Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12


his lordship gives vent to his overcharged
feelings Of admiration. And there think
II ends. Excepting. of course. that l
have q liberal allowance of pin.moncy-
much more than can use--und my own
way In most things"
"And what on earth can you want
moreY" asks Winnie.
Love. Winnie! love. which he has new
er given me. and never will. Oh. Win
ME-" she added. "yOu do not understand
me. No one docs! Lot me go on with
my balls and thcatcrs and garden par
ties. They are kinder to me than you
are. They leave me no time to think.
But-when have timc--it shall he all his
every moment Of II shall be his"
And 10 Mrs. Prcndcrgast returns home.
not oversatisted with the result Of her
visit. She has gained her sisters conn.
dencc. but she has proved quite incapa.
bic OF shaking her resolution either one
WY or tho other.
CHAPTER <.
Lady Mountcarron goes On In her own
way without heed Of consequences. and
grows thinner and paler as the season
advances. 1t In true that she fiushcs
lovely crimson Mt night. and that her
spirits nrc often wildly hilarious: but she
drO0ps terribly By day, und can scarcely
drag her limbs after her. Yet she II
indcfatigable rs dancer and lawn.ten.
mis- player, and has soon gained herself
the reputation Of Airt among her own
sex. The Earl seems neither to know nor
TO care how his wife II amusing herself.
He Ii seldom seen with her, never In
deed, except at dinner, or a thcater.
lie is still the wcll.appointcd and well.
dressed man he was last year. hut a
great change In visible In him. He has
lost the look Of eagcrness--Of expccta ton
of excitement. which accOmpan MED his
purusit Of Gladys. aud much Of his youth
has departed with II. He Ii not tired Of
her Tor ut any rate he would not nc.
knowledge "a much). But he has grown
accustomed to her. She In no more a
novelty to him. She In no longer any.
thing TO he excited about-in plain words,
she II his wife.
| Sometimes, and generally unexpectedly.
Gladys PUSHES Into Mrs. Prendcrgnst'S
presence and pours forth an impctuOus
complaint upon her sisters bosom. 1t II
these occasional Outbursts that save her
hcart from breaking. Without them she
would despair. But Winnie Is wise az
we'll as loving. and she lets her sister talk.
She listens patiently 10 the Oft-told cata.
lOgue Of Jcmmic's virtues md gruccs, tn
the description Of his beauty. to the his.
tory Of his love for Gladys, md all tina;
they said to one another. She let's the
poor sOrrow-ladcn heart weep itself dry
In her arms.
She never drops a hint that she has
heard the tale before. She sympathixcs
and cOndOlcs and tries to comfort, but shs
never breaches nor condemns. She !,
Gladys safety valve. She cannot teacl
her any hotter means by which TO ris,
above her trouble. but she let's natur.
have her sway. and probably saves the
girl from brain fever.
But the season II sad one. neverthe
less. Lady MOuntcarr0n tries to cOncea
her feelings from her father and ni0ther
hut they see that she 10 III. and they feat
she In unhappy.
Yet nothing they can do or say draw,
the truth from her. At last General Ful
Ter appeals to his son.ln-law.
"Mountcarron. ] feel uneasy abou
Gladys! She II certainly not we'll. al
though she refuses 10 acknowledge II. d.
you know the causc!'
"Gladys not wcll!' repeats the Earl
"YOu astonish me. We were at the oper'
last night, aud thought she was looking
brilliant"
"You cannot see It when she Il unde
excitement. but II you watch her In tn
mornings you will observe how weak ant
thin she has grown"
"My dear General. those slight wir!
; girls will stand twice the fatigue Of you
rosy plump women. You should have secl
Gladys ut Carronby! BY love. didn't sh
70 Il! Why, she was always securing
the country In the saddle or on foot. an,
that fellow Jem after her. l used to "a!
they'd kin themselves Then. but you &C.
they didn't. Oh. she's got twice tn
strength you imagine. Still, II you thin
It necessary, let's have doctor"
~ would rather try recruiting by tn
seaside after the season Is over, Mount
carron. What do you say to lettin
Gladys, come with MS to Ryde-tnnt IL.
she IL willing-when you 90 to the moor
for your grOuse-shO0ting this yeary"
"Delighted. my dear Observation-Disclosures
to agree TO anything that will give yo
and her pleasure. BY all means. let he
20 to Ryde. 1t Is the very place for her
And you can bring her to Carronby (
meet me when ! return In September"
| This proposition IL made to Lad
/! Mountcarron. and gladly accedcd to. Sh
IL only too pleased (she says) to 20 wit
! hcr dear dad anywhere. She feels Xix
. his own girl again-(shc tells him fondly
; us they walk up and down the pier, O
| the sea-beach together--and as II nOb0d
had ever come between them.
) 1t II on one Of these occasions, an
, when Gladys has been unusually affet
tionate that her father tries to extrac
. the truth from her about her married liz
I ~ don't think anybody has come b.
tween us. my darling" he says tenderly
I land believe M0untcarrOn to be too col
. sidsrate even to wish to do 20. lie seem
= to have but one desire. Gladys-that 20
D should be happy and comfortable"
Eyes, dad" she answers indifferently
"My dearest child" continues the Ger
eral, pressing her fondly to his side (the
are walking up and down lonely part q
. the sands at the time). "for you kno'
: that You have always been my deares
/. child to me, feel very anxious to learn
! You are happy In your married life.
u know that you have everything you ca
possibly require that money can procure
!. but. are you happy? You may remembc
that felt nervous at the time of YOU
"a 1aunhoAs vrv I !. ~