Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-12-16
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will not do it one-half so well" she
| finished, with smile.
Let me clearly understand" he
said. eff Miss Rooden should die be-
! fore you, you wish the whole of the
/ property to go to Captain Wynyard,
should he survive your
"That is just what I WISH" she re
piled.
81 will draw up the will as your
ladyship directs; but protest against
+hc character of it as being even more
injudicious and ill-judged than the one
made by Sir Charles!"
Lady Laura was immovable; and,
seeing that Mr. Sansome said no more.
| He waited at Rood House until it's
master returned, and spent some few
minutes in conversation with him.
and the opinion he formed of the hand
some captain was anything but ia
yorable one.
'It will be better, Laura darling,
not to say anything about the will to
Angela" Captain VINEYARD suggested
to his wife; and she did not, just then.
CHAPTER XIX.
! "Plenty of invitations!" 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,-a embarrassment of
riches, Kinloch, to meet a
royal duke! We must go there; |
have not seen Lady I1inloch 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 Kin1och, but he knew it would
be more prudent to refrain. If he
wished to enjoy Gladys Rane's socie-
ty he must be careful how he pro-
ceeded. 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 Kinloch'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-con-
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
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
vitation. 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 ana
an uninterrupted flow Of converse
tiOn 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-
wed 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 gRIr@si by his
marriage, he almost rarsntCd it when