Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-08-07

and as he made the promise he bent
down and kissed the white hand lying
in his.
CHAPTER xxx.
Waiting for Him.
Never had June seen such roses,
never had lilies opened such white
chaljces, never had the trees looked so
green, or the grass so long and thick,
never had the birds sung as they sung
this June, never had the light of the
sun been so golden bright. The smile
of the beautiful summer lay over the
land, but in no place was it SO fail as
in River View. 1t was scene like
fairy-land.
So Leone thought it as she watched
day by day the beauty of blossom and
leaf. 1t was in the month of May she
first began to watch the signs of COM
ing summer; with the first breath OF
the hawthorn her heart grew light and
a new beauty of hope came IN her
face. 1t was May and he was coming
in June She worked harder than ever.
She rose early and retired late; these
months of hard study and hard reading
had changed her more than she knew
herself One year ago she had risen
beautiful, strong healthy girl, full OF
fire, and life, and power Now she
was a refined, intellectual woman, full
of genius and talent, full of poetry and
elouuence full of originality and wit;
then she was a girl to be admired, now
IEThn a
kingdom, whose power was unlimited.
She had acquired more in these few
months of study than some people
learn in years She knew how great
his delight would be, and she smiled
to think how entirely at her ease she
should be, even with his stately lady
mother; she should feel no great awe
of her in the future, for if Heaven had
not given her the position of lady
by birth, she had made herself one 10y
study and refinement.
So he was coming, and their real
married life was to begin. She
thought with a shudder of the pain she
had passed through, of the horror OF
that terrible discovery. 1t was all
over now thank Heaven. It had never
been any brand or stigma to her; she
had never felt any false shame over it;
she had never bowed her bright head
as though a blight had passed over
her. She said to herself it was not her
fault, she was not in the least to blame
She had believed herself in all honor
to be the wife of Lord ChandOs, and
she could not feel that the least shadow
of blame rested on her.
He was coming home. Through the
long hours of the summer day, she
thought of nothing else True, since
the month of June, his letters had been
very few and much cooler. True, it
had Seen a severe shock to her, to
hear that he gone to Nice; but, as his
letter said nothing of Lady Marion,
and she knew nothing even of the ex-
istence of such a person, what did it
matter. Why had he gone to Nice
when June was so near? She wrote
him to ask the question, but his ans
wer was: Because his parents had
gone there Then she said no more;
that seemed quite natural. The only
thing that occurred to her was, he
would have a longer journey in June;
he would come to her as he had prom
1sed, Out he would take a longer time
in travelling.
Lose faith in him! She flung back
her head, with a bright, proud laugh.
No, nothing could shake her faith in
him; his proud lady mother had man
aged TO get him under her influence
what did that matter? He loved her
and her alone She remembered the
words spoken on her wedding day;
when she asked him if he was quite
sure their marriage was legal, his ans
wer was, eyes, and that nothing could
part them except death"