Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-10-10
CHAPTER III.

QUE Id To account for all the motives
flz1eu a nroed her on to such a rash and
considered step.
Il i%n had been engaged in the first in
. 'ls 70 Major the Hon. Barry Larron,
au[ ~ tbe the til Hussars-a man more
~ u, 5onble her age, and rendered gloomy
la !" snsnicious by a former unlucky in
IN 1lat IN his life. 1t had been his strange
' s-aert even selfish exacting love that
~. fsoscinated her. She had thought his
a. "Ssion the deeper that it had showed
, @s1f' in such an uncouth form, contrast
~ 90 markedly with the gentle, almost
sr;sb devotion that was offered her by
aor lovers. For awhile she flattered
.,oIf that she could tame this savage
Frson and render him subservient to all
., vhims and fancies. But time dis
,,vod this. and she became impatient
ndor his jealousy, and rebelled against
o strict supervision he deemed it neces-
my 10 keep over her actions. Girlishly
nbooedful of the consequences, she
I,rpd upon his fears, thinking to punish
Sm br giving more cause for his suspic-
~, and when demonstrated with she
ny laughed.
=" will be an old mans darling if you
ip" she told him, saucily; 'but moth
No shall persuade me to be an old mans
lave"
sba was so innocent of evil that she did
nj understand the extent of his doubts.
She airted with such openness that the
prpst tyro could not have been misled,
hare especially as she so artlessly be-
aypd her love for her fiance at every
rrn, he was the only one who was blind
DOu.h to doubt her.
Ar Inst crisis came. He had forbid
on her to dance, an exercise of which
he was passionately fond, and she had
a rebeIled. for even to herself it seemed
eIfsh to indulge taste he could not
hare. Now. not content with that, he
BID her he objected to her singing before
ny one but her own family.
Then the girl grew rebellious, and re-
sel to comply with such an unreason-
be request. That same evening, in de-
nce of his wishes, she sung at large
cry, and when he showed evident dis
Msure, made no effort to conciliate him.
The next morning he wrote to her, say
be- that her love of gaiety and craving
r admiration were incompatible with
r life he should wish his wife to lead,
nd that he could not trust her with his
lppiness and honor.
Only one other officer was with him on
Fachmcnt at Hattiabad, and to him he
cleared his intention of giving her up;
bit his confidence had been met with in
snant warmth
Gcnald Dene had known Nora Molnet
her life, and was furious at what to
IN seemed an unwarrantable insult. he
s!ding day was fiXed-was to have been
that same month indeed; and he knew
v her fair fame would suffer it she
ERE Tilted so at the last moment. The
crely friendly feeling he had felt for
p seemed to develop in a moment to al
ost brotherly affection. Had she been
deed his sister, he could not have more
Feny resented Major Lorron's behavior.
There appeared only one way to show
sense of the cruel injustice of such
nduct and to silence malicious tongues.
must offer to become her husband in
alor Larron's stead.
nleterred by fear of ridicule or re-
It. he put his chivalrous resolve into ex-
ltlon. He told the girl of the shame
lett that one belonging to the regi-
F0t should have behaved so badly, and
utterly he disbelieved in the truth Of
accusations against herself.
In proof of which," he added, gravely,
can onl " say that if you will marry
Nora, | will do my best to be worthy
your confidence and to win your love"
ana she had consented to the strange
'IoSaL knowing that she was not brave
Ush to face the jeers or pity of society
leA the fact TRANSFERRED that she had
lifted. And she thought that Gerald
ne loved her.
Ter pleasure was his first thought, her
sues Ills own consideration. He was al
vs. At hand to do her service, and gave
10 opportunity to discover how he
getting more necessary to her every
Although formerly a keen sports
ne now seldom or never went out
HIS rifle or rod for fear she should
~ 10 think about the past, and find
pr'e 10 repent the step she had taken.
s|' one short year had changed her
'''F' The shock to her pride had been
,ssreat that she had seemed to grow
-1eaIy old, caring for none of those
80 which had delighted her before.
SaoIe being had become chastened,
"~t laughter quenched upon her lips.
ma never danced since her mar
ehe sung sometimes, but without
~appy ring which had made her sing
peSSant to the ear. Certainly she
s.VWn very staid-too staid, thought
lung husband, as he watched her
Heiy at times.
lung wife had made no women
fcn,. Ailpore. She was in fact rather
E 10 Please. but she took Jane to
% sH directly, liking her the better
f f~y was so free from young-ladyism
wam 51 ana unspoiled by contact with
FAM ~" Having been so long in her
sb.u SCHOOL, she had contra cted a nun
lei - Ss ana gentle, winning way that
Bis w.. 'ihSep, too, saw a good deal
ag 'I In's, as Mrs. Dene persisted in
UGH, ",,e TO herself; he had always
nra.+, Ner more than ordinari-
Sh' and soon discovered
sdn;rs.. mad other claims to
"'ion She was so bright and