Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-04-12
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The next morning she went over 70
Deepins Hurst and complained 10 Do
/ lorcs OF iangur and weakness.
! "A few days with you, Dolores, al
ways set me right. she began
Lady Rhysworth Interrupted her
Then BY all means come, Lola she
said, earnestly. Stay, nov that YOU
are here You do not look well. Send
one OF thn Irooms With note to mad
anne, and let him bring what yon re-
Guire back with him.
You are very kind answered l. la
with a snile but her heart smote her
for entering that hospitable house as
a spy upon its mistress. Then she
kissed the fair face, wondering 4 little
at the Increased beauty and brightness
of it, Was it Sir Karl that had brought
that delicate flush there and the radj-
ant expression?
She could not let the matter rest
When she had sent off her note and
was sitting with Lady Rhysworth in
lle ulOlu INK luuUl, sue Sdlu.
Sir Karl was at Lady t'ielden's din
ner-party last evening 1t was given in
honor of his return. ! am sorry you
We're not there. 1t was very enjoyable
Sir Karl told me that he had been to
see you several times three times,
think he said"
n have not counted the number OF
his visits" laughed Lady Rhysworth
"Deeping Hurst is not very far from
Scarsdale
He seems to be very fond of your
little one. That surprised me;
should hardly have imagined him to be
a man fond of children l suppose it
is because Kathleen belongs to you"
Most likely" was the laughing am.
wer.
Lady Rhysworth'S heart was at rest
now. What Sir Karl had told her had
treasured her, No matter what Lola
said or what impression she tried to
convey to her, nothing would destroy
her faith in Sir Karl again
SIlOUlu lluj III SulpIlNth, Sut
added, at his riding over this morn
ing, He spoke Of it; but am not sure
if he decided to do so or not =
1t would have been amusing. had 1t
not been so pitiful, to see how often
Lola made some preteXt for going to
her room now to fasten an amber rose
in her hair, now to put one in the bod
ice of her morningdress
Sir Karl did come; and he looked
anything but pleased at seeing Miss de
Ferras there. He was not embarrassed,
for he knew of nothing that need en-
barrass him He had always acted in
not his fault if other people were diff
ferent
At last he became annoyed. He
said to himself that she must be trying
to veX him. He had come over to talk
to Dolores. and he could hardly get a
word with her From something Lola
had said, he learned that she was to
be Lady Rhysworth's guest for a week
and he resolved that he would run up
to London and stay there that week
He would find no pleasure in visiting
Deeping Hurst while Lola was there
lie could not talk at his ease to its
mistress; besides which, he could not
endure, in the presence of Dolores, the
air of confidential intimacy that Lola
assumed toward him.
II am going up to London tomorrow,
and shall be absent for week. he re-
marked.
The face Of one lady darkened, and
that of the other Frightened Lola
was veXed that her scheme was baf-
fed, while Dolores had not felt very
comfortable. and did not care to have
the interview repeated in Lola's pres
ence. She saw now how matters stood
between them. 1t was Lola who cared
for Sir Karl. and not Sir Karl for her
Lady Rhysworth and Sir Karl had
no opportunity of exchanging word.
Lola fired one parting shot a the
handsome young baronet
You are going to London, she
said; will you write to me from there
as you did from Paris?"
He felt rather than saw the sweet.
moist eyes Of Dolores fixed full upon
him. and he answered gently
No am afraid l shall have no time
for writing. Is there anything | can
do for you?"
No If you will not write, you shall
not do anything else Lady Rhysworth,
do you not think it very unkind Of
him? He wrote to me from France and
Italy. yet he will not have time 70 send
one line from London"
Sir Karl could never be unkind IN
you or any one else. replied Dolores;
and her eyes rested in sweetest trust
on his face
You have far higher opinion 81
him than I have" said Lola
"A wcak's absence differs from the
tIopg aEarfa RI wars " said Lady