Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-03-07

rather than . man content to bear the
name made for him!"
/ = why, you must 'be-s-~s Chcstsse- Of
a Radical! What could Randolph
have been thinking of" cried the
dowager. raising her hands In horror.
III your ladyship wishes for any
more information with regard to the
marriage" said Violet, proudly, x
refer sou to your son" II.
She walked away and entered the
conservatory with all the dignity and
majesty OF an insulted queen, leaving
the elder woman petrifed with as
constituent. Never had any person SO
addressed her in the whole course Of
Eer life. She remained standing for
some minutes with the photograph in
her hand; then, recollecting herself,
she crossed the room to Lady Lester
MY dear Marguerite" she said,
do open your eyes. think shall go
mad; the affair is ten thousand times
worse than l feared"
'Is it? Why, mamma? was hop
ing you would find it better"
my dear, the girl is perfectly horri-
BILE. I shall decline to remain here
with her. Randolph must have lost
his senses. She is a Chart!st. or some.
thing of that kind"
That will not matter, mamma. No
one will trouble about her opinions
while she has that beautiful face"
She was positively rude to me.
Marguerite-rude-a to me! No
one has ever spoken to me in such
fashion; and she says,-listen, my
dear.--she says that, IL she had
known Randolph was Lord RIVERS,
she would not have married him. Do
you believe it,"
she looks truthful" said the Coun-
tess Of Lester; "and Randolph has al
ways had strange notions. 1t may be
ture but mamma, would not, II /
we're you. come to open warfare with
her 1t will not be WISE"
"She will not be easily crushed"
replied Lady Ryvers,-w can see
that"
Not one word more was exchanged
that evening between Lord RIVERS
mother and his wife. Violet's heart
was heavy with indignation, hot with
anger. She said to herself, over and
over again, that she could not bear 1t.
that she would not bear 1t.
She said nothing that evening to her
husband. He looked so bright and
happy. she would not trouble him; but
in her heart she hated 1t all,--the
luxury. the magnificence, the gran
deur, the ceremony,-hated 1t all, and
longed even for her old home at st.
Byno's.
There was no one to whisper a
warning that, unless she were care
full, in learning to hate her husbands
surroundings she might learn to dis
like him.
CHAPTER xxxiu.
Mother" said Lord RIVERS, Edo you
like my wife? should be pleased to
know what you think of her. She
is very beautiful and graceful All
her projections viii be doubly dear to
me II you admire them"
1t was the morning after their ar
rival. The dowager Lady RIVERS had
excused herself from attending the
breakfast-tabie under the plea of 4
headache; but her son. hearing that
she was not writing letters in her
boudoir, had gone to see her. He was
1nxiosuly awaiting his mothers YER
lict
He had been delighted with Monica,
who gave her unqualified approval,
her eyes and warm kiss. had cried
out
Il love her, Randolph she is so
beautiful! I shall love her, and fight
Ill her battles for her"
Il hope there will be no battles to
SIGHT" he answered.
There will, and plenty. too" she
laid.
Those words had made the young
ord anxious. and he had gone to see
his mother. She looked very stately
and very handsome that morning
one wore tlSul-HJliuS uTeSS Oh SOult
black material, with rich ruffles of
at the wrist and the throat
her white hands shone with jewels;
the point-lace on ner hair was fasten-
ID with golden arrow. She looked
up with doubtful smile when her son
entered. She did not return his
hearty embrace. Then he went to the
fireplace. and stood watching her
with anxious eyes.
Tell me. mother" he said. what
YOU think of my wife. Every word
YOU utter ~ praise of her will be
sweetest mueic TO my ears"
Then Rdy Ryvers lai1 down the
pretty pen with which she had been
busy and. pushinC aside her writing
desk went 10 her son end stood by
hts site. She (sid her hapdt on his
shoulder, with a gesture that with her
meant a caress.
MY dear Randolph" she answered,