Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-02-05
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mere purpose of showing what she could
do when she liked. If that was her
motive in IN case why should it not be
in another Then he began to say to
himself that after all he had nc right to
throw stones.
1t isn't SC very difficult to understand
the feelings of a woma who has loved
in vain, and who is pestered all day and
every day by the attentionsof lovers who
are simply wearisome to her. Such a
woman might find a not unnatural con-
ISOLATION in avenging herself upon the
whole of the opposite sex. And suppos-
ing that, after the lapse of years, she
should find that that right person of
whom she had spoken had really loved
her all along, though perhaps he himself
had scarcely been aware of it? Would
she not then become again what she had
once been, and might not the sponge be
passed over events which neither he nor
she could wish to recall TO memory?
1t was in m~editations of this nature
that Lord Guise INDUCED during several
consecutive days, and everybody must
see how p~elilous they were. He himself
saw it, and had recourse to the old rem
edy Of flight. He was seen no more il
London during the early part of that
session, when Mr.. Schneider took his
seat as member for Slumberton and
Percy Thorold gathered fresh laureIs asa
debater; and if anybody missed him it
did not, at all events, appear TO be Lady
Belvoir, who was in the best of good spirits
at that time. Mrs. and Miss Leslie were
duly invited to Carlton House terrace,
and the trousseau was purchased with
the aid of their hostess taste and expert
ence, and the conduct of the latter lady
continued to be in all respects exem-
plary.
Then, shortly after Easter, a wedding
took place down in Westlnoreland which
was attended by many personages of
high degree, but at which Lord Guise
was unable to be present by reason Of
certain pressing engagements elsewhere,
the nature of which he did not specify.
Percy, in talking this over with his
bride, confded to her a very strange idea
which had come into his head.
! There's something queer about
| Guise,' said he; '.he doesn't write like
himself, and Morttou told me that h.
had spoken about Sybil in a way-how,
| ever, l may be quite wrong. Only /
can't help thinking that he is a little bit
| s1nitten, and that he is afraid to trust
himself near her"
But busy Statesmen. who IA allow
themselves but a brief honeymoon, can
| not be expected to trouble their minds
| much about the eccenSricities of friends
who are out of sight; anditwas with loud
CALCULATIONS of amazeInent that 1Ir.
| Thorold perused a letter which he found
| waiting for him at Venice some weeks
after his marriage.
Just read that he said, tossing the
sheet over TO his wife. at really is be,
yond everythingt.'
And this was what Dorothy read:
my DEAR THoRoLD-As a year has
now elapsed since the constitution of
our Bachelors Mutual Aid and Protec-
ton society," and as the society has died
a natural death, none Of US having sig
nifed the intention of renewing his
pledge, I co not of Il owe an ac-
count of my actions to any OF you.
| Still 1 think you may be interested IN
hearing that l am engaged to be married
to Syhil Belvoir. / have no doubt that
you will set me down as inconsistent,
and probably you will make merry at
my expense.
las a matter of fact [ am not incon-
sistent at all, nor have l changed my
ideas with regard to nnatrinony. 1 still
think that most people blunder into it
without knowing where they are going:
and as I have allowed a good many
years to pass before taking this step I do
not consider myself open to the charge
of having acted precipitately. However.
I make you welcome to the admission
that until lately Ihaye had an altogether
mistaken opinion of Sybil. You, | am
sure, have a mistaken opinion Of her
still, but possibly Mrs. Thorold may in
duce you to alter it. Ever yours,
"GUIsE."
"Well," asked Percy of his wife, "do
You think you can make HE alter my
opinion that this is a shocking plant::'
81 don't understand it," Dort thy re-
piled thoughtfully. Il knew tt at she
intended to make Lord Guise propose to
her, but l am almost SURE that she didn't
intend to accept him"
And when the news of Lord t3uise's
engagement was made public there We're
a good many people in Mrs. Thorold's
predieament. Some professed to know
that Belvoir was marrying a second
time out of pique; Others, better in
formed, remarked that Lord Guise
would oon be a duke, and was already
a very rich man; only a few were bold
enough to aver that she had fallen in
love with that middle aged, red bearded
philosopher. To the present day no ex-
PLANTATION of the phenomenon has been
vouchsafed by the only person who is in
a position to give an authentic one.
Possibly, after digging a pit for an
other she fell into the midst of it herself;
more probably her motives, like the me-
tives of most Of III under most circu1n-
stances, were mixed. In any case, her
husband does not appear to have repent
ed Of his bargain as yet. But he looks a
little sheepish when he meets Mr..
Schneider OF Mr.. Moreton, and it is GER
tain that he has forfeited the respect
which those gentlemen once entertained
for his Judgment.
TIL END.