The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-24
CHAPTER I.


Nature has made you a queen by right
Of divine grace and beauty" was the earn
est reply. 'and Nature. VioIante, is lady
| who never makes Mistakes
But cried the rich voice again, "a
lady. Vivian. TO have 4 title to my name,
/ to live at grand castle, TO have servants
and carriages. jewels, and all kinds of
. grandeur, Why, Vivian, l should not
even know myself"
But | should know you, and that is
more to the purpose he replied.
Better any Pin now she said. than
| tha1 herea fter YOU should repent; and,
Vivian, we are so far apart, our lives
have been so different. You would re
rent. | am sure
We are not far apart" he replied, hast
| ilr- If you mean by that that l have
/ thousands 4 year and your father one
tUndred. | maintain that you aye quite
wrong. Your father is a gentleman,
I scholar. and man of honor. What am |
| more even if l have so much:'
/ She made the most charming little cour-
! tr>r, fun Of mock Difference and win
/ ming grace.
You. nlonsignor." she interrupted. ARE
/ Lord Vivian Sclwyn, Of Selwyn Castle.
/ Knight of the Order Of the Garter, Baron
W iA.7t't44' III 81 hNiilif- anu VI NIui-li-
/ Icy in Scotland You see. | know your
name and titles hy heart"
i IL smiled amuscdly.
Never mind my titles" he said You
! are the daughter Of Il gentleman; you are
a lady by instinct, by nature, by training,
! 10y education. in manner, in thought word
/ aud decd. What can | desire more?'
There WAS still some hesitation in her
/ lovely face.
''Eioante," he Whispered edo you see
| how the flowers bloom, and how their
/ leaves send out fra grant messages to their
! ardent loyer-the sun: DO You hear how
the birds sing: DO YOU hear the wind
F., whispering among the trees: Shall flow
4 rrs and birds and trees be more happy
/ than II"
For the first time she turned and looked
/ - him. her beautiful eyes met his. and
/ rested in them. In that quiet. serene
glance, the destiny Of their lives was set
/ ,lrd
The world is full of beautiful pictures.
/ N'H" hang on the walls Of grand old gal
| .oriss: some Ia The walls Of palaces whose
/ 10y names are rcdoIcut Of fine art, some
7 brighten humber homes: some are placed
/ IA id Cathedral aisles-ovrr the affairs OF
| churches; some have never been framed
! pr PAINTED. save ly the hand Of the Great
| Creator pictures whose beauty makes
1 earth 50 fair; pictures Of white, fcecy
clouds sailing over a blue sky; of golden
/ sunshine iHi.lug in soft rays: Of pale
! pure stars. making more solemn the sol
! "mn nlghi-tlde: such pictures a. touch
/ in"H > hearts with sense of the sublime
/ bringing deep. holy rapture into the soul,
/ and tears OF earnest gratitude TO eyes long
| DIM
/ And surely Tho faircst, the sweetest,
| IT," Iurcst picture Of all was this one
/ uIou which tie sun shonc like a smile
| from heaven. The picture of Il long green
/ ,anc whore the grass grew soft and thick,
| where the banks presented one mass Of
! bloom, and the hedges were white with
| hawthorne green, shady. fragrant lane,
/ -H'h ~ on" only secs in old England.
/ Ih"Tr was tn" quaint picturesque town
| of Woodr#vcs lying in the Icicestershire
| hills. half hurled in green foliage. sur
rouHdcd iy thick woods. 10y rich green
Cover meadows. by golden comfclds. by
fertile pasture lands, hoWery gardens and
fruit-adcu orchards. stretching ont to the
"urpic hills rs t. an unknown land
There was a grand old church wh7s2
~l.iTe pointed lik" n slender hand TO heav-
,ij. L was covered with ivy. ana inclos-
n'l ~ tai oak trees, under whose shade
he dead slept 50 quietly and SO we'll The
houses were pretty and stood empowered
20 trees.
That was The picture one saw from be
| tween the trees and then, turning to the
| lille At the end of the lane. there was
tirih.r picture even farer still.
Behind cluster of golden laburnums
vnd purple Llacs. there stood a pictur-
,-Iu" gray old house. Frightened hy scar
1T rrrp"rS. ly purple wisteria and climb
~ w,"ibiuos: q house with large. bright
windows. framed in trailing flowers and
~u."> # white and red. with Quaint old
-aI,' cnds and deep. overhanging caves.
uhcfr birds built their nests and Sparrows
,hiriyd.
y hruse that stood in a most bewilder-
..-c .;ar,iru-not square and trim and laid
! osit ~ the Dutch like To see-but full Of
unuh~ ana corners, full of trees. whose
boots wrv" hidden in great masses of
uuEuv cite and Glove carnations: full Of
old-fasuioucd flowers such as poets loved
.un- years a-o-Svcat peas and sweet
williams, ~ouJh"rnwo"d and pauSies. lilies
aud roses Every path had charm OF
[ - .Wn. leading either 10 fragrant rose
bushes or hcdS uf white lilies or plots of
! r.}" r"u Strawberries or raSphcrries run
...;S wild Vt the end of the garden stood
'a" uTr'y rustic old stile; golden lahur-
Uan> drropcd over it. and tall lilacs stood
proudly near. and here the sunbearns fell
49, though they loved 70 linger, for they
frightened the fair head Of one of the
ARREST girls who ever looked I'D TO The
summer skies.
She, Niulante Temple. stood by tho stile.
WITH 'he iahurnumS drooping over her.
Her lover had pushed aside the bouChs,
and they made 4 frame for her lovely,
IGuaut face. He was bending over her.
! watching the play of her beautiful lips,
drinking IN the evcr-changius beauty of
atc -y,>.
IN" was fair picture No artist ever
tainted. no poet ever sung OF a faircr. She
,'i'd not have been more than seventeen.
Her Girii>h. slender figure was full of
-F"or every movement full of harmony.
q Na> OF exquisite proportions. with Slop-
'n@ shoulders. and a carriage full OF easy
dignity, She embodied the very poetry
w motion, So full of uustudied elegance.
y" wonder the sunboams fingered on
hat face. il WIS peerless. II was not Of
t1r ratririan type. il was not high bred
tHt II was the face OF beautiful sim
It', loving -Irl; il was full of thought and
tenderness. Vet one could see that she
Was all unframed. II was full of poetry
Win delicious little d!mpes playing round
-a" sweet l.us-.limpieS that, when she
s:...'t.. d'"T"n"! into beauty that com
lirre'y jazz'.d one.
II was an uncommon type Of face: the
complexion II wonderful fairness-white.
Ike q lily-laaf with the sun shining upon
il. lhrn t'nged with delicate rose color
that scented 10 come and go. to rise and
/ fade. with every thought.
The features We're clearly cut, the lips
! ripe and fresh. the eyes large and dark.
The 3ruws straight the forehead low and
broad. crowned with diadem OF golden
hair. and il was this strangely beautiful
mixture Of dark eyes ana fair hair that
made the rare charm of Niolante Temples
face