Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-08-21
CHAPTER XXXII.
An Act of Perfdy.

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So-inch by inch, little by little,
step by step-Lord Chandos was in
fuenced to give up his faith, his prom
Use, his loyalty. I, who write the story,
offer no excuse for Iim-there is none
for the falseness and perfdy of men
yet is of no common occurrence the
world only jests about 1.-THE world
makes poetry of it and sings, cheer
fully:
zone foot on land and one on shore,
Men were deceivers ever"
A promise more or less, a VOW more
or less, a Broken heart, a ruined life,
a lost soul, a crime that calls to
Heaven for vengeance-what is it? The
world laughs at Loves peridies; ="
the world says that it serves one right.
The girl is slain in her youth by a
worse fate than early death, and the
man goes on his way blithely enough
Lord Chandos could not quite tram
pie his conscience under foot; under
the influence of his mother he began
to see that his love for Leone had been
very unfortunate and very fatal; he
had begun to think that if one of two
women must be misera BILE it had better
be Leone. That which was present
influenced him most. He loved his
mother, he was fattered by Lady
Marions love for him. So many in
f1uences were brought to bear upon
him, the earl and countess were so de-
voted to him, Lady Marion charmed
him so much with her grace and kind
ness of manner, her sweetness of dis
position, her wonderful repOse, that his
faith grew weak and his loyalty failed.
There came an evening when they
two-Lord Chandos and Lady Marion
stood alone in one of the most beau
tiful courts of the Alhambra. The
whole party had been visiting that
marvellous palace, and more by acct
dent than design, they found them
selves alone. The sun was setting-a
hundred colors famed in the western
sky; the sun seemed 10th to leave the
lovely laughing earth; all the flowers
we're sending her farewell message;
the air was laden with richest Odors;
and they stood in the midst of the
glories of the past and the smile of the
present.
81 can see the place." said Lady
Marion, in her quiet way. Il can see
the cavaliers in their gay dresses and
plumes, the dark-eyed senoras with
veil and fan. How many hearts have
loved and broken within these walls,
Lord Chandos!"
Hearts love and break everywhere"
he said gloomily.
81 wonder if many dreams of this
grand Alhambra came to Queen
Catharine of Arragon, when she lay
down to rest-that is, if much rest
came to her?"
why should not rest come to her?"
asked Lord Chandos, and the fair face,
raised to answer him, grew pale.
why? What question to ask me.
Was she not jealous and with good
cause? How can jealous woman
know rest? I am quite sure that she
must have thought often with longing
and regret, of her home in sunny
Granada"
81 have never been jealous in my
Iife,' said Lord Chandos.
"Then you have never loved" said
Lady Maroin. 81 do not believe that
love ever exists without some Cwinge Of
jealousy [ must say that if I loved
any one very much, should be jealous
if I saw that person pay much atten-
ton to any one else"
He looked at her carelessIy, ne spoke
carelessly; if he had known what Was
to follow, he would not have spoken
so.