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BY LAURA JAN UMW. .
Mat' he • WU acting X fre ,that
must one day stalk forth and con-
,tront him ia his treachery. '
His passionate kisses seemed to
burn her face even now; she had been
so blind, she had loved him so well,
had trusted and believed him, never
knowing there was such a thing th the
world as deceit or fickleness in love.
For long hours poor Coralie lay face
downward in the long grass, her burn-
ing tears scorching the pitying wild-
flowers,' fighting. the •bitterest battle
slith outraged love, hunililation, ,and
trampled pride that Was ever fought
in a youdg girl's loving hesont.
"I will learn to forget him," she
cried bitterly, "or teach myself to
think of him„with burning hatred, that
will far outweigh my -love. Let me
east hiln OUt of lity Poor, shattered •
heart as he has east me out of lis -
without one regret. 011, --the madness,
the folly Of trusting too •blindly to
love!' ,
Was it only fancy, Or did some one
call her name in a: •low, cautious whis-
. Per? •
• Cpralie raised her head from the
long, rain -soaked grass and listened,.
A man's raPid footsteps were surely
approaching, anti a voice that .sounded
farather called eagerly in the eame
low, cautious voice: •
• "Coralie, Coralie, where ere yeti?"
t d • ,.h.,.t1., It t
the wind slephing among tee branches;
some one was surely calling her name.
. What could any one want with her?
. Nearer and nearer drew the -footsteps.
'
"I a here," answered Coralie Muth-
itig the damp,„ golden hair back trete
her white, lovely face. "What do you
Want?" -
, The. dark flgiire evert:1160d' With
lbng, swinging strides, arid iti another
moment he had reached geralle' tide.
Flinging back his dark rubber cloak,
the` rays of a lantern which h had
carefully concealed up to the exent
moment were flashed into her wonder-
ing, •tear-stainee face, and it lit up the
Wicked, leering*, triumphant face of
the young man bending over her:
With' a low cry Coralie recognized
him at a• glance as the new overseer
• of the silk mills, who had insulted here. •
so cruelly on. afternoon as she was
returning home from work. •
°I see you 'recognize me, my dear,"
he said, with a low, taunting laugh.,
"I said to myself 'we shorild meet
•
U'* wetere. • fele ,t tot uts..-setseit let mem
•
"That is My "name," returned ABM
"YoU are to come this way, sir, t�
etateroore No, 21, and wait Or a gen
-
Oman there."
Allan followed the lad all unmindful
of foul play.
It seemed rather unlike 'Alf. to ask
him to, wait in the otter oggrodin In
,stead of the cabin or On: Vee*, OUR
'• Allan did net mind.
A toUquet of rare exotics in a glass
• 011 the marble washstand attracted
hit attention alonce, as well as the
numerous satchels and bundles.
. "Probably *eat imp QUO Qf Airs,
admirers:" he thought taking up the
bouquet, and inhaling its Sabtle fre.gt
ranee.
nratttn dna d Anteeseff Orr that the /MeAla" or umr Anan-the bouquet
gels up in heaven must have heard contained something far different
and wept over: He wan taunting her to from the innOcent- perfume Of the •
the verge ot raadneafil,
°I did not know -I believed I- was
his wife," she added. incoherently. "I
did not know that men's lips could
utter falsehoods that were more cruel
than death to the one who believed
and trusted in their truth. I would
have died sooner than go wrong, and
perhaps in the years to oonte I mar
atone for that one action of going with
Allan -I lovedkim so -oh, I loved him
so well -and, God help me -I have
tried to hate him but cannot -I love
•o3.
him still "t- •
•
.• '
_
VII
Never did g(lifid and evil light suck
a terrible battle itir A %tart, as the
momentary struggle that went on In
Robert Sinclair's breast, Be. was
tempted to turn away and leave her,
notwithstanding. the passionate love
.for Coralie which had seized him. Her
very refusal of him had fanned the
mad name a thousand -fold. "
• "Marry me and you will learn to
lome," he ufged, eagerly.
