Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-11-21
an Unnatural gonSass.

| Take me right away from Eng
lland, Herman" Lady Penrith had said
TO him earnestly, knowing how safe
she would be under his faithful guild
ance; ''it will be better SO"
Then it was that Merryweather be-
thought himself Of st. Julien, charm
ing village on the coast OF Normandy
whittier he had once upon time gone
for long summer holiday in those
years before he had become 80 busy in
Garth He proposed st. Julien accord
ingly, and Lady Penrith acquiesced at
once. Ruy, too, had loved Normandy
in the old dead days.
So Mrs. Ounce was left in charge OF
the great lonely house, and the old
mistress and the young mistress set
out upon their travels.
Good bye, my dear lady" had wept
the good old soul at parting; and
Heaven be praised, say |, for what has
come to pass. Speed the day that
brings you home to us again.
But her desire was never to be
granted,
They had now been sojourning at
st. Julien for nearly three weeks, and
once already during that time had
Merryweather again crossed the chan
mel, in order to satisfy himself that all
was well. That was bright day for
Alicia when he ar,-iyed--a dark when
he departed. With tears in her elo-
quent eyes she had sent her best love
to Mrs. Ounce.
But there were more bright days in
store for herself. alicia knew; for had
he not promised that he would come
yet again soon--indeed at the very
first opportunity he could make for
getting away
And so the days wore on for Lady
Penrith, calm, peaceful, and--as she
often said-happier than she had ever
dreamed they could be for her again In
this world, where she had tasted SO
much sorrow and had wept so many
grieyous tears.
She never spoke to Alicia OF Rugs
conduct, his unforgiving spirit. his
treacherous method of Furnishing her
for her sin in those old days. She
never mentioned it, but Heaven knew
how often 1t was present In her
thoughts, both by night and by day.
1t was breaking her heart. in truth, to
think that he could have found the
cruel strength of will to deal out to her
his mother-so crushing requital,
so terrible a retribution.
Was not the burden Of her remorse
enough that he must add to the
shadows of her closing life? Yes, 1t
was hard. very hard to know that II
was by Ruy's pitiless hand that she
had been brought so low. The sum
mer faded all too quickly, and the
chilly autumn season crept on. Still
Lady Penrith showed no inclination,
expressed no wish, to return to the
poor old home.
Az the fogs and cold night winds be-
gan to come upon st, Julien, Herman,
on d flying visit. proposed that they
should travel south TO Nice. So to-
ward the end of October, they iour-
neyed by easy stages to region of the
Alps where fogs and sea-mists are
things unknown. and the Invalid Is
wont to look hopefully forward to the
dawning of another life.
And then. when the spring came
round once more, and the fair waters
Of the blue Mediterranean took yet
deener hue. Lady Penrith, grown
touchingly fanclful said IT would be
pleasant &c go on to Genoa.
She had always longed to behold
that city Of palaces, she said, visit
fully; and Alicia. humoring her, de-
clared that she had likewise, Was II
not odd. asked the girl, brightly that
they should be so agreed In every
thing9
Accordingly the move was made,
and Mr. Merrywcather written to ana
appTised of their whereabouts They
Mad secured some beautiful apartments
IN an old villa overlooking the quay,
Alicia told him; when could he como
and see them there, her grandmother
wanted TO know? Herman wrote back
a CHEEKY letter directly, and promised
that he would be with them at the end
Of a week
The evening he WIS expected TO ar
rive was In unusually lovely one. Not
a cloud was 10 be seen in the Won
drously tinted sky, not a breeze rose
10 uuale the calm which had settled
npon Ne bl,c waters Of the gulf.
iady Penrith lying back upon the
bright cushions Of luxurious seat, a
hGht sb5w drapins her shoulders,
WIS ia her fasorite place by the open
window Of the salon her dun eyes
used "a tho glorious, understanding
sen look of iueffable content OH her
nuiet eaIorless face
All aAv long shc had talked NJ little
save llorWan's coming saying again
ana again 81 thoa bat SHE hoped he
would uot rs late
VII Ne eome ev boat. do YOU
hinls >lcia shr sdd. having asked
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