The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-07-11
YOU WILL

YOU WILL"
"Of course we must go back to
England at once. Your father must
be consulted about the settlere nts,
the trousseau must be ordered, and
Bellagranda filed with guests"
This was Lady Marcia's dictum
before she even gave herself time to
congratulate the girl, who was just a
little bit saddened by the knowledge
that her love for Miles Berkeley had
conquered and forced her into the
surrender of her independence.
"Time enough" she answered,
'let us enjoy ourselves a little here
before we go back to England. |
have not been SO happy for ages as /
have been since l came abroad, and
misery will probably recommence so
soon as we go back"
"Elvira, how wicked you are to
talk like that about your home"
Lady Marcia was always craving
for movement and excitement, and
the amusement she had at first
derived from novelty of her visit at
Wiesbaden was beginning to pail.
Unsuccessful with Elvira, she
appealed to Sir Miles, asked him if
he did not consider it imperative,
his duty in fact, that she should
forthwith seek an interview with
Mr.. Delane, and therefore that it
would be better for them all to go
home.
Tut Sir Miles said it must be
entirely as Elvira liked.
However masterful he might be-
come in the future-ahd there is no
saying how even the best of us may
drive if we hold the reins-he did
not consider that he was yet in
position to thwart Elvira in even the
smallest of her wishes. Ia truth, too,
he was perfectly happy at the
thought of lingering for awhile
longer at Wiesbaden, and in no
hurry to enter on the manifold ar
engagements which the Forthcoming
marriage would entail.
Both the lovers begged Lady
Marcia to finish her %'cure," it would
be quito time enough to think of
returning home when she had taken
the prescribed course of baths.
But Lady Marcia was FESTIVE. She
was tired of the baths, which in
reality had never been necessary,
and her next mention of a return
was to Lady Gertrude.
There she met with a ready
response.
Lady Gertrude's eyes glistened
through the tears that filled them as
she spoke.
"If l could only get back and see
my baby's grave once more I should
die hsrpy," she said.
Greatly, Gertrude, you are toe
morbid. Who IS talking Of dying?-
it is where we are going to live We
are thinking about, not where we
are going to die"
"Ah, Lady Marcia, | can not gel
any of you to believe that my days
are numbered, though it is certain
enough, / know. Poor, dear Glen,
wish he would realize it, for the
blow will be doubly hard when il
docs come"
"My dearest Ger rude, this is sheer
morb,duess; you viii never get wei.
while you give way to such fan
cies.n
sis it a fancy, L2dy Marcia, that
am getting weaker every day, and
that if | DO not so back to England
oon | shall " go at all, fol
l shall not he strong enough &c
accomplish the journey. Do per
suade Clement to take me home,
only do this, AMI my gratitude will be
unbornded."
Lady Marcia was somewhat aghast
She had annexed a far more deter
mined coadjutor than she had in the
very least expected. In all proba
bility che would not have spoken
had she known how excited Lady
Gertrude would become; still she
decided it was as we'll to know the
poor child's real sentiments, and
with the natural kindness of heart
she determined to aid and abet hel
wishes, especially as they coincidet
with her own.
Sir Clement, however, had become
so strange of late that if he wished Il
remain abroad the chances were hi
obstinacy would not be easy to con,
quer.
1t was as she expected and feared
Sir Clement had no desire to return
to the old haunts. His uncomforta
BILE, strained meetings with Lisbetl
Glendirning had ceased to be
pleasure to him, and the corstan
presence of that dlrksome lake wa
IN ever-abiding misery whom he wa
at Alloy ne Court.
He had fought hard to forget il
existe nee since he came abroad, an
at times had almost succeeded il
doing 80. 1t was only in the dead q
night, when sleep refused to b
Wooea, that visions of that still
silent wa:er came to him with terri
IIn ,lnap,,aoo llNUhot l,aa na,t;