The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-04-30
CHAPTER XVII.

and a yelled lady entered with some lit
tie noise There was no need for Der to
remove her veil to make Dallas aware
that his visitor was Lady Dangerheld.
"What is the matter?' he cried, spring
ing to his feet.
His lordship knows all. l have left
home forever, and have come to you.
Dallas grew white under the bronze
with which the sun had dyed him. He
went through Il moment long and compre-
hensivc as that of the drowning man.
His love lost forever, himself saddled with
yirago whom he had certainly never
loved and whom he abhorred to-day, ms
position ruined. his life done for-thlS was
the tax on the pleasant and fashionable
amusement of making love to ones neigh
boris Wife
He stood staring at her; his face, al
ways expressive of the emotion OF the
moment, wore a horror-struck expression,
which could scarcely be tiatterlng TO her
lndyship under the circumstances. She
flew at him with bitter reproachcs. That
was the way with man. woman sacri-
feed everything for him, and then, the
moment things went wrong, he wanted TO
cry off
Dallas leaned against the chimney piece,
gnawing his under lip, and incapable, III
this desperate situation, of saying any
thing. He only felt an unutterable hor-
ror, a sickening sense of Il lost life, of
ruin, misery, wretchedness.
What does he know! How does he
know" he gasped at length.
II gave that wretch Amelie warning
last night. and she went to him after
luncheon to-day. and he came straight to
me and made the most violent scene. 1t
seems she found one of your letters and
kept 1.-THE tiend"'
Dallas racked his brain to remember
what he could ever have written to her
ladyship He did not believe himself fool
enough to have sent her a really com
promising letter.
What was in the letter." he asked.
Il don't know. lie would not let me
see it; but he threatened me, and | told
him l should leave him, and l have
"But YOU can't stay here" cried Dial
las with more energy than he had yet
displayed. Any moment some on may
| come in and see YOU"
What DO | care?' cried her ladyship,
violently, bursting into passion Of sobs..
You have got me into this, and you must
get me ont of it."
Dallas felt himself a brute. lie ought
10 so0the the grief OF this distracted lady:
the circumstances required expressions
of tenderness on his part, and he felt
nothing but anger, impatience and general
despair. He must move heaven and cart h
TO get her away from his rooms-t0 pre-
vail on her. if possible to 20 back home;
hut il was hopeless, knowing her moods
as well as he did, to say word until She
| had Gained down Il little. And, perhaps.
/ after all. the worst would happen. and
/ he would have 10 take and keep her for
/ ever. What in the world had he even
seen in her: And then he thought agon-
/ izingly Of the girl he loved, whom he
/ looked upon as an angel and who would
! now perhaps be lost to him forever. The
/ door opened agaiu-ycry quietly this
/ time; Dallas had not heard the slight pre-
/ liminary tap-and Mrs Trcyanion came
! in. She was we'll in the room before she
saw Lady Dangerficld crouched in a low
/ chair, sobbng violently. Then she
! paused, looked at Dallas pale. distract ted
face, and grasped, i'll part at least, the sit
uation. She prepared to retreat. and
made n reckoning sign to him. which he
4 obeycd.
What on earth does this mcan?' she
/ asked, looking at him with frightened
eyes. My dear boy, how can you be SO
! imprudent?'
'Imprudcnt," he gasped. 4 expect
am about ruincd.'
He leaned against the framework of the
door. looking the picture Of despair.
''Shc has left Dangertield and come 10
| me-says he knows everything; and what
/ in the name Of heaven am | going TO d.
with herr
THAT is nonsense" said Mrs. Treyan.
ion, sharply. "She must be mad She
cannot stay with you. Docs she want ia
ruin youE"
II suppose so" uttered Dallas, despair
inEIy.
We must get her away from hero
somehow. said Mrs. Trevanion. who was
anxious about Dallas as she wouIf
have been had her own son been placed
in a similar predcament.
Il don't know how" he answered
when she is in one Of her tenpers, sh,
won't listen to reason
Il shall 90 ana talk to her" said Mrs
Trevanion, with determination.
'ImpossihIe. cried Dallas, in smoth
cred voice. she woull never forgiv,
me. Besides. awful rs this business is
can't shrk it
You must go away and leave her t.
me-"
Dallas was 50 much in the habit Of do
ing what his friend told him, that. in spit,
of dreadful mi~givings. he obeycd her
and when the street door closed up0n hin
Mrs Trevaniou went to interview Lad,
Dangerheld, feeling about as uncomforta
hlc as she had ever done III her life
~
and her tone 50 cool that they have s
mcsmeric effect on Lady paneerfield
and every word is SO true that it goe
home. She stands with her face aycrte,
from the speaker. and n new light begin
to dawn upon her. After all. She ha
committed this escapade in fit Of Pas
sion: his lordshp has been very angry
but he said nothing about leaving her O
turning her out nf the house: She left /
in an access Of passion: be is not 10 know
where She has been, unless Mrs Trevan
ion hctrlyS her ana thar with a pang O
ra-el she is not likely 10 do. for Dallas
sake. But her head is NOT cool enough +
reason. 81 she simply does what the i'm
pulse If temper prompts
Il have not the least intention If sacri
ficir- anything for Mr. Broke She said
contemptuously. behaving hguratiyel
speaking. Ike tile ostrich. who puts i;
head in the sand. 4 came 70 say some
thing TO him. and he ran away like a cur
80 | can't say il. But | suppose wit
sarcasm. If you can come AMI see hin
there IS no reason why l should not
the same"
Mrs Trevanion smiled.
You f'atter me very much" she said
But what a woman Of my age can DO
not what is permitted 10 q young woma
ike YOU"
) Lady nangerfeld crrIs her lip superb
: iously. a. though 10 say:
You need not think you take me in b
that
We'll" she remarked, I'VE may as we
go ont together, aud l Will get into
hanson"
Mrs. Trevanion turned 10 her with