Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-11
WOMAN AGAIN8Y WOMAN.
BY MRS. M. E. HOLMES.
CHAPTER v.

wounded pride and aching heart
proved veritable thorns in her pillow.
She was haunted all night by the
Vision of Roy's fair handsome face
bending over Valeries head, gazing
INTO her eyes with an eternity of love.
She did not like Valerie, yet she was
just,
at is I who keep them apart. What
can I do-What can L dO:' was the
Thought that ragged in her mind, and to
this she could find no answer.
She rose and took her bath, then
robed herself in her simply gray gown,
and wrapping mantle round her, for
the morning was chile, she left her
apartments and stole through the
silent corridor to the gardens and
grounds.
Through the two months that had
elapsed since the strange and terrible
episode that had changed her whole
life, the girl had lived entirely alone.
She gave herself up to study, and
books, and for recreation walked
while III the park, till she knew every
nook and corner by heart.
No thought of pride Or JOY that she
was part owner of this proud estate
came to her mind as she passed through
the avenues of leafless trees, and
caught gHmpses of the castle, standing
like Il grey sentinel in the background.
Instead, she wished now, day and night,
for something that would free her from
her husband, and take away the shame
that hung over her.
She walked on quickly. The wind
was signing in the trees. sounding
;SnournfL and weird to the ears.
. At last she reached spot she fire.
.queuted most. It was thickly wooded,
and even now though autumn was at
hand, the leaves were scarcely thinned.
1t was quiet and secluded, and Alice
loved it,
She flung herself down on an old
drunk, and gave way to her thoughts.
She needed not the chill wind or the
gnouufuI rustic of the trees, but after
she had sat some time, she became
conscious of the approach of some per-
SON OR persons-and reused herself to
listen
The voices came on the air.
II tell you. Paul, I can 60 no more: [
have nudAiGg -nothlng now but my few
Jewels, and you know ! must keep
them, even il they were worth much,
which they are not
Cant you ask the old LADY," spoke
the deep tones of man.
''Impossible - utterly impossible,
t'auts''
Then the devil knows what is to be-
come of me, Valerie
She was surprised. and a little
alarmed, Gut she thought it wiser to sit
still, and perhaps the speakers would
pass
You ka,ow;" went Oh the man sur
H{y-"You know how am situated. [
consented TO wait while you came here,
but slime has gone. and now it is two
months, and you have done nothing
&or me y
Have you forgotten how I an
placed" asked Valerie angrily. Have
you forgotten the MURDER"
The tgtau laughed.
mo, + forget nothing. but 7, none
the less, am angry. Why did you not
grasp Roy BARREL when you had your
CHARGE, What fools nonsence was in
Eour head
"What? Love-" said Valerie quietly.
The gaan laughed again.
Pooh and bah. You, Valerie Ross,
stayed by love. No, no, my sister;
some other tale not that"
lit Is the truth, nevertheless, broke
an Vaserles voice, broken, harsh, and
agitated. Il loved Eustace Rivers. All,
yon may shake your head: you did not
see, YOU we're blind as to what was GO
ing Can in our little cottage home in
sksVenleigh. when Eustace's regiment
was QUAR- tered near; you little thought
of the dreams that came to me for one
brief moment OF my great happiness
tAftSe ssa4 metionless, she heard the
tnan strike 81 match against tree as if
10 light Il cigar.
IF | had known it / should have
ended it pretty soon,' he said quietly.
I 10 tho oaStlc - Il
Valerie, ''you thought [ did SO to please
,you 1t was to follow Eustace. | had
grown jealous, he was altering to me.
Lady Darrell had written often press
ing me for Il visit, so | embraced the
opportunity Roy did at once what you
plpphesied he would-fell in love with
me, but [ was blind to it then. | cared
only fox Ellstace. All my life was for
him Roy haunted my footsteps. yet
/ gave him no encouragement. Then
Eustace and [ quarre led Ipressed for
our marriage, he demurred again and
again. and a GOODNESS arose between
the two men over me. | know not
how. bait -tzod forgive mel believe
now E.lIstace nlaifgned me to his friend.
and that Roy in his love for me re-
sented the ;sffront. But let that pass.
{ shall never know the truth now.
The day before the murder Roy sought
ZINC, beggRG for my love: he asked no
ssazestions, but gave me two days to
consider [ wanted no time. [ was
,boslnd to- Eustace forever. Then
then came his death, and then my
eyes were opened. l was no longer a
xoo}; knew that what | had thought
Cove wsss pastime to him that had
asyuxn MY hearts best before the feet
OF one unworthy"
eff yon had contided in your brother
You would have known in good time
what class of man was Eustace Rivers:
,but--''
>'.IBut l did not, +" answered Valerie s
voits> land now let the past go. it is
and ,,-ith II FOOLS