Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-26

tvo moments Of his entry iie was Wv
ldly conscious Of all her surroundings,
seeming 70 assimiiate them ~ some
riveradded sense which had no name.
ne kBee. without knowing how n
knev the color 81 the silksn hang
/ Ings 1t the window, the shape Of the
low bookcases. the kind Of flowers Win
which her vases had been filled. 4
subtle wait Of perfume reminded MIN
DAYS tong passed away: il was the
soent that always chung 70 Venstias
belongings and contained for him 80
many associations that for the moment
II made his senses reel
Husband and wife regarded each
other steadily. It was more tnan
twelve years since they had met
yenetia leaned forward little, her
Two hands on the table which stood
between her and her husband, her
eyes fixed keenly upon his face She
had aged less than Roger, who, bronzed
and saddened, looked more than MS
10 ,ars and who stood rnotionless be-
fore her as IL waiting for the word Of
command Il was moment Of intense
nba rrassment for him; what IL was
Tor her even she herself would have
found Il difficult 10 say
The tension Of her attitude al last
relaxed. she withdrew her hands from
the table and sank back among her
cushions with a long sigh. Roger
neither moved nor spoke. He had
presented himself, but for the life OF
him he could not take the initiative.
He did not know what to say. >
go you have come 70 see me, said
Nine Zayertal at last, in the soft
dow tones that he remembered 50
yell. II think | am almost glad. VIII
g1u not sit DOWN?
II think not" said Col vanbrugh
quickly and abruptly. Not at least
until / have said part Of what wish
10 say. / have come here today, Ven
ella, to carry out duty. ] come 70
ask you whether you viii return to
me- or at any rate to Aldersleigh 7
His wife looked at him silently. Her
blue eyes had curious green lights In
them sometimes. He remembered
them of old; and in those days he had
secretly known them % be danger sig
nails The green lights we're there now
Az she looked at him.
.ls that all2" she said at last, drop
ring her white eyelids over the dan
gerous CLEANS Z. requires consider
alton. Have the goodness to SIT down
while we consider II. II fatignes pIe 70
see you standing.
Col Vanbrugh grimly drew
straight backed wooden chair forward
and seated himself He did not look
exactly prepossessing AT that moment.
HI was stern, harsh Incorporating
IN appearance. and yet he had come
with words Of Cancellation upon his
lips
Il suppose" she said, after a little
pause, that Lanceot has brought you
tu make this request
"Lancelot? No"
Il do not mean in words. ! mean
that his action his leaving home has
been too much for you. | suppose
that you want him back again"
We need not discuss my motives.
think said Col. YanhIdgh, dryly.
"It Is enough for the present purpose
that | came here 70 beg yen 70 return
10 my house, IL reassume my name, TO
take your place once more as my
Wife.
"But Il is by no means enough, SAID
V6netia. starting to d more erect posi-
ton and cmtching the soft cushions
al her side with one little clenched and
nervous hand 1T Is anything but
enough The motive matters more
than all
Perhaps you are right said her
husband. III perfectly quiet, uneon-
cerned voice. othe motive II important,
but the worst Is that motives are
really always mixed The most con
siderable OF my motives. however. is
q desire that we should 10 our duty
to each other :"
1T rs An admirable motive. said
Veuetia keeping her blue-green eyes
upon him.
Yon may think possibly that You
have done yours. Roger Vanbrugh
went on slowly - am not convinced
that such has been my case We have
perhaps given the world some cause
10 speak cyil of MS more evil than
either Of us has deserved Nobody has
ever known the true cause Of our Sc
paration. nobody need ever know n
We live together again scandal will die
i natural death II viii be seen that
we ala not hate each othcr that | did
mot treat YOU harshly or suspec cd
lon wrongly Of misdoing and that the
cause If quarrel has ncen removed
Nv forgotten
I'D can scarcely have been forgot
ten. she breathea
Ne. Il was oue that Is difficult to
forget he said with perfect equanim
ill., Nut Il has In 4 sense been re-
moved The fortune which a kinsman
M yoars Iett Vol tew years ago
makes L possible for yon to help Your
ellov-conntrymen Il your hearts con