Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-10-14
HER MARTYRDOM
BY the Author of Sunshine and Roses.
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not hide her delight at seeing him.
| Angela went away as soon as possible,
/ for she did not like the ex-captain,
and was always glad of some pretext
to hurry away when he appeared. She
was absent for some little time, and
then bethought herself of some little
| question she wished to ask her mother.
She did not expect to find Captain
| Wynyard still in the drawing-room;
but to her surprise, he was still there,
standing by her mother near one of the
large windows. Something in the ex-
preston of Lady Rooden's face startled
the girl7-it was a something she had
never seen there before. Her mothers
face was slightly f1ushed-a delicate,
dainty flush, that recalled the inner
leaf OF rose-and her eyes dropped,
and the lines of her beautiful mouth
looked quietly from her mothers face
to the captains. His was flushed,
handsome and triumphant. To her
CONSERVATION, she saw that he wore
one of the pink roses in his coat.
Could it be possible that her mother
had given it to him?
She could not tell how it was but a
sudden sensation of deadly pain came
over her. Presently she felt rs
/ though she had intrude6, as though
she we're not wanted, as though she
had interrupted them and they were
not pleased at the interruption. Yet
it must be foolish fancy, a foolish
ices, on her part, for her mother had
no secrets to talk over with Captain
VINEYARD. So dismissing the thought
as unworthy, she went to the table
and raised tie pink rose-buds. Then
the captain murmured some excuse
for his long call, bowed, and went
away. But, even after he had gone,
the dreamy half-tender smile still
| fingered on Lady Rooden's face.
Angela went up to her.
Mamma" she asked, gently, did
you give Captain VINEYARD one of
| those lovely rose-buds-the one he
has in his coat?"
The flush and the smile deepened
on Lady Roodens face.
eyes, Angel, gave it to him." she
answered.
The girls face clouded, and, when
she spoke again, her voice was full Of
sorrow and reproach.
ooh, mamma, am so sorry" she
said. II do not like him. | am sorry
that he has one of my beautiful moss
rose buds. Do not give him flowers
again, mamma"
| Lady Rooden laughed lightly.
II ought to like him the more De-
cause you do not like him enough,
Angel. I really cannot understand
your prejudice against him. for he is
certainly the incest man I have met
in society"
Il am sorry you think SO, mamma.
To me he seems all false
Then, for the first time in her life,
Lady Rooden spoke angrily to her
daughter.
'You are too young to Judge so
harshly Angel" she exclaimed ex-
citedly. st do not like to hear you
speak unkindly of any one-above all
of Captain Wynyard."
Il am sorry, mamma" returned
Angela gently. "if have displeased
you. l thought you liked me to tell
you what 1 thought"
$50 do. my dear; but I think you
are very unjust toward Captain Wyn-
yard; and I certainly have great re.
gard for him.
Angela went up to her mother,
and put her arms round her neck.
/ Mamma she said, 81 shall always
| remember today. 1t is the first time
you have ever spoken angrily to me-
st will be the last, my darling!"
cried Lady Rooden, struck by the
sweet humility of her daughter "And
it was not you, but the sentiment you
expressed, that annoyed me. Try to
like Captain Wynyard, for he isreally
and truly a great friend of mine, and
it would be so much pleasanter if you
too liked him."
Il will try, mamma said Angela;
but the tone of her voice expressed
great doubt. and in her heart she felt
still greater doubt.
All that day Lady Rooden was more
than usually kind to her daughter, as
though she wished to atone for some
thing she had said or done
That same evening mother and
daughter went to a ball given by the
Countess of Bellamy, Lady Rooden
looking her best in pale amber velvet
and fine white lace. Angela lovely as
dream in white silk and plush roses.
AS usual they were the bellies of the
ball. They attracted universal ad-
miration, and the fact that they
should be mother and daughter
seemed barely creditable. AS mat
ter of course. Captain Wynyard was
the first to greet them.
Angela's quick eye at once noticed
that he wore the pink mGss-rose bud
which her mother had given him.
How carefully hemust have cherished
it! Why did her mothers face flush