Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-03-14

There are ladies'" Lady RIVERS re-
,oired sententiously. You cannot
GOV she is q gentlewoman. Even
Granted that you fell in love, Ran
So,nb. YOU should have consulted me"
acknowledge" he said, with that
graceful humility which sits so well
unon a proud man, II ought to have
done so. Still, mother, in love and
marriage man is supposed to please
himself It is the one great action on
xhich the comfort or misery Of his
life depends.
"For that very reason you should
have consulted me-" his mother per-
eista1 "Mair iage Is such an i'm.
ror,ant event. Since you have grown
Nm il has been my greatest wish to see
Won allied to some charming girl OF
high position. The only thing was
that none seemed good or pretty
enough for you; and now"
The now" was suggestive enough;
hrt Lord RIVERS would not
notice it. She went on:
az tell you quite candidly, Randolph,
vour marriage is the great disappoint-
ment of my life. Your fathers death
was sorrow that was bearable; this
&c unbearble. I shall be ashamed to
take my place in the world again.
Won might have done so we'll, and you
have done so badly. Your marriage
will make you the laughing stock OF
all our friends"
81 do not think so, mother; but even
q the world laughs until it is tired,
do not care
81 do" declared Lady RIVERS. Our
name has hitherto been one which
men have uttered with respect. You
have brought the first shadow upon
It."
You are wrong" he said. ut is
true that Violet had no money, no
position; but those are trifies COM
cared with her beauty and her grace.
Then | loved her-I Owed her! My
life would have been all dark" he
cried, but for her You will find that
when Violet takes her place in the
world she will be one OF its queens;
she has in her all the elements OF
grand and noble womanhood 1t is
not as though she were ignorant or
badly trained you speak Of her as
though she were entirely uneducated.
I care very little about the laughter
or approval of the world, mother"
There were deep lines on Lady
DIVERS forehead, lines her son had
never seen there before. He stopped
down to kiss them away, and for half
a minute she chung to him with soft
ening Of her proud face.
"Your wife tells me some strange
story about not having known you
were Lord RIVERS" she said, present
ly. she even declared that she
would rather have died than have
married you had she been aware OF
your position and title"
She is such Radical" he said,
smiling. 1T is perfectly true, mother.
am sure, IL she had known that was
nobleman and rich man, she woull
not have married me. You have no
idea what perfect little Democrat
she is"
How strange for you to ally your
self with a Democrat" cried Lady
RIVERS.
And then Lord RIVERS gave his
mother full account Of his love-affair
and his marriage, from the time he
had sung to himself in the bonny
woods of st. Byno's OF "Junes peSlce
paved with gold" until he stood be-
fore her When he had finished, she
then she said:
Randolph, are you quite sure there
is no 1aw in the MARRIAGE"
Flaw" he cried. Certainly not.
took care Of that Why do you ask
me such question:"
IF there had BEEN" she replied,
desparingly, 81 hate the marriage so
much that | should have asked yGa to
set 1t aside"
Lady RIVERS had known her son
only as sweet-tempered and yielding
ont She saw the other side of the
picture now. She never forgot the
anger that flashed from his eyes, the
PANIED wonder and surprise that
aaIhened his face.
Mother" he cried, II viii not be
we've that you mean what you say.
vile, horrible? How you can
lt'.r such words | cannot. imagine.
There were flaw. you may believe
"' that ! would very soon have the
-s 7ony performed second time"
may as well say all think,
's.' The dowager. looking very white
S92rate. Il hato The very idea
81 our marriage, and would do any
.A.'' IN the world to see II annulled
'. The first moment that heard OF
'9. imprudent match hoped that
s.l" fprmalities had been omitted
-.. would render your union invalid.
3a may call the hope vile. wicked,
''F H4-ste Oh. Randolph, If there be
any change let this horrible mes
1oa be ended"
N other" he answered 81 think Won