Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-05-19
HER MARTYRDOM
BY the Authcq Of Sunshine and Roses.

BY the Authos Of Sunshine and Roses.

| uneasiness and anxiety He had been
miserable enough at Rood OF late.
Lady Laura had been so i'll that he
could not leave her to go up to town,
though he would gladly have done so;
but he knew what the world would
say, and he did not care to pose as a
bad husband. He had passed through
{. season of ennui and misery, which
had deepened all his bad designs, and
which had more than ever made him
wish himself free to marry the choice
Of his heart. His animosity toward
Angela strengthened. He made in
quiries in all directions, but he could
find no trace of her.
When things were at their darkest,
a letter came from Gladys Rane. In
forming him that she was going to
Culdale Park with Lord and Lady
Culdale, intimate friends of the
captains, and asking him il he could
not join the party there for few
days.
1t was easy enough to procure an
invitation rom Lord Culdale. The,
captain sent a letter, saying that he
had heard that a charming party was
gathered at the Hall, and that ne
should very much like to join it. He
was tired of Rood, he declared, yet he
did not feel inclined to go up to
London--indeed the season. was so
nearly over that it was not worth
whIIe. The reply he received was all
that he could desire.
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her husbands departure, in fact, if
anything, she was pleased at his
decision. She intended to telegraph
for Mr.. Sansome on the very day the
captain left, asking him to come down
to her at once, as she wished to con-
suit him on most important business
The captain left home for Culda,e,
and telegram was forthwith dis
patched to Mr.. Sansome; but the
lawyer happened most unfortunately
to be from home. 1t was Monday be-
fore he received it, and it was not un.
til Thursday that he reached Rood; on
the following morning, however, the
long-looked-for advertisement appeared
ir the Times.
seemed to her that the black clouds
had lifted-that her life was now free
from the peril that had threatened it.
The captain need no longer seek to
compass her death, now that he Ead
nothing to gain by it.
There was one important point, how
ever, which she found she had over.
| looked. The captain must be told that
the will was destroyed, otherwise her
scheme would prove abortive. She
thought long and deeply, and finally
decided that she would go home to
her mother on Saturday, and ask he
to write at once and inform the cap
tain what had been done. And then
she would tell her just sufficient to
show her what peril they had been in.
and persuade her to leave him, and
never to live with him again.
When she was safe with her mother.
away from the man who had i'm
Uttered both their lives, she would
write the little note to Lord Arleigh,
saying, "The time has come; meet
me-" She could not tell yet where
she should take refuge with her
mother; but, wherever it was, her
lover should visit her.
She knew he would come, even II
she were to go to the furthest end OF
the earth. Her faith in him was Der
feet. However, she must not think of
her bright happy love just yet; it
seemed Dissertation.
She had not the faintest suspicion
that the captain had recognized her
in church. If she had, she would
have acted more expeditiously. Only
now, when she was about to leave it,
die she realize how much she lovei
Brantome, with it's bright, cheerful
rooms, it's lovely river and beautiful
grounds. She dared not let herself
think that the time might come when
they would be her own.
The idea of returning to her mother
was delightful; the battles she would
have to fight when she reached Rood
had no terrors for her. She would
J lot have been so happy had she
| 'znOWn all that the captain had done
stnce he saw her in church on Sunday
! morning.
He had, as a matter Of course. been
| greatly astonished. Of all places in
he world, why should she have
| selected to come to Culdale? In his
| wickedness, he felt an exultant sense
If victory, and rejoiced that Fate
had interfered, and placed her once
more in his hands. He went most
cautiously to work, SO as to make
assurance doubly sure He addressed
| himself first to Lord CuldaIes valet, !
! and after some little preliminary con-
| versation, he offered the man-John
! Denman by name-a handsome re-
ward if he would find out for him who
he beautiful girl was that he saw in
| the Arleigh family-pew on Sunday
| she was dressed in black, and had a
black lace veil.