Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-03-23
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CHAPTER XIX.

Three days after Lord ArlelRns 3 mos
lnauspicious marriage the Duchess O
Hazelwood sat in her drawing room alone
Those three days had changed her ter
ribly; her face had lost ita bloom, th'
light had died from her dark eyes, there
were great lines of pain round her lips
She sat with her hands folded listless.N
Ter eyes. full of dreamy sorrow, fixed os
the moving foliage of the woods. freS
entity Lady Peters entered with an opes
newspaper in her hand.
'Philippa, my dear" she said, Il am
very uncomfortable. Should you thln9
this paragraph refers to Lord Arleigh
1t seems to do so-yet l cannot believe II.
The deadly pallor that was always thu
Sign of great emotion with the duches'
spread now even to her lips
What does 1t say?" she asked.
Lady Peters held the paper out to hen
but her hands trembled so that she could
not take it.
81 cannot read it." she said, wearily.
"Read it to me-"
And then Lady Peters read:
Scandal in High Life-Some strange
revelations are shortly expected in arls-
tocratic circles. A few days since noble
lord, bearing one of the most ancient
titles In England, was married. The mar.
Tlage pldCt ~
great mystery; and the mystery has been
increased by the separation of bride and
bridegroom on their wedding day. What
has led to a separation is at present q
secret, but it is expected that in few
days all particulars will be known. AT
present the affair is causing a great sen
sation."
A fashionable paper which INDUCED
largely in personalities, also had telling
article on Lord Arleigh's marriage. No
names were mentioned, but the refer
ences were unmistakable. A private ma r
riage, followed by a separation on tina
same day, was considered a fair mark for
scandal. This also Lady Peters read, land
the duchess listened with white, trem-
bling lips.
at must refer to Lord Arleigh," said
Lady Peters.
1T cannot" was the rejoinder. ''He
was far too deeply in love with his fair
faced bride to leave her"
Il never did quite approve of that mar
riage," observed Lady Peters.
The scandal cannot be about him. "
declared the duchess. I'VE should have
heard IL there had been anything wrong.
The next day letter WAS handed to
her. She recognized the Eandwriting-it
was Lord Arleigh's. She laid the note
down, not daring to read it before Lady
Peters. What had he to say to her?
When she was alone she opened it.
"You will be pleased to hear, duchess
that your scheme has entirely succeeded
You have made two innocent people who
have never harmed you as wretched a:
1t is possible for human beings to be
In no respect has your vengeance failed
I-your old friend. playmate, brother, tist
son of your mothers dea rest friend-havt
been made miserable for life. Your re
venge was well chosen. You knew that
however 1 might worship Madaline, my
wife, however much might love her, she
could never be mistress of Beechgrove
she could never be the ms Der of my chill
dren; you knew that, and therefore / say
your revenge was admirably chosen. /
were useless to comment on your wicked
ness. or to express the contempt feel fo
the woman who coui1 deliberately plar
such evil and distress. l must say this
however. All friendship between US is a
an end. You vGll be to me henceforwarc
an entire stranger. 1 could retaliate.
could write and tell your husband, who i
q man of honor, of the unworthy deed yo'
have done; but l shall not do that
would be unmanly. Before my dear wifi
and l parted, we agreed that the punish
ment of your sin would be left to heaven
30 | leave It. To woman unworth.
enough to plan such piece of baseness
It will be satisfaction sufficient to know
that her scheme has succeeded. Note tn
words my wife and / parted'-parted
never perhaps to meet again. She ha
al my love, all my heart, all my unutter
able respect and deep devotion; but, a
you know, she can never be mistress o
my house. May heaven forgive you.
"ARLEIGH."
She could have borne with his letter
It had been filled with the widest inveC
tives-if he had reproached her, eve
cursed her; his dignified forbearance, hi
siInple acceptance of the wrong she ha
done him, she could not tolerate.
She laid down the letter. 1t was a
over now-the love for which she woul
have given her life, the friendship tha
had once been so true, the vengeance tina
had been SO carefully planned. She ha
lost his love, his friendship, his esteem
She could see him no more. He despise
her. There came to her vision of wha
she might have been to him had thing
been different-his friend, adviser, couI
selor-the woman upon whom he woul
have looked as the friend of his chose
vife-the woman whom, after all, he love
best-his sister, his truest confidante. A
this she might have been but for her r.
yenee. She had forfeited it all now. He
life would be spent as though he did NJ
exist; and there was no one but herse
to blame.
When the duke did come home. aftt
a few pleasant weeks on the sea, the fr'
thing he heard was the story about Lor
Arleigh. 1t astounded him. His frien
CAPTAIN Austin related it to him as 500
l IS he landed.
= "Whom did you say he marr1edf Il
a ouired the mystified duke. :.
4 "Rumor said at first that 1t was dl
ii taut relative Of yours" replied the ca
tain. "afterward 1t proved to be son
Young lady whom he had met at sma
watering place"
.What was her name? Who was sht
n was no relative Of mine; have ve1
few; 1 have no young female relative
all"
''No-that was all mistake; l cam.
tell you how it arose. He married lac
Of the name Of Dornham."
"Dornhamw said the puzzled noblema
'sThe name Is not unfamiliar to me. Dor
ham-ah, remember"
He said no more, but the captain sa
grave expression come over nus nan
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