cheer went up that was irresistible and
hcartfek---a cheer that brought the tears
TO Antoaia's eyes and made her heart leap.
As they were alone in the carriage to-
gether she turned to her husband.
'Oh. dearest" she said, Il am almost
too happy. What can / do to show my
gratitude?"
Love mc. An.onia," said Hubert. 'my
dear. dear wife, love me, and help me to
walk through life us you have walked
yourself. |. too. feel that my heart Is
overcharged; but that is natural, dear,
for we have passed through such dark,
chill shadows that we are almost afraid
TO greet the sunshine now that it has
COME
The carriage drove along briskiy. ii
turned in at the gates of Mill Cross
Cear;, for, following an old custom, HUI
bert had carried his wife away direct
from the church to his own home. and
there stood Antonia's father and his sister
Bertha. with her little children, ready
to welcome them, to say tender words,
and TO assure them that life was indeed
blessed with happiness.
Later on in the day Sir Hubert and
Lady Tenby left the North to travel
abroad for a time. When they were gone
Ben had sense of desoation pressing
upon him that he could not put into
words. and all at once. yielding to Il sud
den impulse, he turned and went to the
village There in little cottage dwelt
stately. beautiful woman, who was known
to be a great singer, and whom none of
the old villagers recognized by her new
name Ben came to hes as she sat by the
FIRE in the cleaning.
Lass he said, Il cannot live here
any longer; am going back to the life
lived for SO many years. have come
to say good-by. Liz
The woman stood moment with her
hands pressed to her heart, then, with
cry she flung herself upon his breast.
Go IL you will, Ben" she said, wildly !;
..hut take me with you.
When Christmas came again. clear,
bright, sparkling Christmas. and An
tomas cup of happiness was complete
for she held her first-born in her arms
a sudden thought came to her. She sent
for Ben. and as she watched him holding
that smaH atom of humanity in his great,
strong hands she put her thought into
words.
II want you to 20 to London for me,
Ben" she said; .'go to Sarah, tell he.
that little ife here has need of her. l
think she will come with YOU And
Ben's face lighted up.
II think she will" he answered.
And two or three days later he can't
back from that journey to London. and
Sarah Travelled with him, and as she held
the infant in her arms she broke into
tears. and Antenia knew that, old as she
was. this new gift of duty had lifted de-
SPAR from the woman's heart.
And Sarah reigned at Mill Cross Court,
sovereign in her way. She was sup
posed to rule the children, but in reality
they ruled her. and then. If they could not
get their way with Sarah, they trotted off
to a certain cottage that stood on the
outskirts of the grounds, where lived Ben
Coop and his beautiful wife.
Il believe Hubert Tenby would say
laughingly sometimes, Il do believe that
Sarah and Ben together regard those chill
drcn as their property and not ours.
am half inclined to be jealous"
And Antonia answered him once by Q
question
Am I not enough for you, then, my
dear one?- And Hubert Tenby caught
his wife in his arms and held her pressed
to his heart in silence fraught with elo-
quence: for though years had gone by
since the day of their union, their love
had grown truer, deeper, more lasting -
the years had passed.
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