•• She shook her golden, curly head,
murmuring: -
•!It could never be." ••
• "Remeinber I have offered to make
you. my wife -you scornfully refuse
me, he cried, in exasperation; "you
who have one of tne darkeet of blots
on your fair name„ and which, in the
• eyes of the world, can never be for-
given you; yet, despite all this, I
swear that -t -love „you -you shall be
thine by fair •means -or foul. It might
• htiVe been better .had you temporized ,
'with the, and taken tip my offer of
marriage. A -worse fate than that may
.beieny,:tere. „for yOu. Remember;" he
• added, tauntingly, "you are at "
rner
„ ,
.
•. "Thatga false!" replied Coralie. •"1
am at•Ged mei--not yours." ,
•-"I • shall Waste no more useless
words 'upon you, My pretty. Coraiie,"
retorted Sinclair. "You shall be mine '
-it is your fate. Yea might as well
try to beat back the waves of the
• mighty ocean with your frail ` white
hands as to resist your fate." •
She turned to fly from him, but in a
• twinkling he had caught her in a firm
grasp, and despite her struggler; and
frantic cries for help, he succeeded in
• throwing a long dark cloak about her
• 411 in vath Coralie struggled te free
• ,again, oil that day that Drexel' Putkr
witted_meand-took
it seems to me I haveput in an .ap:
pearaaceat a very opportune moment.
• I saw , all .that happened up at . the
heuse .and I followed you, Coralle, to
Offer you ;ray protection. Cenie, 'now,
• what do yen say.!?".. - . ' • ' •• •
No cry broke from. the...ern pallld.
lips as She gazedtrp in terror into -the
face of hef relentless foe. He seer her
cast -furtive glances ,'"ebput her and
knew that she was xneasuring her
Chances of darting away from him and
escaping in the inipenetratie darkness
beyond. .
• His grasp upon her slender, white
'arm, tightened. , ••
"You , cannot .escape me this tizne„,
my fair Coralie," be said, with a taunt..
• ting laugh. 'Toward wholly- in my
power; you must ciinie viithnie."
• "Leave 4110," cried Coralib "hely'
dare you speak to the So?" '
"DO . yousee those rooks beside
yee?"-'he'rinswered; well you: Might'
as well plead to, them -as to • waste
Words uPop.. me. I have vowed: that
you shall be 'mine, 'fair Coralie You
are a fool to take ,Drexel's desertion
of you to heart like this. .When one.
• lover throws' you over -find another; •
you Will find plenty of lovers, • 'with
features like yours. 'Why, themoment
ney eyes first fellupon your Pretty
• face I was. madly in love -with you -
"Stop! cried •COralie, bitterly. •"Do
not add insult to injury. I wonder that
Heaven does not strike you down dead
at „my , feet „for your cruelty, to, a .help
less orphan gill who has never wrong-
ed you." ; • ••
"Heaven strike,. fa- dead!" he re
-
Pealed tauntingiy.• "What a Most her-
rible idea!' . .
The course affaira were.-.takilig an,
• gered him; He bad -assured himself, 'as• ,
he oaw.•Coralie tura from the house -
and dash rnadlY out hit° the 'storm,
grat she would be only too glee to ac
-
met. his protection. now. '
Ovalle forgot all her 'terrible ..sor-
row -forgot the drizzling rain falling
sibtiut her -the isolation Of the • place •
--,the lateness of the hour, . She re-
membered .only, the cutting,: sarcastic
insult conveyed in every Wort the
man was \ uttering:,
How dared he speak to her • Solt
was monstrous. Her eyes flashed ' fire,
and. the . hot calor surged -across her
'face hi a burning :wave as 'she' filo ckti
facing heir ,pitiless persecutor with all
the dignity of an angered, queen. •
'"Go away and leave, me .to myself,"
She panted, struggling to free herself
. from his strong hold, "or Heaven's
vengeance will surely fall upon you.
If you had Wilbert that could he 'touch-
ed by my wee I Weald fall on my knees
at your feet, and beg you to go away."
, Her eyes filled with tears and her
sweet voice quivered piteously.: -
• For ait instant the • hard, mocking
• light„died Mit of Robert Sinclair's
'wicked eyes; it was-not:in human nat-
ure to look. Upon that beautiful. face
-.unmoved. •
A sudden impulse he could never
*holly acconnt for, stole bite his sin -
hardened. *heart and changed his pur-
pose. •'
•;"Coralle," he Said hoarsely, attempt-
ing to draw her into a close embrace, -
"it r were to ask You to Marry me this
• very 'hour, Would you. do it and 'come
away with me? 1 never offered mar -
Tinge to any girl•before, but you have
made me Ivey,* little Coralle, with -
such a' love as I have never ,experien-
ced before. I cm in 'earnest; will you
ordarry me at once and return to the -
city with me?" • _
l•
• "No," she answered faintly; "X
would die before I would Marry you!!!
