, 1869-01-24

band which already seemed to be quite es-
tabllshed between thesc two.
whole story Of her own unhApplpess 70 her
hrothcr, saving nothing OF rhln.as Finn-l
thinking nothing ofhim as ehe told her story, |
but speaking rnoye strongly, perhaps. |
u ea'a the 'hS Terrible sn'qs asesznes as' Of d9 Ss
life At :Loupb1Iutar. and OF her lnaolllty TO |
induce her husband 10 alter It for her sake.
do you mean that te-ultrrats yo1."
sala the brother, with scowl on bis face
which se.ueu 10 Indicate that be would like |
no tax better than that Of rcscnting snch j
ul-lreatment.
He does not beat me- II you roclu that. |
I. as be cruel to you. Does be use harsh
:, :! He never said word in his lifs either to
me- or, rs believe, to any other hamau BE-
reErstt" IT,, g. :. !, ,,,n..
a. BE simply chooses to have his own way,
md his way cannot be my way. He Is hard,
and orr, and Just, snd dispasaionate, and be
wishe me to be the sane. Tint Is il!."
couc.rned, never could speak to him He
wife"
= "Ir am-snd suppo4c must heas .t''
"Hase you spoken 10 my 1ather ;"
81 =. to Violetr I
i" And what does she say ~"
"What can shc say She has nothing to
les,e Lin, ran makc tne World understand |
an, il nothing 10 The world"
~ could ncsss understand why you
ado not be- cruel to nc, csvald."
"ctuel ! viii sack by you IN my WAY that I
you wl.h. II you think well Of Ii, I ~il 20
| Oh to 1ouRhlinter to-morfow, and tell him
| that you Will meyer return to him. Ard Il |
| Jou an not safo from him here At saulsbg.
let would not object. VIII not be cruel 10
! you."
cillors were able to give her advtcs that could
her husband without other cAusc rhau now
ex1s&ed, although she felt, Also, thEt to 80
back TO him was to 20 back 10 utter wretch.
! edpess. and when she saN Violet and her
i, brother sogethcr ttcTc came to her dreams Of
: whai might hsve beer her own happIncss had
bon0A in which she WAS now held p1lsonof.
She. could not get out Of her heart tho re-
membtancc Of that young rnan who would
i harn; been her loger. If she would have
, been awarc before she had handed herself
oTsr A. 4 ha1c Of goods TO her unloyed. uu-
. loving hCsband. She had married MA. hen-
| ! ncd5 b eapsc sho was afraId that otherwlse
. 4
loved that other Eau who wills then no
t body ;-alGo6t nobody. II w4s not III.
kennedy,s money lha3 had bought her. This
T Woman in regard to money Lad shown herseh
e to be II generous 81 the Sun. But in nsrry-
i IN her high position, among The INST of hrt
| QFu, people-nmoQg the first socially and
0 umoug the first poliIlca11y. But had she mar
Z I rird Phlne4s-had tho becomo Lady Laara
q Flnn-there would hare heen Great deacrnt.
0ft1t YYr rrfA AnfR hn H. AHjnr
men Of her party. She would not hare pcen
J. on, lcFel with The wfTe, and daughters Of
= Cabinet MtniAers. She might, Indeed, hare
a rrmRtned unmarried But the knew that
which she cnlled her fancy would haTo been
1 ! too strong for her. She would not have re-
e n1lned unmarried At that time 1t ~n9 hcr
d late 10 be ether Lady Lauss Kennedy OF
It be Lady Laura Kennedy. TO neither Violet
Ehanghan uos 70 her trothc1 could sho tell
o1e.hnt OF the sorroa which afflicted her.
:. "Isha1l 20 back to 1oughl!ater," ;ahe
of said to her brother.
'e II do no. wish 1t. But shall do It. Mr
Kennedy is In London now, and hhd bccr
there si1ce Par.lamcnt met bat he will be In
P, scotla1d again IN March, and w!ll 20 and
An 80 when lcft." .,..r
:" ~ suppose 10. 1must do Is he tells me
OF ofeonrse. What I mean is. will try II to-
another Year,
CT IN i, does no. succeed, cotne to u.s."
