Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-10-21

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like a lover. She had expected every
time she met him that he would ask
her to be his wife. She had never
doubted his love for herself and An
gela's words now fell upon her with
painful suddenness.
What kind of woman is Gladys
Rane?" she asked after few moments
of silence.
proud and beautiful; but I am in
clined to think that g shadow over
hangs her. What it is l do not know
We talked together for some little
time, and l thought she seemed rest
less-looking for something, expecting
someone who did not come
"And you thought she showed signs
of preference for Captain VINEYARD? ,"
81 am inexperienced in such maj
ters," answered Angela, ''but it GER
tainly seemed so to me-" and she
kissed her mothers pale face, which
had grown pale SO suddenly 'You
are tired mamma she added. Let
me ring for Newsham. Oh, mamma,
she cried suddenly, 81 hope it is true!
do hope Captain Wynyard will marry
Miss Rane; then he will not come here
! so often, and 1 shall have my darling
mother all to myself again. l have
been Jealous of him ever since he
| kissed your hand hope he will
marry her, for I am sure he loves her,
and she returns his love. Goodnight,
mamma. I will send Newsham u
| you
But Lady Rooden sat long after her
daughter had left her, the words she
had spoken ranking in her heart. |
IT hope he will marry her." was the
wish she had expressed. eff he does, ;
thought her ladyship, 'the remainder
of my life will be blighted.'
When Doris Newsham, the maid, en-
tered the room, she was dismissed al
most Immediately. Lady Rooden
wanted to be alone, to have time to
| think. She had been sure that Cap
tair VINEYARD loved her and would ask
| her to become his wife. 1t was merely
matter of time, she had believed, and
| she attributed his not pressing her 10
| the fact that he did not wish to hurry
her into ar engagement. Gould it oe
possible that he cared for another
woman, and had been trif1ing with her?
Yet why should he? She was as fai"
as Gladys Rane, perhaps even more
| beautiful, and she was wealthy. Why,
then, need she fear the girl?
This fierce, hot jealousy, which she
could not control and could not bear,
| taught her how deeply she loved the
| handsome captain. She had real
| lied the 6ept1 and intensity of her
| love for him before. She had not
looked into her own heart, her own
soul had hot been awakened to the
knowledge of Ger great love. Jealousy
! had not quickened it into sudden life,
and she stood face to face with the
fact that she loved this man with q
| deeper, greater love than she had
ever given to her dead hus-
| band who had worshiped her
I with so true a worship. She had
never felt. jealous of her hus-
band when he was alive. She had not
known what the feeling of jealousy
was she had not understood it when
others spoke of it. But, now that the
tormenting pain filled her heart, she
realized it in all it's bitterness.
The spoiled beauty who had been
loved and worshiped all her life,
seemed to live hours in those few min
utes, while the very depths of her
heart and soul were revealed to her.
She could not hide from herself the
truth that she loved this handsome
man who had pursued her with such
winning words-lOved him better than
/ she loved Sir Charles, even when he
was a handsome and ardent young
wooer "It is strange" she said to
herself, ''that this should be the love
Of my life, and should come to me so
late"
| But with all the glow and happiness
of her love there was an under-cur-
rent of pain and regret that Angela
did not like Captain VINEYARD better.
The girls words would ring in her
ears-"I hope he will marry her.
marry Gladys Rane, her young and
fascinating rival
II shall ask him tomorrow" she
decided, eff it were true about Gladys
Rane," and she owned to herself if it
were true, life would hold nothing
more for her.
Angela felt happier and lighter
hearted than usual when she retired to
her room for that night. If Captain
| Wynyard married Miss Rane, he
would of necessity cease to visit them
SO frequently, and she would never
again feel unhappy or jealous because
he was always at her mothers side.
And the girl found great comfort and
consolation in the thought
When Lady Rooden rose the next
morning, she pondered what she
should say to Captain VINEYARD. She
was determined to know the truth and
if he loved Miss Rane, she would
But her thoughts never went be-
yOnd that. All happiness in life