Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-04-23

Scarlet mt inside hpr work for GOOD and
all, and carried of her tea and Lord
Wriothesley 70 the disto nj end Of the con.
scrvntory. and there kent them, All the
world had seen him 20: no one knew why
he went-it was willingly. at all events,
and. FOR tho matter ~ TINT. IL was easy
TO guess the attraction. too. Not one
there but remembered his old infa tua ton
for her: and 40 they all kent the conversa.
ticnnl ball rolling with n kindly desire TO
proye TO his wife that they saw nothing
OF what WINS going ON In the conserya.
tory.
II was tmpossiblc. however. not To see.
Mrs. Scarlctt was talking In a very i'm.
pressive manner. and Wriothcsley was
listening with evident intercst. Mrs. Yer.
ulam's heart grew hot within her with
wrath supprcssc,l. and NIGEL Savage. with
a quick in.dra wing OF his breath, looked
nj Marvel.
He had honestly tried 10 keen avay
from her all this past week: he had seen
her avoidance OF him-an avoidance
which distressed her. and which she tried
10 atone for by kind and friendly Rlances
thrown 10 him now and then: hut II had
hurt him. nevertheless. and no hnd rnther
helped her to a continuance Of IL than
sought 10 overcome n.
"That fellow ia in love with herr said
Wrjothcsley. He faced Mrs. Verulam
a. he spoke, and looked at her with Q
frown,nr brow. "A thoush daring her 70
DENY n.
He made his way. on the morning after
the idcaiixcd Dorcas meeting. 70 the pret.
~ priyate room always sct apart Tor
Ciccly on her visits 20 her sister.
and now mood sIowerins A her from tho
admirsble elevation Of six fcet ono. GLOW.
crine. howeycr. had never verv much Of.
Feet unon Mrs. vcrn,nm M. and On this dsv
ss aJministcrcd nv Wriothcsicy. n save
her onIv a meek iov.
"Whnt fclIowf'; shc nskcd. wrinklins
her pretty brows ms n in perplexity.
"You know-saynpc."
"Obr,-ione drawn ont. .srh.. n
course"
"yVhy Of courscY.-bot,,.
"Recnuse shc II m chn,>ins~-so,a,v
az Won On into n. 7 comN ,am. vom =,
lcast three or four othes1 Mo vcni6 +
oniy too hannv IN law them.eive. ma ths,,
very con.I,iera blo fortun.. M nor 800 tc.
morrow"
"Yon ts,k NJ hor =. thouvh ana v.,. .,
unmn rried sirlr'
.That in how they talk Of hcr tn Va,
see. she was an little ma rr,cai ~. ~..
In evidence 70 yon lila. I'M, "ha.. -. W..
youY
~ w.. IN South Amor,c."-.,,e. .,.
IN. . Sirec, "n.w.r n. 10 ~ sh".: ~
sccrned snolovv
"Oui1. m !" ..id .ho cboo.S,,,v ga.
thcv knew n ,no.t ~ ,hcr,. ,h:v um;..
ciunp IN that know,cdv" yo~r ,o S,'
nom" va. . terrib,o hI"w .. wn.rn.....
A. II w.. ,n,IosiroJw ~'Ss'e>
"Rv ho,T
1--WE ara t.ik,rv NJ ,ho.o ,oo,,., ,..,,,
WIN have lost their hon -. :" h". pH'r s~
SooJ mar have no..t. - ..LS ~" Ia '.
little shrus. ~ assur. ~, vom. -o,,,, :,
was a disfinct o1ensc. vou sh"",,, ~.
surrendered yourscir "a n erI,,iv "ro,
there-whercver vou werc.in ~. Sa
lishtfully inthra,i hing mace that Yen, w,
from her FOR non ly two vears " wv
"You think thcn ,hnt 7 nm IN ho- u. :, .,
II think there arc men who won,i tran
her better than Won have done" Wv"
"You arc MT Mi events vary Main
spoken-a charm no doubt. but an nnn",
| atable one. do mot ouorrei With w,
nbout that howeyer-it would hc mse,.ss
can see your sympathics arc cniist",
ON INV wifes aide" N'
"Your wh.tY Nh Marvel, po.,.,r.,
ono II M mnnccustomed a. think ~ no. !.
n woman with n hnsbond that 7 ha.S,
mndcrstHnd." '''
"You have grown hitter. Cicelv--. ,.,,
IN which 1 can scn RELY conrro nj. 20 v",'
| az course. ma I hive snid Won have eion,
ed Marvel's cause: md cannot hora \"
a fair hearing from Won. Won heiieve M
Altogether 10 blame In this matter thu
Iies-that NJ least shonId Iie-het woeu he
and M" alone, Yet Won shouiI ro,nan,I,o
In ali common honesty thnt n was an
who 8rst tired Of me-"
"Nonsense! I suppose Won didn,t INN.
Inc she was going 10 stay with Won !
watch you day after day morning and sulh
iug, and regrctting another woman ey
cry hour Of your existence? Allow he
some little spirit."
"She IN hardly deficient In that line.
think" said he. with n sneer that enraec
her compnnion'
"she In the Rcutlest creature alive. an
the most lovable. II you cannot see thai
Ii nitv Won. INT her more What woml
Won have-an angelo Rhe IN a,most thu
/ believe. Would any one but her hay
received vou with the eynuisite forUiv,
ness that she showedY"
"ForgiyenessY WHY. shc has treotc
me ever since as thouah I were tho du,
beneath her feet! Call that forsiyenessi
:epss she 10 too good for you; wOul
l N ~ N mi so An Av.<Ns. ~.