III ~ cannot Say what Will do. would dl1
* II I knew how. Meyer te q fyEant. Qswald
ct or Al auy rate, not cold tJraat. And re
Z. member this, there Is no tyranny 10 ~ou.as
en- like te;ltrg her Ct her duly. Talk Of beatlnl
:" d woman Beating u ght often be mercy
al Lord Chiltcrn remained ten day! at sauls
III By. a. d st last did rot ct AWAY without
sis without few words that were aimos
"a. nnptrnsa1t With hl. mistress. Gn b!
ny frst srr!1al he had told hls sister that
N. should 90 on ccrtatn day. and some mt
y m.tts1 to tal; q ct bad probably been coz
ar him ono ereulug tlak tne post chalso hs
scr been or.csed Iur : O'Clock tho next IN ornine
by be felt that his sIn Was unEr1clous an
irn abtupt- There were msny things stlll 70
,ur said, and indeed there had becn no speech c
ut- Aty Aceount made At ell IS ret.
aus "Thnt Is Tery sudden, y sa!d the Earl.
~ II thought Laura had told you."
he "Shc has not told mc word lAtc1y- 81
ct. may h.ys said something heore .you can1
II thought ten dsys would bo q. long =
by, you would care u hare nc here, aud a.
acr sald TINT wonld b back BY thu 1rst,
So woula ra.er not easaGe NJ plans"
I'D "Tes-I sna1Ihunt I'M the end ot March.
ler You might have hunted here, Osssld.
.he B1: the son made no tlgn of changing b
NJ plans !, nnd The iathcr, seeing that be ~oul
q; not ehaOEs then. became sol mn u, N
~ soassihlns Saasa so ns speech Lat u l. M
md mike so lie led the way into tha room Wit
~ the dark- books md -da1k furniture, n
ch. poittcd TO a great deeP arm eha4r Tor =
u!d down h,nsel, neither did Lord Calitcr
"a Lord Chil,ctu understood very well ho
be great Is tho advantage Of s.andioE oFai
HI; , ossr sl;'lng g,b,t te'p,fqt Sqso,.sa ., !
be he had hoped 10 iarc an opporiunlty Of sa5t
uld . lew word. to you About the future" ~
Oh II shink W shal, be married In 5a'S
ths tas MI s0 *ov h'ff e es.fa 10. 0'1 Want
~ interfere, Oswald, and Of courac thsle2s
,.a- bccane Fiolc.s 1nopcy VII to crest
crec restore tbs lntpaf which have ps
(.hr made upon tho property.
Tere IN Elll more ta4n restose them -
,nrs , "Nos II her es.atc b. tettled On . seee
utou tou, Osw aid, sud he1r from Lord basdt
ent, sn thss III. Is ,he vah Of her s-lauoaa."
~ u ought. Whit that my IL ] do NOT know:
Into have. rot eren asked her about II
@ md .saa xsh 70 70 % 1
Aoie ta1aiiy properly VI co0&9e sa@s "'ei@
3rnL best" s-....-.-
ling "sne shall h,se her oTn FAy.-at taf
hid atn tohcerurd."
= But It IS not about that, OSWALD, th
, his xonld speak. What arc your plans Of
cIad wheu you arc married )"
,tten .Tlaus CT life -
= NJ "Ies; plans OF lilc> suppose you b
d M tome plans suppose you mem 70 IT
and | yourstl 10 bone uscfu1 occupat!oaH ~
IN ~ ~ don't know rcslly. sir, that ~
AZ. much usc for my purpose" Lord Chl
hid laughed ~ hn sah thus, 5ut did not il
ao.nt tasIe Teu would not be arone In ths
ilher @ a. fsr as i can see, sir. We who ca1t
= stxn selves lords eenerrlly are drones-"
;, nv III dcpr it" said the Eari, becoming
hing errcttt as he defended his order. know
class Of men who do work nort useful
= cx- more honest. Am l Z drone HAZE !
90 ron my youth npWasdsf hAse ~:
eS,e.. | md those Of my fellows With whom
ppose becn moet Intimate have rsed also.
y Win ! same career Is open 10 you.
Id the "lcu ncan Fou1s ,,,tt,c<,,
''0'o II dou't care 10. politics. s:e no d
INK euct in parties"
AVA aBnt you should care for politics and
this shou1d eee di0e1 " II FL {. thst YOU sh
,cn -, 90 INTO Parliament"
~ II ~ etu't do that, slr"
~ 49,. -: "1pd Why not 1't' ..
,s1s; t,1n thn fr.t place, SIX, goo have not
nv .cnl 70 ofTt. me. You have mAnasco
49, 49, tcrs s,noue 7ou IL auch way thas poo
'osN t1e Iouchtpp has been swanoHea np-
were 10 c1nra1s the Electors ol s0otle'
c may I don't think tast maos "o"A1