Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-11

this retinue of servants, she detested
the ways of the fine ladies about her,
and she longed with all her soul for
freedom.
lie found her in this mood Quite
unconsciously in her own mind,
certain resentment was growing
against her husband. 1t was he who
had brought her hither, who had
forced upon her this splendor, luxury
and Modification.
He threw his arm around her; but
the dainty, loving face no longer
flushed and frightened for him.
There was wistful, set expression
that touched him
IL always find you thinking, Violet
he said. Il am sure, from your eyes,
that your thoughts are not pleasant
ones"
They are not" she confessed,
sadly
Violet cried Lord RIVERS, edo yo':
know that | have a horrible fear thai
you are not quite happy in the mids-
Of these surroundings, that you are
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1t was so exactly the truth, and she
was so little prepared for it. that FOR
a few moments she stood quite still,
not knowing what to say.
"My darling" he continued, with a
voice full of pain, do you remember
the days when | wooed you? DO you
remember how you used to come TO
me with your eyes full Of love and
your sweet hands outstretched?"
She raised her eyes to his face:
they were full of perplexty.
you do not seem to me to be the
same man" she replied. The artist
met at St Bynos and the lord OF
this great castle have different IN
diyiduaity," she added, with sudden
passion in her voice.
He recoiled from the words.
They are not the same" she cried
feel in my heart they are not; feel
as though | could appeal to him
against you"
"Yet what wrong have | done 70
you?" he asked
Every wrong" she answered
You have taken me from my own
sphere of life. You have placed me in
the midst Of luxury and splendor. you
have brought me where | would not
have gone myself.
You would adorn any sphere,
Violet" he said. earnestly.
Your mother does not think 20,
abe said you have brought me tc a
place where | shall never be at home,
you have placed me with people | shall
never like, and then you ask what
wrong you have done me. 1t seems
TO me that my young lover of st.
Byuo's would have done none of these
things"
Darling. am as much your lover
now as | was at st, Byno's- nay,
more Here comes Monica with her
dogs Violet, | have only time to say
a f2w words more. Have patience
two or three days longer, and then
you shall never have another regret.
4 You shall be happy. my darling Give
me one kiss before Monica comes"
There was little warmth in the
.
saw the salute She loved her beauti-
ful, high-spirited sisterin-law, anl
wished that everything was couleur
de rose for her.
"Lhomme propose, mails Dieu ats
nose" While Lord RIVERS was thGk-
ing how he could best bring The
| tangled knot of his difficulties iuto
one strand, the cloud was dark Win;
over Ryve,sdale.
The greatest events in life often
spring from slight causes, an awGwarll
'ootman brought about the chi +
Incident In the life of Violet, Lady
RIVERS
It was an evening In the first week
In November, and the dowager Lady
RIVERS had been considerably rutrled
turing the day; nothing had gone
| right With her, "a hundred little trines
( light as air had disturbed and annoyed
her. she was not in the most amiable
/ of moods 4 fuotman passing near
her with a glass Of wine on small
silver salver stumbled and the vino
was spilled over the dress OF purple
velvet that her ladyslip wore. That
was the climax of ber anger, end the
consequence II il fen on the tn
. fortunate footman He was 100
4 clumsy, she declared to remain in her
service, and was accordingly dis
. missed NJ once, One of tue duties 81
TIE footmon had been 10 take the
'etters to the 3owncer. ON the mo.1-
ms after his arrival he being new 10
/ his duties, made what turned out 10
be o terrible mistake OF tho dowagar
Lady RIVERS. There were but two.
both addressed THE Lady RIVERS.
Ryversaale Castle, Kent" Violet Ill
.rct doubt for a moment hut that they
we've hars, although she wondered
Who hCr CORES ondents could be
rhr first envelope she opened cor.
taual a circular from the famous
/ Madame Elise, which Violet read With
some curiosity. Then She took mp the