Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-04
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make YOU feel what | myself feel so
keenIy? How can l make you read
Alright the character of the man whom
YOU have localized? You do not see
him as he is, but as you believe and
wish him to be. He is no hero,
mother: he is cruel by nature-he is
vain and full of self-love. Oh, mother,
my darling, you have known the love
ii a noble mani You have been
cherished and beloved by one Of the
worthiest men that ever lived, you
have borne the name and shared the
fortunes of one of the dearest and best
of men; how can you put this other
man in his place, all unworthy as he
is to fill it? If it we're any one else .
cried Angela, ringing her hands with a
gesture of bitter dispair-"if it were
but any other man we know! Mamma
darling. the first moment l saw his
face I disliked him, and [ had fore
boding of coming evil that deepened
each time I saw him; but l never
dreamed that it would come to me in
this shape. 1t seems hard and cruel
for me to say it, but, mother darling,
as sure as the sun and moon shine you
will repent this foolish step. AS surely
as now you disbelieve me, SO surely the
time will come when you will, cry to
me for help in your distress. I foretell
it"
Mother" she added, earnestly, I
am certain he loves Gladys Rane.
saw love in his face when he looked at
her"
"And I. my Gar Angel, am equally
sure he does vt. I asked him and he
told me so. de denied it positively
He has beP1 the spoiled darling OF
London society for many years, and l
am, he as Iured me, the first woman he
has ever loved"
"And fou believe him." asked the
girl, WHO seemed suddenly to have
grown so much older than her mother
Certainly I believe him, Angel. If
ne loves Gladys Rane why should he
not marry herr"
Because she may not have money
enough to tempt him. was the scorn-
full answer. Mother" continued the
girl, "as surely as the sun shines in
the heavens you will repent it! If
words or prayers of mine could but
move you'll"
They cannot. Angel" said Lady
Rooden, serenely; "my mind is fully
made up"
Harm will come of it, I am sure, :"
declared Angela. ooh, mother can
you not see that he wants to marry
you for your money, while in his heart
he loves Gladys Rane?"
'It is not true" cried Lady Rooden
with warmth, "and I will not have
such things said of the man I have
elected to marry. I forbid it, Angel.
Unless you can speak of him with
respect, keep silent"
Il will, mamma" she answered
with a long drawn sob. But. dar-
ling, do yor not see the evil begin
ming, how already he is coming be-
tween us? Our first unhappiness is
caused by him"
ut is caused by your manner of
speaking of him, Angel" retorted
Lady Rooden. "You must not so
offend me again. You must not say
that Captain Wynyard loves Gladys
Rane, and you must not say that he
does not love me, or that he is going
to marry me for my money. I will
not hear or tolerate such disgraceful
charges. If you wish to please me
you will learn to love and respect the
man | am going to marry. Good night,
You will be calmer tomorrow"
YES" returned Angela; II shall be
calner; but I shall never be happy
again. Tonight I have lost all that
is best and brightest in my life; to-
night my hope and happiness have
died"
You will be wiser tomorrow, An
gel" said Lady Rooden coldly. ''Now
say goodnight.
With weeping eyes and aching
heart the girl babe her mother good
night. Coldly for the first time inner
life she kissed the beautiful face
cOIdly for the first time in her life,
Lady Rooden dismissed her daughter;
but, when the door had closed and the
sound of the bitter sobs had died
away. Lady Rooden felt very unhappy.
She asked herself if it were worth the
which was so repugnant to Angela,
while to persist in this engagement
Her answer to herself was yes"
After all she had a perfect right to do
as she did in a matter that so deeply
affected her future happiness. She
was not compelled, she argued with
herself, to pass a long lonely life be-
cause her daughter had romantic
ideas concerning what was due to her
fathers memory. 1t was unheard of
Ehat a woman should decline to marry
the man she loved simply because her
daughter objected to him. 1t seemed
to her both selfish and unkind that
Angela should so bitterly oppose
This, her dearest wish. Yet warm