Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-04-04

were one. she would make her son
take his choice of annulling his mar
riage or giving up his mother. IF he
can do it. and will not she vowed to
herself, Il will never see him or speak
Ito him again. If it cannot be an
nulled, | shall insist on living with
them, and she shall never have any
authority in this house.
And in the meantime she made
Violet suffer as much as possible.
! If she could have guessed at the
thoughts that went through the girls
mind she would have been more
merciful. The smallest thing, the
lightest word. gave her some pretext
for cruelty to Violet AS rule, the
girl resented it. but showed her anger
by proud silence; at other times, when
she felt tired or unhappy, she would
weep bitterly.
She came down to breakfast one
morning in a fashionable morning
costume purchased in Paris, but it
was not becoming to her.
81 do not like your dress, Violet"
said the Countess of Lester, who, ac-
cording to her light, was endeavoring
to form the mind, the taste, and the
manners of her sister-in-law 1T does
not suit your style"
Il hardly knew had STYLE
laughed Violet, when that was sent
home. | should not have kept it il
had known as much of dress then as
do now"
II always thought the instinct for
true and correct taste in dress was
born with every lady" said the
Countess.
you are quite right" put in the
dowager. at is born with every lady;
it is not given to every one"
If Lord RIVERS had been there, M
would have Indignantly silenced his
mother, who was speaking in her
haughtiest tone of voice.
81 consider it a criterion" said
she. Zone may always know a lady
by her taste in dress
Your ladyship's remarks are
levelled at me-" said Violet, "an1
would seem to indicate that you do
not consider me lady. | think con-
sideration for other peoples feelings
far more an indication of nobility
than taste in dress"
your ideas are provincial" replied
the dowager. There is no more to be
said"
7 hok
afterward, in the solitude of her own
room; and her hatred grew with
every hour.
The dowager never lost an oppor-
tunity Of making her feel her position.
In her sons presence her ladysh:p
exercised some little control over her
words, but not when he was absent.
She then made no attempt to conceal
her bitter disappointment with regard
to her sons marriage; she never lost
an opportunity of haunting her with
1T, lamenting the ruin of his prospects,
the utter spelling of his life.
All these taunts seemed to set
Violets heart against her husband.
He found her one morning in her
room, her beautiful eyes half drowned
in tears, her lovely face pale and
troubled. He caught her in his arms
and clasped her to his breast; ne
kissed the white eyelids and the
quivering lips.
You have been crying, my darling"
he said. Tell me why; will kno ".
You shall not shed any tears. You
shall not be troubled, or vexed, or
grieyed. What is it."
But she would not tell him. Tor
lures would not have dragged the
truth from her. She had been nobly
loyal to her resolve. She had uttered
no complaint of the mother to her son.
and never would. She was proud of
her own courage in keeping her re-
solve, although there were times when
some scathing word from the dowager,
some cruel insult, would send her,
flushed and quivering with rage from
the room.
! You shall not be annoyed, Violet :"
cried Lord RIVERS. 81 insist upon you
telling me what is the matter. You
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your happiness is my first thought.
and always shall be-"
| For once the girls pride and cour-
age broke down utterly.
'Oh, Randolph" she cried bitterly.
why did you marry me? You knew
the difference which existed between
our positions in life; did not. Why
did you marry me?" she reiterated.
ITO make you happy-and mean 70
do So" he answered. Violet, every
tear of yours is rending my heart"
why did you marry me? Why did
you bring me here? hate it all,
shall never be happy. 1t was a cruel
thing OF you to do. You must have
known that your mother and sisters
would never like me-"
Why, Monica loves you!" he cried
-"loves you more than she does Mar.
guerite. | am sure, never thought
OF my mother and sisters; | thought
only of you. II you are not happy
here, ! will take you away again: YOU
shall not be unhappy anywhere, my
beautiful wife. / have been weak and