Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-25

she gone too FAR?
Lord RIVERS walked up to her and
laid the letter before her. She had
seen nothing like his white, set face
and his flashing eyes before.
"Wfl you read that and tell me Il
It be true?" he said.
She took it from him without a
word. and she read it steadily from
beginning TO end If her nerves were
giving way, he should not know It.
He had expected to see fear, regret,
remorse in her face; but she merely
smiled, and his anger grew to a white
heat when he saw the smile.
she annul the marriage! wish to
Heaven she could" was her comment.
Randolph, cannot imagine why you
married that girl; ! am sure she
never loved you"
81 loved her enough to make up Tor
any DEFICIENCIES on her part" he re-
piled. "Is that letter true?"
cit is true, inasmuch as | wrote to
| the lawyers and by some absurd mis-
take the answer was carried to her.
| on KNEW tildb ohouih "'i''' W."
you So
eyes, but not in that fashion. |
thought you intended to make certain
that my marriage was without a flaw.
DO YOU believe that am so little
worth the name of man as to think
lightly OF woman's honor? My wife
is all the world to me; my love, my
care, my interests begin and end with
her. You have made the most fatal
mistake in your life, mother. If you
had welcomed her here. II you had
been kind. gentle, and affectionate,
tude as it is, you have my eternal re-
proach You might have helped me to
be the happiest man in the world, and
you have gone out Of your way 30
make me the most miserable. DO
you think anything on earth could
separate me from herr
"She has not shown much desire to
remain with you; she has been quick
enough to avail herself of an excuse tc
leave you"
THAT is your fault" he replied.
are due to you. ] do not wish to re
mind you that perhaps no mother has
had her own way more entirely than
you have. | have been q good son to
you; | have complied with every wish
of yours My lands and revenues
| a :
you would. My house has been yours
and your presence was always most
welcome. Whenever you have eX-
| pressed wish to me. | have FASTENED
TO carry 1t out And this is my re-
| ward-you have driven my wife from
me
Il repeat that she seemed very
willing to CO. said her ladyship.
she has taken the first preteXt offer
cd to her No man ought to marry
out of his own sphere; it is a mistake
! that must be rcCtified sooner or later,
| grieve that your life is laid waste
by that proud willful, plebeian girl"
Ho looked at her steadily,
you have said your say, mother;
! hear mine You have driven my wife
away from me ! will go too, and |
win not look on your face again until
/ | have found her"
Tho rroud face paled a little, and an
od' stful look came into the fine
eyes.
Il will not believe" said her lady
ship, haughtily, that the love Of any
woman can part my son from me-"
You have made me desperate; you
/ have driven me mad. You have
robbed my life OF all that was best
and brightest in It; you have taken
/ from me my chief treasure. you can do
what you viii with the rest, will
never return to Ryyersdale, | will
never look upon your face again, until
1 / have found my wife. and, If | never
lnd her, this is our eternal farewell
sue rose with troubled face. She
could not part SO with her son whom
she loved better that her life.
Randolph she said, hurriedly,
you must think better of this; you
must not leave me in this fashion"
81 could not stay: could never
look on YOU again, mother knowing
wha' yor naro done TO my Wife. |
shall leave now az once and Won may
DO as you will with Ryversdale, |
.nH# not tay where nave been ar
.cusi0mel 10 see her; It would wear
ry heart away. Make what excu sc