Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-07

81 Want My Presents Back"
that she should learn to ride, and
purchased beautiful Arab for her.
She had the use of luxurious car
riage; she had servants to wait upon
her.
He tempted her through her love for
her son. He would take the child in
his arms and praise his noble face and
his frank, engaging manner.
ut is pitiful to think of Lionel
brought up in cottage, with no higher
hope than to be a respectable game
keeper nature meant him for a noble
man. Lionel, Lord Carlswood, would
perhaps be the greatest man of his
race"
He tempted her through her love of
the beautiful. He surrounded her with
Everything that was most graceful and
choice-he cultivated her taste-he
spoke highly of her appreciation.
He tempted her through the innate
refinement that had always distin-
guished her, he ministered to it in
every way. He spoke always with the
greatest contempt of poverty, Of all
approach to vulgarity; he spoke with
most cOndescending pity of those
whose position in life was inferior to
his own.
He tempted her, too, by the wonder
full reverence in which he held his
race; he told her stories of the Carls-
woods dead and gone-of the heroes,
the statesmen, the warriors, the noble
land beautiful women-the heroines of
his race-women whose names were
famed in song and story; and then,
stopping abruptly, he would say, with
strange pathetic earnestness-
Il could not bring dishonor on such
ia name!"
Day by day Ismay loved her new
life more and more. It was so pleas
ant to wander in those splendid
grounds, under the shade of ancestral
trees; it was so pleasant to live in
those magnificent rooms, with their
thick soft carpets, their superb furni-
ture, their rare pictures and profusion
of flowers-to have servants to attend
to her every wish-to have carriages
horses, jewels, dresses, every luxury
that her imagination could devise 1t
was pleasant always to have a purse
full of money-to know that she need
never trouble about ways and means
to have respect, homage flattery, rev.
erence shown to her; it was pleasant to
be surrounded by beautiful things-to
meet none but polished and refined
people.
She thought with a shudder of the
little cottage, the one little maid, the
homely life. She contrasted her hus-
band, in his plain working dress, with
the polished gentlemen she saw around
F., her.
She was weak of SOUL weak of pur-
pose, weak of heart. weak of will. The
past, with its poverty and privations,
became hateful to her. She loved the
present; she dreaded the thought of re-
turning to her humble home, of giving
j up her jewels, of growing accustomed
again to an obscure life. How she
would miss the grandeur, the luxury,
the magnificence of Bralyn.
Yet she loved Paul-loved him as
dearly, and deeply as her light nature
would allow her to love. There were
nights when her pillow was wet with
tears-when she sobbed as though her
heart would break-when she thought
all the world well lost to him. But
with the morning sunshine those bet
ter thoughts would flee. She never for
got her husband-when she saw any
thing especially beautiful she would
long for him. She would take her lit
tie child out into the grounds, so that.
unheard by others. she might talk to
him of his father. There was hardly
an hour in which her heart did not
turn to Paul; but she was vain, weak
fond of luxury, easily persuaded: and
the love of self, the love of wealth and
magnificence, was stronger than her
love of him.
Il am in my right place now" she
would say to herself; 81 never felt at
home in Paul's little cottage"
Then. when Lord Carlswood thought
the love of present surroundings had
taken deep root. he spoke to her. He
was calm, firm, and decided; he told
her that nothing would ever induce
him to recognize her husband, and he
repeated his offer
II shall not seek to influence you"
he said. Il simply lay both paths in
life before you; you shall choose as you
will. If you make up your mind to
return and take your boy with you. SO
be it. l will not reproach you. but |
shall never look upon your face again;
nor-pardon me for speaking so plain
ly-shall I ever leave to you or Lionel
one shilling of my money. Do not
think / shall ever change. If. on the
leontrary, you decide to remain with
dine, will make YOU heiress of all my