Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-02

have the intuition of the injury that
was done to me? That she did not
suffer from lt?'
Mrs. Saulius flushed, and rising, ex-
claimed:
"Ah! Injury! You exasperate me
However, you are right. Children al
WAYS suffer for the faults of their
fathers"
He coldly corrected her: "Of their
parents"
She looked at him proudly.
with what do you reproach me?''
she asked.
"Your lack of heart. You were re-
lentless. For an error of a moment.
She interrupted him Indignantly:
"a friend of mine! Whom you met
here in this room at my house"
eyes, I did wrong, but it was only a
passing weakness. In reality, I loved
only you, and you were without pity.
Guided only by your wounded pride,
you wished the separation, and moth
ing could change your determination.
You pursued your work of vengeance
with a fierce tenacity. You wished 1t
complete, not only in separating your
self from me, but in taxing away the
child that I loved as much as you
You broke two hearts, but your pride
was satisfied.
She stopped him with gesture.
''Sir, you are mistaken.
He replied more coldly.
s'I forgot myself. [ ask your par
don. This is neither the place nor the
hour for explanation. And then, wnat
good will it do? All is indeed lost?
Mrs. Saulius, who still retained the
name, Notwithstanding her divorce, in
the presence of her husband had found
| it difficult to conceal the bitterness
which filled her heart. She had
listened to him at first with anger
then with surprise; now she looked &
him astonished. The grief which his
voice betrayed, the regrets which es-
capped him. She wished to prove her
self mistaken, and with a sarcastic
smile replied:
go, I pray you, do not pose as
martyr! If any lives have been sacri'
feed they are mine and our daughters
AS regards yourself, you have Ger,
tainly profited by the liberty that
returned you. You did not seem tc
suffer because you did not see me any
more"
cit is true,'' said Mr.. Saulius, trying
| - l.: continued In
my course, but did it for revenge.
wished to conceal my pain from you.
acted indifferently. I wished to make
you as unhappy as you made me, t.
make you suffer in your turn. tor
tured myself in vain. [ understood
that if you were so decided, if nothing
could move you, you certainly ne
longer loved me-"
At this confession the poor woman
gave cry of pain.
"I!"
Eyes, and you joyfully seized this
occasion, which offered itself, to regair
your freedom" He went on: "Yor
were so much the more pleased be-
cause you loved perhaps some one il
secret.
"You thought that of me?" she cried
Eyes"
ct is horrible! It is frightful!"
She sank into chair hiding her fac
in her hands.
Then suddenly Selling his hands AM
pulling him to her, she looked into hi
eyes and gave expression to the feel
ings so long concealed 81 adored you!
she said. 81 suffered a thousan,
deaths! If did as you say it was be
cause thought you had ceased to low
me. All! If I had known. We hav
both been deceived! Neither of u
; would confess or make the first ad
vance. Our pride has stood in the wa
of our happiness and for lack of
: moments frankness both our live
have been ruined. We know it is to
late. Our youth is gone It would b
useless to attempt to reconstruct tn
edifice of our happiness. We are no
the same"
Mr.. Saulius looked at his wife in
tently. He understood the mistak
which had separated them. Each ha
, believed the one had ceased to love tn
other, and, wounded and Indignant
: they had separated. Her words, g
adored you!" sent thrill of happines
through him, and lighted for a secon
all his past lonely life, like the las
flame of confiagration burned out
: "You loved me? Is it possible?" h
cried.
EYES," replied the woman in
broken voice. "You will never kno1
how much! The grief, the regrets c
what have lost through self-lov
have broken my heart. And tn
comedy of indifference that I impose
upon myself wished to play to tn
end"
He pressed her hand gently. IN
poor Madeline! I, also, have bee
cruelty punished. All, if 1 ha
known!"