Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-03-14

| not would marry violet again ~
morrow. | will be satisfied on this
point; | will take legal advice upon
! it."
$50 will t. said Lady RIVERS. Il
will not see a chance lost if | can help
it."
ooh, mother" he cried, what bit
ter sorrow it is to me to hear you say
such words! I thought you so noble
so above all this"
and I am equally disappointed in
you," declared Lady RIVERS. 81 have
only said what every mother with
sense and reason would say"
Heaven help the sons of such
mothers," exclaimed Lord RIVERS
Mother, if you wish to keep what
you have always had, my affection and
respect, you will never speak of this
again"
81 see," said Lady RIVERS, chat
! you are not in the humor for listening
to me with attention If you were, l
| should suggest that, for the present at
least, nothing be said about your mar
lriage-that is. no introductions should
be made; let the girl remain with us
in retirement until she has caught
some of the well-bred and graceful
manner that distinguishes your
sisters. It will be a sacrifice for me-
She was so rude to me last evening,
had resolved not to remain in the
house with her"
II should not like to remind you,
mother, that the house is mine" he
said, "and that my wife will always
remain in it''-words which redoubled
the dowager's hatred for Violet.
CHAPTER xxxIV.
Eyes, you have caught me in tears,
and I am ashamed of it," cried Monica
RIVERS; "but I cannot help it. No
girl in the world has more cause for
grief than l have"
Il should have thought" returned
Violet, that no girl in the world ever
had less. 1t seems to me, that you
have everything your heart can de-
sire"
How little people know of each
other, after ALL" said Monica, with a
sigh. eve live in the same house,
breathe the same air. bear the same
name, and yet we are further apart
even than those who have great seas
between them. [ live with you, yet
how little | know you, except the out
ward superficial life that every one
knows and sees. You live with me
and it is just the same. You know the
Monica RIVERS whom you meet in the
society of others; but you do not know
the real Monica RIVERS"
ut is perfectly true,'' answered
Violet. 81 have thought of it before.
did not, for instance. think it was
reasonable for you to weep; you seem
so bright, SO animated, so different in
some respects from other girls, that
it would have been unnatural to think
of your indulging in grief"
''The Monica RIVERS you know
never dares make any display of her
feelings; it is the real Monica who
sheds hot, bitter tears with good rea-
son. The real Monica has love-
story
"A love-story?" said Violet. How
beautiful! I never had love-story"
"You never had love-story?"
cried Monica. why, of all people in
the world you must have had the
sweetest"
"Ycu are Mistaken said Violet.
But do you not call my brothers
romantic wooing of you a love-story?
Had you ever lover besides my
brother?"
mo, never"
You had no sweetheart, no adj
mirer, no one who ever made love to
you?"
NO" repeated Violet.
MY brother was the only man, or
rather is the only man, who ever
spoke to you of love and marriage?"
'The only one" replied Violet
There were no young men where I
lived and. if there had been any they
would not have come within hundred
miles of my aunt"
''Then, Violet" said Monica, solemn
ly, rely upon it that what I am going
to tell you is true; my brother loves
you a thousand times better than you
love him. 1t seems to me that he fell
in love with you, but that you, not
having been accustomed to men, and
not knowing much of life, did not
know the difference between fancy
and love"
81 am not sure of that" answered
Violet.
81 am" declared Monica. 81 have
thought so ever since you have been
here. If any great trouble came, I do
not think you would take his side"
1--WE will not talk about it." said
Violet. Il should not like to wake up,
as from dream, and find that l had
married a man l did not love-
Il should not be much surprised at
that happening some day. Violet y
good Judge of love, because 1 am So
much in love myself-more than you
have ever BEEN" she added, with a
wise little toss of the head For the
man l love l could go through any
thing-fre and water I would walk
to him over red-hot plowshares: I
would give my life for. him. You
would not do so much for my brother;
| know it. You cannot even bear with
mamma for his sake. I look at yo.l
when mamma is what I call awkward
or spiteful, as she is to you at times.
| and | see that you do not love Ran
dolph well enough to bear it patiently
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