Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-03-15

love. your trust. your goodness; from my
heart, I say, Yes, ! will be your wife,"
lie was silent for a few minutes, and
then he said:
Before we close this subject forever,
Irene, will you tell me the name of the
main who practiccd this fraud upon you"
Her face paled.
81 could not do that" she said. II
have made my vow concerning him. and
l shall keep it; could not tell you his
name"
a hot flush rose to the fine old face,
and the dukes strong. white fingers were
clinched, as he answered:
81 should like to know his name. be-
cause ! should like to find the man; and.
having found him. would crush his face
with my heel. Now. YOU know. Irene.
why | would like to hear his name"
vengeance is mine. have sworn TO
pay it, and I will" she replied. NO
one can do it for INC. and no one SHALL
The week that the Duke of Bayard
spent ut the paltcc was one long act OF
devotion to Irene. The grand old city
was ransackcd to find presents for her
the most exquisite canoes. the finest
pearls. The duke ordered velvet from
Genoa. lace from Milan. silk from Lyons.
furs from Russia. One huge packet af-
ter another arrived. until Santon Darcy
was amused. and told his daughter that
it was easy to see that she was the af-
famed of a millionaire. The duke urged
that the marriage should take place at
the British embassy at Paris; he could
not endure that 1t should be In Rome.
where he had married Beatrice, or In
England. where Lord Waldo's discon.
tented face would make him wretchcd.
The wedding took place with all the
pomp and spendor imaginable. The only
request that Irene made was that II
should not be put in the papers. and for
this request she had her own motives,
and the principal one was that Sir Hui.
bert Estmere should not hear of her mar.
rage. He would know that the Duke Of
Bayard was married; tlr marriage Of
such mighty person must be known to
all the world: but no one need know
whom he had married. The fact that he
was married In Paris would naturally
lead to the conclusion that he had mar.
ricd French lady. so. all that the Eng.
lsh papers had to say about the marriage
was this--thut the Duke Of Bayard and
his beautiful young duchess were spend.
ing their honeymoon In Paris, and that
the marriage ceremony had been solemn.
lied at the British embassy with the
greatest privacy.
Lord Waldo's anger was great. al.
though he was courteous enough not to
show 1t. The duke wrote himself, tell.
ing him Of the event a few days before
1t happened; but the anger Of Lord Hurst
himself was us nothing compared with
the Indignation Of his wife. Lady Waldo
Hurst was q heartless, brilliant woman
OF fashion, who had married Lord Hurst
entirely for the reason that she should
ultimately become Duchess of Bayard.
She had never made any secret Of ii. and
now her indignation was great. hut.
acting upon the advice Of her husband.
she decided to conceal her Indignation
and disappointment from the duke.
Take my advice. Ada" said Lord Wal.
do: INSTEAD OF making the young duchess
your enemy, refusing TO meet her, or any
nonsense OF that kind. make her your
friend. and then. should there be any pos
sibility OF learning anything about her,
you will probably find 1t Out:' and Lady
Hurst saw q. once how sensible that ad-
vice waa.