• "Why?" he asked .7angrily, Itta
hearse, sneering voice:
• Alton aro net an honorable gentle-
man," she gasped, recoiling front him
shudderingly, "and X 4,0 not love yen-
. -14 loathe you."
Coralie was net wise to make a
mercileas foe of the villain.
"Honor!" he cried, with a feud
• laugh; 'that is rather rich, sweet
Coralie. "How dare you prate to nie if
Going 'Nerth 10,15 a. in. honor -you whose prettY face DrOXel
• herself. Useless -useless -the-• clasp'
of the strong arms tightened around'
her, an she el erse f la se from,
!her feet Mid carried down.a Steep,'pre• -
cipitous. path, and With • an. :agoniling
• fear, „too. great to he ' portrayed. by
words, Coralie cried 'out to herself that
• God had indeed forsaken ,her,.
• A sweet, Subtle odor. eeemed to rise.
. up.from the fedes of the. cloak end in.
-fold hero herminhing ter. *settees and
locking:them in a rigid.einibrace. She
ceased to Struggle; it seemed almost
impossible to _move hand :foot. It •
: seemed to Coralie as though she were
iloating.thrOugh space.'- • , • • • ••
The narcotic hes :done its. *ork
bauttered. triurciphanb
ly, as he hurried te, a coach in vhilting.1
• -It may -as well be stated here that
the separation or Allan Drexel and his
bride had beefi Robert Sinelairls eas-
tardlt work from beginning to end.
From his hand had colne the , decoy
Messiage. that had taken the .•young
husband frPm the :'side of, his bride- so
hurriedly on their wedding day.,•
'. After theltipse of long ,hours -long
enough so that Coralle should grow
frightened'and.neryous •over the con
-
Untied absence of Allan -he had sent•
' a•friend to cellOn Conine, and tell her
that she was never to see Allan again;
that she was not his wife, and that on .
:themorrow's eye he•Was to wed anoth•;-
„ •
• By a strange fate he had learned of
*Alf. Drexel's intended -Marriage, and
the dastardly seheitie had occurred to
• him to , give Coralie the -:Impression
• that Alt was Allan; He knely well thet
the fatal resemblance between them•
Woeld mislead any One. •
•
He had believed Coralie , would go
there -7-10e' into the gronnds, and.
watbh the bridegroom through the
'Window, and believing it to be Allan,
turn and fly from theplace with a bit-
ter cry, or fall down by the window in.
a 'deep swoon, • •
• He had followed; intending.to be on
hand at this, particular moment.
_ He had come breathlessly up the
path just Ie.time to see Coralie hwy.
ing sobbingly. away, Piteously .estlling
On Heaven to let her die. •
Then he knew that his scheme had
been successful. • •
• Coralie and Allan Drexel would be
parted as corepletely as though the
• whale world lay between them, and
Coralie, believing herself' wronged,
vvoeid hate Allan a thousand fold more
than she had loved him, and her heart.
-•in the rebound, might turn to Sinclair,
Then indeed Would the latter be
• doubly 'avenged Upon 'Allan Drexel for
being the means of •having him slis-
charged from the Drexel Silk
• ay, it would be a glorious revenge.
•But in order to explain the terrible
event which followed, We 'must leave
Coralle for a short space and' return
to Allan Drexel and the cause which
tore him from his lovely young bride%
arras, .
It was a very ordinary' message ap-
parently whick he received, Ilut it
cauSed. him no end of anxiety, and
read as folles:• • ,
"Allan, -.Conte as !loon as yin* re-
ceive this to the stealing!' 'Alitekit, I
Must see you. She sails in just two
hours' tinie. I am In a little trouble -
you, and you alone can help me.”
