The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-07-07

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the lawyer mingled; and even when she
did meet him, though his voice had still
its old gentleness, there was 3 tacit
avoidance of her in his manner, which
efectually checked any confidence be-
tween them. This was for the first two
years after her marriage; in the third
she heard accidentally that Horace
Margrave was travelling in Switzerland,
and had left the entire management of
his very extensive business to his Junior
partner.
In the autumn of the third year from
that Of her marriage, Ellinor was stay
ing with her husband at the country
house of his friend, Sir Lionel Baldwin
Since that day on which the scene with
Horace Margrave had taken place in the
little drawing-roOm in Hartford street.
Ellinor Dalton and her husband had had
| no explanation whatever. On that day,
the young man had fallen on his knees
at the feet of his sobbing wife, and had,
most earnestly, implored her to believe
in his faith and honor. and to believe
that, in everything he did, he had a mo-
tive so strong and so disinterested, as to
warrant his actions. He begged her to
believe, also, that the marriage, on his
part, had been wholly love-match,
that he had been actuated by no mer-
cenary considerations whatever; and
that if he now withheld the money to
which, in all appearance, she had so
good right, it was because it was not
in his power to lavish it upon her. But
he implored in vain. Prejudiced against
him from the very first, she had only
trusted him for a brief period, to doubt
him more completely than ever at the
first suspicion that suggested itself.
Wounded in her affection for another
an affection whose strength. perhaps,
she scarcely dared to whisper to her own
soul-her feeling for Henry Dalton be-
came one almost bordering on aversion.
His simple. practical good sense; his
plain, unpublished manners; his persever-
ing, energetic and untiring pursuit of a
vocation for which she had no SYM
pathy-all these Jared upon her ro-
mantle and enthusiastic temperament,
and blinded her to his actual merits.
The world, which always contrives to
know everything, very soon made itself
completely acquainted with the eccen-
trio conditions of MIR. Arden's will, and
the circumstances of Henry Dalton's
marriage.
1t was known to be marriage of con-
venience, and not of affection. He was
a very lucky fellow, and she was very
much to be pitied. This was the gener-
al opinion, which Ellinor's palpable in
difference to her husband went strongly
to confirm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dalton had been stay
ing for a week at Baldwin Court. when
tho young barrister was compelled, by
his professional pursuits, to leave his
wife for few days under the protection
of his old friends, Sir Lionel and Lady
Baldwin.
"You will be ve:y happy here, dear
Ellinor," he said, ''the house is full of
pleasant people, and you know how
great a favOrite you are with our host
and hostess. You will not miss me,''
he added, with sigh, as he looked at
her Indifferent face.
"Miss you! Oh, pray do not alarm
yourself, Mr.. Dalton! am not so used
to usurp your time or attention. I
know, where your professional duties
are concerned, how small considera-
ton l am to you.''
81 should not work hard were I not
compelled to do so, Ellinor," he said,
with shade of reproach visible in his
voice.
my dear Mr.. Dalton" she answered,
coldly, 81 have no taste for mysteries.
You are perfectly free to pursue your
own course"
So they parted. She babe him adieu
with as much well-bred Indifference as
if he had been her jeweler or her haber-
dasher. As the light little phaeton
drove him off to the railway station, he
looked up at the chintz -curtained win
dows of his wife's apartments, and said
to himself: ':How long is this to endure,
l wonder?-this unmerited wretched-
ness, this most cruel misconceptions"
The morning after Henry Dalton's
departure, as Sir Lionel Baldwin, seat
ed at breakfast, opened the letter-bag,
he exclaimed, with tone of mingled
surprise and pleasure: $50 the wander
er has returned! At the very bottom of
the bag l can see Horace Margrave's
daShlng SuperScrptlon. he has re-
turned to England, thenr'
He handed his visitors their letters,
and then opened his own, reserving the
lawyers epistle till the last.
"This is delightful! Horace will be
down here tonight
Ellinor Dalton's cheeks grew pale at
the announcement; for the mysterious
feud between her guardian and her hus-
band flashed upon her mind. She
would meet him here, then, alone.
Now, or never, might she learn this Sc
cret-this secret which, no doubt, in
volved some meanness on the part of
Henry Dalton, the apothecary's son.
"Margrave will be an immense acqui-
sition to our party-wi!l he not, gentle
men?" asked Sir Lionel
IAN acquisition! Well, really now,
don't know about that" drawled a
young Government clerk from White
hall. "Do you know, S'Lioner' Gall
the young men under Government called |
the old Baronet S'Lionel, any other pro-
of his name and title involv-
ing degree of exertion beyond their
physical powers,) lido You know, it's |
NV opinion. S'LiOnel, that Horace Mar |