Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-11-12
Th6 Wlth6ringOf arose.
By MARIE OORELLL.
[Copyright, 1895. by Marie Corelli.I
CHAPTER II.

CIlSAI II.
During the rest of their stay at the
Pension Gutsch Mr.. Fame saw good
deal of the Allinghams. Moved by the
consideration that the artist was a man
not unknown to fame, Mr.. Allingham
unbent toward him as much as so inn
portant person could be expected to
Tlnbend and even condescerded to take
~ few excursions" such as he had
once declared he hated, in his new &C.
quaintance's company They parted in
August, Mr.. and Mrs. Allingham TO
return to England and the stately at.
fractions Of Dunscombe Hall, Norfolk,
and Fame to make climbing tour in
the Tyrol They left the Gutsch all al
together on the same day, jogging down
the steep declivity for the last time il
the odd little cogwheel car.
'It is like coming down from heav-
en-" said Rose Allingham, looking
wistfully up at the receding pine trees,
bending to and fro like tall plumes on
the height.
"Let us hope We arc not going TO the
rival REGION" laughed Fame. "You
liked the Gutsch, then, Mrs. Alling-
ham?"
'ssVery much, she answered.
sit is fairly pleasant place for
short sojourn," said her husband dis
paragingly. "Very monotonous, Of
course. should never care to 60 there
again"
Wouldn't your" murmured Rose
timidly. "Oh, should"
"No doubt" retorted her husband,
with hard smile. "But then, you see,
shouldn't"
And he began to read London paper
two days old, which had arrived for
him that morning.
At Lucerne station they said goodby
to Fame, Mr.. Allingham expressing his
hope in language that savored more of
command than entreaty, that the artist
would undertake his commission" in
October to sketch the various beauties
of Dunscombe Hall.
GAS to terms" he said loftily, II
think we need not mention them, as
nothing of that sort will stand in your
way Or mine. Whatever you choose to
fix ] shall very willingly agree to" F"
The young man flushed little, but
said nothing. Shaking hands again with
Mrs. Allingham, he presented her with
pretty bunch of Alpine blue gentians
and edelweiss as parting souvenir, "
and, lifting his hat, remained uncovered
till the train had steamed off.
"If it were not for her" he mused,
81 would see Dunscome Hall and its
priggish owner at Jericho before I'd go
near either of them. AS it is-well-
I'll think about it. "
September passed in glorious blaze
of beauty and perfect weather, and by
the time October was week old his
thinking about it" had resolved into a
definite course of action. So that on
one solemn and shadowy evening, when
the smell of falling leaves was in the
air and the indefinable melancholy of
autumn darkened the landscape even as
sad thought darkens a bright face, he
was driven under the frowning and pic
turesque gateway of Dunscombe Hall
and up the fine but rather gloomy ave-
nue. of ancient elms that led to the
stately building. The carriage had been
sent to meet him at the station and
when he finally arrived and got out at
the door Of the house he was received
by a dignified manservant in dark liv-
cry, who informed him that Mr.. AL
bingham had been obliged to go out for
an hour, but that Mrs. Allingham was
waiting tea" for him In the drawing
room. To the drawing room he was
therefore shown, and such were the size
and antique splendor of that vast apart
ment that for moment he could scarce
ly perceive his young hostess, who at
che announcement Of his name came
forward to meet him. And when he did
realize her presence, such shock of
pain went through him that he could
scarcely speak. The change wrought in
her during q space of barely two months
was so terrible that he could only stam-
mer out some unintelligibls words,
press her small cold hand and gaze at
her wonderingly. She meanwhile met
his pitying, inquiring regard with a
gentle patience in her own eyes.
II see," she said with faint smile,
''you think I am looking i'll. don't you;
Yes-everybody does. 1t is quite true ]
am not well-I fancy sometimes this
place'--and slight shiver ran through
her-"does not agree with me. 1t is
very, very big''-here she laughed
t'and am very small I am sure lit
tie woman ought to live in a little
house to be comfortable. But I have 8
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