Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25
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to seek and reTin Patrice, died, and In
its place was born an insane desire to
destroy the man VINO had won her. If
only Thorburn would do something
dish0norable, so that Patrice would
despise him. Sholto felt that he could
still live without her. But to think OF
her being happy with and looking up
in confidence to |ECrGCrn crushed hin
to the earth With a mixture Of rage and
despair.
He rarely saw h,s sister now. Mag
gle nab failed to accord him the full
measure of swmpath by which he craVed
for on accoun: OF his unhappy mar
rage. On the contrary, she gave him
no sympathy at all, but reminded him
that he had been quite aware that Miss
Barford was unkept and untidy and
unintere8ting before he asked her 10
marry him. But this day he sought
Lady Gwenal, with the view OF CLEAN
ing all the inform etion he could about
Patrice
He dropped il a. her ladyship's lun-
cheon hour, and it was evident to her
practiced eye DIT once that he was III an
extra bad temper with himself and the
world.
How is your Wife," she asked,
why DO you never bring her here,
Sholto?" Lady Gwenap asked, while
greeting her brother.
Il caught a vision Of q dress hUGk@1
up crooked!y in FROM and an extremely
untidy lot Of locks struggling in any
thing but admired disorder as | passed
her dressing room. and | fed from it.
She had evidently not been exercising
the talents of her maid this morning"
Poor woman! Why don't you tell
her kindly how desperately her want of
ncatness and order grieVes your his
sister asked, kindly.
at doesn't griev2 me. 1t has dis
gusted me SO thai | never voluntarily
look at her or sEeak to her | don
want to say another word about her,
Maggie Faugni | have to dine at home
with her tonight. that will be enough
for one day. Tell me all you know
about Patricn, about this marriage"
"Patrice is going to be very happy 1T
Last, j hope; she is going to marry
real good man, ShClto. There is no
"e1nn es7, 40 hnduo" OIL turning @'oI'
Mr.. ThorburG," Lady Gwenap said,
quietly 1T was the first time since his
own marriage that her brother had
spoken 10 her of Patrice.
''Thorburn has had what I have al
ways lacked-and tLat is luck, ShoNo
cai1 icnOnF1pfnfTIV s.IIC,.- coO che
stand him after me? A great hfg fair.
bucolic-"
He is biz and fan manly and Che
yer: not hucolic in The slightest degree.
Don't to trv % disparage him to your
self nncb less ia me-. like HIM
DO you see much of P3trfccq"
Il see her often. not half AS often as
I would like I'M, She has MT hapn 2hIa
to afford society. ana her father claims
a good deal of her time naturally Nov,
she win be frper copseoupntIy hone
| shall see more of Nc,
els fiat ,1d 5or9r1 w,b.o WAC r4,e
cause OF the enIit between as arfvo
stiIl?"
Capt. Kelly is alive"
what does Tho}b;,rr mean to 30 wlrh
him? What"
Rut Iadv C,,,e,,.r,s c,,io1, ..o.s 1,.,a
carobt onotbor sc,,nd. eho 100 na+
ATTENDING - ba,. bro4hor 4 ri,.7,s, .,,a;oo
was eavinp.
| won dl'1'Fo Lazy 0"ehdp' ah1
as ne opened the GCoi the butler an
sWerea.
You won't disturb her iady6hip it Is
only Mr.. Granam with her, Miss and
in walked PaJrice Laugherne.
She was fac more urCOnCerned one
of the three outv 6rdly. Shame for
the pitiful figure her brother must cut
confused Lady GWcnap. Furious jeal-
ousy robbed SholtO Graham Of his self
possession, for with Patr1ce was Nea
Thorburn, looking proud, happy and
well pleased with himself and the
world, as it ben0oyed Patrice's lover %
look. 1t seemed a faring defiance of
adj laws, human and divine, to Sholto,
that Thorburn should dare to appear|
the ice Of his manner by the simD,e