Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-20
CHAPTER XXI.

CHAPTER XXHlI.
the timc-worn and UNCOVERED ola
walls Of Rood Abbey that had VII,
messed 50 many grand ceremonies
tE.t had been the center OF 50 much
hospitality and gayety, where mon
arch had sought shelter and had louho
|Ic,aI hearts. where a queen had rested
| and carried with her pleasant mem
cries of the charming grounds, Where
warriors of old had ridden forth 10
virtorv and men Of a nearer genera
! ton had reigned in noble Slmplcl'S'
now looked down upon very amer
rnt spectacIe Knights and ladleS no
I longer wandered over the grounds as
! Of wore; beautiful women no longer
| watched from the turret windows
for the coming Of their lovers; valiant
| ,hicrtains no longer gathered talth-
! ruI followers around them; fair ladies'
no longer held high revel there. The
snpctacle on which the old walls
/ looked down was a sad ana solemn
! one: it was the martyrdOm or q laI
voman-a woman VINO sought lhe
most hidden paths, who wandered ann
! Iessly through the gardens ana the
! grounds with despair on her pale race
and Unuttnrable sorrow in her Dlne
ewes No pictured face hanging on
tbc Old walls was fairer than hers
no lady among the many noble ones
who had reigncd over Rood Abbey
WIS ever more sweet and gentle.
Angela did her best to cheer her
mothers dosoIation; but the task
seemed almost hopeless.
In the meantime Captain Wynyard
had not found it all sunshine at
Brighton. Lady Kinloch, reused to
INDIGNATION by the fact that he had
allowed the ladies of his family TO
travel without an escort to Rood,
while he remained idly at the seaside
gave orders to her servant to say that
she was not at home when he called;
and from that time she kept a closer
watch on Gladys. There were no
more walks on the pier in the dusk
o. evening. no more morning rides;
and for this curtailment Of his
pleasure the captain blamed Angela,
and hated her with a bitter hatred.
Il was she. he told himself, who had
taken his wife from Brighton, and so
spoiled all the plans which he had
| laid down. He fancied that society
did not welcome him as warmly as
IusuaI while he could not help hear
ing that there was an idea abroad
that all was not we'll in the Wynyard
domestic circle-that he was not what
kind and devoted husband should
be. There were some who thought
with sorrow of the beautiful mother
and the fair young daughter; and
from these Gladys Rane and the cap
tain met with a very cool reception.
Tho captain was quick enough to de-
! tect the awkwardnesS of the situation.
He saw and understood it all at
IOEce. Lady Fayne. the leader of fash
| iOnable society in Brighton, who had
ALWAYS welcomed him with bright
smiles and pleasant words, now
Ipassed him with a cool bow. Mrs.
Stamers. the most irreprOaChable of
matrOns. crossed the road if she saw
him in the distance, obviously to avoid
! her usual greeting. straw shows
which way the wind blows; and the
captain found that he could not do
! lust as he w0uld-that, if he broke
the laws of society. he must suffer the
J penalty: and for this. as for all the
rest. he hated Angela the more. He
/ began 10 see that. if he wished to re-
tain his place in society and to shield
Gladys Rane from scandal he must,
/ at least. keep up appearances with his
wife.
Is Captain Wynyard di not recognize
! this without considerable regret. He
enjoyed the revenues of Rood-in-
deed, his wife's large fortune was a
: source of profound satisfaction to
him but he would greatly have pre-
ferred the fortune without his wife.
He had never loved her; but her
! beauty her grace-abOve all. her pas
sionate worship Of himself-had i'm
PEELED him to treat her with something
like affection and kindness. Now.
however. he was tired of her-tired
Of her fair. sweet beauty which might
have held another mans heart captive
toreyer-tired of the love that had no
charm for him-tired because she was
The living barrier oerween himself
and the woman he loved better than