The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-06-06

CHAPTER H.
A few days after Ida Raughton had
been INDUCING in those summer noontide
mcditations, Walter Cundall arrived at
his house in Grosvcnor place.
Things We're so well ordered in the es-
adjustment Of which he was master. that
Il telegram from Liverpool. dispatched
few hours earlier. had been sufficient to
cause everything to be in readiness for
him
He walked into his handsome library,
followed by a staid, grave man-servant,
and. sitting down in one of his favorite
chairs said:
We'll, West, what's the news in Lon
dom"
Not much. sir, at least nothing that
would interest you. There are a good
many balls and parties going on. of
course. sir Sir Paul Raughton's man
and me were a-taIkinS together, sir last
night at our little place of meeting. and
he told me rs how Sir Paul was going 10
nave quite a large party down at hi'
lace, You know. sir. 10 cclebrate-tO cele-
orate-I mean for Ascot, sir"
"WellE"
y
here, too, sir. Indeed. Sir Paul's man
said as how his master had been making
inquiries about the time you was a-cominr
back. sir, and said he should like TO hav-
You there And. of course, they want to
eele-l mean to keep it up, sir. Now, I'll
20 and fetch You the letters that have
come since | sent YOU the last mail
lille the servant was gone Walter
'undall lay back in his chair and medi-
-ated. He was a handsome man. with
dark. Shapely head, and fine, well-mark
III features
As he sat in his chair he wondered
why Providence had been 50 unfailingly
good To him through his life; why it had
showerei upon him-while he was still
young enough to enjoy 1.-THE comforts
that other men spent their lives in toiling
to obtain, and then often failed at last to
get
And now he said TO himself. "lpt
Fortune give me but one more gift and
am content. Let me have as partner of
all ! possess the faireSt woman in the
world: let my sweet. gentle Ida tell me
that she loves meas | know She does
and what more can ! ask: All. Ida, he
Went on. apostrophizing the woman he
loved, Il wonder if you have guessed how,
night after night, during these long six
months. | have sat on my yeranda gazing
up at the stars that look like moons there
wondering il YOUR dear eyes were looking
at them in their feeble glory here?
wonder if you have ever thought during
my long absence that not an hour went
by, at night or day, when was not think
ing of YOU: Yes. you must have done so;
you must have done 50, There was every
thing in your look, in your voice to tell
me that you loved me. that you were only
waiting for me to speak. And now | will
speak. | will deprive myself no longer
of the love that Will sweeten my life"
The man-scryant came back with an
enormous bundle Of letters that made
CundalI laugh when he saw them
Why. West" he exc1imed. won don't
imagine that | am going 20 wade through
these now, do yout"
Il think they're mostly invitations.
sir. the servant answered. from people
who did not know when you would be
back"
We'll. give them to me. | will open a
few Of those the handwriting of which |
recognize. and Mr.. Stuart can 70 through
the rest tomorrow"
Mr.. Sruart was one Of Cundalrs Secrc-
tarieS. who, when his employer was in
town, had sometimes to work night and
day to keep pace with his enormous cor
reepondence. hut who was now disporting
himself at Brighton.
The valet came down ut this moment
10 take his masters orders, and To say
hat his bath was ready.
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