Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-02-10
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: it worse
you are not happy tonight, said
/ Angela. to whom every tone or mel
mothers voice bore its own meaning
Lady Laura rose from her char
The black cloak she had worn on the
nier still covered the tall, graceful
figure: the light of the moon just
touched her golden hair, and gave
weird supernatural beauty to her paie'
sweet face.
angela" she said, after a pause,
81 am afraid the time is come Wnen
can no longer bear the grief that
oppresses me. If l could die by wish
ing for death, 1 would willingly die
now for the misery OF my lie Is
greater than I can bear"
| She alked UP and down in the dark
ness of her room, wringing her hands
and giving vent to a low, walllng cry
that went to Angela's heart
81 can bear it no longer cried Lady
Laura. ooh, Angel, if | could but
undo this unhappy marriage-lf l
could but undo what I have done! Oh,
my darling, when you saw me bent on
so mad a proceeding, why did you not
prevent me?"
No word of reproach crossed Ange-
las lips. She simply kissed her
mother and assured her that she
would do her best to comfort ana
brighten her desolate life.
81 regret it most bitterly" continued
the hapless lady. GAS you have said
to me often, we were very happy, my
darling. you and I, by ourselves. |
had our fathers loving memory; and
cannot think now why was guilty OF
so rash an act Oh, Angel, why did
you let me do it? Why did you not
prevent it? | must have been mad
l was free, happy; l could do as |
would, go where l chose; | was mis-
tress of my own fortune; J. had no
cruel pain as now ever gnawing at my
heart. Oh, Angel, repent, repent!
Angela could only whisper words Oh
love and comfort to her unhappy
mother.
Lady Laura caught her daughters
/
hands in her own"
angela" she said, "you must do
something to help me. I cannot bear
this life. Think of some way in which
| I can escape-oh, think, my darling!
But. alas, there was no way OF es'
cape! The chains which the unhappy
lady had forged for herself could be
| I1u
81 look around me in vain," she
| continued. ooh, Angel, can you who
love me think of no means of escape
for me? My misery is driving me
mad. oh, why has Heaven punished
me so hardly?"
Angela could have told her misera-
BILE mother that her marriage was
never likely to turn out well, for she
! had married a man, not for his spot
less character, but for his personal
appearance, knowing at the same
time that his reputation was not OF
the best. How could such mar
riage be blessed or prosper? 1t was
impossible, Angela told herself; but
this was not the time to say as much
| to her mother.
! 81 knew the time would come when
| | should not be able to bear it any
longer. and now it has comet" cried
her ladyship, with a ring of despair
in her voice ooh, Angel, what can
you do to help me?"
81 am afraid I can do but little,
mamma"
'I cannot stay here, Angel her
ladyship whispered, here, where my
rival is; I must go away from here. "
I ''I will go with you, mamma. You
shall not remain here to be tortured
and made miserable, but shall go back
tx, our dear old home, where we can
be happy
"And leave him, Angela?" queried
the unhappy lady-'leave It's cap
tain?"
''It seems to me you must do so,
mamma. If you wish to have any
| comfort, you must leave him for a
time. He does not study you
rs there no other way, Angela? Is
there nothing you can think of-no
plan you can suggest except that?'
MY darling mother, can see no
other" she replied. 'It makes you
very unhappy to see the captains
great friendship for Miss Rane; but
as we cannot send her away, the only
thing is for us to go"
Lady Laura hesitated for some min
utes. True, her husband made her
very unhappy, he caused her the great
est Of pain and misery-yet she loved
| him still.
ut is torture to be with him" she
sighed; but would it not be greater
torture sill to be without him?'
you know best, mamma darling,
replied Angela. mo one can answer
that question but yourself. You
know what you suffer now. 1t is
daily and hourly torture; you have nc
respite. That which grieves you sc
much is continually under your no
tice but away from here other things