The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-12-03
SWEETENED BITTERNESS.

ON EElENEU Dill IEnNEOO'
The town is ringing with the very
startling news ct Lady Mary Chef,
wode's elopement.
That she, the beautiful, highly-glft-
ed, accomplished woman, sister OF
their respected lord, should bringsuch
disgrace upon the ever.stainless name
of Chetwode is abhorrent to it.
If it had been anyone but Sir Harry
Blake things might have been differ
ent, as well as forgotten and forgiven,
but the circumstances are really too
awful.
"A married man So walls the
county. as they lift up their eyes and
clasp their hands is if in despair, when
in reality half of them rel DICE in the
thought that this brilliant beauty
has disappeared from their midst,
giving a chance TO their faded daugh-
tiers; and the expectant widows, how
they inwardly Laughed in their Joy!
Poor Lady Mary says Lady
Charters while speaking to her hus-
band a few days alter the affair.
@'Who would have thought it,"
Depend upoI It, my dear, sv cry
body knows their own business best"
ansKer Sir Charles. Change of air
is beneficial 10 every one"
81 wonder you can talk with such
lsFity, Charlesl Change of air. indeed"
And, gathering up her skirts, my lady
g1i5so with much dignity from the
room.
Sir Charles leans back with a sigh of
decided relief as the door closes.
These ugly women" he says, show
they love a scandal-especially when
it's about a pretty womanl Pretty,
did | say?-egad, she is q queenl"
That Lady Mary should be con-
demned on all sides goes without tell
ing.
How long she had struggled against
her fate, and how vainly, with all her
woman's wit, had she attempted to
eVade the urgent appeals made by Sir
Harry from day to day.
Poor love, more sinned against than
sinning, how hopelessly had she tried
to hide her unconquerable love! All
her inward wrestling told for her not
at all.
II was Of no avail; Sir Harry was
mercaless-when were the Blakes other
wiseg Seeing the depth of her affec-
ton, 10 worked upon her sensitive
nature and truly loving he&5t, and,
with many ~flattering words and high
ly romantic speeches. played out his
part IN the drama of her life, and i'm.
ploring her to fly with him, at last
gained her consent.
One memorable night, while all the
household were sleeping. two people
stepped from the library of Chetwode
Manor. and went forth TO meet their
doom.
Alas how soon one Of them felt it's
bitterness Truly. evil is wrought
DJ WANT 0A
Would sir Harry have been so reck,
lessly happy il he could have seen into
the futuref / think not. Surely he
would have hesitated before he had
taken that fatal step. and ponder err
he made her untarnished name the
topic of public conversation. Blu,
there are many such, who forget how
miserable are the effects OF their sell
fishness, and remember not that 9TH,
evil men do lives after them"
The alarm il raised far and near FOL
many and many a mile. From Chef
wode grooms are sent out on ever,
side to each adjacent station for It'd
ings OF the missing beauty.
Her brother, Lord Chetwode, is dis
tracted. He can neither eat nor rest
It - indeed as if his one ewe-lamb ha.
been stolen from its fold, and had lef
IN empty space, neve to be %reflle,
for him, unless she returns soon an,
alone. And then, should this be SO
bio will open his arms to receive her
and the past shall be forgotten b
them both IS If 1t had never been; bu
. Il disappointed ia this hope, he wi
y follow them from place TO place, b
tells himself, and have revenge upoi
Hir Harry, whose treachery make
him tremble with suppressed rage.
There is SO little comfort Ia remem
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