The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-30

eAodC al GXonoo
returned to Mosscombe. 'use Al
The baronet soon followed ho.
ever, and, going to walcote ma nO]
much to the delight of his moth "anq
quite misunderstood the reason =, VI
return, began to stalk Lola ,r =,
much persevering patience as Nv" ho
been wont to show with Soma u
game. "e ral
AT that time she was ON vow g.
~ terms with Beryl Leycester ana r.,c
quick woman's wit had shown So uu
strongly Beryl, who hid her feeI;n IL, ~
hind a mask of reserve, loved tho
whom. by the common desire 90 ~
their families, she was TO mari.
at the time had Lola the least ~ ~
or desire to come between them
How that design was first forn,.,
never quite clearly knew. The ba,Oaa
persistency was one great cause ms
her determination had been ,roa.
helped by an incident in Wis., s,ea'|
mother, who had never liked har
sighted her and insulted the MON
OF her father and stirred the fires o. -
temper which she knew so we'll S ~ u
control. But when once tbo n NV
was formed nothing could STAY IL !
she set herself to weave such . wot ~
witchery over the man as he corld
hope to break. 'u IL
She knew that the climax was ..
approaching, when, hearing that NJ,
DE Witt and Beryl Leycester We're gOi,
to stay at Torquay and that Sir JsS.
was to be there at the same time 81
persuaded Mrs. Villyers to 90 there
fore them and thus made it apnear ~
the baronet had followed her,
When he found Lola was stav;na
the place, he did not attempt to conoo]
his pleasure, and he would have ho0
with her from morning till night IL al
would have allowed it; but, KNOWN
the strength of her hold over him 81
sent him away continually to be will
the others, while she herself wonl1
avoid him SYSTEMATICALLY.
This treatment only fed the fevo, i
his passion, however, and, absorbed \
his love for her and desire to bava h,
for his wife, he was perplexed bv M
thousand lovers fears and uncertaiptis|
which the coquetry of her manner n
ward him created.
A hundred times in the FIRST few d,v
of this visit he had resolved to ask bsl
to marry him, and he sought to max
an occasion, but always they seemed n
be interrupted just when he had bepur|
to frame the question, and his wild
were too dazzled by his love to see thai
Lola herself contrived many of the ipl
But on the day when he found he'd
alone on the veranda he had returned
determined that he would wait no lOul
ger. He was hungering for the knowll
edge that she loved him. When she wsJ
near. he could think of nothing else
His mothers objection to the marriage,
his more than half engagement to mar
~ Beryl-every hindrance and caution
was burned like dead grass in the fierce,
hot flame of his passion.
Thus he looked at her with the bot|
eyes of desperate longing as she St|
with her face resting against her hand
and her eyes bent down, and it was like|
. sweet delirium to believe, as he did,
hat the emotion which had brought
the blood to her cheeks and made hg|
bosom rise and fall in loveliest confu.
non was due to the feelings which bel
had reused in her.
After a long pause he moved SLOWLY
nearer to her and nerved himself w|
speak.
AS he sat down close to her she turn
I'd her head and flashed rapid glance
light into his eyes and then as quick.
y turned away. the hot blood surging
'versher face in deep blush.
II want to end this suspense, he
laid in q tone little louder than whis
'er. 81 can't bear it any longer. ItS
lot fair to either of us. l came back on
purpose. :" There was pause of embar.
assment between each sentence.
Lola made no reply, but she was
linking fast what was the best courS
or her to take.
Sir Jaffray gathered himself for an |
fort and resolute look came into bis
ace, knitting his brows and setting hs
ips for a moment before he spCn
gain. Then, forcing himself to be calm
le went right TO the point.
Il love you, Lola, and l want you To-
ny wife,"
.e3s ITO BE CONTINUED.