Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-04-30
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,i;,+ Of telegram, MIS-. Meason'
" ypry delicate state OF her
W ..o5 at once for Spain, and
s ,-rirpd, quite unexpectedly, al
~, rbpn the duke and duchess
Inner. g.
~ orite overcome. She cried
' nd nassionately kissed the old
:. ~, and hands, greatly to the an
IF the duke.
so, Constance" said Mrs. Mea-
~ pale you look! Why has the
SoiD brought no roses to your
,,,7dchild, madam, infinitely pre-
] he's of England" said the duke,
x il not natural? It is her
81 n is an English woman" The
urged his shoulders.
!, great consolation to Constance
5pr grandmother with her, and
= No DAYS which followed the old
rival she seemed more contented
had been since her marriage.
soon noticed this, and did not
q, A pleased. He was of that NOR
Ilg5us disposition which grudges
nj even while not coveting it.
all this, the duke had an irri-
lviction that when the two wom-
! alone they were always extolling
& hes of the young officer who had
Il The dukes displeasure at all this
b soon made manifest. One day
5 aYn informed Constance of that
"A she was about to return home.
lp was amazed.
Mn home, grandma?" she said.
4 should you do that? Surely my
4 -FOUR home"
are right, my child-it should be
your husband does not wish it."
ice started angrily.
I inband." she said, ''the duke, has
! lo send you away?"
b ny child; remember that he is
3shnd."
Mask me to visit you again, Con-
she said, in leaving. "Your hus-
! As said things to me which will
tiny ever again living beneath his
[las with Indignation, Constance
SANITY in search of her husband.
lad him in his library.
|Na to speak to you," she said,
F!onr communication be brief, for
|NF,' he said. What is it,"
9mmunication is of as much i'm
f as your business to-day" she
laushtily. you have insulted
Hldmother. l wish to know the
We nsulted her, you say? Pray,
Your informant?"
sfandmother is my informant.
9af wish, monsieur, to exile me
ne one person in the world who
G me-"
Ills You mean your grandmother,
4e: Well, if she cares for you
aal most peculiar way of show
that is allv'
Il 20 You mean?" asked Con-
quickly.
aAe shrugged his shoulders.
tSplaln,' he said, pray bear in
a' was not the first to breach
'S'' While in this house Mrs.
LOOK upon herself the task of
my my conduct toward my wife.
alsilke unpleasant scenes. I
= minated to Mrs. Meason that
duchess d'Azzeglio occupies too
position to be permitted to pre-
world with food for scandal by
oroken heart away from her
TOOL l must request her not to
= III my house the process which
~. 'Vund so efhcacious in the house
a When l first wooed you,"
= le' 1 knew l had the good
your guardian. / thought at
:iat ia! she was influenced by some
,se'lng toward me; yet I discov-
ward b that her sole object was
ne' grandchild in order that, as
49,, 49,, q Azzeglio, she might pass
~ t.'ue the man whom, above all
40 Neason disliked. Well, her
Ao' succeeded; the man is dead
,s' as Mrs. Meason is concerned,
ia, ''ase has accomplished nothing"
':eu, out Constance said nothing.
.t steling of dread was upon her;
,utns IN her husbands tone rath-
Ills words struck terror to her
u grandmother had been more
: 'ne at hrSt, instead of allowing
.tOsef all her secrets for myself,
nay uase been better for me; it GER
,. =. nave been better for her."
ule duke. after / had offered
.s 'Tu she determined at all haz-
v SaA on Your engagement to your
,,uw' as Mrs. Meason is a lady
1aiiy accomplishes what she
Ir.seif to do, she succeeded in
al s thls-by a falsehood!"
=, t.y' The reason she gave you
''u OFT your engagement was
a. 81 Your mother under the per-
c,, captain Howarth's family
>0'arly of his father-is it not
? ~sa:rmured Constance; ST could
ne y my mothers spirit stood
II constance, allow me to in
N 80. the little story which sep
NO. noln your lover was a fabri-
ar s"s an outrage, as I took care
f. the Earl of Harrington
,ao aarths father-was the very
out he had one great fault