Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-09-25
CHAPTER XIV.


England to equal her.
at is such great pity" he would
say that you should be hampered
with this horrible marriage. What Is
he like, this worthy young tradesman
who Is content to leave one OF the
lCycliest women in England, while
he looks after his money in American
you do not know why he went
away" she said.
He laughed witho an air Of great
amusement
Upon my word, Ianthe," he said, II
believe that You sent him away your
self because you were ashamed Of
him"
- am not ashamed Of him-he Is
the noblest man have ever met"
mot now, perhaps; but nc would
never stay away all this time unless
You had ordered H. What is he do
ing? My leave Of absence will have
expired before he returns, 50 / shall
not see him
he viii not lose much by that" re-
torlod Lady Ianthe. you wiIl-for you
might take n lesson In good manners
from him with great advantage"
81 shall begin to think that ] have
been mistaken, and that you are In
love with our good friend after all"
Should not II wife be in love with
Der husband?' she asked.
Il suppose SO; but rumor says he
failed to win your love-
"Thcn rmor speaks falsely" she
said, angriy,
And then she thought bitterly or
what she had exposed him to--of the
RueerB and tauntB and ridlculc-this
chiyalroue man who had laid his heart
at her feet
But the time was coming when even
the mocking laughter of Wyndham
Care should be hushcd, and he would
speak Of Herman without a sneer.
II was summer time, and a letter
came from New York, written ~ n
strangers hand, telling how Herman
Care lay sick unto death, and that
there was little or no hope for him
He had wished that his friends should
know. Not that he intended or de-
sired to disturb them; they were not
to make any attempt to see him or
send to hint would be useless, for It
would be too late. He had purposely
rcfraincd from sending his address, SO
that they might make no vain search
for him, Even Wyndham'9 sneers
were hushed as he heard that letter
read
There was inCloscd note for Lady
lanthe She took 1t to her own room
she could not open II before others.
When she had broken the seal TO hor
great surprise there fell from the note
faded spray of lemon-pIant And
then she read;
'!anthe, my darling wife--l dare to
write to tell you once more what Is
passing in my heart, for | believe that
my prayers are heard, and that | am
dying at last Oh, Ianthe, once, only
once more let mo tell YOU how | love
YOU | have been wandering now for
several years, yet my heart beats at
the memory of your face, Mt the
thought Of YOU at the sound of your
lame. with love ms wild and as fierce
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