Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-10-07
know NV sister well enough 70 say tlat If

abe does not marry you ~ ~ becausc sue
does not love you, and that if she does
marry Baconly, II viii not be for his carl
dom or his lands Believe me, Dacre,
Ada Is true ns steel, and her heart ia not
one 10 be- bought, or sold TO the highest
bidder
"Of course | believed him, but was
too down Ia The mouth to tell him 10 just
then At The station we parted, and AS
nv train went off heard lin call out
Mind, this time next year old boy, shall
look for you again
al lcant buck IN the carriage and
laughed "A long, bitter scornlul laugh, but
there WIS no one there 10 hear II, or the
solioquy give vent to afterwards, This
time next yporl Had the fellow 4 heart
Mt all Catch me down In these parts,
thia time next year
And vet, when It came round, and Jim's
invitation with II, would you believe 1t, |
was fool enough TO COY and once more the
thirty first Of August found me tearing
through the New Forest to llclmington,
81 don't know exactly how the year had
passed, but | had knocked about u great
deal in France, Germany and lialyi Qry-
ing to forget Ada Greyillc, suppose, and
the pertrdges ! had bagged last septem
Der, but hadn't succeedcd), and when
lm's letter came, saying they would be
glad to sec me again at llurseigh House, ]
determined would go would see her
hco once more, even though II might
he 80 much the worse for me- She had
not married Earl Baconly yeti perhaps
she was on the eve oi doing 80 neverthc-
less, would risk II aud so, and If there
were any signs of approaching marriage, |
could otlcr my congratulations, and show
how little cared and how well had got
over Il all
"rho sun was setting rs jim drove me
along in his T.cart from the station To
lIurslcigh House, and long red and golden
lights Shone under the oak trees athwart
tho tall grasses, terna and wild flowers,
that grew in rich abundance in the famous
old forest, il was sight to make u
paintors and n poets heart glad the
glorious great oak trcrs ~ that beautiful
aud ancient forest IN which William kuins
was killed by an arrow shot hy Walter
lNrrcl. aud which history has made celc-
hntcd ever since, But wasnota painter
nor poet, and turned my eyes in quite
another direction as the lawn OF llurS'
leigh came in sight
The sunset lNht had got there before
me, Il was playing IN the rich brown hair
and over the lovely face Of Ada Hreyile
as SHE stood upon the smooth cut grass be.
tore the house, She was dressed alto
gcthrr IN white, high to the throAt, with
Just a dash oi color IN gerauium ribbon
that bound her pretty ripping hair. but
as Il "a mar the beauty OF the vision, send
ing q great lump 10 my throat and a bit
ter thought to my heart, | hoheld AT her
side the tall Saunt proportions ot the Earl
Of lMcaulv, |, was bitter pin, hut | had
10 swallow H. and try hand to look As II |
liked It, doubt il ] succeeded, hut | 40,
quickly out 1T the roart and Went to
meet her, The flush Of the sunset stained
her cheeks with a wonderful color had
never seen her look more lovely ! had
never felt more hapcleSsly IN love. OF
course she was engaged 60 him We'd
and why poiS Had no, come 10 Mlov
my congratulations
"rhe Bari did net stay "a dmner-theCo
Was some comfort IN that, | had her to
myself an the evening but heard him
telling her and Jim he would a. partridge
shooting w,jh Us ANer breakfast the DeNt
morning On MY arrival he had greeted
me with = stare Of naughty contempt
NoaN>oly Acknowledges my simple rNooE-
Njtiop{ and Now. as he departed, there
came another cold Inclination ot she hoSd.
ANA What I @Ncie3 Was a barely suppressed
sheer perhaps It was only tancy-rNUj !
itlt that tNe 0SN ae>pi>od and hated me
Would N5a Go So 100 when she became
the Countess of R&cNDNt Ii wSS no, S
pleasant jb0gghj, bGt Il ySaj>AN0 entirely
a. I S3t beside Acy that evening" and she
p1Ayc3 aNG sang tar me While jan slept
p,oSSa0llN ON q SOFA iO tae wlNGoN-3lM
always N,l S>lccN IN this Way Of an cNo@.
ina
"NCo>tutN, whoD thc moonlight crcNl
through she lace curtains aUd tried, though
NSlNly, 50 NaOQG3>a tAC gas. chi, At}a >jo.c
oal iAr8E& iht oxen window cato iac
lawn NUa1at Alea3aG The Consequences z
Mas at N,r >J3c in q moment, and w paced
NA SH5 down ta1 No,Nct slope before tac
NaaSa G>g Ne&r an AoUg ht@r1 Jim ever
Thought ctwsN5nG mp SDo owning ogt io
fA3a as How sweet ans br,gAi She Was -
how k,u5 a0G happy A.. vel she co0&
aa,NN3 10 Dc SO w5th q rtnj V1l 81 jwtDtN
taopNSD5 p wear hcaovc hc-, ana tac pros
pest g, NeoHWjug one ot Sac @re>t peer
a>>g> he Epgsa@
vi struggled Aar5 vi,A Thai 0aey
mo~avy Z >rtr, go Nat q .ro@ nae tog
lhaj ,Nac Nsaac.e1 S>aa5GAt grcaipg ana
ae1,N OBJ, >ogg&eS> ara comfort o, Gcr