The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
BY CHARLO T7E M. BRAE M. &
CHAPTER Kilt Continued.)

4 CHAPTER XII. {Continued.)
This lis almost as good as billiard
table said Hildred laughingly; but
the earl shook his head.
'It may be for you.'' he replied; "but
sc Is not for me- !.
''Lord Caraven," said Hildred, "a
thought has just struck me. We have
Been married-how long?--since the
s&hfrd OF August, and it is now October;
and do you know that you have never
once addressed me by name? My
"achool-fellows used to call me tDreda,
my father calls me tHildred.'# You
have SO contrived as never to give me
amy name at all. You do not say Lady
Garaven,' 'Hildred,' wife or anything
1g the kind. How is it," ..#
81 cannot tell" he replied, blankly.
The question had evidently puzzled
Hfna. =
"T do not expect you would ever care
10 use any pretty familiar loving
name, but do you not think you
might learn to use my own? Lady
Courtenay used to look at me, when
you addressed me in that general kind
OF way as you Gould you not say
'HiIdred'?''
Il really do not know" he re-
piled; cit is an uncomfortable kind of
name-tHildred.'
She raised her charming head with
n naughty little gesture.
DO you fancy so? I think you do
mot know what uncomfortable means.
I am rather proud of my name; it may
be- quaint, but it is not common. II
you cannot say 'Hildred,' can you not
cali me Lady Caraven'? I am tired
of being spoken to so vaguely"
Il will not do it again, Lady Cara
ven, If it annoys you," he said; and
then there was silence between taem,
broken only by the soughing Of the
wind.
Would ne let this hour pass without
speaking freely to her? They were
alone nowhere was no one to listen.
She raised her face, all bright with
play Of feeling, to his.
Lord Caraven," she said, twill you
be very angry with me if I ask you
a question:"
mo; without knowing what the
question may be, I predict that-cer-
tainly not"
This question has troubled me
very much; it has been the one thing
which have pondered night and day
q. question that I cannot answer, one
that I feel is the key to secret
"You alarm me with that long
prologue. Briefly. what is your ques-.
ton, Lady Caraven?"
Briefly, it is this: Why did you mar
sry me, Lord Caraven?"
why did l marry your he echoed
in establishment
4 ask you the question:" she went
ON, because l have watched you and
studied you, and I am convinced at
last that you did not marry me for
IoVe.''
Lover he cried. "Why, what has
chat to do with it?"
Il thought she continued, that
you had married me because you loved
me- / knew that you were cold, un-
'demonstrative, that you had no SYM
9sthy, little kindness; but I believed
implicitly that you married me for
love-
II had never seen you'll saw you
only once,'' he said in establishment.
II know. I remember. Still, I re-
peat what I have said to you; IL
you the truth, but I will do SOL fan
seied-that you had seen me some
where and had liked me-
He laughed, but the laugh was not
pleasant to hear.
did you really think that?" he
asked musingly. Poor childn Then
<he turned to her with sudden brisk
Ness. ''Do you really mean to tell
me, ON your word of honor, that you
do not know why married you?"
She raised her fair, proud face to his.
SCI assure you most solemnly that I do
mot 1t is. the greatest puzzle I have
ever had" ~ l..
did your father tell you that IL
loved your" ... "<r
NO." she replied, thoughtfully, che
did mot. Indeed, he assured me that
love was not needful for happiness.
He never said You loved me- He said
Tou wanted to marry me-" '%&
'eAnd what else? Go on. What
&lse?" 4. ~@a "a
,' THAT it was a grand position, in
which / should be supremely happy"
What else: asked the stern voice.
Il hardly remember. That If I con-
scented his highest ambition would be
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