Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-01-07

good. and they. enjoyed their freedom by
such innocent little amusenentS as giving
dinner parties to an intimate friend or
friends. Il have had such an invitation
myself: a box at he.theatre has diversified
the proceedings"
" Excellent exclaimed Lady Carts
brook. :. I am sure that cannot do better
than follow such capital example. Will
ven favor me witt, your company at my
house TO dinner tomorrow at seven, SIR
Charles ?v5 e 1G 80 sSta ~''~
Il shall he most happy" he said
Lily St. Aubyn came up and they were
seeraratedl; but Lady CariSbroek had
made the engagement, calculating upon
her husbands absence, without meaning
any harm, though she ought to have
known that it was wrong to do anything
which she. could not tell his lordship.
The greater part of the day was passed
by her in buying flowers in Covent
Garden, and making preparations for a
charming little dinner. such as would at
once display her taste and the resources Of
| her establishment. idgiG 3bi 10 at&F5f
In the afternoon she to her bed
room to lay down and rest for an hour
| She was tired 1t had been quite late
when she left Mrs. St. Auhyn's, aud not
use to s,ich hours. she found it difficult to
recover from. the fatigue which they occas-
/ toned ts1t 'e-
ITO her surprise she was disturbed, as
she was about to close her eyes for re-
| freshiBg sleep, by aknocking at the door.
ut is only H. Emily said a voice,
which she recognized instantly. bed y3d !
Good gracious, my husband /! What
brings him back :? can he suspect? she
began, when her spcculations were cut
| short by The entrance Of Lord Carisbrook,
who caught her In his arms and kissed her
tenderIy, and cried: pr ~
80" Here am again, dearest, sooner than
you expected. All, what is this? You do
not seem so.pleased to see me as | thought
| you would be.n 81 am0e d9tdH 20 ,git9
-. ",1You frightened, me. ! was half asleep,
and my nerves are a little wrak. / was
at Mrs. St. Aubyn's last night till late"
she answered, rubbing her eyes aud sitting
on the edge Of the bed wrapped as she WAS
in the capacious folds Of a pink dressing
gown ~" But what brought you ava,
from Caldrcott in such hurry" f4
4 .ttE - tCidtiNC VI EbanC q ici
tune in India. became eccentric and lived
in London under another name--is dea,I,
| died yesterday. in fact, and his solicitor
has written 20 me to say that he has left
me the greater portion of his wealth"
-" There is nothing very interesting
about that" her lady ship said, 6 We have
as much money as we want already. Is
that all thatfhas brought you up in such ii
hurry PAS for me | would not have gone
across the street for such news."aI eat
| You have very strange ideas" rep!l d
| Lord Carlsbrook, with tone OF disapoint
nent. . You were sorry at seeing me,
and now v don't care for the legacy"
e" do like people. to be exact and con
siStent5 Yohr return has destroyed IN,
projects of independence for week.
was going ontfto dinner to night, and y
| What is to prevent you?" interrupted
CariSbrook. ~ have engaged my self 10
the solicitor and shailvtry likely stay late.
talking over matters with him. shall
not be home till twelve certainly, so you
can go where you like without paying thr
slightest attention 70 me.
Imprinting another kiss upon her lips
Lord Carisbrook took his departure, called
IA cab, drove TO his club, and told his
friends of his good fortune, and ordered
! dinner. esshSsyetfs'~s
| Her ladyship determined to be brave
aud receive Sir Charles Evaudcr, though
4 piuience dictated the adoption Of very
different course. ~ e,:.,sasy r.; ssFf7
1t happened that Sir Charles was mo- G
1 consiacr:te. He belonged to the sam,
l IL, r I,
there in the afternoon. 7'l
II How dog be said. 81 thought YOU
a hundred miles away in the country.n
| :" At iCaideeott, y replied his lordship
/ have only inst returned Business
| brought me back 1t was great pity
| never saw; finer weather for shooting. y
| Sir Charles went to the writing -room
and wrote a letter to Emily, IN which h.
! said that he had met her husband, and
hoped She would, Under the circumstances
eXcilse HIM for breaking his engagement
as he had no wish 10 meet Carishrook
and he sincerely trusted that this evening
balone was orH a pleasure deferred. H T.
| In the hall he did not see Carisbro.k,
who was putting on his hit, and he said to
the porter distinctly in his lordship's hear,
ing: i2olio 81 - o. 81 '.-''' ~ 80. -.o-
| nGive this letter to commissioning
and Let him take it to Lady Carisbrook's,
| Wilton Crescent" laf1 taa ai-aa'l 2ai1
These words fell like thunderbolt up.
!. on his Iordship, who, halfstupefied,
watched Sir Charles rc-enter the club. He
was himself going for a stroll round ST.
Janes's Square, in which his club was sit
uated to pet an appetite fer dinner, and
changing Els mind, he put down his hat,
and extending his hand to the porter, said:
+ "Give me that letter Its for my wife,
and Lean deliver it, Most probably Sir
| Charles Evander did not see me, or he
would have asked me to take charge Of
! it," .a:.tet. III. 4
The porter did as he was requested
and Lord Carisbrook, tuning like an sng-
ny lion, went up stairs to the smoking.
room to read the letter at his leisure IN
obscryed and uninterrupted nuLj4327- 5A-
LIS contents astounded him. g They. in
| deed. were calculated to throw suspicion
lupun the conduct Of any woman, and if a
llthan had plunged a knife into his heart, he
would not have felt more exquisite pain
than he did in reading this compromising
! letter of Sir Chrrles Eyander's.,
| This is terrible r he mu.tered, wiping
| the prespiratiop, which had gathered on
| his brow inn great drops. away With his
! hand. h"iNo wonder Emily was not anx-
iodS to see me.rl This is how she enjoys
her independence. But the affair cannot
! rest here. 1t was, indeed, an unlucky day
! l. L. 4