Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-05-15
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unlawful, but invalid, as he, being a
minor, could not contract legal mar
riage without the consent Of his par
ents. My lady had faith enough in
herself to add openly:
"You can, Of course, please yourself,
as soon as you are of age; you can
then remarry the young person with
out our consent if you will; but my
opinion is that you will not
The time which had passed so I'M
pleasantly for the earl and countess
was bright and light for the young
bride and bridegroom. Leone had
shed some bitter tears when they left
Dunmore House, but Lord Cnandos
laughed; he was angry and lrr1tated,
but it seemed to him that such state
of things could not last. His father
and mother had INDUCED him in ev-
erything-surely they would let MIN
have his way in marriage. He kissed
the tears from his young wifes face,
and laughed away her fears.
cit will be all right in the end, he
said. my fatner may hold out for
a few days, but he will give way. In
the meantime, we must be happy, Lee
one. We VIII stay at the Queens Ho-
tel until they invite us to CaWdOr. 1t
will not be long; my mother and IA
ther cannot get on without me. We
will go to the opera tonight; that will
distract your thoughts. -
The opera had been but hitherto an
empty word to Leone. She had
vague idea that it consisted of singing.
AA,er all there was some compensation
to be found her young husband was
devoted to her, she was magni1cently
dressed and was going in a beautiful
closed carriage to the opera.
She uttered no word of surprise, but
her whole soul was filled with wonder.
The highest festivity and the greatest
gayety she had ever witnessed was a
choir tea party She had most beau
tiful voice; in fact, neither herself nor
any of those around her knew the
value of her voice or appreciated it.
On great OCCASIONS the choir were
entertained by the rectOr-One during
the summer they made merry out in
the green woods, and once in the win
ter when they were entertained in the
school-room. Leone had thought
these parties the acme of grandeur and
perfection; now she sat in that bril-
liant circle and wondered into what
world she had fallen.
Before the curtain was raised she
was engrossed in that brilliant circle.
She had never seen such dresses, such
diamonds, SUCH jewels, faces so beau
tiful, toilets so exquisite; it was all
quite new to her. The beautiful and
poetic side of it appealed to her. Her
beautiful face flushed with delight, her
| dark eyes were lustrous and radiant.
Lord Chandos, looking around the
opera house, where some Of the hand
soonest womeD in England were, SAID
to himself that among all these fair
and noble faces there was no one so
beautiful as Leones.
She herself was quite unconscious OF
the admiration she excited; she did not
see now the opera glasses were turned
| to her face; she could not hear people
asking: 'Who is that with Lord
| Chandos? What a beautiful face,
what a lovely girl! Who is she?"
Lord Chandos saw it, and was not only
proud, but fattered by it.
my mother will yield at once when
she sees her." he thought. "She will
be pleased that the most beautiful
woman in England is my wife.
He made no introductions, though
many Of his friends bowed to him, with
a secret hope that he would ask them
| into his box. But he had arranged
his own plans. His mother-the
proud, exclusive, naughty Countess of
| Lanswell-should be the one to intro
| duce his beautiful wife to the world;
that of itself would be a passport for
her. So that he was careful not to
ask anyone into his box, or even to
exchange a word with any Of the peO-
| pie he knew.
From the time the curtain was drawn
up until the opera ended, Leone was
| in a trance. Quite suddenly she had
entered this new and beautiful world
| of music and art-a world so bright
and dazzling that it bewiIdered her.