Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-11-02

herself so entirely beloved warmed
with pity and kindness to the one
whose heart was so desolate.
"A great sorrow taught you to find
comfort in an artificial life," she said
gently; ''it would not do that to me. :"
And her white hand, on which the
wedding-ring shone, caressed the beau
tiful white arm of Madame Vanira.
What would 1t do to your" asked
Leone, slightly startled
"A really great trouble" replied
Lady Chandos, musingly, what would
it do to me? Kill. l have known
so little of It.; cannot indeed remem-
Der what could be called trouble"
you have been singularly fortu-
nate" said Leone, half enviously.
And the fair face of the queen OF
blondes grew troubled.
Perhaps" she said, call my troubles
are to come. | should not like to be-
leve that"
She was silent for some few min
utes; then, with sigh, she said:
you have made me feel nervous,
and canot tell why. What trouble
could come to me? SO far as l see,
humanity speakingly, none. No money
troubles could reach me; sickness
would hardly be trouble II those |
loved were round me. All, we'll, that
Is common to every one" A look OF
startled intelligence came over her
face. II know one, and only one
source of trouble" she said. THAT
would be II anything happened to
Lord Chandos, TOTO my husband; If
he did not love me, or | lost him."
She sighed as she uttered the last
words, and the heart Of the gifted
singer was touched by the nobest,
kindest pity. She looked into the fair,
fower-like face.
you love your husband, them" she
said, with gentle, caressing voice.
Love him." replied Lady Chandos,
her whole soul flashing in her eyes
"love him? All, that seems to me a
weak word! My husband Is all the
world, all life to me. 1t is strange
that | should speak to you, a stranger,
in this manner; but, as ] told you be-
fore, my heart warns to you in some
fashion that | do not myself under
stand. am not like most people. |
have so few to love. No father, no
mother, no sisters, or brothers. |
have no one in the wide world but my
husband; he Is more to me than most
husbands are to most wives-he Is
everything"
Leone looked down on that fair,
sweet face with loving eyes; the very
depths of her soul were touched by
those simple words; she prayed God
that she might Always remember them.
There was infinite pathos in her voice
and In her face when she said:
"You are very happy, then, with
your husband, Lady Marlon?"
Eyes, am very happy" said the
young wife, simply. "My husband
loves me, | have no rivals, no jealous
les, no annoyances; may say | am
perfectly happy"
II pray God that you may always he
sol" said Leone, gently.
And with an impulse she could not
resist she bent down and kissed the
sweet face.
Then Lady Chandos looked up.
II am afraid" she said, that our
pleasant five minutes chat Is ended.
We must go back to the ballroom. l
am afraid your admirers will be very
angry with me, Madame Vanira."
That Is Il matter of perfect indiffer-
ence," she rephed. Il know you
better, Lady Marion, for those five
miutes spent here than | should have
done during a century in bathrooms"
And you promise that we shall IL
ways be friends" said the fair woman
who called herself Lady Chandos.
Il promise, and | will keep my
word" said the beautiful singer, who
had believed herself to b Lord Chan
dos wife,
And with those words they parted.