There • was no name signed to it,
but of course Allan Drexel believed it
to- be from • hie twitebrothee Alt As- to
hearing that Alf. was in trouble, he
was not ratioh' surprised„ -his. hand.
some, dissolute, realties brother was
eliVaite getting into Serapee of a More
Or less serious nature. Ile was always
dreading to hear of sorhe fearful paleMity in WhicleAlf-figUrSil AS principal,
Mid Mere than (Mee Mien had ,missed
narrowly -some very trying encountere
in being mistaken for handsome, die.'
Ideated Alt '
For thie reason Allen had not read
aloud the contents of the telegram to
Coral ie.
Bidding Coralie an affeetionate good,,
bye, and promising to rettrin shortly,
Allan. hurried away in the direetiott of
the Alaska. Boarding the eteamer, he
Teit find Alt on deek or in tthe
cabin, nnd flff,t down to wait for him,
tefllng hiniself!Alf. would probably be
along soon -.the eteateer did het sail
for two hours yet.
lt IV.APAI,54 .f.0..02141.0,44,114111Ded
-Yon-hurt my arm, Oh, Richard,
What is coming over you?
"Why don't tell me what was
said? YOU torture Me, Martha!" he
cried. (`Doret you see you do?"
"It was not very anicit, Richard,"
she faltered; "only thise many a time
since that night you. have .muttered
again and again in.your sleep. 'She
must never go back' to the Drexel
Mill! Some de, she might meet Itinal'"
maariseutaldt attfltlerI eaa Id;r; raoi6kedd, Rprinarrudt,,
e .
"Yes, alt'reilifeifille--wife; "but
flint was enough for me to sueeeet
that there was some great secret on
your mint and that it concerns the
Woman's daughtert the Orl whom you
expect here to -day, and whom You are
waiting for even now with such, Ili,
concealed impatience." '
• _"Fergst that YOU heard that, Mar!.
roses. One deep breath,. then he knevf. • %ha, and leave me by myself to ra-
no more. cover my coMpesure. Before ahe
An hour passed. Then' in the noise, comes. I will cOhfesd much -it
con ueion, and bustle, amid the ring-
ing of bells, the huge vessel moved
from her moorings -ailed majesti-
cally down the bay and out to sea, and
soon, New York with its smoke and
towering steeples, • and the great
Statue of Liberty that seemed to rise
from the very midst of the white -cap -
Ped waves, were lost to sight in the
dietetic% .
• .
Yes, the steamer was sailingateitd4'
ily out to sea, bearing with her the
p, s young husband, torn thus
'rudely from. the arms ' Of his •pretty'
child -bride, who was dearer • to him
thanlifeitself. '
It was some time after the steamer
had been under headway that the gen- .
tleman to whom No. 31 had been as-
signed left the deck to go to,his state-
room. -
••He had' scarcely opened the door of
No. 21 ere he started back with a cry
of amazement. There, lying face down-
ward upon the floor,•was a young and
handsome mah,' and near him lay the
flowers that had fallen from his grasp,
MI cannot understand it, sir," -.said
the •captain, who had been summoned,
"The man is evidently unconscious.
He Is not one of our', passengers,
though -17-remembee I did -see •him on,
deck before we started; I Cannot think
him a stowaway, he has every indica-
tion ors gentleman of wealth; yet we
often get taken in pretty •badly by
. these fine appearing fellows!' •
• Allen was removed at once from
•
•21, • • • ..
• His condition slightly puzzled -the
• doctor .on • board, who was called to
• attend him;. but by the aid of strong
"restortitiviee he • soon regained:. con-
sciousness.
The, Overwhelming .sorrow and des-
pair that seized PoOr Allan when the
truth of his surroundings •blirst Ution
him can better be imagined than de- •
1, He was like one mad. Ile leaped to
the deck like a Man distracted, and
would have flung himself into the
••cruel, pitiless waves that • every MOM
-
'lent were separating him further. and
further from Coralie, .who must even
at that moment be waiting in an
agony. of puspensefor his -return, had
• not strong hands held him back.
• EVen the captain stern . sea -faring
man though •he was, as Well as the
sympathetic passengers, was • moved
, tears when the agonizing' story of
• the young. husband fell •from his lips,
sts• he turned 'his handsome, Pale 'face
-toward them, 'begging them' .not to
hold him back.• • . •• •.
• "If I give myself up to the waves,
smile returning vessel will pick me
up!" he declared, pushing the dark,
clinging eurls back from damp
brow. • •• • •
• The captain would not listen to it.
