Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-23

| GLADYS, with Sullen look on her fair
| face Il do not think that | am bound
TO study her"
q do returned Lady Kinloch, EN-.
phaticalIy. Il wonder that you dc
not see how blind you are to your OWL
interests. You cannot expect any
good offers of marriage while Cap
tain Wynyard is always by your side
Il do not want them" said Gladys
proudly.
You do not want offers of mar.
riage. You are careless and indiffer
ent about them. May I ask what you
intend to do with your life.
Wear it away, as others do" she
answered, drearily. Aunt, it was
you who made a mistake; you should
have let me marry Captain Wynyard.
Why, you would have had nothing
to live upon" cried Lady KinIocn
aghast.
Il begin to think that that would
not have mattered so much, she re-
piled. II have found out that happf-
ness and love are better than money"
1T is all very we'll TO say so while
you live in the midst of luxury; but
you would soon change your idea if
you tried love and poverty: | have
done my best for you, Gladys, and, if
you marry well, I shall leave you my
property; but l must say I do not like
to hear you speak in that manner"
And" said Gladys, frankly, we
need never renew the subject; but
while we are discussing it, let me say
that | ought to have married Captain
Wynyard. | should have been happy
then; now all that I have to do is to
make the best Of a ruined life"
knowing that, Gladys" said Lady
KinIoch, firmly, docs it not seem to
you that your duty is to avoid him?"
NO" she replied; Il have conf
dence in myself His friendship is
pleasant to me, and I do not see why
l should give it up"
"Do you suppose, Gladys. that If
you marry. your husband will allow
this friendship to eXist?"
IF he is a wise man, he will" She
answered.; but. as in all probability
he will not be a wise man. l shall
have to give it up"
II am glad you take so sensible a
view of it," remarked Lady Kinloch
After that conversation, Lady Kin
lOch doubted whether she had done
wisely, after all, in preventing her
niece's marriage with the handsome
captain-whether it would not have
been better to let them find out for
themselves what love and poverty
were like. Still she had this satisfac-
tion-she had acted for the best-she
had followed the code that the world
laid dOWn-she had followed the high
est light she knew. However, she re-
solved upon one thing; she would for
the future keep her niece as far apart
from Captain Wynyard as she could.
When she heard that the captain was
going to Nice with Lady Laura, who
was in delicate health, she decided
upon trip to Paris; and thither with
her lovely niece Gladys she went.
RumOr for once spoke the truth.
The captain had arranged to take his
wife and Angela to Nice Lady Laura
had lost her brightness, her dainty
bloom, her radiance; and there was a
constant shadow in her eyes. and GU
rious lines that suggested intense
mental suffering were round her lips
She was but the wreck of the bright
beautiful woman who had left Rood
Abbey a short time before One by
one she had given up the pleasures
of the season. She could not attend
the balls, the late hours tried her too
much: she could not endure the car
den parties, or at homes" or recep-
tons. One by one she had given
them all up; and then after short
stay in Scotland fashionable physi-
clan was consulted. He knew what
allied her ladyship before he was
called in, and gave his opinion at
once: Change of air and perfect
rest" The captain suggested Nice
for the winter and his wife was quite
willing. 1t was a matter of indiffer
ence to her whittier she went.
Il shall not be able to remain at
Nice the whole time" the captain an
nounced; "but l shall be there for
while"
To be shut up in villa with a del
icate wife and an antagonistic step
daughter was not in the line of life
best suited to the dashing captain.
He felt, however, that he had done his
duty in consulting the most fashion
able physician in London and in has
tening to carry out his instructions,
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