Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-12-14
CHAPTER XIV.

If the enjoyment of wealth, luxury
every earthly delight and comfort
could give happiness, Ismay Waldorf
ought to have been perfectly happy
After the sending of her letter shs
waited for some time for a reply. Pau
would be sure to write; there would be
perhaps, a passionate appeal to her tt
return-a passionate cry for love anC
pity. She must answer that as well as
she could the die was cast nOw-nC
prayer, no appeal would be of any use
She could not alter her decision.
But for the expected letter she
watched and waited in vain. She
would have liked to hear from her
husband. She had left him deliberate
ly-she had preferred money and
grandeur to his love and the pretty
humble home he had given her; still
she longed to know what he thought
of her cOnduct-what he suffered-if
he was very unhappy. Unknown to
herself, she was longing still for his
love-for some of the kind words that
had been as needful to her as the air
she breathed. Here all was magnifi-
cence and stately splendor If her
head ached, every remedy and every
luxury were offered her; but there was
no Paul to lay her head on his breast,
to soothe her with gentle words, and
comfort until the pain had ceased.
She missed him more than words can
tell; and for the first few days she
looked so pale and changed that Lord
Carlswood began to fear he had made a
mistake. He did all he could to rouse
her; he gave a grand dinner-party to
which the elite of the country were in
vited; he ordered a magnificent cos
tune from Paris for her, and she was
delighted. In the novelty and excite
ment she forgot her sorrow, and from
that hour the world took possession of
her.
Lord Carlswood kept most faithfully
every promise he had made her. He
busted himself first in getting together
every proof of her identity, and he
succeeded. Then he formally declared
Lionel to be his heir: ne made his will
grandchild, a fortune which was to
have been divided between three of his
children, and which would have made
each of them rich Then he looked
round for some lady who would reside
at Bralyn for time, and teach Ismay
learn. He found the very lady he de-
Merton, distant relative
of his own. She gladly consented to
educate the beautiful girl so as to fit
her for her position,
She will never be accomplished"
said Lord Carlswood; sit would be
useless to attempt to teach her French,
German, and music but, with her
great beauty, we may dispense with
accomplishments. Teach her to take
her place gracefully as the mistress of
my house-teach her all the little de-
tails of etiquette that every lady ought
to know, and | shall be quite satisfied"
The result was perfect success. The
little deficiencies of manner were soon
toned down, the musical voice took
a more delicate and silvery tone; the
actions and movements, always grace
full, became more graceful still in their
high-bred elegance. She was SO quick
in learning to adapt herself to her new
sphere that Lord Carlswood wondered
at her marvellous progress. When she
had been with Lady Merton for three
months, one might have thought her
whole life had been spent at Bralyn
To be continued