Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-07
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man; not only well educated, but a schol-
in n very pretty house called Oakside."
"And the s%ister?" said Mrs. Selwyn,
after n few minutes.
His dark face flushed.
"She is older than I thought to find
her" he replied; ''and she has hair just
like poor Bertie's."
Beatrice looked up at him with n quick,
keen glance, but the flush had died away
then, and Vivian was most composedly
eating his dinner.
But when dinner was over, and they
had returned to the drawing room, he did
not seem quite so much at his ease. Bea-
tricc drew an easy chair to the open win
dow, and looked out at the blooming flow
crs.
Mrs. Selwyn rcclined upon a couch near
her, and Vivian sat down upon n little low
stool at his mothers feet. She laid her
hand ca%ressingly ON the dark hair.
"And now, VIVIAN" she said, what is
the surprisey"
Again his face flushed.
"That is the very thing I was waiting to
speak Of" he replied. II hope you will be
pleased to listen to my story-pleased as
1 am to tell it.
II am in love at last" he continued.
"All my life long 1 have wondered what
this strange passion men call love was
like. l used to believe it would pass me
by, and I should never know, but when
I went down to poor Bertie's home, l met
my fate"
Not a stir, not a word from Beatrice
Leigh. Mrs. Selwyn moved uncasily.
II hope what you call your fate is wor-
thy of you," she said. "Remember, you
are head of an ancient n glorious race
head of n grand old family that has never
known anything save honor. There is
no duchess in England who would not
proudly give you a daughter"
ut is 10 duchess daughter that I have
learned to love-" he replied with n smile.
"Oh, mother, you must not be %disappoint-
cd. You must not damp my happiness. 1
love Violante Temple, and have asked her
to be my wife,"
"a lawyers daughtcr!' cried Mrs. Sell
wyn; "a simple country girl! Oh, Vivian,
what nm end to all my dreams and plans
for you'll"
He laughed; bowling his handsome,
stately head down to her.
"Now, mother" he cried, you are to
kiss me and wish me JOY"
SsthAhON CAS ~ = AsAO ~
ian. l am most bitterly disappointed to
think, when you might have chosen from
the fairest and noblcst in the land, you
have thrown yourself away so cruelty"
Nay" he said, with impcrturbable good
humor, do not say so. You annot judge
you have not seen my love-"
II know what country lawyers and their
daughters are like, as n rule" she replied;
land, Vivian, 1 am in despair"
There was an awkward silence which
lasted some minutes.
"Is it irrevocable?' asked Mrs. Selwyn.
Have you really pledged your word?
I'm all HONOR he replied. II have even
asked that my marriage may take place in
September"
Mrs. Sclwyn positively groaned.
'It is useless for me to interfere" she
said. II cannot forbid it. You are your
own master. 1t would be nonsense for
me to soy that I shall not allow it; you
will do as you like. hut l must express my
stern dislike and d%isapproval. It is an al-
lance quite unworthy of you, and you
might have aspired no mutter how high"
Beatrice" he said, help me to CON-
vince my mother. You are young and
beautiful, and love will come to you some
day, as it has come to me. Tell her-help
me to make her believe that love is the
only thing for which u man should ever
marry. Help her to make her like my
love"
There was n world Of dreary pain in the
dark eyes raised to his, u world of anguish
ind untold love.
II should not know what to say" she
replied in a strange voice unlike her own.
And then Lord Vivian Sclwyn of Sci
wyn Castle stood embarrassed and uncer-
tain what to do. He had some misgivings
as he journcyed homeward that his moth
or would not think he had done anything
to add to the family renown. All the La
dies Selwyn had been women Of high
birth: he was the first to break the rule.
WELL" said Mrs. Selwyn, with a re-
signed smile, lit is bad news-worse could
not nave come to me: but if it be %irrevoca-
bic, I must make the best of it. l would
fur rather you had chosen a wife from
your own class. I regret most deeply the
choice you have made. Yet 1 promise you,
having snid this, / will say no more. l
will do my best to like your wife, Vivian,
and to make her as happy as l can"
And with these cold words. the master
of Sclwyn Castle was forced to be con.
tent. Long after he slept that night. the
two ladies'. aunt and niece, sat up talking
! in low tones of what he had done, and
Mrs. Selwyn concluded with the words:
j, ut will not end happily, l fear!"
CHAPTER v.
@ They Talk about it now in the pretty,
picturesque town of Woodcavcs-tha,
wonderful wedding. the like of which was
= never seen there before or since. The
it wedding of the young earl with Lawyer
Temples daughter. They tell you of tho
Ii bright morning. the blue Sky, that had
no cloud; the golden sun. that seemed Il
rain down blessings: of the western wind
that might nave blown straight from til,