Of course the vetsel could net return,
,even though it were a matter of fife• '
or, dedth; but he did' promide to stop• .
the vessel' arid send the distracted
• Young husband baCk on the first steam-
• er bound for New York that they tame
across,• and. a . steamer was liable to
• come within hailing •distatiee at artY
moment.. -- • . . •
With a bitter groan,' such stS 'is
wrung froni the heart by the 'deepest
anguish, Allan flung himself down up-
on a seat on the •deck, refusing to ,be
comforted. •• .
Ladies gathered around him • and:
• wept for the handsome, boyish, young
felloir torn so cruelly from his bride
through the agency of such . a cruel-
prattical joke, as they all deekeed •
the decoy lettee• and chloroforraed
'flowers to be, and gentlemen pressed
his hand'in tokens of:sympathy, Which
• men understand so well; a sympathy
too heart -felt and eloquent to be ex-.
pressed by words. •• • '
There was no help -for-it but to.
watch and wait for. the next incoming
steamer; and with a heart as heavy
as lead Allan Drexel welted and
watched, with a white, eat, despairing
-face as the sue sank low behind the
waste of water, and the gloaming
crept -over those dashing *ayes that
heralded the approach of night • , •
•'"Mie God! will no steamer come in
sight!" he Cried, as hour after hour'
dragged their slow lengths by; and
he bowed his dark Curls on his hands,
murmuring' brokenly: "Oh, •Coralie,
my precious love, my poor darling."
• ti
. 6.25 P. in, was rather taken with, and, who threw
A. 0. PATT/SON", Station Agent. Yott over in it day's time. You were
R. nonGnisis. frown Ticket Agt, . eager enough to go to that up,-towri
District passeit,,1 boardinghouse with him, yet yeti
/. D. MA01,0gAt/D, were not his wife."
ger Agent, Toronto,
/ * .Coralie held up her liAle white
CHAPTER. VIII
,
, And, while .these thrilling • events
were transpiring, another equally as
Strange was taking place in the li-
brary of Richard Marshall, the Mas-
• ter -workman. . •..
On the morning -he -was 'expecting-
Coralle, for long hours beforehand he
had paced the iipor in a •state of great
nervousness.'• .• ,
The long-coatinted sound '..of the
Steady tramping up and down attract-
ed his 'wife's attention at last.
"Richard," she said, coming softly
•into the room, and laying her hand on
hie arm, "what is the niattee?-you
look so pale! You are laboring under
some great excitement. I am sure of
itt Come, confide in me; whatever
goncerns You must concern me, Itich- '
ard; tell me what this secret is." •
He turned from her keen, searching
eyes with a forted smile. •"
"It is all your fancy, XVIartha," he
declared. "There Is no secret r am
concealing from you."
"There is a secret, Richard," she
ilowered. "You have been a changed
an ever since that terrible night
hen you went in all the storm to the
'bedside of that dying wmnan . who
worked in' the 'Drexel Silk Mill.'t '
She paw him turn ghastly white,
but het recovered himself with a
• Violent effort. •.
• "All your fancy, Martha," he repeat -
"ed huskily. •..
'It• is no fancy," She replied firrdly,
"nor 10 thie •fandy,, Richard. This sec-
ret has .troubled you so much, it has
haunted even your dreatne. YoU have
atarted many a time out of a deep
sleep crying londly: •
.
'So yoUng-eli, so young and love-
ly! God help r!'» '
In an instaM, Riehard Marshall, the
master -workman, Waa standitig before
hid wife with a face pale as death.„,
I say any more, Martha?" he
asked, "'Tell me, fs that all I gale"
"No, net quite all.' she answered, a
little hesitettivtly, shrinking back in
affright front the husband's Wild, hag-
gard fate. "Don't hold my wrist so
tight, and I will toll YOU the rest. You
will not be betraying my truSt-elhave.
soillething weighing on my mind
which would give my life to be free
from. Do not allude te this again; for
isthaisre.a, secret whieh even yoU cannot
•:He kisse• d her, and she left Die
mem with a white, rid ring face,
"He will not. tell 10*-mbilt I Udll set
MY woman's wits at Wink 50 fled out
what it IS. Surely, #1, „Wife ehetild try
to .find but, by any .ineane, that Which
• Seems to• concern her own husband so
Vitally..No husband shoitld keep a sec -
•ret. from his wife. No matter what it
Is, a wife should know it."
