Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-03-03
or. She had strange kind Of fore.


some people do bring misfortune With
them. l have an idea that LADY Homi1-
ton Will bring evil to me-"
Or haoul laughed, and told her in his
siiiiple cnlvalrous fashion that a beauti-
,ui woman could bring only sunshine and
happiness; but the young Countess sighed
Helen of Troy did not bring much
sunshine" she said, "and she was beau
tiful enough"
II was with some little curiosity that
the young Countess went to meet her
guest. Lady Hamilton had been shown
into pretty little boudoir, where she
awaited her hostess; and these two WON
en- who were so strangely to cross each
others lives looked almost eagerly at
each other.
Lady Caraven saw before her a tall,
graceful, lovely blonde, whose sunny ewes
ana golden hair were bright and beauti-
tul, whose red lips smiling showed teeth
ike pearls. After returning in the most
musical of voices the greetings of her
hostess, she requested that she might be
shown to her ROOM
She was in some measure lust what
Lady Caraven had expected to see. She
appeared in the drawing-room two min
utes before the announcement of dinner
was made, and then Hildred examined
her more critically. Her entrance made
sensation among the gentlemen. Hill
dred stood watching the scene, watching
the pretty maneuvers of the royalty
beautiful coquette, and how soon they
took effect.
Hildred sighed as she turned away.
Io l., ;rl l. l,,.
band loved-blonde, tall and graceful
She looked at her husband; he had not
joined Lady Hamilton's circle Of admir-
ers, and she felt all the happier on see
ing that.
"Do you know, Caraven," asked Lord
Damers, one of the guests, ''who is the
handsomest woman here?"
The Earl looked around with a smile.
"Amid so many how can l decide?"
''The decision does not require min
ute's hesitation" said Lord Damers.
''Look around and you will see that there
is no one to compare with your wife. She
is by far the most beautiful woman l
have ever seen in my life"
The Earl looked up wonderingly.
''Is she? Do you know that 1 have
never thought so much Of her appear
ance?'
'"Then you have been blind. Look at
her now"
Lord Caraven looked up. He saw a
tall, beautiful figure and magnificent
face, with dark, proud, brilliant eyes and
a lovely mouth, round which played
half-graye, sweet, timorous smile. he
seemed to be impressed.
''You are right he said; ''she is very
beautiful"
81 should imagine So" returned Lord
Damers, emphatically. "Why, by her
side even the brilliant Lady Hamilton
looks faded. Every one is talking about
your wife; you do not know how many
envy YOU"
Lord Caraven laughed aloud. Perhaps
if the world knew all, he told himself,
there would be little cause for envy.
''She is beautiful he repeated to him
self. He had suddenly awoke to the
knowledge of the fact. He said to him
self that he must have been blind. Had
this woman been any other than his wife,
he would have thought her perfection.
AS he looked at her he wondered that he
had ever boosted of his preference for
blondes. What could compare with the
coloring of that noble southern face? He
must have been blind. He. crossed the
room to where the young Countess stood
talking to Lady Hamilton.
Mildred" he said, simply, Twill you
save one dance for me-:
She looked at the pretty tablets and
then smiled at him.
81 am not engaged for the next waltz"
she said.
"Then give it to me- requested the
EARL and the dark eyes were raised to
his.
"If I had been engaged, 1 should have
felt inclined to break my engagement,
she said.
Lady Hamilton was not quite pleased
Two suns could not shine in one hemi-
sphere; and, if Lady Caraven had any
idea of outshining her, the sooner that
idea was abandoned the better.
at is rather odd" she said, with one
of her brightest smiles, ''to see husband
and wife waltz together-one would i'm
agine you were still lovers"
Hildred was ON the point of retorting
that they had never yet been that, but
prudence restrained her.
"You will not forget your promise?
said the Earl.
And Lady Caraven took up the pretty
tablets again.
They held many names. Against the
waltz she wrote, 'My husband
He was watching her intently, and
when she had finished writing he took
the tablets from her hand. How strange
the words looked! There were noble
names above them, noble names below
them, "My husband" He wondered why
she had not written Lord Carayen" in
stead or his initials. AS he returned the
tablets to her, their eyes met in long,
lingering glance Suddenly she turned
from him with her face on fire; and
Lord Caraven, with a strange sensation
at his heart, began talking to Lady
Hamilton.
This is my waltz" said Lord Cara
ven. shortly afterward, as he came up