Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-19

' He waited at Rood House until it
master returned, and spent some fey
Z minutes in conversation with him
and the opinion he formed of the hand
I some captain was anything but a ia
! vorable one.
; ct will be better, Laura darling
not to say anything about the will t.
/ Angela" Captain WynyaTd suggested
: to his wife; and she did not, just then
CHAPTER XIX.
''Plenty of inyitations!" said Cap
tain Wynyard, laughingly, as he
looked over the pile of cards on the
drawing-room table. Countess Raw
son, Lady Herbert, the French EN-
bassy, the Duchess Of Pemburn, Lady
Scarsholme,-an embarrassment OF
riches,-Lady Ktnloch, to meet a
royal duke. We must go there; !
have not seen Lady Kinloch for an
age"
eve. can manage three in one even
ing" said Lady Laura. 81 know some
=! who can manage even more"
The captain laughed. He was in
the best possible humor, and the pros
pect of seeing Gladys Rane once more
added greatly to his delight. He had
resolved to see as much as he could
Of Gladys; but he had also resolved
to be very cautious in his conduct. He
longed with all his heart to call on
| Lady Kinloch, but he knew it would
be more prudent to refrain If he
wished to enjoy Gladys Rane's socfe-
ty, he must be careful how he pro-
cecded. He would not put it in any
cne's power to say that he rushed off
to Palace Place on the first day he
was in town, but would wait and meet
Gladys at Lady KinIoch's ball.
Vance Wynyard did not attempt to
.repress the love he felt for the charm
ing niece of Lady .KinlOch He knew
nothing of self-restraint or self-c0n-
troll; he had never been in the habit
of practicing either. If he wanted
anything, he obtained it, no matter at
what cost. He never admitted to
himself the unWelcome fact that his
desires and interests were identified
with his wife; that, in common honor,
he was bound to love her and no other
woman. He would have laughed such
thoughts to scOrn. He had made up
his mind to see as much as possible
of Gladys Rane, and he intended to
carry out his plan. He never gave
one thought TO the absolute harm he
would do her by induIging his passion
Knowing that she loved him, and
knowing all that had passed between
them, if he had been a man Of honor
he would studiously have avoided her;
but he was not a man of honor, and
therefore thought only of his own
selfish desires.
Angela had noticed his quick deci-
sion with respect to Lady KinlOch's in
yitatiOn, and glanced at her mother to
see how she had accepted it; but the
beautiful, Unsuspecting face was calm
and radiant. Her martyrdom had not
yet begun.
The evening of Lady Kinloch's ball
arrived, and no one but the captain
himself knew of his agitation and ex-
element He disguised his feelings
by an assumed light-heartedness and
an uninterrupted flow of converse
ton. Lady Laura thought she had
never seen her husband in such high
spirits before. Fortunately for her
she had not given one thought to
Gladys Rane.
They went all three together to Pal
ace Place, Lady Laura sweet in her
fair loneliness, Angela beautiful in her
girlish grace. Both were exquisitely
dressed-Lady Laura in pale blue bro
cade with white lilac, and Angela in
white silk and primroses. They were,
without doubt, the two fairest women
il the room, and the captain was en-
We'd by all the men present.
1t was in her aunt's magnificent
ballroom that Gladys Rane met Cap
tain Wynyard once more. She had
seen his name in the list of fashion
able arrivals in town, and had Won
dered when and where they should
meet Now the moment was come.
He was in the same room with her,
looking handsomer than ever, his face
full of delight at seeing her, his eyes
telling of the love that burned in his
heart. From the moment he entered
the room until he left it he had but
one thought, and that was for Gladys
Rane. Much as he had gaiHsi By his
marriage, he almost repsTted it When
he saw her face once gnore. He had
resolved that he would not show any
signs of haste, that he would not seek
her as soon as she entered the room:
but, wheE his eges rested on her fair
face, an rs resolutions vanished.
1t was as though she had stretched
out her white hands and touched his
heart-strings. He forgot his wife, he
forgot Angela, and left them standing
alone while he went slowly up to Miss
Rane, walking like one spellbound.
"Gladys." he said; and then all fur
Their speech failed him.
She laid her hand on his arm, and
they walked away together. For
some moments there was perfect 81
lence between them; then Gladys
spoke:
This is the first time l have seen
you since your marriage, Vance.
was in the church. l witnessed the
| ceremony"
Il wish to Heaven that 1t was you
who had been by my side" he said
| in low voice.
| Are you happy?" she asked; and
her voice trembIed