Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-03-11

race Dlanched and her nan0S lfemOleus
not so much jealousy as sudden, subtle
sense OF the fact that her world and his
lay far apart; that his interests, his
Friendships, his Gkings, and everything
connected with him, were entirely sep
arated from hers, that had always been
one of unity, of harmony, two lives in
one, not of divided interests and separate
worlds.
4 might as well not be married" she
said to herself. FOR | live outside my
husbands life"
Another time, whon she was in town
on business which she did not wish him
to know, s. = saw him riding by the side
of RE same lady. They were going to-
ward the park, and sharp twinge Of
jealousy added to her pain; there was no
concealing the fact that the expression
on Sir Hulbert's face was one Of pro-
found admiration.
Then a fatal idea entered her head; K
was that the next time Sir Hubert went
TO town she would follow him, and watch
for herself what Kind of life he led
there, and how he passed his time.
When he left Beechgrove at three the
next afternoon, she followed him by the
1OUT o CtUCh tram, as iSeAVUS lANO Wv "A
and she went by train, she was there
first. Instinct rather than knowledge
made her go to the club. where he told
her he spent the greater part Of his time.
She had wrapped herself up so securely
that she was sure, even If he passed her,
that he would not know her. Everyone
knows Estmere House, the lovely and
magnificent mansion facing Hyde Park,
one of the finest houses in London. 1t
is more like a palace than the dwelling
place of a subject. On this August even
ing while the silver moon hid her face
behind the clouds, and the sweet night
wind told its secret to the trees, one
might have seen tall, slender figure,
draped in black, near the gates of the
mansion; the figure of woman evidently
watching, but she was fortunate. so far
as this, that no one noticed her. Every
time the grand iron gates opened she
passed near enough to see and hear. Her
patient waiting seemed to be rewarded
whe she saw the tall figure of a gentle
man IN evening dress. A closed carriage
drove up to the porch with its long, broad
flight OF marble steps. and she overheard
the order given to the coachman:
Court place"
Now, who lived at Court place and
what was it?
The only plan that suggested itself to
her was 70 hasten to the nearest cab
stand, and tell one of the drivers to take
her to Court place. She did so, and the
first man to whom she spoke. said: Il do
not know Court place. miss"
Up came another, quite eagerly. Il
- h, ssiN &c Sf IaD1aS'
Park, Lord Gerant's mansion. | know
1t, miss"
Lord Gerant'sy' The words were like
q revelation to her. She remembered now
that a few days since, while reading the
fashionable intelligence to Sir Hubert,
she came across the following item: The
Earl Gerant still remains at his mansion
in st. James Park, where his official
duties detain him." She had asked at
the time what these official duties were,
and Sir Hubert had told her. She
thought of this as she drove to the house
where Sir Hubert had gone. There the
cabman asked a fare that might have
astonished one more versed in the ways
of the world She paid it. and would
have paid it if it had been gold instead
of silver. She saw before her man
sion little less magnificent than that of
Sir Hulbert's. There were lights in the
windows, carriages driving to and from
the door. Unexpectedly the grand hall
door was opened, and she saw brilliant
lights, servants in livery, every sign of
wealth, luxury and magnifcence. What
was Sir Hubert doing there?
She stood watching patiently, and
again her patience was rewarded. A
closed carriage. with pair of fine horses
drove up to the door. and in few min
utes Sir Hubert appeared, leading by
the hand the same beautiful lady she
had seen him with before-a lady bril-
liant as the summer sun at monday
diamonds flashing in her hair. her eyes
bright as stars.
Cro be continued.)