The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-16
FITZGERALD EoLL0l

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sieaded day. No wish was left uaaIlesi.
TIE fail devotion of . fa4Ias4i hear. ~As
hers 10 command
Ssen the season came he maFma-e9 at
tue thought OF leaving iI4@!g country EoGE5a
where ases1tarDTd az had known SAGA
sarssiied delight. hus he was toe proud 81
nas vile. who il possible had grsw1 more
beautiful ss.a more Charming tIsaG before.
Bot TO show ths world the prize thai he
bad Soxs. Throughout tue Wall. es . I40Es-
aen season. Lucille. Countess OF Deans
grange. was surprised 70 find Esrsss.f tns
ss.ter OF grggS % young nen whose
attentions 20 aEr were mere marked taal
when sas Rad been snN29 And CORR
liairssAs OF tails ~ nef husband. be ns1
5ezted with hsr Oh these unhappy Gsoths
who EatsaEsd around The fame CT hsr
brightness, oeg&ing TER net 10 SINCE their
wings. tbs tratA being he felt battered
81 tas asowea admiration sae universal
IL won.
Amongst this group was one whom zhs
remembered well. Since they had met he
bad Inherited title, and was row known
as Lord kspegtsweod. On their first
with tie air OF ere wAose friendship
dated far back. and frcfn that time a day
seldom passed that hs did rot see her.
lie had helped her IA selecting and ar
ranging tbs guests to meet royalty a. her
hTst dinner party he advised her regard
Ing the operas aud the ssngsrs wgFth heat
lag; he suggested the picture galleries
she should visit. and 10 which he accom-
panied her.
Brought into continual contact, there
We're soine thIggs that she learned fFom
him: that he vas miserable. that wealth
had come 10 him TOO late In life. that he
would never marry. that some great cis-
appointment had oefallsn him. Mere tnan
once he compared himself with her hus-
band, whose happiness he envied: more
than once she fais nas syes fixed apoa
her In q way thai made her brain dlzzy
and her breath come quick Somehow nls
words had the effect az leaving behind
them . Significance they had scarcely as
suEnsd when spokeu. she thought over
them at odd times. and they awoke a
certain sense OF wonder as to what might
have been had his inheritance come TO
him year earlier. by degrees her pity
and interest in him deepened- She began
to miss him II he were absent from gath
erings where SIC had expected 20 nieet
him. and to chIde him piayfuliy for the
disappointment he had caused her.
Had Lady kappsrly been less engrossed
In her design Of seeking 4 husband for
new proiese, she would assuredly have
warned her niece against Lord Ruperts-
woods tntrigues. But as lucille had now
a husband TO look after her, this good
woman conferred her attentions elsewhere.
At this time IL seemed to Lord Deans
grange that his wife had grown more ten
der towards him. more dex.rous OF his
company at home and abroad. more anx-
ious to follow out his wishes than before.
and his heart over1owea with affection
But at the same time she became capri
cious: canoeing All her engagements for
week and remaining at home on tie
plea or a headache. only 20 plunge once
more into tho vortex Of social pleasures
around her.
Both were glad when the season ended
but the old charm OF their country life
seemed TO have ended also. 4 week
passed. her tesslessnsss Increased, and
she persuaded her husband 20 take her
10 Cowes. where the routine OF their Lon
don HE was resumed. and Old friendships
renewed. Lord Enperfswood was there
with MS yacht. or which he continually
entertained the young Countess OF Deans
granse being his most hoa0red guest.
These bright days. with their long sue
cession OF brilliant fetes upon land and
sea. passed as seconds IN q bswil3ering
dream 20 lucille. who looked forward
with regre. 10 tassr eGdins. which meant
parting.
But before that happeaed. an hour cams
when. by accident. she found herself
alone with Lord Rupertswood seated In
corner 81 a balcony. Ia deep shadow.
locking out upon the sea sleeping 81 moon
light. which was contrasted by the Japan
csc lanterns ~ yacht from which tAa
swaytng. saressiDg strains Of a waltz
we're heard. She was merely aware that
o - Axx L. -
had swiftly selxed upon her He and made
II his own. Ha3}essiy faithfully. she had
tFi.d 10 thrslst his tote from hnr and
faiied. recognizing her own weakness ard
his strength. Far Re had reused "a her
nature such power and Geptn. such
strength and passion. as her husband had
been unable 20 wake ard she knew her
SELF 70 he this raan's slave ard now re-
toiced iu her slavery. allowing her reason
and duty 70 he sweeps away u the force
of her love So that when he asked ha-
10 leave with him tAat night In his
yacht promising hep ne would make h.r
his wife when peansxra4se sad ohss ned
alrorve, she had neither the strength
nor The desire 20 refuse.
Il was late that might when her haz-
band. who had been % 4 6tnrs- va~tv
given hy a bachelor friend. returned -
his hotel. snd going 70 her roorls found
tEera empty To tire INQUIRY addressed
10 the maid, he learned that his wife had
gore cut a couple ~ hours ago, leaving
g note for him Quickly opening this. "a
read the few shruyf sentences. written ~
Lucille III whith sra declared sNa hg1
never been worthy - h;ra and begged -
him 70 forgive Der. fer she loved another
witE whom she ha& gore away. thar 9Th
er belaw Lord Ruperiswcas.
Stunned ~ first he nsxt became -
creGc,ous: then fr0rf'c when. without rs
bat. - rushed eUt % Ire hotel DOWN -
the harto- where De learned thar Ks-
pe~tswood's yacht had left two hours be-
fore. WI.h ashv sace aci shaking flgl7As
ae returned - ire hotel catr1 navy as he
had heew fuF'o0s before daeI~I-< rha
eCmpan5nashtp - q friend. ara asicrx 20
- iefr a1ore IL So tu as se0rvs We
locked doors through tAe r4Eh.. hfs
his iove. ths pity - rs Fate. tns e-7-sl-
ness ot hls future, the disgrace uoon his
zane facirx hin, BY turns But thz,
which touched him above az things.
which racst filed k;f0 with agony. was
her ioss-her .rrerarahIs less
Towards the bTesk - CAV - drew the
curtains ard iooks4 cut up~cn the world
which could - ire sane &c Bin, never
more. Then going . 80 .ssS. - wrote
"a Tire. which he placed n an euvelops.
ard directed - his wtfe. r consisted -
Nut cue SENTENCE, whi<h sst3;
- ar never see yoj AGAIN a2s I ca-roi
lva without you- Farewell"
Before Re aew--isen SUI tat set bro
hsr-Ae2-.ei no.se- s1oes tesi3e his dead
NossT, hcsere 3 reor;h has ended she lay
be~l3s BIN in the family vauyl
Serce fear uo2tGs later f4ors. EGper;s-