Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-02-07

! me, | Will give up-nOI my pTeJu'
dices: / could not part with them, but
/ will give up my indulgence in them,
for your sake | will try TO share your
life. But" she added. Gaively. Il
am quite sure shall not like It,"
"Will you give it trial?" he asked,
eagerly.
YES, ! will" she answered him.
"a fair, honest trial, Violet. in which
you viii endure patiently all that you
dislike most?"
~ will" she repeated.
Il thank you. Lady RIVERS he
said, from this moment you shall be
known by your right name. After
! all. it will be a relief; ] hate conceal
ment. ! shall write to my mother this
very day, and tell her that we shall be
at Ryversdale-when shall we say?'
when you like she replied, with
| little shrinking, which, in his eager
| delight, he did not notice.
Shall you mind if we set out to-
morrow he asked Il shall not like
! staying here after this; it would be
very uncomfortable meeting the peo-
| pie who are stopping here
II am ready to go at any moment
you may wish" she today
.omorrow, when you will"
She felt conscious that. having an
ordeal to face, the sooner she faced it
the better
Then we will start for England to-
morrow. We must delay day or two
in Paris to buy few things for my
mother and sisters"
Randolph" she said. gravely, Il
have told you all that has been said
about us. No one can prevent the
comments of people; but they can
easily be corrected"
you are thinking of the Carstones,'
he said 81 will make that right.
We shall see them on the terrace this
evening. Now, Violet, tell me how |
am to thank you?"
You have nothing to thank me for
yet" she said II have only promised
to try"
THAT means so much, coming from
YOU" he whispered, lovingly. "Oh,
' iblttt an 81 thtii fllflN sph hAipN
the truth at last My deception has
lain long and heavily on my mind"
do not be too sanguine,' she said.
II shall do my best but am afraid
that the new life will not suit me. nor
| the people ! shall meet. | am proud
and sensitive; they viii be proud and
exclusive"
II would love any one for your
sake he remarked. you must try
to love my people because they are
mine. VIII you darling?'
II viii try" she replied
And you quite forgive me"
Yes" she answered, Il for/ye
you, because you are so nobly gen
erous; | canont help it, But-well. |
viii say no more than this--I wish it
had been otherwise
He felt chilled After all his lavish
love and passionate earnestness,
those seemed cool words. Her man
ner too was cold-not what he had
hoped it would be after his full eX-
PLANTATION He said to himself. with a
deep sigh. that he would give her
time OF course the disclosure had
been a shock to her; but she would
get over that. and all will be well, He
had not been prepared to find her SO
cold, SO proud or obstinate; he had al
ways thoughf her so gentle in every
point accent one,
They talked for long time. lie
told her all about Ryversdale, about
its beautiful rooms, its splendid glades
and magnificent grounds
You, who love beautiful scenery,
must enjoy It," he said you cannot
fail TO be pleased with IL.
But there was no answering enthusi-
assn on her face. Then he thought
that perhaps the wisest thing would
be to say nothing about his home or
himself in any way so he talked OF
other things, Yet. it was evident
from the observations she made. that
her thoughts still dwelt on the dis
Covery.
The same evening Lord RIVERS saw
the Carstonr family on the terrace,
aud knew that the time had arrived
when he must disclose who he was,
Violet he said come with me
We win face the foe together"
WHAT foe ?" she asked
The .Carstoqea Como with NC
and let me introduce YOU by your
proper name and title"
The beautiful face flushed proudly
uut she controlled the impulse that