1, Meanwhile, the master -workman
tpearciendg: ilfs and doWn his library, mut-
. "Poor Coralle.-poor; beautiful dora-
I,A3!" . , •
, • •
• Avery few minutes he glanced. at
. his Watch, '• "
' "I told her to cents) any thne after
ten in the forenoon; it is almost elev-
en, still she is not here."
• Five, ten, fifteen •minutes passed;,
the hands of his watch dragged slow-
ly around. to quarter -to We've, still
there was no Coralie.• ' •
• "Why does she .not corner he ask-
• ed himself. wonderingly. "What could
have detained her? Surely she must
' haVeleaceived My letter, In all Proba-
bility she will come to -morrow."
.• Two days passed, Ile could restrain
. his impatience no longer. • Sitting
•, dOwn at iiis desk he Wrote a hitrried
• note to Coralie, requesting •• that she
•• Should come to hire with as little de-
• igyarpossibler or, in case .she could
not tome, to answer to .that effect by
bearer, and he .wOuld come to her.
. .This Jae dig etched by a messenger -
boy, and again .paced the floor .•Itirith
slow„ meastned strides, awaiting ,Cora•;.
• lie's appearance. ' • • •• • •
It was quite half an hourbefore the
messenger -boy' returned. He brought e
letter' for 111r. Marshall. • ' , .
• •
Withaltrange foreboding' of impen-
• ding evil, the •maeter-workman, • tore
open the envelope. • . •• • • •
• He saw at a glance it was net Cora;
lie's eignature at the .bottom the
page but Mrs Melirille's the kind
neighbor' Who took Corelie in on the
night her mother died. • .. •. •
• There were but a 'few short lines,
and read as follows: '
• • .
"Mr. Marshall:. , • •
'. "Respected Sir,•I have
duty to 'perform; therefore, the sooner
It isgotten through with .the better, se
will briefly come to the 'point at since..
' The gitl,. Coralie Harding,. is hot 'with
me now; she • rernalned here up .to a
short while ago, .my house for
the ,ostensibIe purpose of calling Amon
you she Said; ..bet, looking from •my
„window; I Saw her meet a' young and
handsome ,man, •A coach was in wait-
ing, and they. both .entered the' vehicle
'and were driven away like the Wind.
She never returned..I havesiece learn;
ed from others who saw them who the
..young man was who lured beautiful
,Ceralie away -he .was'yoling.Mr.Drex-
e1,-the handsome nephews of the owner
of the Drexel, Silk Mille; '
•
"Yours very truly, • . .
. .-• ."Mrs. Melville. •
• , •
A . terrible to • 'hear .broke frem,
the master workman's lips •• • '
."She ' •hase gone -gone -;.and • with
him!" he mill "GO •help mel
I must keep y oath, ay, even at the
cost Of akro en heart. She has taken
fate into her own hands; only Hee,-
enei•mercy can save her now. I -must
ilneker,_luit_wherer-how? This hap-
pened two days ago." , - •
•.Like one 'wild with awful excite-
ment, he fied from the house and. into
the street. • • ' • .
"r must. And Coralie" he niuttered;
• "and :Heaven help her 'wheif she hears
*hat have to tell her. But must
keep my oath, come -what may. Poor
Coralie-poor child, whoni I anipower-
less now to save, It would have • been
better for You- had you •died than lived
to face the horrible doom ,Whiclek-so
near!"• •
• •.„
• CHAPTERA.
•
The hours that followed Allan
Drex-
el's strange adventure dragged .sloWly
by. • • . • ••
It was ,paidnight before a returning
vessel Was sighted, and the sun was
• an hour high' in. the heavens ere it
reached the New 'Yorlt. dock,
He hurried *down the ging-plank
atid hailed the nearest cab. It 'almost
• seemed to, the impatieht husband that
the vehicle crept along..
Twice he .called Out, to the cabman
-
that he must chive faster; • and he
groaned Weed • when it carde to a
sitandstgl ere half a dozen blocks had
been traversed. , •• •
"I rim Sorry, Sir," Said the matt; "we
are blockaded in a crUsh.of cOachea I
will Move on as soon tie can. You will
be at No. -West Thirty -Sixth Street in,
less than half an hour's •time"
There -was nothing for .it litit to con-
trol his Impatience as best hecould.
