Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-05-29

EaG never StstN aG AA4fNtEae11E1 WIN
to her. When he vas dining with US
he did the donors OF the table. II, on
asking her TO uartaRe OF aay dish, she
declined. he asa not press her. He
never repeated sire invitation When
a bow CT gesture 81 any kind could
take the place a. words, il was made
to do SO. Any little act OF politeness,
such as placing & chair or footstool
for her. was performed with formal
ity AMI coldness that made matters far
worse than # he had ommitted H. He
never went out with her He went his
way. she went hers. He never inter
fered with her arrangements. II Lady
GILMORE asked him question, he re-
piled 20 it as briefly as possible. He
never offered any command. 2ly sug-
gestion; in fact. between them gulf
lay wide and deep as the grave But
Lady Culmose. I could see. had wild,
passionate alteration for her husband.
She loved him so well that she trem-
bled at the sound of footsteps. at the
sound OF his voice. Her eyes were al
ways full Of entreaty. full OF pain and
passion. She suffered terribly when
he was absent; she suffered even more
when he was present In one case it
was an agony of longing. in the other
an agony Of pain II was the
strangest household. surely. into which
any one ever entered Sir Rudolph
occupied the west wing His rooms
were all there-his study, dressing
room. bedroom gun-room-and over
looked the park Lady Culmore's rooms
were in the east wing. The great
drawing-room and the dinIng-room,
with one or two handsomely furnished
reception-rooms. were in the center of
the building.
There they met on neutral ground, as
1t were but nowhere else. No mes
sages ever passed between them. They
lived as perfect strangers, barely in
terchanging the ordinary clvilitles of
life. Strange husband and wife truly.
And the gloom that surrounded them
seemed to spread to others. On the
faces of the servants there was never
a smile. They went about with a
hushed, subdued air and movement, as
though they too felt the weight of the
mystery
Only on Sunday morning did we all
take breakfast together; and a most
solemn and funeral affair 1t was,
During the week Sir Rudolph and Lady
Culmore never met until night. when
we dined, He spent the day in study
and sport She-well, it seemed to
me that her hours were spent in fe-
vered dream. | shudfler now when
think of them. She was never at ease,
at rest. for five minutes together She
would ask me to play and sing TO or
with her, and then in few minutes
would rise and cry out that it was
enough. that she did not care for 1t.
She would begin TO translate some
foreign work. and. before she had
written many lines, It would follow the
fate of the music.
Come out with me. Miss Forster"
she would say al cannot bear the
house: 1t stiles me"
We would go out. and perhaps before
We had reached the park gates, she
would say, with dreary sigh
Let us so back again. cannot
bear the park"
On the beautiful restless face never
saw for one moment an expression of
peace.
The evenings We're perhaps the most
dreary part of the life at Ulylamere
Sir Rudolph never spent them with u.s.
When dinner was ended. he went to
his room, and We saw no more of him
But one evening-ah me. what a
night that was,--a most terrible storm
ragged. The snow was all washed
away. the rain fell in torrents. Il beat
against the windows as though Il would
SKATER them, The wind was some
thing APPALLING in its violence. We could
hardly hear each other speak; trees
were torn up by the roots; the doors
and windows ratified Once or twice
the great bell in the stable rang with.
out rhythm or measure. The dogs
howled, the servants were pale with
fear
As usual, Sir Rudolph rose to oui,
the diningroom. This time she did moi
teach him; she did not lay her hand
upon his arm. but she looked up al
him with the most despairing eyes
ever beheld
Sir Rudolph" she said-and he
voice trembled with passion of he
earnestneSs--'T pray YOU remain wit
US; | ain frightened Heaven is angr,
tonight and I am sorely afraid. sta
with us"
For a moment his eyes flashed fir,
Then. looking at the white face, wit
its cuivtring lips and frightened eye
the fire died out, and profoundest pit
took SIS place.
/ thought my prayer added to hel
misht have effect. and | said:
The wind and the rain would mai
any one afraid"
He hesitated half a minute. He d
not look at his Wife again, but glance
"a me
Are you really alarmed, Mi
FORSTER" he asked
Il should be glad il you would +
main, /" replied; and the relief on h
face was beautiful to see.