Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-07


myself, it will not. | begin to see m,
way more clearly. You are willing u
give up everything in the world fol
me; / will give up-not my preju
dices; | could not part with them, but
/ will give up my indulgence in them
for your sake. will try to share YOU
life. But" she added. naively. q
am quite sure / shall not like it,
"Will you give it a trial?" he asked
eagerly.
yes, | will" she answered him.
"a fair. honest trial, Violet. in which
you will endure patiently all that you
dislike most?"
81 WILL" she repeated.
Il thank you. Lady RIVERS" he
said from this moment you shall be
known by your right name. After
all. it will be a relief; hate conceal
meut ] shall write to my mother this
very day, and tell her that we shall be
at Ryversdale-when shall we say?"
When you like" she replied, with
little shrinking, which, in his eager
delight, he did not notice.
Shall you mind if we set out to-
morrow" he asked. 81 shall not like
staying here after this; it would be
very uncomfortable meeting the peo-
pie who are stopping here"
Il am ready to go at any moment
you may WISH" she today,
tomorrow, when you will"
She felt conscious that. having an
ordeal to face. the sooner she faced it
the better.
Then we will start for England to-
morrow. We must delay a day or two
in Paris to buy few things for my
mother and sisters"
Randolph" she said. gravely, 'T
have told you all that has been said
about us. No one can prevent the
comments of people; but they can
easily be corrected"
You are thinking of the Carstones,"
he said. 81 will make that right
We shall see them on the terrace this
evening. Now, Violet. tell me how l
am to thank your"
you have nothing to thank me for
yet" she said. 81 have only promised
TO try"
THAT means so much, coming from
you," he whispered, lovingly. ooh,
Violet, | am so glad that you know
the truth at last My deception has
lain long and heavily on my mind"
do not be too sanguine," she said
II shall do my BEST but | am afraid
that the new life will not suit me, nor
the people | shall meet. |. am proud
and sensitive; they will be proud and
exclusive"
81 would love any one for your
sake" he remarked you must try
to love my people because they are
mine. viii you. darling?"
Il viii try" she replied.
And you quite forgive me?"
Yes" she answered.; II for[ve
you, because you are so nobly gen.
erous; l canont help it. But-well.
will say no more than this--I wish it
had been otherwise"
He felt chilled. After all his lavish
love and passionate earnestness.
those seemed cool words Her man
ner too was cold-not what he had
hoped 1t would be after his full ex-
PLANTATION. He said to himself, with a
deep sigh, that he would give her
time. OF course the disclosure had
been shock to her; but she would
| get over that, and all will be we'll He
had not been prepared to find her sc
cold, so proud or obstinate; he had al.
ways though1 her so gentle in every
point accept one.
They talked for a long time. He
told her all about Ryversdale. about
its beautiful rooms, it's splendid glades
and magnificent grounds.
"You, who love beautiful scenery,
must enjoy it." he said: you cannot
fail to be pleased with it,"
But there was no answering enthusi-
assn on her face. Then he thought
that perhaps the wisest thing would
be to say nothing about his home or
himself in any way so he talked of
other things, Yet. il was evident,
from the observations she made, that
her thoughts still dwelt on the dis
Covery.
The same evening Lord RIVERS saw
the Carstone family on the terrace.
and knew that the time had arrived
when he must disclose who ne was.
Violet he said, come with me.
We will face the foe together"
What foe?" she asked.
THE Carstones. Come with me.
aud let me introduce you by your
proper name and title"
The beautiful face flushed proudly:
hut she controlled the impulse that
prompted her to speak in hot resent
ment, and went with him.
Did ever man look more gallant and
brave. more handsome and proud.
more erect of mein, more dignified in
bearing, than this young lord, as he
walked with his wife down the ter.
racer
There was embarrassment and con.
fusion on the faces OF the Carstones
as he came up to the little group.
Never did blood" and race" show
more than in that little scene.
Lord RIVERS bowed as he took his
wife's hand In his own.
81 have brought an old friend" he
said "'tO intrOducN NV a now name