The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-06
SWEETENED BITTERNESS.

SWEETENED BITTERNESS.
The town is ril.in. with the very
startling news OF Lady Mary Chet-
wode's elopemcnt.
That she, the beautiful, highly gift,
ed, accomplished woman, sister ot
their respected lord, should bring gsuch
disgrace upon the evcr-st;,inlcss nune
OF Chctwodc is abholrcnt to it.
Hit had been anyone but Sir Hurry
Blake things might have been differ
ent, us 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 as in despair, when
in reality half of them rejoice in the
thought that this brilliant beauty
has disappeared from their midst,
giving IL chance to their faded duu.h.
tcrs; and the expcctant widows, how
they inwar'ly laughed in their Joy.
"l'oor Lady Mary" says lady
Chmrteris while speaking to her hls.
band a few days after the uifair
"Wl,o would have thought it?"
"Depend upon it, my dear, every
body knows their own business best u
answers Sir Charles. "hange OF uir
is beneficial to every one
~ wonder you ran talk with such
levity, Charles. Change OF air.indecl"
And, gathering up her skirts, my lady
gldes with much dignity from the
room.
Sir Charles leans back with IL sigh OF
decided relief as lhc door closes.
"rhese ugly women" lie says, chow
they love Il scandal-csperlaIly when
1t about n pretty woman Pretty,
did say?-cgad, she is II ,lIeen!"
That l.ady Mary should he con-
| 'l"mned on ull sides .ocs without tell
in..
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 m;lde by Sir
Harry from day to day.
| Poor love. more Sinnctl against than
SHINING, now hopelcSsly had she tried
TO hide her uncon,Ilicrable love. All
her inward wrestling told for her not
at ali.
1t was of no avail; Sir Harry was
mrrcllcss-whcn were the Blakes other
wise? Seeing the depth OF her alice
ton, he worked upon her sensitive
nature and truly lovin. heart, and,
with many flatterins words and high
ly romantic speeches, played ont lii;
part in he drama of her li!r, aud i'm.
plorins her to fly with him. ut las
gained her consent.
household were sleeping. two people
stepped from the library OF chctwolc
Manor and went forth to meet their
| DOOM
| Alas. how soon one OF them iclt its
bitterness. Truly evil is wrought
by want OF thought" !"
Would sir Harry have been so rc-k-
lcSSly happy ii he could havcseen into
the future? think not. Surely he
would have heStated before he had
taken hat fatal step and ponder ere
| he made her untnrniShcd maine the
topic OF public conversation. But
.i'le ;,, art '''any S"ei'' VINO l"fs''' now
| tishncss, and remember not .lnt "the
wi, nv, '''c', 40 i!Nes :'i",' i'''i'''
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'''e' s'o'eh from its ioil. ana h;td ieit
i'h empty space, never TO u" "i'!i"i
'or l'li'' unless sue return, ~""'i ana
il'ohr, Ana then should TINS u" So
he VIII open ms iiriiS 10 receive hrr,
ana the past si'a'' be lofSnf''h ny
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II uuisapp"ihtei III this nope lie VIII
,o,io% 'hem rom place lopiare' lie
s; s@''s nl'ass"' ,h anu, i.hn nave r'vy!,sH @ upon
i;i. S;r .iarrE; @ whose WI, ,rea'''erS makes
nv, : I:..j
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1,trlhs no" iov.oie shc "i's' ana
ciiarlnihs. ., h'or'ulh'els' !ii''r''is
M'h., @ y los,' l'akes .',e memory Oh ~
more oeat: lar oei'ref lhaf wlici we
possesseo H.
,m
lhe lamps are s'eam'hS' voices are
'oW w, ana ii',Si'ed. ,..
ne eamplers are n"sy r"''ho 'hc
''in' U.s. y. some some ','; la''sna , WIN i excess
ol '''rk' olnerS, WIN h>''''' ia'es' ''r"
throwing Throwing Gown ,nt'r E la". con- '''' i'7
lney see IL swept III ny 'ns rake 9' ti'f
Groul'tr' rise from 1''e ''i''e' '''''i tfy-
.ns 10 assume III ,sf cate'cssi'.SS' l, ,'i.ve
elo room' perhaps 10 seek oe'''h
outs'oe.
Louhelhs ihto the Solo-room' his
tnouGhts tar rom the scene before
MN, LORD Chetwode at adist;tnce sees
Blake.