The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-04-25
CHAPTER NH.

CHAPTER MIL
+ On receipt Of telegram, Mrs. MeaSon,
despite the very delicate state of her
i health, started at once for Spain, and
one day arrived quite unexpectedly, al
! the Castle when the duke and duchess
+ were to dinner
/ At the sight Of her grandmother Con
/ stance was quite overcome. She cried
/ bitterly, and passionately kissed the old
/ lady's face and hands, greatly TO the an
/ noyance Of the duke.
/ My dear Constance" said Mrs. Mea-
4 son, "hoW pale you look, Why has the
! sun of Spain brought no roses to your
/ chceks?"
Your grandchild. madam, infinitely pre-
i fers the fogs Of England" said the duke,
+ grimly.
We'll, is it not nauralE 1t is her
/ home; she is an English woman The
duke shrugged his shoulders.
i Itwas a great consolation to Constance
+ To have her grandmother with her, and
! during the days which followed the old
+ lady's arrival She seemed more conteuted
I than she had been since her marriage.
+ The duke soon noticed this, and did not
seem Wen pleased. He was of that NOR
bidly jealous disposition which srudges
enjoyment even while not coveting it.
/ Besides all this. the duke had an irrI-
/ tatlug conviction that when the two WON
en- were alone they were always extolling
i the virtues Of the young officer who had
( died The dukes displcasure at all this
/ was very soon made manifest. One day
! Mrs. Mcason informed Constance Of that
fact that She was about to return home.
Constance was amazed.
+ Return home grandma?" She said.
Why should you DO that: Surely my
home is your home"
You are right, my child-it should be
1 50; but your husband does not wish it.
/ Constance started angriIy.
My husbaud"' she said, the duke, has
7 h. dared to send You away"
Hush, my child; remember that he is
/ your husband
DO not ask me to visit You again. Con
stance she said, in leaving. Your hus-
band has said things To me which win
/ prevent my ever again living beneath his
roof"
/ burning with Indignation, Constance
! went instantly in search of her husband.
! She found him in his library
Il wish IL speak to YOU" she said,
/ quickly.
Let your communication be brief, for
+ l am busy" he said. What is it,
+ My communication is Of as much i'm
/ p9rtauce as your business to-day" she
replied. hau2htiIy. You have iusulted
my grandmother I wish to know the
reason
Il have insulted her. you say: Pray.
who is Your informautE
My graudnother is my informant.
: - ~ your wish, monsieur, - eAlie me
/ from tie one person in the world who
/ cares for me-
BY his you mean Your grandmother.
+ [ presume: We'll if she cares for you
/ she has had most peculiar way of show
\ IN it-that is air.
What do you meau:" asked Con
I stance quickly.
The duke shrugged his shoulders.
/ If | explain" he said. pray hear in
/ mind that | was not the first to breach
the subject While IN this house Mrs.
I MraSon took upon herself the task Of
! questioning my conduct toward my wife.
t Now. | dislike unpleasant scenes
/ therefore intimatcd To Mrs Measou that
/ a. the Duchess d'AzzegIio occupies too
exalted position to be permitted t. pre-
sent the world with food for scandal by
( dying of a broken heart away from her
/ husbands roof. | must request her not tu
/ commence in my house the process Whicr
7 she had found 50 ctiicacious in the house
of your father. When / first woord Won. -
continued he, Il knew | had the good
wishes of your guardian. l thought AT
the time that she was influenced by some
friendly feeling toward ne; yet discov-
s. I'D !.
to marry her grundchili in order that. as
The Duchess d'AzzrGlio. she might pas,
NV with pride the man whom. above mi
others. Mrs. Mrason djsIikcd. Wei. hei
rusc has not suc"ccded; th, man is dead
and SO far as Mr., Measou is concerned
/ Your marriage has accomplished nothing. "
lie paused. but Constance said nothing
\ vague feeling Of dread was upon her
for something in her husbands tone rath
rr than IN his words struck terror to hcI
heart
III Your grandmother had been NOR.
omen with NE NJ first, instead of allowing
me L. discover all her secrets for myself
l. might nav" been better for me. i Ger
. tainIy wnuIl have been better for her
continued the duke. After lad Offered
II marry you she determined mt al haz
ards To- break of Your "uE1- cement 10 ypuI
cousin Now. as Mrs. MolSau is a laIy
who generally arrompli>h,S what She
has set herself to DO, she succeeded ii
accomplishing thjS-hy 4 falsrhood""
a faI~ehoodt'
"prr,>e1y Tile reason She gave So,
for breaking on Your engagement Wa,
Tile death nf your mother under the per
~,cugsou If Captain lIuNayth'S family
aud particularly IF his father is il uo