In half an hour Coralie .would be .
folded in his arma. He would kiseher
face, her lovely blue eyes, her sweet,
dimpled lips. In half an hour, Ali,
every moment of that time Seemed an
l'IgAetthlaslitvethtehrouagchh*sto. peed.
"Here ydu are sir," said the driver.
Allan bounded up the brown -stone
stoop three steps at a time...
A maid admitted him; in an instant
he had gained the corridor above,
HOW his heart throbbed .as he open-,
ed the door of Coralle's room..
No slender form sprting„ to meet
ihiehtn,.„; no lotely fate' Was turned to -
°Ovalle!" he Milled • sOftlY-"Cora-
ward him with a glad cry of welcome.
• .
• . There was no answer. •
"Coralie, my darling!" he .called
again, louder and more eagerly.
Still there was no ansWer, and rie
Walked hurriedly into an inner apart-
ment.
As he swept. back the crimsoa ,vel.
• vet portieres, eaught sight of a fair
head resting against tile velvet cue.
Wits of a largo erin-ehair Wheee Wit
Was 'toward him. •
"Ceralie, iny love, tny darling!" br
cried, springing acrosa the room,
"have vett no welcome for Me?"
• The you
'in the arum -chair gave
little, Atartled cry and • sprung from
her seat, and Allan saw that it %vita
Ilot COvella butt Ali $.1."
.•
4,
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,-.4A,1-41.'444;04(Itil144.-44-V,brozt ,
ol?" she cried,,in a tone of relief. "My
xniseue will he No glad; she has been
so awfully perplexed what to do about
the rooms with all you belongings
still in them."
1)1d you think 1 had run away?"
said, Allan, with a balmy laugh. "Well,
I suppose affairs did .look a little, that
way. Where is Cor -my wife?" he ask-
ed. glancing hurriedly about.
"Oh, don't you know, air," replied.
the maid, "she, your young bride, has
gone?" , . .
words hen she flaw • how white and
"Pone-Corall ' gone -where?"
' He gasped out the words as thellffil
they were the last he should. ever
,
speak, and a cry that Vffili bardir hqr
manill Ito 011§111414 K from,1110 ligq.
WI -I 04 net believe you!"• he pried
abruptly; and the girl pardoned the
tdrthred was the Ilandeeree ,ttkOe look.
Ing down into her own. ' _ . .......
"It is quite true, efri" she answeret... '
"We did not miss either of you until.' 0
this MOVAittg, When, a.E1 you did, not .
wino Own to breakfast, I came in to
note on the table addrefised iii you. L
see what WO tile matter, 4 found a
admit frankly we read it, and dis-
from you, sir, •with another.' Ncovered your ytiling bride had fled
thought yod must have received the
note, flung it down On the table, and.
started Out in seterch.of her."'•
' Allah Drexel turned on the girl wit* •
the ,rapidity Of lightning, '
.
"My wife gone and with another,..
yett•efty? It is faise! If an angel cried
It out trumpet -tongued Mini yonder
heavens, I should not believe .it. The
note, quick; where is the note!" .
. The girl crossed to the mantel, pick-
ed it un, and handed it to . him-, and
knowing he would be best alone vrheii
he read it, silently quitted the roe=
Allan Drexel unfolded the note with . • .
heads tremblang like aspen leaves, •'.
• strong than though he was; and these
were the words he read, words that
burned themselves into his brain like
brands of Are while his life lasted:'
• "Allen, -Your absence has brought
inc to a realization that we were never
• intended for each other. I bitterly re- ••
gret having listened to your pleadings..
Gone to another;. but these words .
must not break sr human heart. No, no; .,
do not follow me, and 'search for Me,
for you cannot find me.Ail' love for
you is dead in My heart."' • ' .
. . . • ' "Coralie." .
• .
It was a strangely diaconnected, '
note, evidently written by one - labor- .
In under intense exeltement, and was,
.. .
scarcely kgible, it was so .1):10.tted by
tears.
. . . ,.
• The 'young bridegroom, . pallid as
death itself, crushed the note for one-
half Second in. his nerveless' Augers,
• then turned like one mad, and rushed .
