Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-08-31
CHAPTER XXXIV.

Tho writing OF that letter was u
labor OF love to Lady I.ansWoll. She
did not wish to be cruel; on the CON
trary, now that she had gained her
wish, she felt something Hike pity for
the girl she had so entirely crushed
Lord Chnndos would have been quite
trEo to his FIRST love but for bis
mothers influence and maneuVers
| She knew that. She knew that with
her own hand she had crushed the life
and love from the girls heart, Writ
Ing to her would be the last disagree
able feature OF the case. She would
be finished with them, and there would
DE nothing to mar tho brightness Of
| the future.
My lady took up jcwoled pen; she
had Nnpor white and soft, with her
crest at the head; every littiu uctail he
| longing to her grandeur would hell to
crush this girl for whom she had so
much contempt and so little pity. She
thought over every word of her letter;
II might ut some future day, perhaps,
he brought up against her, and she
resolved that II SHOULD be n mod / Of
moderation and fairness. She had
learned looncs name, and she began;
MY Dear Miss Noel, My son has
commissioned me to write to vou
thinking, as ! think, that the business
to be arranged will bo better settled be
tween You and myself am glad to
tell you that at last, after many
months Of infatuntlon, my son has re-
turned to his senses, and has now but
ono Idea, which Is at once and forever
To put an end to all acquaintance be
tween You and himself, My son owns
tEnt It was n great mistake; he hlamcs
himself entirely, and quito eXculpatcs
you; he holds YOU blamcless. Permit
mo to say that do the same
My son. having recovered his senses,
secs that n marrige between YOU AMI
himself would he quite impossible. He
regrets having promised 1t. and begs
that YOU viii Forgive what seems to 70
II breach OF chat promise; but It is
really the best and wiscst plan of his
life. Neither Your birth, training, edu-
cation. manners, nor appearance ut
you to hold The position that my sons
Wife must hold, Iou must therefore,
| consider the whole AFFAIR at m end; It
waS, at It's worst, n piece OF boyish
folly and inliscretlon, while YOU are
hlamclcss. II Is my sons wish that
ample compensation should I've made
to you, and | have placed the matter
/ In the hands OF Mr., Sewell, my lawyer,
I whom lhavc instructed TO settle n thou
sand per annum on YOU, Let me add.
/ further, that IL ever YOU are in any
peculiarly difficulty, | shall find It Il
i pleasure In hclping YOU
"Ouo thing more; Lord Chandos Is
ENGAGED to I've married to one OF the
wNlhlest women IN England Il mar
riagc which makes his father and my
self extremely happy, which opens &c
him one OF the hucst careers ever
opened to any man, and will make him
one ot the hanpiest ot men Let nj
add an earnest hope that your owr
good sense will prevent any vulgar In
tIuSltH wv NNIl tldttt tlIHtF WI IVY SUI
or the lady to whom he Is passiouately
attached Won will not need TO aus
wer this letter Lord Chandos does
not wish 10 Go ANNOYED bv any useles,
appeals; IN short, no letter that w,
writo will reach him, rs We arc travel
Ing from place to Mace, and shall IN s,
until the vcdding-day
"n conclusion. can hut say he2,
YOU will look ut tho matter IN a sensi
{ hlc light Sou a farmers niece hay,
| no right 10 as9ire 10 the position Of Il,
!, earl's wife, and YOU have every reaso,
to think Yourself fortunate that wor;
| has not happened