Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-23
CHAPTER TX.

CHAPTER TX.
br Ennisford! How dreadfully thin
he looks.'
is Bella's cheerful remark some
or eight months after Lady Ennis
return from Paris.
ave not noticed it," she says, cold
course not. You see, you are al
Wrapped up in your own or the chill
ailments!"
Ennisford looks years and years
in this one little year, or else the
Inc beauty that just touched her
it'll its halo and no more, even at
est. seemed to have faded away,
Q that face almost gray in its pal
nd with no brightness in the big
eyes. They appear to have but
teady sorrowful outlook, and to
II Lord Ennisford's epicurean char
loving to slavishness all that saw
4 pleasantness and peace, nothing
more trying or tiresome than to
h eyes that are habitually sad.
" the end of couple of years he is
ivious that there may be real cause
happiness and complaint at Bella's
bee, as he was on the first day of
rrYal at Highcliffe. Indeed, he is
SO. for Bella has contrived to make
L q positive necessity to him in his
More-she has, by small, almost
= bic entertainments, enshrined her
mistress there; not in name, but in
h. Lady Ennisford knows this, and
she can bear anything if only Bella
not take her husband from her.
she does take him, and take him de
lteIy, in thousand subtle, yet per-
conscious ways, the poor little
Rn is quite certain, and her whole
e recoils.
IS only Bella who never tires of adj
tering to his little weaknesses, who
1 lays ready to firt with him and fiat
i'm, who waits upon him like slave.
growing hardened now, and a sense
.Oral, of marital obligation does not
! remind him that if his relations
4 Bella were wrong in the old days,
are ten times more sinful now, when
Fife sits day after day at the same
with the woman who robs her not
of her happiness and peace, but Of
honor.
ID Bella rejoices. What does she care
$ng as she can rife the casket belong
10 her rival What does she care
Lord Ennisford's heart so long as he
her love him!
when the announcement is made:
ID and Lady Ennisford, from High
!, in Charles street for the season."
and Lady Ennisford have come to
3ne of those couples whose name So
4 Invariably prefaces with a sigh. It
llways Poor Lord Ennisford," or
pr Lady Ennisford." "They were
/ meant for each other" little Mrs.
slngham chirps, in her silvery voice.
Is such charming, handsome fell
as beautiful as a dream, you know!
50 fascinating; and she such a dow
and 50 plain. perfectly ugly in some
U.s. Those dingy compilations go off
foOn' too. What on earth possesses
! men to marry such women! They
cst always do, and spend all their
after finding consolation in other
pens society,"
leS-l wonder at her taste! But then,
see 1t does not much matter who a
marrles nowadays, considering he
ays sees less of his wife than of any
y woman" Laura Temple replies,
euldiy' brushing her long, shining hair,
Watching her friend turning and
sung before the cheval glass in a new
e'E costume, which has just come
now do you like this?" Mrs. Walsing-
ASKS with another complacent stare
aer own prettiness.
SO, at all. those ysllowry, greenery
uOn suit You, Louise" Is the frank
Ne them?" i 0 -
saw Lady Aylmer in a costume Just
.lS' and took a fancy to it."
r.t us Aylmer. but she is quite a diff
MA ~ type to You. What becomes her
Ce ridiculous on you! Apropos.
s,' uFanam follows in his elder broth
Ii ,''p>' don't he? Did you ever see
%Sboo vase as his with Lady AylmerY'
(pss, nsA'ns. he does not even try and
ks,sa lne conyenances in the smallest
ks, vF' out sits and gapes at her before
kT hons as II he was moonstruck. I
4 b ar eui the other day in the Row. She
MAJ ~ LOT every man, but he never
hst ~ petticoat. She is 50 bizarre.
esp il | could never make out WHY
Suira W.. SFaze for her. But never did
b. Em Tonlen With pink cheeks, elephan-
Ss,ca a,luS and dyed hair" and she
LADY ssaningly at her bosom friend.
h maid h Itner does not dye her hair:
boz is on A5lo"S her maid, and that gold
Fea mn 4 n natural; and she does not
[lsnp Sa' C, on rouge, do you knoww Laura
Il i answer" answers, solemnly.
hsp r 9a,Ie beyond Bertie's power to
aaiug hay; Aylmer from perpetually
Sssips I ba in the worlds glare, from
ssa, Al "I ui off at the theaters, the
sSsrevsr Il birmingham, the Park and
Ole d,r eiSe fashion holds it's throngs:
Eslistor5dS j. Aer acquaintance with Lord
lod NJ IS accomplished.
NJ face an5 S blue eyes rest on this
NO, in his au i Il meets with such infinite
.tep until us sight that he is 10th to saw
sak him him a = pair of lovely lips contrive
s6snr 70 call in stanhope street the
psr r'e + how Lord Ennisford came
H. stsp that an woman?' Lady Ay Iaaae
Ne plain IN this same day to a little.
s.epdosS ,nila who divides the cares
aaSa bs,ss with BERTHE, and is half com.