Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-05-21
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at the white gate. / had put up the
ponies, and was going, where / do
sometimes to smoke my pipe. to the
| lodge. At the white gate l saw nv
| master standing talking to a lady I
could not help seeing that her hands
were clasped round his arm. as
though she was begging OF him to do
something. He was talking very ear
nestly to her After a time she
smiled and looked pleased; then they
walked away together
I'm what direction?" asked the
Squire
Toward the Deeping road; and l
thought that perhaps the master was
taking the lady to the station"
1--WE have inquired at the station. :"
observed Lord Rhysworth. but
neither Sir Karl nor the lady was seen
there
AWho was the lady. James?" asked
the Squire.
ct was madames daughter, the
young French lady who lived at Beau
lieu
"You are quite sure?" said Lord
Rhysworth.
''Quite sure, my lord. I have often
driven her home from Deeping Hurst
to Beaulieu. I was groom there. my
lord, before I came here
'fThat will do; you may co. said the
Squire; and the three were left alone
again.
They looked at one another for
some moments in silence. The Squire
was the first to speak.
II am afraid he said, gravely.
that this is bad case. l hate to sit
in judgment upon any man, much less
a man whom I loved so we'll as Karl
Dolores, your best plan will be to go to
your husbands room, and see if there
is any trace Of that letter.
II have not the strength to walk up
stairs, she replied; and her paIlid
face showed how true the words were
Then I will go for you,' said the
Squire
He was not absent long; and he
returned with the letter in his hand.
He had found it just as Sir Karl haG
thrust it into the pocket of his coat
He held it out to his daughter.
II have read it, Dolores" he said;
"and, my dear, I am afraid the simple
truth is, that Lola de Ferras has per-
suaded your husband to go away with
h0N Poad Tho 1at+o1. xyox1rcoIf
The Squire, watching her as she
obeyed, thought that it would have
been easier to see her die than to wit
ness such unutterable anguish creep
into her face
Il will not believe it," she cried
mot from any evidence, not from any
person but himself or her! Why
should he run away with her? He
never loved her; he loved me-" And
then she recollected Lolas threat
When he has grown tired of you ana
your washed-out, faded kind Of beauty,
his heart will turn to me, and then |
shall take my revenge
"And the children!" she cried
aloud do you thing that even if
Karl could leave me, he would leave
them? All. never, papa! There is
some treachery, some mistakei He
has not left me, my darling, my hus-
band, my love! Oh, come back to me,
Karl, or I shall diet
It as almost a relief to thenf when
at length insensibility deprived her
for a time of all knowledge Of the
trouble that had fallen upon her.
II could almost pray that she might
die in her Inconsistencies, said the
Squire with a heavy sigh. Great
Heaven, how little did l ever think
that such a fate would overtake my
child!"
s'Do you really believe that Sir Karl
has been foolish and wicked enough
to elope with that wretched girl?"
asked Lord Rhysworth.
knowing what we do, 1 see little
reason to doubt it," answered Lne
Squire. II would give my life to find
that he was innocent, to see him come
back the upright, honorable man I
have hitherto believed him to be. I
cannot help thinking him guilty
There is no doubt the girl loved him;
and no one knows what woman can
persuade even the most sensible man
to CO.
But Dolores, who lay seriously i'll
still retained her faith in her husband.
Il shall never believe it, she said,
until hear it from his own lips or
from hers"
In the meantime the news had
spread that the baronet had disap-
peared. The whole neighborhood was
in q connection about it. No one
would credit the story. 1t seemed
utterly impossible that Sir Karl.
whose marriage had been a perfect
love-match, who had been laughed at
for his alteration of the two children,
should have left them deliberately.
They tried to keep the newspapers
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