" frantically from the item. Where ' he ' -
had. Ireceived the cruelest blow that '
ever shattered "love's young dreatil,"
•The note had indeed. been written
by Coralie ere she. fled ' from. the.
house. *- . ' • • • • ' ... ••
She had an idea • that some, . day
Allan .might .come back there toin-
quire how she hadreceived the fatal
intelligenee that he had gone to wed •
another; then' they , would- -put- that •
note in his hands. . •:. •
., Alas, ter. the strange • complications
of Ceuel fate, lmeWing nothing of the
thrilling scene. through 'which Coralie
• had passed in that Very room in which'
she had left the note, the terrible .
word, "Gone to another," held -but one- '
meaning to him.. . ,• ' ' •
' it was all too horribly true;* .she ,
whom he had trustedso • blindly, on'
whose loyalty and love he would have
staked his life, hal fled withoome fer-
nier lover. , ' • '
• "I should have taken time' to woo
and 'Win her," muttered, Allan, push-,..
• ing his 'dark, damn curls back from
his pallidbrove, "I was mad to per-
suade heel' Into. marrying me on the
our Of the moment, before the child
knew her own mind, for she was but
a child,oely...sixteen-but I thought
such a love as mine must Surely win.'
. • . . •
love..in. return." ,. : '. ... , . ' - i . ••
. ' The 'mad. idea Or searching for her,
. claiming her, and forcing her to re-
turn with him surged through his
heart and brain; but the next histant,
all his pride rose fiercely to his relief.
., 'Force her to return!. Ale never,
never! the MarriageclIgin should be,
golden 'links. that jeanstwo hearts and
soles together; not letters. that gall,
• heavy chains that are an Irksome her -
den.. • ' . .. .
• "No, I will not search for her,"' he
muttered, setting his white teeth hard
together. "I will bear this bravely as
a man should." .
Ile , went back to his rooms at the.
Astor House, and the next day a news-
• paper with a Marked paragraph. was
Mailed to 'him..
'Thinking it might. possibly be .frora
Conine, containing • a personal, he
opehed, it. hurriedly."
The curved, lines ihdicating the ,
paragraph -the sender intended him to
read, attracted his .attention at once.
• One glance, and then his face grew
pale as death. It was to the effecethat
Coralie Drexel, through her. attorneys,
Messrs. Lane & Richards„ had filed a •
petition for a legal separation from
her husband, Allan Drexel, which she
prayed would be granted her.
The paper fell from Allan's nerve-
less fingers, and thegroan that he ut- .,
'tered died away on his white, set lips.
"Site shall have the separation she
craves," he said bitterly, bowing his
dark, handsome head; "I will not op-
pose it, though it tears my heart out.
by the
t
e, rreInconstancytsof Woman!" h
Oe
...groaned; "There is nothing 'Udder- the
light of heaven so alluringly beautiful
as Coralie, yet so cruelly false -e -yes,
as false of heart as she is fair of face.
. "From this hdur I will have but one
aim in life," he muttered, :striding
fiercely up and down the room, . .
"1 will show her that other women
' will appreciate the man she has. so
wantonly east aside. I will meet her
face to face, but I shall not reproa0,1
•
her--ivIhokauitlindg:;
nsyb
tilyepaaushet' by as a stran-
ger stt had been of litti,
consequence to him until now; ' bte,
now he would make it his strong
weapon to win favor, and to show her
that others oared for him. .
Although he admitted, to himself he
would love her madly, recklessly,
tinder all this mask of gayety he wotild
assume, WW1 the day ' that he died,
every golden hair of that curly golden
head would be precious to him beyond
pike, yet she should never, never
know it.
He would hitild 0.- wallof pride be-
t reeye nb ohtht e.
ml i vtehda, t dhoti.' d, stand while
He would school himself to gaze into
her eyes if they mete or hear her voice
crushing back the mad torrent of love
that, would thrill his heart, and resist
the impulse that would urge him to
clasp her rnadiy to his heart, praying
her to crime back to him -to love him,
that life was unendurable without her.
A mad desire surged through his
ihueraoac
rt toorol af
k upon hi
the rival wile had
" will hunt, himdown!" he' tried,
be answerable for *hat happens after
ant,„,,, hen our paths cross, I shall" net
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