Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
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The lamps we're lighted and shone
like huge pearls among the blossoms.
There were few people and those few
desired no attention from the new COM
ers. He led her to a pretty chair,
placed among the hyacinths; the
fragrance was very strong.
Il am afraid you will find this odor
too much, beautiful as it u.s." he said.
81 do not notice." she said; my
heart and soul are full of one thing.
oh, Lord Chandos, your wife likes me-
likes me-" she repeated, eagerly.
"I am not surprised at it; indeed, |
should have been surprised if she had
not liked you" he said.
The dark, beautiful eyes had Wis.,
Pu1 look in them as they were raised
to his face.
"How beautiful she is, how fair and
stately" she said.
Eyes, beautiful; but compared to
YOU, Leone, as [ said before, she is IKE
moonlight to sunlight, like water TO
wine"
Il have done no wrong" continued
Leone, with thrill of subdued passion
in her voice; ION the contrary,
e.urel wrong was done to nro. But
when I am with her, 1 feel in some
vague way that I am guilty. Does she
know anything of your story ana
.mine?"
His dark face burned.
NO" he replied; "she knows moth
ing of that except that in my youth
ali. Leone, that [ must say this to you
in nv youth I made some mistake;
so my lady mother was pleased TO call
it," he added, bitterly. "She does not
know exactly what it was, nor could
she ever dream for one moment that
lit was you"
She looked at him with a serious,
questioning gaze.
Surely you did not marry her with
out telling her that you had gone
through that service already, did you?
If so, I think you acted disloyally and
sdishonorably."
He bent his head in lowly humility
before her.
"Teone." he said-"ah, forgive me
for calling you Leone, but the name IS
so sweet and so dear to me-Leone' L
am a miserable sinner. When l think
.of nv weakness and cowardlce, L
-lothe myself; I could kill myself; yet
7 can never undo the wrong have
done to either. She knows little, and
believe implicitly she has forgotten
that little. Why do you ask me?
ct seems strange" said Leone,
-musingly, ''I asked you TO come mere
to sneak to me that I might ask your
advice. She, Lady Marion, has asked
me to her house-has pressed me,
urged me to go; and have said that
I will think of it, [ want you to ad-
wise me and tell me what should dc"
INV dear Leone II cannot.
should love above all things to see you
at nv house, but it would be painful
for you and painful to me-"
She continued, in low voice:
LADY Marion has asked me to be
her friend; she is good enough to say
she admires me. What shall DO"
He was silent for some minutes, then
he said:
There is one thing, Leone, if you
become a friend, or even visitor OF
Lady Marion's, should see a great
deal of YOU, and that would be very
nleasant: it is all there is left in life.
I should like it, Leone-would you?
Looking up, she met the loving light
of the dark eyes full upon her. Her
face flushed.
"Yes," she whispered, 81, too, should
Alike it"
There was a silence between them
Tor some little time, then Leone said;
would it be quite safe for me TO
visit you? Do you think that Lady
Lanswell would recognize me?"
mo" he answered, eff the eyes OF
love failed to recognize you at one
glance, the eyes of Indifference will fall
altogether. My mother is here to-
night: risk an introduction to her, and
YOU will see. 1t would give fresh zest
and pleasure to my life if you could
visit U.S."
ct would be pleasant" said Leone,
-musingly; and yet to my MIND, L can
not tell why, there is something that
.savOrs of wrong about it, Lord Chan
dos" she added, 81 like your wife; she
was kindness itself to me. We must
mind one thing if enter your house;
7 must be to you no more than any
other person in it must be stran-
ger-and you must never even by one
word allude to the past. You promise
that, do you not?"
q will promise everything and any
thing" he replied. Il will ask
Madame de Chandalle to introduce
you to my MOTHER should not have
the confidence to do it.
IF she should recognize me there
will be a scene" seid Leone, with a
faint smile. at ceems to me that the
eyes of hate are keener than the eyes
of love-"