The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-11-09
pathy of her maid was offered to the lone.

pathy of her maid was offered to the lone.
ly wife.
With the welfare of Iris as her one enf
in view Fanny Mere honestly believed
that 1t would be better and safer for Lady
Harry il she and her husband finally de
cided on living separate lives. The Longer
my lord persisted in keeping the doctor
with him as his guest, the more perilous
" lie was associated with u mcrciles:
the ruin of any one--man or woman, higI
person or low person-who might happen
to be an obstacle in his way. So far MS !,
person in her situation could venture or
taking the liberty the maid did her best t.
widen the breach between her master und
| her mistress.
While Fanny was making the attempt
to influence Lady Harry, and only pro
ducing irritation as the result, Nimpnu,
was eNerting stronger powers o. pei.
s~uasion in the effort TO prejudice the
Irish lord against any proposal for recon,
his wife.
81 iind an unforgiving temper in your
charming lady, the doctor declared. at
doesn't show itself ~ the surface, mydeal
fellow, but there it is. Take u wise al
vantage of circnmstances-say you Will
raise no inconvenient objections If she
wants II separation by mutual consent.
Now don't misunderstood me. / only re.
commend the sort of separation which viii
suit our convenience. YOU know MS well
as do that you can whistle your wife back
again"
to interrupt him there.
~ call that a coarse way of putting it,
Lord Harry interposcd.
Put 1T hoy you like for Yourself" the
doctor ,rejoinel. Lady Harry may be
persuaded to come back to you when we
want her for our grand project. In the
meantime uor l am always II c%onsidcratc
man where women are concerned) we act
ueilcately towards my lady in sparing ner
the discovery Of-what shall / call our
coming enterprise!-venturcsome viilainy,
which might ruin you in your wife's es-
tlulatiou. Do you see situation now,
US it really ISL Very well. Pass the bot.
tie aud drop the subject for the present."
The next morning brought with it an
event which demolished the doctors in
gcnious arrangement for the dismissal of
Iris from the scene of action. Lord and
Lady Harry encountered each other acct
dentally on the stairs.
Distrusting herself il she venturcd to
look at him Iris turned her ewes away from
her husband. He misinterpreted the ac-
ton as an expression of contempt. Anger
mt once inclined him to follow Mr.. Vimp-
Hnv's advice.
He opened the door OF the diuing-room,
empty at that moment, and told Iris
that re wished to speak with her. What
his villainous friend had suggested that
he shonld say, on the subject of n separ-
alton, he now repeated with a repcllent
iirmness which he was far from really
feeling. The acting was bad, but the fleet
was produced. For the first time his wife
spoke to him.
do YOU really mean it2" she asked.
The tone in which she said those words,
sadly and nnVat fin ltv ta1lipr SIC tnIn- of
uncontrollable surprise: the tender re-
membranes of past happy dtys in her
eyes: the Guivering pain, expressive of
wounded love, that parted her lips in the
effort to breathe freely, touched his
heart, try as he might in the wretclied
pride OF the to conceal 1t. He was
silent.
"lf you are Weary of our married life,"
she continued, Say SO, aud let us part. |
will 20 AWAY, without cntreaties aud with
out reproaches. Whatever pain l may
feel you snail not see it!n A passing flush
crossed her face and left it pale again.
She trembled under che consciousness OF
returning love--tlic blind love that had so
cruelty misled her! At n moment When
she most needed tlrmness, her heart was
sinking: she resisted, struggled, recover
ed herself. Quietly, and even firmly. she
claimed his decision. Does your silence
mean" she asked. that you wish me to
leave you?"
No man who had loved her MS tenderly
as her husband had loved her coul have
resisted that touching self-control. He
answered his wife without uttering :,
wora-he held ont his arms to her. TIE
fatal reconciliation was accomplished in
silence.
The post of the next morning brought
With it two letters.
One of them bore the postmark of Lon
don, ind was addressed to Llly Harry
Norland. 1t was written by Mrs. Vjmp-
any. and 1T contained a few lines added by
Hugh Mountjoy. My strength is slow
in returning TO me-" he wrote; but my
kind and devoted nurse says that all dan
ger of infection is Mt IN end. You may
write again to your old friend il Lord
Harry sees no objection, as harmless as in
the happy past time. My weak hand be-
gins to trenble already. How glad l shall
be to hear from You, it is, happily for me,
quite needless to add"
In her delight at receiving this good
news Iris impulsively ssumed that her
husband would give it a kindly welcome
on his side. She insisted on reading The
to hear of Mr.. Mountjoy's recovery and
took up. the newspaper. Was this uu-
worthy jealousy still strong enough to
master him even lit that moment? His
wife had forgotten it. Why had he not
forgotten 1t, too?
VI VIZ III Nty LILO LGpiitu w 4AuSUy
with the confidence and affection of the
bygone time before her marriage. After
closing and addressing the envelope, she
found that her small store Of postage
stamps was exhausted, aud sent for her
maid. Mr.. vimpany happened to pass the
open door ul ler room, wniie she was ask
ing for Il stamp; he heard Fanny say that
she was not able to accommodate her mis-
tress. ALLOW me to make myself useful"
the polite doctor suggested. He produced
a stamp, and fixed it himself on the en-
velope. When he had proceeded OIL his
way downstairs, Tanuy's distrust of him
insisted on expressing itself.
HE wanted to lind out what person
you have written to-" she said. Let
me make your letter safe III the post" IN
five minutes more it was in the box at the
office.
While these triliug events were in
course of progress, Mr.. Vimpany had gone
into the garden to read the SECOND OF the
two letters, delivered that morning. ad.
dressed to himself. On her return from
the post.otlice, Fanny had opportunities OF
observing him while he was in the green
house, trying to revive the perishing flow.
e~rs-neglected in the past days OF domes-
tic trouble.
Noticing her, after he had read his letter
over for the second time. Mr.. Vimpuuy
sent the maid into the cottage to say that
he wished to speak with her master. Lord
harry joined INN III The garden-loOked
at the letter-und, handing it back, turned
away. The doctor followed him, anu
said something which seemed to be re.
ceived with objection. Mr.. Vimpany
persisted nevertheless. and apparentl,
carried his point. The two gentlemen
consulted the railway timetable, and hur.
red away together, 20 catch tine train To
Paris.
Fanny Mere returned to the conservatory
anu ADseht!y resuuled ner employment
allong the flowers. On what evil errAnd
had the doctor left the cottage, And why,
Oh this occasion, had he taken the master
with him?
The time had been when Fanny might
have tried to set these questions Mt rest
by boldly following the two gentlemen
to Paris, trusting to her veil. to her luck
and to the choice of II separate carriage
in the train TO escape notice. But although
her ill-judged interference with the do
nestle affairs of Lady Harry had been
forgiven, she had not been received aanin
into favor u~nreservelly. Conditions were
imposed which forbade her to express any
opinion on her masters conduct. and
which imperaiively ordered her to lenve
the protection of her mistress-if protec
ton was really needed-in his lordship's
competent hands.
II gratefully appreciate your kind In
tentions." Iris had said, with her custom,
airy tenderness of regard for the feelings
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