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Neither Gwendoline Mari nor an
aotbar would | ever have made my
wifi he said-"only you. Violet
my darling, you shall not be made I'M
hapny Tell me what has grieyed
you."
Rtr he could not draw one word
;rrsa her. the fact being that the
sauwager had told her that she hal
ruined her sons life. that but for her
he could have married into any OF the
noblest families In England, and that,
as II was, she did not see how he could
20 into society again.
A mans marriage either makes or
mars him." concluded the dowager
sorcibly, "and my sons unhappy mar
riage has most certainly marred him.
Violet listened in proud silence.
She contented herself by saying over
and over again, IF this be lady, |
am thankful that am a daughter OF
the people" But when she was alone
her anger and indir aation found vent
m tears
Lord RIVERS could not soothe her.
You ought not to have married
me" she said, presently. at was
cruel to yourself to me, and to YOU
family"
Her words seemed to pierce his
aeart
How could help it, he asked,
when love you so?"
She raised her lovely eyes, stream.
5ng with tears, to his face.
1T seems to me-" she said. that in
marrying me the person you thought
most OF was yourself"
And the words struck him like a
allow, yet he felt that they were true.
CHAPTER xxxvn.
lord RIVERS had made a resolve.
ale could not be wanting in courtesy
10 his mother; he could not, after her
long reign In the house. ask her alb
rsptly To leave IT, but he would take
mis- wife away In his heart there was
deep resentment against his parent,
but he was too wellbred a gentleman
and too good n son to put 1t into
words.
Vie was sorely disappointed. He
had no thought that his mother would
hold out in this fashon--in fact, his
love had been so great he had thought
AZ nothing else, And now the whole
so a seemed to lie in ruins about
hiI and the only certainty he felt
wa that hts beautiful young wife was
miserable. This state Of things could
aDs last; ne must put an end to It,;
ami, II he did not like to ask his
mother TO go, he must take his wife
away himself He had made up his
mind to this; but Fate forestalled him.
~ I'D happened that one chill after
aeon Lord Ryvcrs feeling veSSd aAd
grieved that those he loved best did
not love each other, went out on the
terrace TO solace himself with a cigar.
While he was walking there, looking
with admirlng eyes Mt a copper
beech on which the sunshine lay, Lord
lester joined him.
Randolph" he said. abruptly. ~
Violet were my wife, should not feel
happy about her. She has lost her
ieuuItiful bloom. she is growing thin.
nc, and paler, she does not LOOK
happy / repeat If she We're my Wit
should be anxious about her"
'She is not happy" returned Lord
ayvelS Il see it plainly enough, aid
J nm puzzled what TO DO. want my
another to Ike her; but am beginning
so fear she never will"
Never" declared the Earl. "The
prcjudices on both sides are too
strong Tho only thing YOU can do ia
so Keep them apart"
II fear so, but that seems hard on
my mother who has boen mistress
acre all her life"
1T is useless to speak Of the past,
said Lord Lester 1t was d quivotic
business from the first to the last
rwTiyc my saying SO, but you ouSQt
Ia have married in your own spAer.
Tavae quixotic loye-affairs never an.
rwcr. You have virtually separated
sourser from your mother by your
uarriaEa, your first care now must be
yuur wife"
#rr words haunted Lord RIVERS.
Will an his passionate worship OF
Violet was e possible that he hal
committed a hmndcr IN bringing her
some TO his mother, and In trying to
make them f-'euisH
ne went in snaroh Of Ner whom Lent
.estcr saunteryd away to join his