Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-23
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whom you have received it. Do you
hear?"
Eyes, uncle, hear" she replied calmly.
"Do you intend to obey?" he asked.
mo, most decidedly not. You must
think am child, uncle, to ask me such
a thing. That ring will never leave my
finger while live"
Think again." he said, "bcfore you de-
fly me. / give you one more chance. Will
you take off that ring, send it back to
Beltran Carew, and tell him that by my
wish all acquaintance between you is end
d."
''No, uncle, will mott cannot" she
replied.
The stern face grew white with rage.
She did not quail before it.
You refuse? Then listen to me, Bea
trix Lennox. have been some time con-
sidering what should do-listen to me-"
Il am listening, uncle" she replied.
But even she, who knew how far the
Lennox anger could go, wondered what it
was that he had to say.
Il have borne great DEAL" said Peter
Lennox; ''far more than l ought to have
borne; but loved you, Beatrix, and did
not want to harm you. Now have come
to this determination must give up
Beltran Carew or you must give me up
one of the two. My heiress must be wor-
thy of her name, and if you marry this
needy barrister you will not be worthy"
''Do not say one word against him"
she returned, with white lips.
Il will leave that for the world" he
said. "It will say enough without the
addition of one word from me. brand
him as fortune-hunter, and so dismiss
him. It is with you have to deal. You
must choose between us-between Peter
Lennox, your fathers brother, the head
Of your house, your uncle, your guardian,
the man who would have given his hearts
blood for you, the man who has lavisbed
his wealth upon you, who rescued you
from poverty and made you his heiress,
and the man who may mar your life and
mine. You must choose between us, Bea-
trix Lennox."
She stood quite still, quite silent-it was
a tremendous stake. Presently she rails
ed her eyes to his, and light such as he
had never seen before came into her face
"a look that he never forgot while he
lived.
II choose Beltran Carew, uncle" she
said, quite calmly. Il choose poverty
with him rather than wealth without
him."
There was deep silence between them
for many minutes-a silence that neither
of them cared to break. Then Peter
Lennox moved nearer to her and looked
into her face.
'You deliberately renounce Erceldean
and my wealth, my love and the inherit
ance could leave you for Beltran Ca
rew?
II would renounce. the whole world for
him." she replied.
He bowed.
Il can say no more, Miss Lennox. You
can tell your mother that this house is
your home no longer"
Il cannot bear it, Trixie," sobbed Lady
Lennox. Il thought I was stronger. It
will kill me to leave the luxury and COM
forts of this place for the lonely, desolate
solitude of Strathnarn. / am not strong"
Beatrix looked at her uncle.
"Uncle," she asked, "could you not find
some other way of Furnishing me? Make
me suffer twice as much, if you will, but
spare mamma"
He neither looked at her nor spoke to
her, but turned to Lady Ailsa.
Il am sorry you have to suffer for yoVr
daughters wrong-doing. You must par
don me if am firm. When your daugh-
ter submits to my wishes, I will make ev-
erything as pleasant as possible for you;
but while she persists in her willfulness l
will persist. Lennox has met Lennox-
you know how it must end. Let me add
that shall be pleased if you will take her
away to Strathnarn as soon as you can.
l shall leave my house now, and not re-
turn until she has quilted it."
Beatrix rose from her mothers side,
and stood before him with flashing eyes.
"You are cruel" she cried, angrily-
''cruel and unmanly. do not care what
you do to me, but is it worthy Of a man
to punish weak, delicate woman for the
fault of her child? You strike at me
through her, and say it is cowardly, I'M
worthy of you. The meanest foes meet
face to face-you strike at me through
one whom / hold most dear"
He never looked at her, never answered
her; the girls slender figure trembled
with agitation.
Il have no respect for you," she said,
proudly. 81 did not think that you could
have done such a thing. l would not be
your heiress now if / could. You are
trader, and no gentleman. You will not
be kept out of your house long. l shall
go to Lady Rayners now-at once; my
dear mother will go with me; and we can
travel to Strathnarn when she is well
enough"
She made him a low bow and swept
from the room, leaving him behind her.
ssDo not orv AiIsa - Potar annoy said
more gently; you shall want for nothing.
But we must bring that girl to her senses.
A few weeks at Strathnarn will quickly
put an end to all this false heroism Of
hers, and everything will come right
again Having made the threat, l must
follow it up"
81 wish that I lay safe By Charles
side." sobbed the helpless lady; and her
grim, stern brother-in-law liked her bet
ter for her weakness and dependence on