Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-01-10
Continued.


1omething the matter. What Is it,
But she only clasped the glrlish fig
ure more tightly in her arms, ahG
wept over it, as though her heart
would break.
What Is the NATTER" She repeated
"Why do you cry SO? Tell me, Irene
is my dream coming true2"
my darling, my darllng!' moaned
the elder, "if we only lay dead to-
gether!"
"You torture me" she cried what
Is IT."
lrenes agony had mastered her
She could speak no words.
81 will go to papa" said Sybil "Il
there is anything wrong, he will tell
me"
She opened the door, but her sister
sprang after her. with desperate cry,
mot there, Sybii! You must not go
there It will Kill you"
Better than this" cried Sybll.
with rapid steps, deaf to Irenc's cry,
sho went down the broad staircase and
through the hall The same dead 81.
Ience seemed to have fallen every.
where. IIor sister followed, with wild,
agoni2ng fear In her every look.
She placed her hand on Sybil's as
she turned the handle Of the door.
Como back!" she cried, hoarsely,
at will KIN you
But sybll flung off her grasp, and
opened the door.
There was n cry Of dlsmay. All,
mo! that the sight did not Kill her
whore she stood The squire sat M
ono paralyzed with dIsmay, and before
him, n knocking smile on his face,
stood the husband she had believed
dead-LyBter AyrtOn!
She uttered no cry or scream--the
Likelihood seemed to rush back on her
hoart, and then ebb away, leaving her
white, cold, and all but sensoless. He
went up to her with outstretchcd hand,
"sybil," he cried, this rs u poor wei
como homo. | know you believed mG
dead, but / did not die. Have ! fallen
30 low--am | 80 utterly vile that oven
my wife has no word for mo2'
She placed her hands before her
Dyes with n low cry they who heard
IT never forgot She could not have
touched his hand with her own If she
would, for the squire stood between
thom
40 not lay n finger upon her" he
said, sternly, TO Lyster Ayrton. "Shc
shall never more be wife Of yours"
And why not?" he asked, insolont-
iy. she ~ mine l claim her-tho
law will give her to me-"
"rho law shall mott" cried the old
man,
81 have mover done one single thing
which can justify n separation between
U.S." he interrupted, ASK her If |
have"
The squire turned round to her. She
still stood motionlcss.
My darling he said, you will not
return to him | nm rich, and | will
give the whole Of my substance to save
you. | will expond 1t all to free
you"
81 will aid you, said stern voice,
and, turning round, the squire behcld
Sir Rupert. Neither heaven nor
earth could sanction such deed az the
yielding up of your daughter to n man
like that"
Comfy, Sir Rupert" said a mock
ing voice; we know where the shoe
pinches, Even If don't have her, you
cant With all due respect, let me re.
mark that your interference is out Of
place"
Out of place! and she, whom he had
lowed 80 long, and believed to be free,
was to have been his Wife on the NOR
row, No need to remind him that
she was lost to him. Men have died
on the rack, yet suffered less than Sir
Rupert nacro in that hour.
"Sho Is my wife, and claim her,
said Lyster Ayrton, who shall take
her from me? | appeal to YOU, Syhil
Have ever done anything which
would justify the law in parting u.s.
She, the spoiled indulged, pcttcd
child, rose then into sublime majesty
Those whom God hath Joined.
she said. "'let no man put asunder,
Father, | married Lyster Ayrton years
ago of my own free will. | gave VI
all the wo: Id FOR him He claims me
his claims are just must 40 with
him"
1t Is madness," cried the squire.
1T is right she said, III my hear
breaks in the doing of 1t, il must b,
done. Remember always. | brough
my own fate on myself"
They looked on her in establishment
She who had been so delicate, 81
fragile, so tender Of heart. stood cree
and brave, no ralterng in her voice
no Quivering on her lips She un
clasped lrenes clinging hands, an,
went over to lystor Ayrton's side