Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-04-23
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and l asked MIN. he IOlu u0 PLAINLY
that he had never even had the least
Irritation with you but that he had
always esteemed your friendship nigh
Iy-that you were friends, but moth
ing more, and-you compel me toI
sneak plainly-that he loved me and
ro one else. 1t was then that prom
Used to marry him.
after stealing him from me by
treachery! If you had not interfered
he would have loved me-" exclaimed
Lola. "He wrote to me constantly
from abroad; he came to see me on
the very night of his return, before
he thought of seeing YOU
1t was seldom that the gentle ma
ture of Lady Rhysworth was aroused
to anger, but her heart swelled with a
keen sense of injustice. Why should
this girl, whom she had never cared
for. have come here to insult her,?
Why should her happiness be marred
because this girl had chosen to take
an obstinate fancy to man who
cared nothing for her? Why should
she suffer and be made wretched for
that? She rose with the graceful
dignity natural to her.
81 will not prolong this distressing
scene by denying the truth of your
words. You know that they are
wickedly false. I am innocent of the
charge you bring against me and no
one knows it better than yourself. /
must say, Lola, that | am surprised
that you should have shown so little
maidenly delicacy as to try to force
your affection on man who did not
care to receive it,
So spoke Lady RhyswOrth; but she
shrunk back, brave as she was in the
knowledge of her own truth, from the
angry face that Lola turned upon her.
"It will be better for you, Lady
Rhysworth not to say another word.
Let me tell you few home truths; you
are quick enough to tell the like to
me. What does the world think OF
the delicate, refined, high-bred Dolores
CIiefden, who has angled for two
husbands, who married an old man for
his money and two years after his
death would marry a young one for
love-what of the woman with lit
tie daughter who neglects her to at
teud to the wooing of man who will
never tolerate the presence of another
mans child in his house-dainty
Dolores, who, with all her modesty,
has managed by her artful wiles to Sc
cure the two best matches in the
neighborhood, and then whispers
about maidenly delicacy? My faults
are open ones; yours are hidden. I
love one man honestly; you have
either loved or pretended to love two.
Oh sweet Dolores, what now of
maidenly delicacy?"
Lady Rhysworth did not answer
her. She saw that it was useless, as
Lola was beside herself with rage;
and she knew the whole TRADE to be
utterly false. She moved from her,
place as though she would quit the
room; but Lola prevented her; She
stationed herself before the door, with
her arms outstretched.
you shall hear me-" she said. 81
will force you to listen. You have
done this shameful thing to me; you
have stolen my love from me; and l
swear to be revenged; I gave you
fair warning, I said, let any one be-
ware who comes between u.s. You
have come between us. Now beware!
You have broken my heart; l swear
to break yours. You have ruined my
life; I will ruin yours. You have
tortured me; I will torture you When
the time comes for my revenge, you
shall suffer as I suffer now. False
woman and treacherous friend, you
can go now; but beware! It may be |
years before my vengeance comes;
perhaps I may not seek it until he has
grown tired of you; but, be the in
terval long Or short, beware, Lady
Rhysworth! AS surely as the sun
rises and sets so sure is my ven
geance to fall upon your guilty head.
Lola spoke with such flashing eyes, !
with such threatening face, with
such power and passion, that Dolores
shrunk back, pale and trembling, |
from the terrible avalanche of words.
LET me pass" she said family.
"You may go now!" cried Lola,
opening the door. "You will remem-
Der your last interview with Lola de
Ferras! Such happiness as woman
can enjoy with sword hanging over
her head I wish you; and [ pray that
so much of your treachery as Heaven
leaves unpublished may be repaid by
met"
She wrapped the dark cloak round
her shoulders, and drew her veil
over her face; her whole form was
trembling with passion. Ere she
quilted the room, she glanced round
it, remembering the happy hours she
had spent there and knowing that
she would never enter it again. 1t
was with a malignant look that she
watched Lady Rhysworth walk quick
Iy down the long corridor. Then she
went hack To the little carriage Be-