Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-05-02

gIeam OF lBnL appedfru III the udTk
ness.
Perhaps, had Violet been less holly
indignant, she might have thought
twice before she poured out her list
of grievances To Mrs. Carstone. She
was TOO angry to think.
u have ,ef. them forever" she de-
clared Il wish never to see them
again"
But. my dear" said Mrs. Carstone,
perplexed lit does DOT seem to me
that your husband is to bla.ne,"
HE alone is to blame she replied.
"He should have told me the truth,
and then left me to please myself
when | knew it. shall annul my own
marriage"
you cannot do that" said Mrs.
Carstone with smile at the girls
simplicity.
II can do it just as well as any one
else" she replied.
My dear, you had better go home
| with me-" Mrs. Carstone said, quito
suddenly. MY husband and son havt
| L
accompany them on this occasion.
Come home with me for time; am
all alone"
And Violet went, little foreseeinG
all that was to arise from that invita-.
ton, or the great events that were to
spring from so slight cause.
CHAPTER XIII.
Look said Violet--and she held
out thin white hand to Mrs. Car.
stono--''you see have done it myself,
If Judge and jury, or whoever tries
such cases, can say that ] am not
married, can say so myself.
The hand she held out had no we'd
ding-rins on IT, She had removed it,
and seemed to consider that she had
by that means in some degree re
leased herself
MY GEAR Violet" said the kindly
mistress of Ingleshaw, how foolish
you are! Nothing so trihing can undo
a marriage"
Il used to think So replied Violet;
but, If Lady RIVERS, with lawyers
and Queens Council, can manage it,
why should not II"
81 wish you would think differently
Of your husband said Mrs. Carstone,
Il do not wonder that you should he
very angry with the dowager Lady
RIVERS; but | see no cause for anger
against her SON
On every point visitor and hostess
agreed, except this one. Mrs. Car.
stone admired Lord RIVERS very much,
and could not see that he had done
wrong. Against his mother, for act.
ing what she felt to be a cruel part,
she was most Indignant; the young
husband who seemed to adore his
beautiful wife, was bameless IN her
eyes
1t was happy accident by which
Violet had met Mrs. Carstone.
Where should you have gone and
what should you have done asked
Mrs. Carstone IF we had not metz
Il cannot tell" she replied 81 am
Mrs. Carstone; could not have
found kinder friend
81 should never rest" declared the
elder lady, until we are friends again
with that handsome young husband
of yours. | shall never forget the way
in which he watched you always"
He has looked his last on me-" said
Violet
She had refused to be called Lady
ayers she would not hear the
name.
MY husbands mother wished to de
prive me of it," she said scornfully;
II viii give it up now of my own free
will | will be Violet Beaton all the
rest of my life"
you are very wilful, Violet" re.
marked Mrs. Carstone, and some day
you will be most surely sorry for the
way in which you have given up your
husband.
The mistress of Ingleshaw was much
amused when she saw how untiring
Violet pored over the newspapers, She,
who had barely heard the word "di'
vorce," now read most of the divorce
reports which appeared In the news
papers; but amongst them all theirs
was no dispute between husband and
wife like her own.
Those days at lngleshaw were not
altogether unpleasant
How little | dreamed" said Violet
to Mrs. Carstone one morning, that
should ever seek refuge with you!
How we talked about lngleshaw How
| wondered where you would find room
for all the things Mr. Carstone and Mr..
Oscar bought Now they do not seem
SO many, because your place is sc
large
Mrs Carstone was very proud OF her
beautiful home. Ii was strange that
Violet, who had so deeply resented
the dowager Lady RIVERS pride in
Ryyersdale, never grew angry with
her hostess. She had declined with
naughty pride to examine the family
treasures az Ryyersdale. She did not
care to see the silver goblet from
which Queen Elizabeth had drunk She