The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-05-30
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of that year. in her pretty boudoir, look
ing out on the well-kept gardens of a
West End square. and thinking of an i'm
portant event in her life that was now
not very far off her marriage The we'd
ding day was fixed for the LIST of Septem-
berd Her future husband was Geryase
Deceive, Niscount Penlyn.
She was the only daughter of Sir Paul
Raughton, wealthy Surrey baronet, and
had been to him, since her mothers death.
as the apple Of his eye-thc only thing
that 20 him seemed to make life worth
living.
That she should have made sensation
during her first season was not thing
to astonish Sir Paul, nor, indeed any
one else Ida Raughton was as thor
oughly beautiful Il girl when first she
made her appearance in London society.
as any who had ever taken their place
in its ranks.
Tall and graceful. and possessed of an
eXquisiteIy shaped head round which her
auburn hair curl"d in thick locks: with
bright hazel eyes. whose expression varied
in accordance with their owners thoughts
and feelings. sometimes sparkling with
laughter and mirrh, and sometimes sad
dcned with tears as she listened to any
tii' OL SpIEbNE WIN Il nose inc inc OF
which was perfect, and Il mouth, the
snlrllu"~~ "f which disguised. t'rvuEh IL
/ could not hide, the even. white teeth
within. no one could look at Ida without
acknowledging how lovely she was Even
other and rival dehurantcs granted her
loneliness and the woman who can oh
/ 'aih Such c'iieFNN'"n ~ lh,> from her
SISl'rS mas laII'H tS'loil>Iieu her riShl 10
homage.
As she sat III her houdolr window on
this June day, thinking of her now def
nitrly settled marriage, she was wonder
! ing II the If" hef"r" her would be as
bright ana happy as the one she was leaV-
ing behind forever
mat win lhe exception OF the death
Of her mother. sorrow that time had
merclfullY tempered to her, mad been
without alloy. Would tn" future lee so:
There was 10 reason 10 think otherwise.
she reflected; no reason to doubt it. Lord
irhIyh was Young handsome ana manly.
III" owner OF an honor"d name and we'll
endowed with the world ; goods Yet
! lha' womb nor nave "elshed with her
hal she not i%VeI MN
she haH ASKED hrrSel' she ana love
MN Nc' t."I inns ppIoI' sue coHSeh'eI
10 CIV" MN me answer ne DESIRED ana
tHeh She d'hHoNIcuE'u II'it ne aIphe hah
Won her hcaft.
she recalled other men attentions I"
her' thGr SOFT words; their desire I"
PieaSe' no" the! h'u haunted her l"ot-
steps at halIS ana al me opera. ana now
u" "ther man homage had been 5" sweet
I" her as the homage OF 'ervaSe deceive.
It was supposed by som" OF their clrc.e
though enormously supposed. she told
! r. |
fectiy err"neousiy' hecauS" that other man
mad never hreathei one WORD 81 low" 70
her: ana because, thoneh ne would some
times D" III her society com ihu7liH LOT
perhaps a week, and then he absent for
month. he never during all the time they
were thus constantly meeting. pald her
more marked Afternoon IMAM other mon
were in the habit of dong
Yet. notwithstanding lhls' II had come
to her knoWiedge mar u nad nten WINS
Pered about that waiter NnhuaH Io7ea
her.
This man, Walter Cundail, TINS report
ed admirer Of hers, was well known in so
ciety, was in way famous, though his
fame was in the principal part due to the
simplest purchaser of that commodity-to
wealth
He gave dinners that men and women
delighted in getting invitations TO; but
it was noticed that though ms chef was
marvel. he rarely ate anything but the
soup and joint himself, and that. while
others We're drinking the best VINE that
i burgundy. or AE' or RhelmS conid pro
duce. he scarcely ever quenched his thirst
with anything but tumbler Of claret.
/ But he would sit at the head Of his
table with smile of satisfaction upon
his handsome face. contented with the
knowledge that his guests were happy
and enjoying themselves.
/ This man Of whom Ida was now think
| ing, and whose story may be told here,
/ had commenced life at Westminster