The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-21
CHAPTER TX.
Learn to win q lady's feith
Nobly, as the thing is high.
Bravely. as for life and death,
With q loyal gravity.


No shadow from the past fell on Sir Regi-
maid Denison as he moved amongst bis
guests. He bore himself with well-bred
ease, his smiling face betraying no sign of
the secrets b Tried in his breast.
II he thought of Winifred at all it was
without remorse for the ruin that he had
brought upon her young life. He had come
to regard his marriage as an unfortunate
incident, from which he himself was the
chief sufferer, and which it must be his
business to forget If the image of his
wife presented itself to his mind he paid
the tribute of sigh. but the sigh was
given to what he had come to look upon as
his own supreme folly in having forged
himself tie that he loathed.
Since he parted from Winifred at York,
when they went their several ways after
exchanging pledges not to modest each other
if their paths in life happened hereafter to
cross there had been times when the
matrimonial claim clanked loudly in his
ears. But nearly two years had rolled away
since husband and wife parted by mutual
consent, and Sir Regi aid Denison had
fall under the delusion that he was free,
whenever it pleased him, to contract new
tie
He did not blind himself to the fact that
G bigamous marriage WIS circumstance
that the law would take severe account
Of But he relied on Winifred's silence
satisfied that she would fulfill her part Of
the bargain.
1t did not occur to him that when Wini-
fred declared herself so resolutely in favor
OF cutting her life a6rift from his. that she
had failed to reckon with all the difficulties
OF the position, or that the thought of a
second mar riage being contracted by either
had not entered into her contemplation.
All be cared to know was that she had mani
tested an invincible repug ance to perpet-
uation Of their ill-assorted union, and that
she had given her word not to interfere
with him. What might be the probable
effect on Winifred's conscience If the tidings
ever reached ter that her husband was on
the point of making a new alliance was a
thought altogether remote from his mind
he would not have compyehended it en- t
1t had forced itself on his attention. de
meant to keep his own secret, and he did
not doubt that Winif red would keep hers,
and in this faith he laid siege to the heart
Oh the woman whom his sister had chosen
for his wife.
There was something in the American
oeoutdnte that alternately repealed and at
tracted Sir Regina DenISoD. The source
OF the attraction he could scarcely define
IL was not her beauty, for strictly speaking
theresa Coffin was not beautiful. Her
mouth and nose, though indicating charac-
ter' were too large to satisfy such cons
nolsseur OF female beauty as Sir Reginald
GAINED To be. But she had a sweet, oval
lace, with broad. clear brow, large, peae-
tratlng eyes, finely pencled eyebrows, q
long, arching neck that seemed to droop I'M
ger the weight of dainty head covered
Win dark, crisp curls. Her skin was clear
as line porcelain beneath which the faiutest
SUSPICION OF a warm, flesh tint family
go"ed. Her fine dark eyes and her noble
pro. pro" bore strong testimony to her intellec-
Perhaps if Sir Reginald Denison had been
gwen to sef-analysis be would have found
III tnls intellectually the secret OF his re-
puiSon. as the reason Of his attraction was
70 De found in the fact that Theresa Coffin
was ike no other woman whom he had ever
met, and possessed, therefore, for Trim the
PECULIAR charm taat a bon giUeur finds in
some new piquant sa ce. She promised a
uew sensation to jaded appetite.
=, ne contrived, without neglecting his du-
oiee as hest or laying hi nself OF en- to 4
onarge OF too particular attention, to
suonopohze her, aud the fair American
showed no aversion TO be monopollzed. She
"ashoi one of those y omen VINO believe that
marriage is n woman's inevitable destiny,
sun less would she have been prepared to
sIt that this was true OF herself. 1t
peas' d her to keep an open mind on that
.SoJect IL 1t fell to her lot TO make mar
4ase mat would round OF and complete
ner lie, she felt it would be well; bit IL IL
~" Otherwise dered for her s. know
nat she had resources in herself 30 find hap
a'uese IN her lite as single NO naD. On
vne point her mi q was fully made up; she
"ouli not change her lot for any Of tho
taSohs That Lead nj e-tsnths II Aer Sex u
tuanSo theirs. Unless marriage promised
~ her the salts action tnat S Q looked tor,
rational wuma she would have none
".he OF y. FIR wealth SIZE cared ilttlei her
~ wealth Ass a su.iic.ent burden o her.
lhe Unset Of titles she CO cd nothing 40
~, nHe WA wiling 70 DO mated " she
aia hnd q mate WHO " nli answer ~ Ler
~ nature and 10 whom she could ren-
W. az homage and service aud fealty o. q