Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-03-03
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CHAPTER XVI.


~ had disappeared, and in their
1l,ces clean, healthy, well-drained dwell
;rr houses were springing up. Lady Car
avon worked hard, allowing herself little
rast and the earl was filled with wonder
ct her systematic method.
They worked together. She made their
dnties so pleasant to him that he would
nat for the world have renowned them.
Husband and wife became, as the Earl
sl, good companions, good friends.
They had many interests now in common
the improvement of the estate, the
bilding of model cottages, the education
If the Young, the relief Of the aged and
distressed With a thoughtful look in his
uue eyes the Earl would sometimes say
10 his wife:
Il canot imagine why thought all this
50 tiresome before, or what gives me so
much pleasure to do it now"
No one was more gratifed than Sir
IaOu. He eXulted in the fact that his
predictions were fulfilled.
Railways thought a good woman's influ-
cce boundess," he said; land now I am
sure of it.
But he was not misled; he saw exactly
how things were-that the Earl had start
ed with the conviction that his wife was
an Uniformed schoolgirl, and that,
though believing her now to be a very
clever woman, he still retained much of
his early impression. Lord Caraven had
accepted the fact that he did not love
her with a lovers love, and that their
rarr wa 70 toll or iv,fo oh
bis own folly had led him-and he had
not changed his opinion; he absolutely
never thought of love with reference to
her, They were good friends, with one
common nterest-that was all.
But with Hildred it was not quite the
same thing. She had once loved him: and
now, as his better nature appeared, she
began to care for him again. Not that
she ever betrayed such a feeling to him.
She was kind. affectionate, patient; she
devoted herself to his service; but no word
Indicating warmer feeling than friend
snip ever escaped her lips. She did not
even own to herself or know that she was
beginning to love him.
UHe day, after luncheon, when some
visitors were staying with them, the con-
VeISatlon turned on a certain Lady Ham
AOn, who had just returned, a widow,
from India.
Lady Hamilton was one of your early
loves, Uric, was she not" said Sir Raoul,
hughingy.
I suppose so,' said the Earl, care
rSSlF' i had great many early loves.
10 you know what my opinion is?'
no. answered Sir Raoul, Il dc not"
1 DO not believe that have ever loved
Ill all-that is, using the word love in
It's best and highest sense.'
Then it is for want of appreciation"
said Sir Raoul, CURLY.
Neither of them knew that Hildred had
overheard the few chance words, but
Ney had pierced her heart as with a
IWO-edged sword.
A kind of jealousy that she could not
Understand took possession of her. If, on
cvAls at pictures or photographs, Lord
(aFaVen praised one or thought it pretty,
NE would examine it in detail to find out
possible what he admired in it. If, in
TeaNhg of any lady, friend or visitor the
LafI expressed his admiration of her, a
%sNe unrest would come over his wife;
MoWould try to understand what attract
Alln. He had frank, careless, easy
WY OF expressing himself. Often, when
nat heard him, her face would suddenly
soW pale even to her lips. If he loved at
Ill, he must love her.
Lord Carayen discerned nothing of this,
nut Sir Raoul was more deeply versed in
-'4an nature, and he saw that the young
a hntrin 70 lAv. hI,c
AID with a passionate love. He did not
~oW whether to be pleased or sorry
oether her love would ever be returned.
ri he could not feel surprised
One morning a letter came to Ravens
&'C. 1t was from Lady Hamilton. to
s. " that she was returning from Cowes.
here she had been staying some time,
S. I'd would be glad to pay her promised
G&t.
Lord Caraven's first sensation on read
q the couuettish little note was not one
Cnmitigated pleasure. They had been
,enting Il very happy week alone, the
lar. the Countess and Sir Raoul-a week
-at he had thoroughly enjoyed because
e greater part of it had been spent in
~ Ne open air with his wife and Sir Raoul.
4-"N betll TIC
.'VsFeSS, watching the improvements;
N4 the Earl was more pleased than he
-N'd have cared to say at seeing once
IRE smile on the faces around him.
~ Uid not feel quite sure at first that he
,~ Tor the coming interruption. He
W me letter to Lady Caraven.
Il she comes" he said, sit is pretty
,%A We must invite a party to meet
~ NV young Countess looked up.
=, ' y, are a party she told him-''we
~ ~g50 Caraven laughed.
NlD.'ee Is very small number, Hildred.
sg,, would Lady Hamilton say if she
N,r5 ~eFe and found that we had not in
ss,i, any one to meet her? Raoul and
sm.. 'e exhausted by the amount of
asmss,s We should have to pay. Lady
ae, ~,,ca is the very queen of CO.
Ca,sr 10 not like coquettes," said Lady
'''en, curtly.
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