Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-05-22

wife came down to it, The old butler
told me that Sir Rudolphs breakfast
was served to him in his study, and
that her ladyship took hers in her own
room
There was nothing to be done but to
make the best of il, tn take my break
fast in solitude and cream of the thou
sand happy homes where, on Christ
mas morning the long-parted met
again, and there was nothing but glad
ness and love; and, while The sun
shine does not deepet the shadow in
this gloomy dwelling, | can tell the
brief story of my life-how and why |
came to Ullamere.
My mother, Mabel Averil, came of a
/ good old English family When not
more than seventeen she ran away
with her drawing Alic Forster,
young artist who had dreams of
making a name and winning fame.
I Her family never forgave her, and my
| father took her to Paris. There he
struggled long and arduously. The
best engagement he had was as draw
ing-master to the pupils of Nine. Dude
want, who had large and fashionable
school in the Champs Elysees. He
| died suddenly of fever when | was
four years old; and Nine. Dudevant,
who vas a kind-hearted woman, offered
my mother a situation as English
teacher in her school. My education
was to be her recompense-and, truly,
| received first-class education Had
| been the daughter of peeress in
stead of a poor English teacher. she
could not have taken greater pains
with me. On my life at the Partisan
/ pension | need not dwell My mother
died when | was nearly eighteen; and
after that | could never endure the
| place, IL was so full of painful mem
cries for me. Madame was very good:
when told her how unhappy I felt,
she said the best would be for me to
take situation in England. She
answered an advertisement for young
lady who spoke French, German and
Italian, and was well acquainted with
the literature of the three countries
1t was essential that she should also
be an excellent musician and good
singer. The salary proposed was most
liberal, and comfortable though ex-
ceedingly quiet home was offered.
you will be very fortunate" said
Madame Dudevant to me. IF you Sc
cure this"
! Very fortunate indeed in a great
many respects. The salary was one
hundred per annum: the situation was
that of companion to Lady GILMORE.
the wife of Sir Rudolph GILMORE of
Brooke, residing now at Ullamere, in
Lancashire. Madame thought she had
some reason for congratulating me
and | was only too delighted to have
an opportunity of seeing England. the
land loved.
1t was on the twenty third of Decem-
Der that | left Madame Dudeyant. the
school, and the gay sunny land of
France. | was eighteen that same
month. My experience of life was linn
tied to that of boarding-school. II
had vague idea that all married
people. were very happy. never having
lived with any. The only men | had
seen were the masters who attended
the schools and the fathers and broth
ers of the boarders.
So, young and inexperienced. was
plunged into what | felt must be the
very heart of a tragedy.
Mrs. Harper came in to saw that
Lady Culmore was not very well, and
would not be downstairs yet for some
time, but that, If liked. could have
the carriage and drive to Ulladale
Church.
will no one else go to church, Mrs.
Harper?' | asked
No one ever goes to church from
here, she said sadly. "You viii find
this like very few other houses in the
world Miss Forster" and Il felt that
her words were true.
| told her how glad should be To
attend church. 1t was pl, asant TO
think of going out into the sunshine
amidst the holly and the snow.
Tears came to my eyes when hoard
the chime of Christmas bells at last.
mere were no lack of evergreens in
the church; the whole place seemed to
De hlled with them. Again prayed
heaven for my Christmas gift-some
one to love me- thought much as I
knelt there, of the darkened household
whence no one went to church. and
where they had forgotten Christmas
Eve
drove home again when service was
over better and brighter for that my
first visit to an English church; but,
as drew near Ullamere. the shadow
/ fell over me again.
| When | reentered the house, | found
that Sir Rudolph was out. and the
butler told me that Lady GILMORE
wished to see me in her boudoir. The
houdoir was pretty little room lead
ing from the drawiug-ro room and looking
right over the mere went to her at
once, feeling more curiosity than /
cared to express, found her very
quiet very sad. and pale. Evidently
the terrible emotion of the proceeding
evening had exhausted her. She wore
dress of purple velvet that showed
her tall graceful fiyura m tho yraasaSt