The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-07-26
A GHOST OF THE PAST.

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Sir Robert Lisburn and his wife were
not particularly silly as newly saarried
couples 90, For one thing. Sk Rpbeet
was S0-something. and when yon 1ass
SO-something gravity comes Bat he
was very much in love with his ysnhg
wife. He handed her out OF the family
omnibus carefully. and the very prettisst
ankle and the tiniest shoe peeped out for
moment as she stepped down befors
one of the big hotels ON Trafalgar square.
As she tripped up the broad. caspeted
stairs to her room there was u le0k u
great happiness in her eyes. e
And Is my dear girl auits happyR's
said Sir Robert. young Lady Lisburn
--she was tall and pleasant looking
turned to him affectionately. 81
your dear girl" she said, ''has had
her worries In her life. She had one big
worry"
How bigs~
Lady Lisburn widsned her arms to
give IN idea Of the size
But it's all over eDv. and am very.
very happy"
Perhaps" said Sir Robert, perhaps
the dear girl will tell me all about 1t
some day." =
"She may-some day." said the young
bride, flushing. Just now she is 30
contented that she doesn't want even
to think about It,"
The next morning they went of to
the Engadine. It was two months later
when they returned, trunks and port
manteaas plastered all'over with square
and circular labels-Hotel Bellevue. and
Hotel Bean Rivags and . lot of cthsfs
Both Sir Robert and Lady Lisbufn look
ed very jolly and we'll. ~ s ~
There were letters waiting for Lady
Lisburn. She read them IN her bed
room. A she saw the writing on one Of
the envelopes she grew red and then
very white. She perused the letter again
and again. with hauds trembling and Q
face that looked into the mirror with 0
frightened look. Then she turned Of the
electric light and sank ON. her knees aud
sobbed. They staid in town for some
days. They drove out good deal. visit
ing, but young Lady Lisburls looked I'll
and out Of sorts and scarcely spoke to
her husband. He seemed to be repelled
by her coldness. Once or twice Lady
/ l4Aisbuxn tried 10 Fouss herself, but NE
look Of worry quickly came back. and
her husband, placid and even as he was
could not help feeling disturbed. ~
Ono evening in the latter part Of the
week Lady Lisburn was sitting at the
open window of their room, her face
resting on her hand, looking ont into the
square and seeing nothing.
A page boy entered with q foreign
message. She opened it, read the type
written words and crumpled quickly
the sheet in her hand as Sir Robert
came in.
II want to say something to you. Rob
ert, she said in shaky voice. He came
over to hsr. ztAt tst# :.
"I want to go away from you for .
few weeks"
IA few weeksY' he repeated blankly.
"A few weeks. Unless you want me
to be miserable woman all my life,
you must let me do this Let me go.
and when | come back shall be quite
jolly. and shsii love you moro thar
ever, and we- ,yr6f
my dear" said Sir Robert. "you are
perfectly unreasonable You are not
yourself" sf "a a. 48i'f.
Unfortunately am. " interposed the
young wife sadly. "a ~ s ~
''Or you wouldn't dream of proposing
such preposterous thing. Now. love,
just you go to bed early tonight and
have good rest. and you'll be all right
in the morning"
"If you don't let me go. Robert. |
shall never be able to rest again.
shall be nothing but curse to you and
o misery to myself for all my life. Do
let mo 60"
"My dear love. ".said Sir Robert. Eis-
ing with q very decided air, IF you
absolutely refuse to tell me tho motive
for your disappearance. absolutely re-
fuse to let you 60"
Then then must go without your
permission" She said this without de-
fiance and In the humblest way.
Sir Robert went down stairs and stood
at the hotel door for a few minutes
smoking his cigar rather quickly. Then
he turned and went to the telephone
room and looked in the book and rang
up. Lady Lisburn. white and set Of
face, returned to her room and prepared
for her journey.
II was d surDrise to Cir Robert to find