Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-24
By ehs AuGhOe of Sunshine and Roses.

ana Cn0u II dH came luo1AhS JAIN
to her, the memory of the dear dead
| father, the horror of her mothers liv-
/ ing husband She remembered why
| she was there. She had accompanied
| her mother purposely to clear up her
doubts; and she must do it. Yet she
was loath to disturb the sweetest calm
| that her mother had enjoyed for
many months.
! Mamma" she said, after short
silence, chow strange it is that you and
I have never talked about money mat
ters!"
| Lady Laura smiled.
ST do not think il strange, Angel, y
she replied. ct is not an attractive sub
ject; and we have never had any rea-
son for mentioning it.
"Was my fathers will at all an ex-
traordinary one?" she asked.
'Not so much extraordinary,
think, as incomplete" answered her
ladyship.'
I'm what way incomplete, mamma? %
Angela asked.
''In this way, my dear. Every one
thought that your dear father ought
to have left you a separate fortune.
Instead of that, and to prove, as I am
sure, his entire trust in me, he left
the whole of his wealth to me; and
at my death it was to go to YOU"
"But what if l die first, mamma
and I hope I shall should not care
to live one day without you-what
then, mammal"
cit is NINE" replied her ladyship,
1neasily, "to do with as will"
The girl looked thoughtfully into
her mothers face.
Mamma" she said, suppose
which Heaven forbid-that you die
first, and all this immense property
comes TIC me, what shall do with 1t =
"You will marry, Angel, and then
you must leave it to your children"
81 want to understand the matter
fully, mamma; do not think me tire
some. Suppose that l do not marry
what am | to do with it them"
"That is a weighty question, my
dear. l shall have to think some
time before answering it. There are
many noble purposes to which you
might devote it. have always thought
of you as being married"
ST do not think I shall marry, NAM
ma, unless I find some one just like
my own father"
eve must talk about this again,
Angel" said her ladyship. "Mr. San
some said your fathers will was in
complete, as it gave no instructions
as to what you were to do with the
property in case you remained unmar-
ried."
eve have no near relatives, have we,
mammal?
mo; your dear father and myself
were almost alone in the world. I
have some second cousins, but | do
not even know where they live"
81 suppose" said Angela that my
father never thought you would mar
ny again?"
Lady Laura's face flushed crimson
81 am sure he did not, Angel she
replied; and l repent with my whole
heart of ever having done so. I
might have known"
"Poor mammal" interrupted the
girl lovingly.
Angela paused before she asked the
next question; she hated the words
as she uttered them.
Mamma" she said, would you
mind telling me one thing more? Has
Captain Wynyard any interest in my
death?"
''In your death, Angela?" exclaimed
Lady Laura. what a strange ques-
ton, my dear. 1t quite startled me-"
81 mean will any money come to him
in the event of my death?" asked An
gela.
And remembering her will, Lady
Lauras face grew colorless.
Her husband had asked her not to
speak Of it, not to mention it to any
one, and now for the first time she re-
GREETED the promise she had given, for
it seemed very clear to her that Angela
ought to know the whole truth. She
could not understand. now why she
had been so foolish as to promise to
hide what she had done from her
daughter Angela had already read
the truth in her mothers face.
''This is the only secret I have ever
kept from you, Angel she answered.
slowly-"the only one; | have not an
other in my life. But the captain asked
me, and l could not refuse him, for he
was so kind and loving to me in those
days"
Poor mammal" repeated the girl;
but her heart was faint with anxiety
and suspense.
81 will tell you what I did, Angel"
continued her ladyship. "The first
time we went to town after our mar
riage the captain persuaded me to
make a will, 1t was to this effect
that if you should unfortunately die
before me, he was to inherit all should
he survive me-"
AS Angela listened to this confrma-
ton of the nurses doubts and sus-
Il Il nd