Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-04-18

some minutes, VIXEN slowly, with a
gesture of grace. dignity, and sorrow,
she left the room. The dowager tried
to laugh.
Quite tragedy Cneenl" she said.
What heroics, One would think that
she had been on the boards She
seemed to consider that have com.
mitted crime in trying to rescue my
son from thraldom that will ruin
him."
In her heart she knew that It was a
crime, for her son was married to
this girl in the sight of Heaven, even
though some legal bubble might
part than according to the laws Of
men.
1t was crime, and a horlib one
In the depths of her heart she knew
that. She felt little anxious. Not
that she feared anything Violet might
do or say. 1t was her son she feared.
Had she said too much, gone too far?
What did the girl mean by saving
that she should never see her face
again? She knew that she had given
Violet false impression when she
said that her husband knew of the
letter In their angry conversation
with regard to the marriage, she had
told him that she should write and
make inquiries as to whether his
marriage was perfectly valid or not.
He had answered that she could do So,
II she liked, knowing that any in
quiries made must be answered favor
ably and must amply SATISFY the in
quirer They had not mentioned the
subject since. But the dowager had
spoken as If her son had approved o.
her writing to make those inquire
and her conscieI reproached her
for it,
She rang the bell and asked for
Lord RIVERS. He had gone out with
the Earl of Lester, and they were NOT
expecLe- back until the evening.
Randolph had It a message for his
mother with Lady Lester The
dowager shrugged her shoulders. an
took up her newspaper again. After
all, If the girl chose to take what she
said in that melodramatic fashion, l.
was no fault of hers. If the worst
happened-if she chose to go au1
drown herself in the river, or in til :
mere where the great water-lilies
grew-so much the better. They
could hush the matter up, and her son
would be free.
Two hours afteIward, when Monica
come to the boudoir to ask If Viol ct
were there, her ladyship answered in
the most unconcerned fashion. She
had been there some time before bur
the dowager knew nothing of her
movements since.
She must have gone out" sail
Monica; II cannot find her in the
house. Yet she generally tells me
when she goes"
But the dowager made no reply
IL her cruel words had driven the git |
to madness or death, she gave e.
sign.
MY dear Monica" she said, langu;i-
ly. when you see that am reading.
| think II is very bad taste of you t.
interrupt me. know nothing of
Violet. and I decline to be tormentei
about her"
CHAPTER xxx.
Lord RIVERS returned home that
evening light of heart, for he ha
found, as he thought, n solution of his
difficulties. His wife must be his fir
consideration, her happiness his first
cafe. and, if his mother could not like
her. they must dwell apart: he would
not have her vexed and annoye !.
There was no fear but that Violet was
equal to any position IL the world.
He did not see that association WITH
his mother and sisters was at ali
needful. To his thinking. Violet was
more graceful than they were, and
quite as elegant. as refined and weh-
bred.
Lord Lester had given him most
cordial invitation to Draynham, and
Lord RIVERS had accepted it, He was
to take his wife and spend some
weeks there. BY that time the
dowager Lady RIVERS would have left
REVERSIBLE and all would be well.
Marguerite will like the idea,
hope" said Lord RIVERS.
III she does not. she will not sa,,
So laughed Lord Lester. Even an
that case she will acQuiesce with a
graceful, gentle smile: but | am sure
she will like it. We will have a nice
circle If visitors. and your beautiful
young wife will take her place at
once. You will find IN very short
time she has the world at her feet"
Lord RIVERS was delighted. AS his
mother was determined not to take
Violet by the hand or help her in
any way, the newt best thing was tor
the Countess of Lester To do SO. He
had not thought of that; but now he
saw IL was the best thing 20 he done.
There would be no complications. no
unpleasantness with his mother. He
saw smooth seas and bright skies be-
fore him; the clouds had all disap.
peared, He was lighter of heart than
he had been for some time. H.
sprang up the steps OF the great
staircase three at time, so impatient
was he TO see Violet, and to tell her
that the clouds had broken. and that
the brightest of futures lay before
| them