Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06
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1t would be difficult to find a more
striking-looking and attractive couple
than Lloyd Langham and his beautiful
young wife, as they stood together be-
meath the brilliantly lighted chande-
lier in the handsome parlor Of Mr.. Will
lard Kingsleys elegant mansion on
- street, in the city of Buffalo,
N. Y.
The young man was apparently
about twenty-eight years of age, with
a staiwart, finely proportional figure,
and a naughty poise of his head, that
made him conspicuous wherever he
went
He was very handsome, with a dark,
Spanish-like beauty, rudy glow on
his cheeks, delicate, clear-cut, rather
refined failures, hair, brows and lashes
of ebon hue, and eyes of midnight
blackness, while two rows OF strong,
perfect teeth were beautifully consplc-
uous whenever his patrician but rather
cruel lips relaxed in smile.
He had taken up his residence in
Buffalo shortly after his graduation
from Yale College, where, after COM
pleting his studies for the bar, he had
been received as junior partner into
the firm of Wilder &c Co., noted law
yers, whose name had become the syn
onym of success.
The young mans history, previous
to his coming to Buffalo, was but little
known. His father, he claimed, was
wealthy land owner in Olympia, Wash
lngtun Territory, but he having been
educated East, and preferring Eastern
culture to the cruder civilization of the
West, decided to make it his home and
see what he could do toward making
a name for himself in law
He was bright, smart. energetic, and
ambitious, but in spite of these charac-
teristics it was accounted as a piece OF
rare good luck by those who knew
him, when he was admitted into the
firm of Wilder & Co.
He also became a great favorite In
society, and many fair maiden looked
with wistful longing upon the brilliant
and rising young lawyer, and would
eagerly have pledged hand, heart and
fortune to him, in exchange for the
iattering prospects which seemed to
loom up before him.
But he passed them ali 6y, and chose
the fair, sweet GrazlG Kingsley, the
only child and presumptive heiress of
a wealthy gentleman who had recently
retired from business and occupied an
elegant residence in the suburbs of the
city.
GraZla, a girl of twenty at the time
our story opens, was a peculiarly beau
tiful maiden, of medium height, with
a slight and graceful figure, which she
carried with little air of sweet dig
nifty that made her very attractive.
Her complexion was remarkably del
icate, and almost like tinted porcelain;
she had very large, liquid, brown eyes,
dark-brown hair. brows and lashes.
Her features, while not remarkably
regular. were as u whole very lovely,
and the frank. genial smile that al
ways wreathed her scarlet lips and
danced in her beautiful eyes, together !
with her winning manner. made her
exceedingly charming.
Grazia had loved Lloyd Langham
from the first hour of their meeting at
an informal reception given by one of |
her friends, when he appeared to be no
less attracted toward her.
In less than month they were de- |
clared lovers. although. for some rea-
son best known to himself, the young
man did not formally ask Mr.. Kings |
ley's sanction to his suit. consequently |
there was no public announcement OF !
any engagement
Grazia's life had in some respects |
been peculiar one. else. it is safe to
say, she never would have taken the
rash step to which she was persuaded
when she married Lloyd Langham
without the consent and knowledge OF
ner parents.
Her mother was a very delicate
and soon after her marriage,
her health seemed so frail she was adj
vised to 90 to Italy for a year. Her
husband. who worshlpped her, hurried
her way to this genial climate, where
she rallied, and for two or three years
seemed well and happy.
She grew to love the land OF her
adoption exceedingly, learned to speak
It's language with fiueney, and when
Aar little daughter was born, she
named her Grazia because Italian
names had become very sweet to her
ears, and she felt that the constant use
Of 1t when she should return to Ameri-
ca would be a continual reminder of
her delightful soiourn in that sunny
CLINE.
The name, signi'ylng thanks, ex-
pressed her gratitude for both return
Ing health ana the priceless gift of her
child.
But she had lived only few short
years after coming TO her nothern
home, and Grazia, the child Of the
south, who inherited much OF Mrs.
sensitive, amiable tempera-
nent with something of the sterner
asst q her fathers character, was left
She was five years of age at the time