The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-21
The Double Life;
BY MRS. HARRIET LEWIS.
CHAPTER ].

q ellen. whose beauty SUMMONED Greece TO /
And drew athousand ships to Tenedes,
"a adj not been named N Homer's liad;
b er name had been in every ine ne Weota.
MARLOWE.
TheLady Beatrice Hampton, only
child of the Earl of Hampton, had
passed her youth and eGfiy woman
hood, and was still married. She
had had no lack Of suite 5, for she
had Inherited from her N her an i'm
niense fortune, and was beautiful,
witty, accomplished, relgalng belle,
aud leader in soclety. Her friends
ere puzzled at her adherence to
c9Iibacy, and no one was more puz-
ed than her father, whose greatest
oesire. was to see her happily married.
lt was an unsOlvable problem to the
Earl, that his daughter should persist
il refusing the most eligible offers,
I'D she was looked upon, even by her
admirers, as a beautiful mystery, de-
lightful puzzle, a marble hearted and
incompreheHsible Sphynx.
One March evening, In the drawing
room of his town house, Lord Hamp-
ton sat thinking of his daughter The
night was wild and stormy. The
pleasant room presented a strong con-
lrast to the gloom without. A sea-
coal FIRE famed In the polished CRATE.
The great chandelier flooded the room
with light. Flowers, fresh from the
green house, with moisture yet upon
their petals, were crowded with pro-
fusion into vases. whose delicate
sculpture would have fred an artists
heart. The heavy, warm-hued cur
tains fell in folds to the floor, shutting
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light and warmth and fragrance.
The Earl was tall and stately, with
becoming portliness of figure, and
eyes as keen as In his early youth, a
complexion of unusual ruddiness,
hair and whiskers of iron-gIey, and
manly features, whose expression IN
clined to stearnness. He had almost
reached three score years and ten
but he exhibited none of the feeble
ness of age. his mind retained its
vigOr, and bis manners were those oil
the cOurtly Old-schOOl gentleman.
His thoughts were evidently anxi-
Gus aud troubled. He reused him
self from them at last, and stretched
out his hand towards the bell-pull
At that moment the curtains dividing
the apartment from second draw
Lady Bcatrich entered.
You sent for NE, father?" she in
quired, approaching him. You de
sired to see meY
Il did, Beatrice" responded hi
lOrdship. l have something of i'm
portance to say to you"
The Lady Beatrice stood leanini
against the marble mantel- piece In al
expectant attitude.
She was a supeTbly beautiful
woman. At least four aud thirt.
years of age, she looked scarcely fiv,
and twenty.
Lord Hampton looked at her will
a fathers pride, yet with a strang
expression. This being, so cold Il
others, was equally cold to him. II
wondered if she ever experienced an
womanly emotions, and while he won
dered, the Lady Beatrice broke tn
silence:
You have news from your frieu,
Lord Adlowe, have you not?" sh
asked.
Yes; his lordship has returned L
England, replied the Earl. re
ceived line from him this morning
informing me that he arrived in towl
last evening. l called upon him, ant
invited him to dine with US to- day
He is all impotence to see you. 1t i
of Lord AdloWe that l am about t
speak to you. "-s
The Lady Beatrice bowed her hea,
without speaking. Encouraged b.
her attentiveness, the Earl resumed
Lord AdlOWe comes back to Us
after his FIVE years journeying, NOR
than ever your slave. He has beel
for eight years your faithful lover.
was you who made MIN an exile ant
a wanderer. lie has kept himsel
single, waiting patiently, never re
preaching you Tor your GOODNESS, neve
forcing his attentions upon you"
Because he never dared tol" In
terposed the Lady Beatrice, with a
icy smile. do not like Ormon
Adlowe, father. He is false and ba,
at heart his years of devotion to m
notwithstanding. He has returned {
renew his prosecutions of me. He
tired OF rowing, | suppose, and hi
Golfers need replenishing. OF all m
suitors [ like him least [ must re
peat what | have said so many time
to you and to him. | shall neve
marry"
And why not?" demanded tn
Earl. Have realized that time
slipping away, and that you are &C
vancing in years? How long will
be before you will be pushed aside /
society by younger rivals. | sha
soon die, and you will be left alen,
l long to see you mistress of you
own household, happy wife. Can
be that you are still mourning for tbs
misguided Godfrey Trevelyan - tn
unworthy scion of noble house, til
midnight robber of his uncle"
StOpl said the Lady Beatrice,
swift flush Overspreading her feature
- / do not care to hear Godfrey IRE
velyan's name. They say he is dead
Eyes, be is dead, said the Ear
thoughtfully. He died many wear
ago, In a foreign land-poor fellow
After all he was but boy, and b
untimely fate always saddens DE-
He had In him the stuff for mob
man, but was warped by harshne
and evil associates. Had Lord Tr,
velyaD, his uncle, whose heir he wa
pursued him less vIndictively for hi
crime, Godfrey might have been Liz
ing and honored to day. | don
blame you for grieving for him, fl
you were his betrothed wife. But /
was unworthy and is dead You wei
but a mere child when he disal
peared. Surely you do not cherish
love for his memory still"
l aIn not romantic, father" sal
the Lady Beatrice, dryly. " You sa
that all men are not like him, NEAR
ing that Lord Adlowe is without G,
ofrey's weaknesses and faults. Lor
Adlowe Is not weak, but his is nt
the strength ike. The truth is