Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-07-24

hours before would have flooded her
whole soul with Joy; now the white
face was still, and the lips that had
sighed, pleaded and prayed, were
closed forever.
Kate" whispered Uric" come
away. We will leave him here"
But Rudolph looked up at us with
weeping eyes.
Nay" he said, "do not go yet. You
know what she said. was to tell you
her story as soon as she was dead.
Let me tell it to you now, and It will
be buried with her."
| So, standing there, his hand clasp
ing the hand of his dead wife, Sir Ru-
dolph told us the story of her life and
| her sin.
When Sir John Culmore, father of
Rudolph and of Uric, died, ne left
three sons-the eldest, Richard, who
succeeded him; the second, Rudolph.
who was then captain in the army:
the third, Uric, my lover, who was
barrister practising in town. When
Sir John died, he was succeeded by
his eldest son, who then became Sir
Richard Culmore of Brooke. He was
a kind generous man, and devoted to
his brothers. Captain Rudolph Gull
more and Uric spent the greater part
OF their leisure time at Brooke. Be
tween the brothers the greatest DOS
sible affection-nay, the most tender
love existed.
They resembled each other greatly.
| They were tall, dark, handsome men,
noble and generous. The two younger
sons had but very small patrimony.
Rudolph lost the greater part of his
money in some speculation by which
he had hoped to double it: Uric
worked hard at his profession. Sir
Richard was generosity itself. He in
sisted upon making both brothers a
very handsome allowance. They were
unwilling to accept it, but they made
compromise. They agreed to take it
until the elder brother married; then,
they persisted in saying, he would
want it himself.
So 1t was arranged, and very happv
they all were. At last Sir Richard.
during one of his visits to London,
fell in love with Ethel, daughter of
Lady Lakewood Captain Rudolph
Culmore, rendered curious by his
brothers enthusiastic description of
his bethrothed, went to see her and at
once became victim to the charms
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phan whom Lady Lakewood had
adopted when the girls parents died.
Sir Richard was delighted.
There was some question just then
about the captains regiment being
ordered abroad, so that, on that score,
apart from other obstacles. nothing
was said about his immediate mar
riage. But there was no obstacle to
that of the heir of Brooke with Ethel
Hazlewood; therefore the important
ceremony took place without loss of
time
The bride was a beautiful and
queeniy woman, fair, graceful and
stately. She was deeply in love with
her husband, who had a passionate
affection for her.
The two brothers were present at
the wedding; Nest Lakewood was
one of the bridesmaids. The event
passed off with the greatest eclat
The happy bride and bridegroom went
off to the Continent, and returned
after six weeks absence, in great
state to Brooke.
Nest was persuaded to live with her
cousin, and for few months every
thing went merrily "as a marriage
bell" The captain heard no more of
the departure of his regiment, and was
continually running over to Brooke.
Captain Culmore had only his pay
he had lost his private fortune-and
beautiful Nest had nothing, so that It
might probably would be, years be-
fore their marriage could take place.
The eldest brother, Sir Richard, made
most liberal offers to Rudolph. He
would have shared his income with
him, but the captain would not con-
sent. 1t would be an injustice to take
1t, he said, now that Sir Richard was
married and might have children OF his
own to provide for. He said that Nest
and he loved each other truly, and
were not afraid to wait-that he should
do his best, and work hard for promo
ton.
The captain was passioRately at
tached to Miss Hazlew6od. but he was
more philosophical than she was. He
looked upon the postponement of the
marriage as a necessity which there
was no need to bewail. while she
brooded in silence over what she con-
sidered a most cruel fate.
To be continued.