Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-11-30
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walked down the path, and while he
talked to her she pulled the fragrant
leaves from the stems. Long years after
wards the perfume Of rose so vivid
ly recalled the scene to her-so wildly
that she could no. endure the flowers.
Nor did she ever forget 1.-THE garden
with its fragrant blossoms, the tall
elm-tree the cool spreading shade,
the bright lovely face framed in the
bright brown hair, the white hands
playing with the crimson buds-a
picture so beautiful that Mr.. Ford
looked on in admiration too great for
words.
He was silent for some little time,
his heart troubled within him at what
he had to say. He looked at Mrs.
Waldron, and while he owned to him
self that he had never seen any woman
one half so fair, he thought how much
better and happier she would be living
her in the midst of beauty and peace
than tossed about on the waves 81 the
great world. ~@
lsmay wondered what lie was think
Ing of, why he looke1.aso grave, what
anxious thoughts .hjrought so stern an
expression to 3e face. and why he was
glanci2aat Aer with so strange a
mlngIng o"wonder, fear, regret, and
adXHration. Her face grew crimson,
Abfer~his lingering gaze.
81 Il have no need to fear him." she
thought to herself, with some little
Impotence. "He must have something
important to say, or he never would
have asked me to come out here"
what have you to tell me?" she
asked at length with a coquettlsh
smile.
And then the grave look returned to
his face, and he sighed deeply
"a do not like my mission" he said.
you must always remember that |
undertook it sorely against my will,
but that my motive for acting as | do
is that | may be of use to you In time
to come"
His grave voice, his earnest manner,
surprised her. She raised her lovely
face to him, and on it was the simple
wonder of startled child.
only Heaven knows" continued the
grave voice whether what | have to
say to you is for your good, or whether
evil will come of it. Listen, Mrs. Wald-
ron, and decide as you will"
Slowly, gravely. deliberately, weigh
ing each word Mr. Ford told her the
whole story, emitting no single grain
of evidence, dwelling on her mothers
folly as lightly as possible yet making
1t quite apparent. AS she listened, the
dainty wild-rose bloom faded from her
face, her eyes dilated with wonder that
was almost fear. He finished, and his
last words sounded to her as though
they came from the clouds. A red
mist swan before her eyes, and then
she recovered herself with a great
gasping sigh
you must be brave" he said; you |
have worse to hear"
And l." she said, "am really that
great lords grandchild?"
There is not legal doubt of il" he
replied. Listen yet. Mrs. Waldron
You are undoubtedly the daughter of
katrine lsmay Carlswood, who ran
away from home with Thornton Came
ron You are the grandchild of Lord
Carlswood, the Master of Bralyn and
It's rich dependencies. The child play {
ing there may one day be Lionel, Lord !
Carlswood; you yourself may be ;
wealthy heiress. But there is one con-
ition attaching to all this--a condi- =
ion | am ashamed to lay before you, !
md one that | cannot advise you to ac-
'ept. The option rests entirely with q
"A condition." she repeated, her face {
recovering its color, her eyes flashing |
With Light. You do not know how | {
lave always longed to be rich. can
lot believe that my longing is to be Y
there will be no condition too v
liflicult for me to accept" {
81 am not 80 sure of that" said the h
nan of law. Lord Carlswood is a
iery proud mani should say no man v
living is prouder; he has the greatest /
'everence for what he calls the honor /
# his house; he would, believe. h
'ather die any death than tarnish it,
Think how he values it when he +
reated his only daughter as one dead IN
because she married beneath her. | I
will be brief, for the subject pains me- $
Lord Carlswood will receive you as |
his grandchllf-wil give You large d
'ortune-will make your little son his S
leir-all upon condition that YOU leave I
four husband, whom he considers low
born. and promise never to see him
gain
lt was wonderful to see the light that
dashed into her face, the indignant
eleam Of her ewes. the scorn of the
proud lips.
Leave my acknowledgements never
TO see him again! would not do it to /
be q queen. Paul loves me will not
break his heart"
"fou have answered just as |
thought you would shall not at ,
NEapt to influence you ! am bound to
tell you that, il you refuse. Lord
will find another heir, and !
YOU viii hear no more Of the matter.
Perhaps you had better take time be-
fore you decide n
.Leave my husband she repeated.
utrh a hurst of passionate tears ..rIa