Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-01-20

in-law, did not again urge the point;
but though she was silent, Fate was
busy.
CHAPTER XVI.
There came a respite when the sea-
son ended. Lady Kinloch took her
niece to Paris. The two had quar-
relied seriously about the handsome
captain, and Gladys had maintained
her right to keep up her friendship
with him if she chose.
There would be no objection to
your friendship" said Lady Kinloch,
'if it were of an ordinary kind; but
you must acknowledge that he de-
votes his time and attention to you as
though he were your lover"
HE was my lover once retorted
Gladys, quickly. "He likes my socie-
ty and seeks it, and | see no harm in
that"
81 do" said Lady Kinloch; 81 see
great harm in it. In the first place,
no married man has a right to seek
the society of young girl like your
self while he neglects his wife; and
Captain Wynyard, we know, does ne
elect his, for it has become a matter
of common gossip.
'TIis wife must take her chance,
aunt. as all other wives do" said
Gladys. with a sullen look on her fair
face. 81 do not think that am bound
to study her"
'T do" returned Lady Kinloch, en-
phatically. 81 wonder that you do
not see how blind you are to your own
interests You cannot expect any
good offers of marriage while Cap
tain Wynyard is always by your side. :"
81 do not want them said Gladys,
proudly.
"You do not want offers of mar
riage! You are careless and indiffer-
ent about them! May 1 ask what you
intend to do with your life?'
Wear it away, as others do, she
answered, drearily Aunt, it was
you who made mistake; you should
have let me marry Captain Wynyard."
"Why, you would have had nothing
to live upon!" cried Lady Kinloch,
aghast
II begin to think that that would
not have mattered SO much" she re-
piled. 81 have found out that happl-
ness and love are better than money.
''It 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 we'll, shall leave you my
property; but | must say I do not like
to hear you speak in that manner
And" said Gladys, frankly, I'VE
need never renew the subject; but,
while we are discussing it, let me say
that l ought to have married Captain
Wynyard | should have been mappy
then; now all that have to do is to
make the best of a ruined life"
knowing that, Gladys" said Lady
Kinloch, firmly, docs it not seem to
you that your duty is to avoid him.?
mo-" she replied; II have conf
dence in myself, His friendship is
pleasant to me, and do not see why
should give it up.
do you suppose, Gladys. that If
you marry, your husband will allow
this friendship 10, exist?'
eff he is a wise man, he will she
answered; but, as in all probability
he will not be wise man, l shall have
to give it up
Il 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 gar
den parties, or Eat homes" or recep-
TONS One by one she had given
them all up; and then after short