"We have parted--I have loved thee; But for me all hope is o'er! We have parted, and forever; I must dream of thee no more!" He believed that Kathleen was going to marry Teddy Darrell, as Alpine hinted, but he was not so sure that it was for love. He remembered, with a thrill of blended rapture and despair, how he had caught Kathleen to his heart this morning, and how she had lain passive in his arms at first. "She did not repulse me at first," he thought. "Her heart throbbed wildly against mine, and she lay yielding and passive in the utter _abandon_ of a pure woman who truly loves. Then she _remembered_ all at once, and withdrew herself from me in stinging scorn." He groaned bitterly at the memory of her cruel words. "My poor, proud darling! if she would but have listened to me, she might have pitied and forgiven me," he thought, with the fluctuating hopes of a lover's heart. He loved Kathleen so dearly that he could not remain angry with her, although he tried to do so. In his heart he made excuses for her. She was so young, so inexperienced, and there was no telling what lies Fedora had told the young girl. "I will punish that fiend, at least," he cried, starting to his feet. "No more squeamishness shall deter me from seeking a divorce, and I shall do so at once. Who knows but that Kathleen may pity me, may relent, when she learns all that I have suffered?" CHAPTER XXXVIII. "I HAVE COME FOR MY DIAMONDS," KATHLEEN SAID TO THE JEWELER. We love but once. A score of times, perchance, We may be moved in fancy's fleeting fashion-- May treasure up a word, a tone, or glance-- But only once we feel the soul's great passion. E. W. WILCOX. Mrs. Stone was charmed when she heard that Kathleen was to marry Teddy. "You will be as happy as the day is long!" she exclaimed, fondly kissing the beautiful girl. "Do you think so?" asked Kathleen, anxiously. Proud as she was, she began to feel frightened at what she had done. She found her wayward heart going out in a passion of regret after her lost lover, instead of leaning fondly on her accepted one. She was alarmed lest it should always be so, and so she timidly asked the question of Mrs. Stone: "Do you think so?" Mrs. Stone did not know anything of that lost lover--did not guess at the pain in the young girl's heart. She honestly believed that, given a fair opportunity, her cousin might win this girl's pure young heart. So she encouraged Kathleen to look forward with pleasure to her marriage. "And I should let it be soon," she said. "Teddy wishes it very, very much, and has begged me to plead his cause." "Oh, not soon!" cried the young girl, in alarm. "Why not, my dear? As well one time as another, if you mean to marry him at all." "I--I want to wait until Helen Fox comes home. She always promised to be my bride-maid."