Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-07-11

nTbon he has given up, nus Ne NC
sked quickly rhare don,t 1et
III, onv more about my mlstortunes.
TAN aoing TO take your advice, throw the
all Fl s nv mind, and try what change
pau W. will do for me. I have promised
Iodv Darlington to go down and
eai :tb her for week or two. She says
,a' VII oct a few pleasant people togeth-
ne Wv moot me. 1t will be much better
han going away by myself:
n nSe doubt" returned Shirley, drawing
hair near the table, beside which Mrs.
e ..%ron sat. "You look cheered up al
ready" ,o
itve Eli # | do, it is no ordinary proof
.aa;onation. | have just had the sat
ssacton of paying heavily for my agents
allure. u.;+o hoa
r;IIainous countenance the follow
has" ~,
aoe of his face is that 1t is absolutely ex-
ressiopless; only fear if he has not
nccapded, no one else will"
81 sunnose you will have Lady Dorring-
D,s cad of a brother at-what do you
tall her place"
4 "rhedworth? Yes. it is highly proba-
Il le."
81 am not important enough to be ask
"A 8" said Captain Shirley in an injured
one.
"vonsense. my dear friend. But if you
70 [ am going to beg you not to accept"
"Why? | am sure you would not let
no or any one interfere with YOU"
"Certajnly not" said Mrs. Ruthven,
nth sweet composure. ''My reason for
skiing this favor is that l want you to
oil me what goes on in town."
"Ob. | have to play the honorable part
bf spy, have ~
"You can do exactly as you like. If you
Moose to dsoblige me and break with
z he, you can Only"
An expressive pause.
"You know very we'll don't want to do
inviting of the sort. | confess to get out
hi temper when l see you determined to
throw Yourself away on such fellow, as
NIarsden, when you might do so much
better
81 am not so sure l could. Mr.. Mars
en- is evidently not the spendthrift you
hade out. The money you insinuated he
i bad made away with for his own purposes
vas forthcoming When l needed it. l
refer, too, being high up among the land
d gentry, to being the wife of some new
nade, insignificant peer
why not an old important one?'
Because at this moment there is scarce
me available. The Peerage gives valua
be information"
And because the fascinating master of
Eyesleigh happens to please your fancy!'
What is it to you if he does 2" she cried,
Nth sudden fierceness.
1T is Il great deal to me. l hate the
dca,' returned Shirley, bitterly.
T. You don't really mean to say you still
are who or what like?' she exclaimed
Nth slight, not unfriendly, smile, ''that
too foolish A strict alliance for orr
mutual benefit is wise and reasonable,
put think we have exhausted sentiment.
he fact is, you hate Marsden. | can see
tour enmity curling the corners of your
Mouth, and cleaning through the glances
(ou cannot veil. How can | trust you to
Fell me what goes on, without eXaggera-
ION or prejudice. You may have nothing
f report. Marsden may ask me to marry
I'm during this visit. | fancy Lady Dor
fngton expects it. If so, | fear nothing,
or do believe that if We're richer than
am-rich as Croesus-he would not tie
mSelt TO me or to any woman unless she
foud give him pleasure! 1t will proba-
Ny be but a short-lived passion. l sus-
Pect ne is constant only to INCONSISTENCY
ftlll, temporarily, he likes me- Now if,
nave sometimes thought, he is taken
Eith Nora L'Estrange, he will be gad-
rIhs to and fro, and spending lot of
me at their miserable lodgings. 1 want
foU to keep me informed of this. am not
k"lns to let that girl interfere with my
ianS, cost what it may to cut her out!'
9Ue spoke with strong emphasis.
l understand" said Shirley, who had
s'en"d sulkily to this long speech. eff
gu nave set your mind on Marsden or
-FesIcigh, everything must give way. 1t
poor marriage for you, and there can
only one eXplanatio for it. STILL
tarSden cannot be as heavily embarrass-
us l was led to believe. l was rather
furprlsed to find he was ready with the
uoney for Your new purchase"
what. cried Mrs. Ruthven ''You inn
'she Clifford Marsden would be faith
ess to his trust? What base suspi-
fon."
| see nothing to elevate him above it,"
PAU Shirley with sheer. However,
n' ehdeavor to carry out your wishes, as
nave always done. but not for nothing"
mrs. Ruthven looked at him-a curious
searching look.
lou shall have your pay" she said,
!" II, any way you like except one"
LOU need not have mentioned the ex-
Vra'on, am we'll aware of it."
Anefe was a pause. Then Mrs. Ruth
en SAID in an altered tone:
LADY bennington goes down to Ched-
I'm "1I to-day and follow tomorrow"
II, low long do you remain?''
Zen days, possibly fortnight. Now.
ueaf Shirley. | am going to be rather
. ~ ana must bid good morning"
l understand he said, land obey"
A'o! bennington had written a few
10 her goddaughter, excusing her
LOT not having called on or sent for
lime was too short, she said. 1t
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