Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-28
CHAPTER XVI

b rich To long for the pleasure and
gaity, yet to have all denied her, Bu'
in all her life she had never SUFFERED
soytbing like this sorrOw-the sorrow
AZ upayailing remorse. of repentance
without the power Of atonement, oil
live that knows itself all unworthy
u ever meeting with love in return.
Lord Cariswood took her to the sea-
side, but she looked no better when
she came back. The music OF the
waves could not drown the voice OF
her heart 1t was SO aroused that
never again was lsmay Waldron 70
tsH her conscience to sleep or to for
get the wrong she had done.
Even dress had lost its charm. All
the diamonds of Golconda could not
have restored her peace. She began
To excuse herself from accepting inyi-
tations TO find reasons why she should
not go out-and this, too, when, as
LORD Carlswood said, she was in the
pride OF her glorious beauty.
The struggle was killing her; II
seemed all tho greater that for so
long she had forgotten Paul She was
always picturing to herself the delight
OF reunion with him; night after
night she dreampt that these ten years
were but dream-that she was at
home with Paul in their little cottage
again Clinging to him and praying
him never to let her go, she would
wake with tears streaming down her
face. and weep again that II was but
O dream
Il would 60 back to him" she said
to herself one day with Il deep sob
Il would go back to him If ! could.
And the idea took possession of her
the idea of going back giving up
all the advantages she had gained
leaving her beautiful world Was 1t
beautiful world2 Her heart aChed for
some little love and tenderness she
was tired of her lOveless life wearied
with the weight of her sin,
Il would so back to him If | could.
she said. and. just MS the thought of
going to Bralyn had once seemed to
her to embody all that was most de-
sirablo in the world, but now the
thought of going back To Paul made
her heart beat with delight.
She pictured his happiness. What
would he say if. some day he would
wake up suouenly and see her stand
ing before him. She remembered his
loving words his tender and caress-
ing manner his worship of her. He
would be oyerpowered with delight. He
forgot that the wrong she had done
him was q grieyous one. such as man
mover forgets and seldom forgiyos.
She must so back OF course Lord
Cariswood would never forgive her,
nut she did not seem to care now so
much for that She had tried both
lives. and she knew that for real hap
piness the life she had Ted with her
husband was the truost
Il win go to him" she said # am
rot happy here | cannot live away
from him any longer"
in her own mind shc felt sure that
Lord Ciulswuod would never disin-
herit her boy lie had brought him up
for ton years rs his heir, and It did
not seem probable that he would dis
appoint him nov She resolved 20 go.
aud once having made the resolve, she
was very much happier for il. Then
the practical details began to bother
her She remembered that for ten
years she had heard nothing OF Paula
whereabouts Was he still in the lit
to rottager Her heart contracted
with q sudden, terrible fear was he
living or was he dead
When should she eoe The sooner
she could find an opportunity the bet
ter it woul, be- rhoD she was DBL gcd
'o put aside her thought for time.
Lord Garl.w0od had made point OF
her attendance at lady Brentway's
bail and she was compelled TO 40.
She wac especially careful about her
Dress that night She wore robe OF
pale violet velvet with q suite Of SUI
prrh diamonds Lord tarlsWood' /,
nr"srut tn hrr Sewer i'm her life had
'~uay Wmiamu |auheu wo.r beautiful
The rauws We're crowded when SHE
reached Lady mgutvays IS usual
She WAS surrounded by crowd ut ad-
uurrla aud th.u ,r. turmt rar tim,
her Doubts bier fears. heg troubles
.l,r hnnuufu. face grew radiant. h.,
}rs ,huur hrlghl his stars she was gh.
Ns.y embodiment nt beauty aud ern..
H.r Voice sounded jth. svwt.s mus.,