Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-08-09

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and waited in vain She would have liked
to hear from her husband She had left
him deliberately-she had preferred money
and grandeur to his love and the pretty
humble home he had given her; still she
Ionged to know what he thought of her
conduct-what he suffered-if he was very
unhappy. Unknown to herself, she was
longing still for his love-for some of the
kind words that had been as needful to
her as the air she breathed. Here all was
magnificence and stately splendor. If her
head ached, every remedy and every lux
ury were offered to her, but there was no
Paul to lay her head on his breast, to
soothe her with gentle words, and comfort
until the pain had ceased.
She missed him more than words can
tell, and for the first few days she looked
so pale and changed that Lord Carlswood
began to fear he had made mistake. be
did all he could to rousa her; he gave
grand dinner-party to which the elite of
the county were invited; he ordered mag
nificent costume from Paris for her, and
she was delighted. In the novelty and
excitement she forgot her sorrow, and
from that hour the world took possession
of her.
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every promise he had made her. He busted
himself first in getting together every
proof of her identity, and he succeeded.
Then he formally declared Lionel to be
his heir; he made his will, bequeathing to
Ismay, his beloved grandchild, a fortune
which was to have been divided between
three Of his children. and which would
have made each of them rich. Then he
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side at Bralyn for time, and teach Ismay
the lessons he most wished her to learn.
He found the very lady he desired-Lady
Merton q distant relative of his own.
She gladly consented to educate the beau
tiful girl so as to fit her for her position.
"She will never be accomplished, said
Lord Carlswood; lit would be useless to
attempt to teach her French. German, and
music; but, with her great beauty, we
may dispense with accomplishments
Teach her to take her place gracefully as
the mistress of my house-teach all the
little details of etiquette that every lady
ought to know, and | shall be quite salts
fed"
The result was perfect success. The lit
tie deficiencies of manner were soon toned
down, the musical voice took more deli
movements. always graceful became more
graceful still in their high-bred elegance.
She was so quick in learning to adapt her
self to her new sphere in life that Lord
Carlswood wondered at her marvellous
progress. When she had been with Lady
Merton for three months, one might have
thought her whole life had been spent at
prnIvp
Then opened then to lsmay WaIdron a
most brilliant life: nothing that she ever
dreamed of equaled this magnificent reali-
ty. There was one drawback. She had
one dispute with Lord CarlswOOd; he was
very DESTROYS that she should relinquish
the name of Waldron, and that she would
not consent to do. She looked at him with
flashing eyes, her beautiful face crimson
with anger.
81 have broken my husbands heart"
she said; 81 have deserted him; | have
spoiled all his life; but will not give Up
IL 80 900 rroud enough the daY |
bore it first; ] will not give it up
He saw that it was useless to urge the
point, SO he ceased discussing It. Ismay
had more spirit and determination than he
had given her credit for.
She was known as Mrs. Waldron,"
Lord Carlswood's beautiful granddaugh-
ter. People at first used to ask where
was her husband-who was he?-and the
answer was She married very much be-
meath her, and is separated from him"
After Il time they ceased to ask, and the
beautiful Mrs. Waldron became one of the
queens of the fashionable world. How
admired she wasl Men spoke of her with
wonder-of her marvellous IOveliness and
grace, her bright smile, her quick, ready
wit, her radiant face.
Ismay Wajron enjoyed her life. She
gave herself up, heart and soul, to the
spirit of gayety; no party, no ball, no S0tree
was complete without her; she was indie
fatigable in the pursuit of pleasure Lord
CarIswood smiled as he watched her.
81 was rot mistaken in my estimate of
her character" he thought. "She has for
gotten her husband"
He became warmly attached to her,
chiefly because her great beauty and pop
UlaritY fattered his pride He loved her,
too, becaus1 she so closely resembled her
mother, the katrine he remembered as
child, and had loved so dearly. He took
great pride and interest in the little Leo
his heir who was to be, the Lord Carls-
wood of the future.
There were times when Ismay Waldron,
looking around her, said TO herself: 81 did
well; il the time and the choice were to
come again should do the same. 1t would
have been cruel to waste such life as
mine in Il wood-keeper's cottage; it would
have been cruel to deprivs my beautiful
Leo of this grand heritage"
So year after year passed, and with time
her beauty developed into magnificent
womanhOod; she grew more fashionable,
more popular. The beautiful Mrs Wal
dron was perhaps more universally adj
mired than any other lady in London. The
world loved her as she loved it.
There were times when she hardly real
tzed that She the admired and fiattered
beauty, the queen of the season, the most
popular woman in London, was the wife
of Paul Waldron. In the midst of her
grandeur she looked back with sick,
faint shudder on the past-that past where
in she had been the disconnected wife of a
poor man.
She had reached the climax Life had
nothing more to give her. Wealth, luxury,
magniticence, pleasure unbounded, ad-
miration-all were hers. The world she
had once looked upon with such longing
eyes lay at her feet She delighted in her
own beauty, she took the greatest pride in
adjoining it, she was never weary of con-
templating it.
The admiration of men pleased and
amused her; it did no more. She was vain
and worldly, she loved riches aud grandeur
better perhaps than she loved her own
soul, but she was never, even in thought
false to Paul Waldcon. She never forgot
that, though parted from him-though she
had deserted him-she was still his wife,
No one dared to speak to her of love that
she could not receive. Yet some of the
best and noblest in the land would fain
have wOoed her had she been free to be
wooed
Lord Carlswood noticed that trait in her
character rs he noticed everything.
"She is true Carlswood." he said more
than once. she is beautiful aud pure, as
were all the women of our race"
So the years passed away to lsmay Wal
drou, one OF the most admired and ceIe-
brated women of her day.
CHAPTER XIV.
There was one season in London when
people were all talking of new man"
who had made his entry into public life
He was Mr. Dale, of Ravensdale. who
had been recently returned rs NJ p. for
Taverton. At first Tories, and then Lib
erals, had tried to ignore him, but he was
becoming a power among the people He
could be ignored no longer. He had made
one of the most brilliant speeches ever de-
hyered in the House of Commons
IF he would but become one of usl' said
the great Tory leader, with sigh.