The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-09-27

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" CA her marriage. She
IN had tried hard to
HH conquer the love. of
" HE her husband which
.@SS spring up in her
heart. She tried
hard to do her duty, to school herself
In the knowledge that for her life was
10 be without love. But it was hard.
Sha was, young and impressionable;
che earl was handsome and fascinat-
tag There were times when an ire
ststibfe impulse came over her-an i'm
putse to beg him to love her. She re-
sisted It, and every time she did SO re-
SYST her heart grew colder and harder.
II is difficult for a flower to blossom in
oEighted cold-the buds droop, the per-
thme dies. It requires the warmth
aud brightness, the kisses and smiles
os the sun to bring it to perfection. So
: It Is with half-formed character like
k4ifdred's-t the sunshine of love and
happiness would have brought it to
faIr and blooming maturity. The chill
of neglect and Indifference changed it.
Lord Caraven," said Hildred one
day, who is the person-gentleman,
stscskid say, perhaps-who comes here
SO often?
DO you mean John Blantyre, my
faithful friend and steward?" he
asked laughingly. "He comes every
day"
~Is that his name? do not like his
face"
Why not, Hildred?" he asked.
It is not the face of an honest man,
unless Nature has for once made
mistake in her own handwriting"
-<ft is not handsome face, certain
IT, said the earl; "far from it,"
II am not speaking of mere beauty
at 6eature-and perhaps I Judge him
h7rshly." she replied. "But it does
not seem to me an honest face. would
not trust the man for-do you trust
him, Lord Caraven?"
Il trust him impIicitly-indeed, do
not believe I ever overlooked his &C
counts"
She looked at him in wonder.
Never overlooked his accounts!
How very careless of you" she said.
Il am not careful by nature" he told
her, laughing.
~But, /" she observed, earnestly, 'such
czrelessness is wrong. You put a
terrible temptation in his way by not
keeping check upon him."
Il suppose" said Lord Caraven, in
do4entIy, that I find it easier to let
myself be robbed little than to look
after matters for myself"
The dark, eloquent eyes, as they
we're raised to his, expressed a great
deal
What do you do with your life?"
sue asked 1T seems to me that you
s1ave no idea of duty"
@<Nor have I. I know we'll what to do
with my life-I enjoy it."
There can be nothing more to add"
said Hildred. But if 1 were you, Lord
Caraven, I should look after my &C
counts
She thought a great deal after that
conversation. 1t had opened her eyes
more fully to her husbands character
than anything that had passed before.
She decided to study him.
Was he generous? She thought at
FIRST that she might say Eyes" They
were riding one day, and they met
poor woman begging with little child
In her arms; she was poor, hungry, all
In tatters, with pinched face and sad,
weary eyes, pitiful spectacle of want
loci itVf cd 1>1yfh "a
earl took out his purse and literally,
emptied it on the ground at the wo-
mans feet She looked dazed and be-
wffdered at this sudden bounty of for
tune. He did not wait for any thanks,
Out rode on.
81 WISH" he said, that 1 could COL
feet all the poor people in the world
together, and make them rich"
"Was that generosity" she said to
herself. eyes. it must be-"
They rode on until they came to
small cottage-one belonging to the
Rapensmere estate-at the door of
which stood a man still young but
crippled and bent double with rheu-
matism. A little cry of pain came from
Hildred's lips as she saw him, but the
young mans eyes were fixed with an
evil light on the earl's face.
Hilared stopped to say kind word
to him; the cripple came out and stood
ea front OF the earl's magnificent horse.
my lord" he said in hoarse
voice, 81 have you to thank for these"
pointing to his shrunken limbs
-and fDr these, also"-poincng to his
useless hands.
What do you mean?" Lord Cara
van demanded, his face flushing with
anEeF.
Il mean this, my lord-that I was a
Gtroag young man when took this
Z eoxAGe and brought my wife home
Aese. NOW" he cried. in sudden pas
& afOa q despair now look at me-"
4 4 what have TO do with that?"
( As1Ded the earl. angrily.