Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-04-17

|
fend you, Leone; you will excuse me
for speaking plainly"
cit does not offend me-" she said,
simply; although I do not think that
you are right. Why should not a lord,
great and rich as this one, marry a
girl who has no drawback but power
ty? | do not see such a great differ
ence''
IT cannot tell you, my lady lass.
either the why or the wherefore he
/ replied 81 know that rich men do
not marry poor and obscure girls; and
if they DO, there is sure to be some
thing wrong with the marriage. We
will not talk about it, only if he seems
to admire you at all, do you keep out
Of that young mans way
She made him no answer; his care
for her touched her, but then there was
no need Lord Chandos was unlike
other men; besides which he loved her
so we'll he could not live without her.
So, when the sun was setting in the
western sky, she went down to the
mill-stream, where her lover awaited
/ her.
The crimson clouds were reflected in
the ripping water, the birds were sing
| ing in the trees, the flowers were all
falling asleep; the fair, fragrant world
was getting ready for it's time of rest.
Leone" he cried, Selling her hands
and drawing her toward him, my dar-
ling, I thought today would never
come. How many hours did yester-
day hold?"
Twenty four" she replied.
'Only twenty-four? Why, it seemed
to me it was day as long as year.
and I asked myself one question,
sweet" 4%, -
What was it, Lancer"
This: that if one day seemed so ter
ribly long, what would become Of me
if had to pass a week without your"
What would become of your" she
said, laughingly.
II should die of my own impatience,V
he said, his handsome young face
flushing. Fate may try me as it
WILL" he added, ''but its must never
separate me from you. It is because
| have found this out that I have
asked you to meet me here tonight.
cannot live without you, Leone; you
understand that the hours are long and
dark; life seems all ended, I cannot
feel interest or energy; I am longing
for you all the time just as thirsty
flowers are longing for dew. Leone,
| should long until the fever Of my own
longing killed me-for you"
He drew the beautiful face to his
own, and kissed it with a passion
words could never tell.
why should | not be happy in my
own way?" he said. eff I want the
one only thing on earth that could
bring me my happiness, why should
I not have it? Of what use is money,
wealth, position, rank, anything else
on earth to me, unless I have you I
would rather lose all I have in the
world than lose you
1T is sweet to be loved so WE'LL she
said, with a sigh.
II have had letters from home to-
day." he said, "and II am half afraid
to tell you lest you should say no. l
am to leave Rashleigh in one month
from now, and to go to my fathers
house-Cawdor, it is called. Leone, I
cannot go alone"
She looked at him with wondering
eyes; the ardent young lover who be-
lieved his love to be so great and so
generous, yet who, in reality, loved
himself best, even in his love.
Darling, I want you to consent to
be my wife before I leave Rashleigh, -
he continued. 81 know it will be the
best and easiest plan if I can but win
your consent"
Her loving heart seemed almost 10
stand still; the crimson clouds and the
ripping waters seemed to meet; even
in her dreams she had never imagined
herself his wife
Lord Chandos continued:
II know my parents we'll; my father
is inflexible on some points, but easily
influenced; my mother is, I believe,
the proudest woman in the wide world
I know that she expects something
wonderful from me in the way of mar
riage; I hardly think there is a peer
ess in England that my mother would
deem too good for me, and it would
wound her to the heart should mar
ry woman beneath me in rank. In
deed I know she would never forgive
me-"
She uttered a little, low cry.
"Then why have you loved me?" she
asked
Her lover laughed.
GLOW could I help it, my darling?
In you I have found the other half of
my own soul. I could no more help
loving you than a bird can help sing
ing. But listen, Leone; it is as I say,
if were to go home and pray all day
to them it would be useless. [ have
another plan. Marry me, and I can
take you to them and say: This is
my wife They could not help receiv-
ing you then, because the marriage