Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-05-23
Continued.


those, | should consider madness OF
wickedness," said Mrs. ingram.
Suppose" said Violet, rushing
boldly to her fate, that a man mar
ried a girl beneath him in rank, AND
that, when he took her home, MS
friends treated her unkindly, even
tried to prove that her marriage was
not legal--would she not be Justif1ed
in leaving him?"
Certainly not Any wife in such !
position as that, If she had a particle
OF common sense, would try conciiia-
ton, would do her best to please her
husbands family"
Go one step further" said Violet.
Suppose that the husband had
grossly deceived the girl beguiled
her into marrying him by telling, or
rather by acting, deliberate lie
what would you say them"
Il should still say her duty was to
remain with him The sanctity OF the
marrage-tie is too solemn to allow OF
it's being broken; and, if 1t were
broken on one pretext, 1t would be on
others. There is but one course. and
that is to keep it inviolable."
Violet carried those words in her
heart for many long days.
That same evening a surprise was
in store for her. Mrs. Ingram sent
for her earlier than usual to her room.
She seemed unusually excited.
MY dear" she said, Il want you.
| have letter from my granddaugh-
ter; she Is coming tonight. 1t is
very kind OF her She is so beautiful
and so brilliant that she has many
invitations she has given up several
to come to me-
What do you wish me to do?"
asked Violet, gently.
Give orders about her rooms.
Gwendoline is very particular; and,
indeed, she is quite right to be; her
life is most precious"
Only one word in Mrs. Ingram G
answer struck Violet and that was
"Gwendoline," a name that was so
uncommon, yet horribly familiar 20
her. The very sound of it seemed to
fore her, she who had spoken SO
often of Gwendoline MARI. She
turned suddenly white she grew
faint and trembled; yet surely there
were many Gwendolines in the world!
Why that awful spasm of fear? She
must know who this girl was. and
that at once.
What pretty name-Gwen-
doline!" she said. "An old English
name, Is it not?"
"Yes--one much used in the Mari
family My granddaughter is Gwen
doline Mari"
For few minutes 1t seemed to
Violet as though the ground were
opening beneath her feet or all the
strange fates In the world. 1t was the
strangest that was bringing her hith.
err. Not until this moment did she rec.
osnize HON jealous she had been of
Gwendoline Mari, the girl whom the
dowager Lady RIVERS and Lady
Lester loved, the Girl whom they had
all wished Randolph TO marry. 1t had
been smoldering fire. and now sud
denly II broke into a burning flame.
She was bitterly Jealous Of her, How
they would have welcomed Gwen
doline MARI How they would have
feted and caressed herl What
strange fate had brought them to,
gether? Violet knew we'll that the
one great desire OF the dowager Lady
RIVERS heart was TO find her mar
r,age Illegal, so that Gwendoline MARI
might take her place
II seemed strange TO her TO find
Mrs Ingram still talking.
"Gwendoline Mari will be one OF
the richest heiresses in England. She
has all the Mari estates, and she will
have all that | have to leave her.
Gwondoline is beautiful. too You
will admire her; every one does. She
has many suitors She will marry
well some day She is all that have
left living in the world
Still Violet stood motioness. saying
10 herself over and over again.
What fate has sent me 10 meet
Gwendoline MARI"
II had but one daughter" continued
the old lady. my beautiful bonny
daughter Jean and Jean married Sir
Randall Mari. She died many years
since when Gwendoline was quite a
little girl Yet, although have so
mayH m"".H 81 '.gyo ha~. thov vourl
not he, my grandchiid come to i've