The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04

of men of taste. To watch all these
brought out of their hiding places, and,
at the command and pleasure of gem
tleman sent from London for the pur-
pose, arranged II their proper stations IN
cabinets, was indeed a labor of love TO
Valentine and to me.
Claudine and | were married very quiet
Iy at Cheltenham, and then went off for
a long, rambling, delightful honeymoon,
moving from place to place at our own
sweet will, and with no purpose except to
enjoy ourselves. When we thought we
had neglected our friends al home as long
as we dared, we turned our faces to our
new home, Estmere Court.
| have brought my tale to close. All
that has happened since bears nothing
worthy of record. Some years have
passed since | was instrumental in bring
ing my mother back to the husband she
loved Valentine has married well and
happily. If he does not ply his brush so
kccnly as of old, his name is well known
in the art world. He is the same sweet,
bright fellow as Of old, and the news that
he 5 about to pay a visit to Es.mere
Court is welcome to all its inmates. Now
that he can fully crafty it, his passion
for jewelry is waning. The rings which
made his hands glorious are, for the most
part, resigned to his wife. Spoil given
up to the conquerOr, he says. lie has
not, so far as | know, n care in life.
Amply provided for, occupied sufficiently
to make time pass pleasantly, loving and
beloved, Valentine bids fair TO live the
life of a thoroughly happy man.
Rothwell made one more journey, wrote
one more book; then retired on his laur-
els. He has done up, and in n fashion
refurnished, Mirtield, but, after all, he
spends more time at Estmerc Court
than at home. lie is essentially the
friend of the family-always welcomed
when he arrives, regretted when he de-
parts. There is no Lady Rothwell; and,
to the best of my belief, there will be
none His title will die with him, and
he will leave his broad lands to Valentine
but may that day be far distant.
! viii not forget to add that | kept my
promise to the dying woman, Mrs. Mer-
ton Although did not care to see them
again. and although | kept the source
of their supplies Il secret, the BOY and
girl were looked after until the latter
married, and the former was placed in Il
fair way of earning a good living.
Lastly, my father and mother. |
must speak of them together. 1t is i'm
possible now to disassociate them.
Claudine cites his tenderness and devo-
ton to my mother whenever she is
pleased TO accuse me of neglecting any
thing due to her as my wife. If the
aftermath can atone for the ruined har-
vest, my mother will call her life a happy
one. He seems unable to bear her alb
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is with him that his smile is a perfectly
happy enc. Her every wish is fore
stalled, her every thought anticipated.
Everything must be done for her COM
fort and delight, He will not enter pub
lie life, because its duties would take
him from her side In the struggle for
such fame am 70 be his delegate. Ches-
hams name he has never hrcathrd. lie
does not know that Rothwcll and ! wit
messed that fearful act Of justice. | YER
lily believe that during the time he was
taking his revenge he knew nothing: that
he acted as Il somnambuliSt might have
acted, that the tragedy faded from his
memory. or that it had never been fully
impressed on it. RothwrlI and | talked it
over, and came to the conclusion that only
two people in the world knew the particu-
lars Of CHEESEMAN'S fate. Sir Laurence
Estmerc, though accountable for it,
knew nothing Of what his hand had done
We live a quiet life at Estmerc Court
My father and mother feel that the
friends Of their youth have drifted out
Of sight. and they have now arrived at
that agc when new friendships are rarely
made Ny fathers position in the county
compels him to mix to a certain extent in