Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-01-06

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ssThere were legal infonnalities in the
ceremony. Rosie too intricate to explain
to YOU now-which rendered it null ana
void. To all intents and purposes, there
fore, found was free.
HBut You were not really free, inter-
posed Rosie quickly. Surely she was
your wife, Wilfrid?"
.Ah, Rosie! that is the sad part OF It.
Did not tell you that am criminal!
Can you believe that your brother was so
weak and so wicked as to rupture sucn q
sacred tie? Yet did do so"
sOh! the poor girl! What did she say!'
don't ask me what she said. She op-
posed it with all the force Of her strong
love for me. but refused to listen-and
deserted her! That is the secret Of my
life
"Poor. dear boy!'' said Rosie compass
sionately. stroking his head. How you
must have suffered
Eyes. have suffered, but less than de-
served. You know the rest. met Lena
and married her, and my marriage prov
ed most unfortunate. Now it IS all over,
and am free again. What shall | do!
Give me your advice, dear little sister,
and will be guided by it,
FIRST wife-again, Wilfridg' asked Rosie
softly.
Eyes. I have met her again with a
child of mine in her arms bearing her
lot patiently, nobly, uncomplainingly; as
= good friend a good daughter, a devoted
mother and faithful wife! That IS now
| have met her again, Rosie.
Il have guessed it. / understand cv-
mo
cried his sister suddenly; 1T is my DARING
Jane! There is no woman but her IN the
world SO noble and grand as you nave
described this woman to be. On, my GEAR
sister.-my dearest friend! Is it possible
that you have borne all this sulIerlng anu
wrong for our sakes?"
ssDont cry Rosie-your tears scar my
heart like red-hot iron! She doesn't cry
over it, God bless her! She has learned
ia take ME at my full value, and to know
how small a loss she has sustained.
"Wilfrid, does she love you still!'
II do not know. / have not dared TO
ask. Give me your counsel in the mat
ter"
"You ask for my advice, Wllfrid. Here
il is: Go to her at once. Don't waste q
day-an hour-a minute. 60 to Jane ana
ask her, OH your knees, to take you back
to the shelter Of her love again; and bring
her here, as quickly as you can, to DC
NV sister once more, and the blessing OF
your own life. Oh, Wilfrid! if you don't
do this, and without delay, | will never
call YOU by the name of brother more!
He left her on the morrow, and 1T was
not many weeks before he brought MS
second wife home to Lambscote, and IN
stalled her as the mistress of the Iall.
They live there still-as united and nap
Nv a family as is to be found on the
broad, fair acres of England. There
never was a more dig:ified nor gracious
Lady Ewell than Jane Warner makes,
and the county families have taken her
on her own merits and forgotten to make
any impertinent inquiries about her ante
ccdents. Mrs. Ewell even has been heard
to say that her dear son Sir Wilfrid could
not possibly have formed better choice,
although the first revelations made to
her concerning her new daughter-in-laW
thre-S her into violent Mysteries.
Mrs. Warner lives at Lambscote with
her daughter, and to James delight and
the general satisfaction, Sir Wilfrid en-
gagged Miss Prosser, at a liberal salary,
to accompany her old friend to her new
house in the capacity Of companion. So
that the poor old mother is perfectly hap
nv. roaming with Miss Prosser over the
gardens and estate all day, and is as lit
tie troublesome to the household as
weak-witted person can be.
The cottage at Chelsea is pulled down,
and a terrace of Elizabethan houses is
being erected ON its SITE Jane felt
pang when she first heard the news, but
now she is glad Of it. She suffered too
much under that roof to care to revisit it.
She would rather know that it exists no
more. CHE end)