Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-02-10

| course she was going 10 TAKE WouIu
not make her more wretched. She
wanted to be away from her husband,
vet with miserable tenacity her heart
clung to him. At last she decided to
adopt Angela's suggestion and go to
Rood
For some time mother and daughter
sat discussing their plans and ar
rangements Now that she had ar
rived at decision, Lady Laura grew
caImer, and at last Angela persuaded
her to retire to rest.
''Have no fear, mamma she said
encouragingly; ''you shall not be
troubled again. Tomorrow We will go
back to the dear old home Oh, would
to Heaven my father were there to
welcome us"
"You will tell the captain, Angel
for | could not go through scene
with him.
eyes; will tell him, mamma, that
1 am going to take you back to Rood"
''He will not be angry with you,
Angel, | hope
sTt will not matter if he is, replied
Angel. Even if l dreaded his anger,
I would bear that and much more for
your sake; but | have the utmost
scorn for it"
/ She sat by her mothers side until
the hapless lady fell asleep. Lovingly
Angela regarded the beautiful face,
which seemed recently to have grown
so colorless and troubled. If this mar
rage could but be undone, it her
mother could but be freed from what
was now a most CALLING burden! But
no; so long as life lasted, SO long must
she remain the unloved, neglected
wife of Captain Wynyard.
CHAPTER XXX.
Miss Rooden wants to see me-?
said Captain Wynyard doubtfully, as
Agnelas maid delivered her message.
"Are you quite sure that there is no
mistaken"
"Ouite sure. SIR replied Jean.
.sMiss Rooden told me to see you be-
fore you went out, and ask If she
could see you"
Certainly" said the captain, who
never failed in courtesy to those
about him; 'tell Miss Rooden | am
quite at her service"
A few minutes later Angela, in all
the grace of her girlish beauty, en-
tered the room. The captain was
stranger to fear, but he WINGED before
the reproachful eyes of this young
girl
'You want to see me, Angela?" he
said somewhat nervously.
Eyes," she replied gravely. Il will
not detain you long"
He did not ask her to sit down, for
she walked to the window and stood
there, he following and taking po-
sition by her side. He could better
have borne twenty hysterical re-
proaches from his wife than the
glance of his step-daughters pure, in
dignant eyes.
Captain Wynyard," she began, in
a clear low voice, ''you are my moth
er's husband, and l do not wish to
say anything that is disrespectful;
but cannot endure to see my mother
suffer as she does without doing some
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the promise you made me on the un-
happy day when you married my
mother?"
81 made so many promises on that
day. he replied, trying to speak light
ly, that l may be excused for forget
ting one"
81 will remind you of it, then" she
hot
morning that you would make my
mother happy, and you have not kept
your word"
There was a straightforward sim
plicity about her which he found very
awkward to evade.
my dear Angela" he said, with just
a trace of annoyance in his manner,
your interest in me is most charm
ing; l am grateful to you. But do
you not think it would be better that
these little matters should be dis
cussed between your mother and my
self"
''No, do not" she replied, and her
courage in speaking compelled him to
listen. my mother is not strong,
and she is so sensitive that what
would not affect another woman is
keen pain to her"
II know it" he said; "but l am not
to blame for your mothers peculiar
temperament
mo; still, knowing 1t. one would
have expected you to treat her with
al the more kindness and considera
ton. Finding that you do not do so,
and that you avail yourself of her
great constituencies to wound her,
have decided to speak for her. Do
you know" she continued Indignantly,
that my mother is SO changed, so ill,
SO miserable, that her very life is in
danger?"
Could she be mistaken? Was it a
flash of light that she saw in his eyes,
an expression of relief that she noted
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