Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-13


It'll him
Eyes; / will tell him, mamma. that
am going to take you back TO Rood
He will not be angry with you,
Angel, l hope"
'It will not matter if he is replied
Angel. Even if | dreaded his anger.
[ would bear that and much more for
your sake: but I have the utmost
scorn for it.
She sat by her mothers side until
the hapless lady fell asleep. Lovingly
Angela regarded the beautiful face,
which seemed recently to have grown
so colorless and troubled. If this mar
riage could but be undone, if her
mother could but be freed from what
was now a most CALLING burden! But
no; so long as life lasted. so long must
she remain the unlOved, neglected
wife of Captain Wynyard.
CHAPTER XXX.
Miss Rooden wants to see me?'
said Captain Wynyard doubtfully, as
Agnela's maid delivered her message.
Are you quite sure that there is no
mistaken"
quite sure, sir" replied Jean.
| "Miss Rooden told me to see you be
fore you went out, and ask if she
could see you"
certainly" said the captain, who
never failed in courtesy to those
about him; tell Miss Rooden l am
quite at her service"
A few minutes later Angela, in all
the grace Of her girlish beauty, en-
tered the room. The captain was d
| stranger to fear, but he WINGED before
/ the reproachfuI eyes of this young
girl.
''YOu want to see me, Angela?' he
said somewhat nervously.
Yes" she replied gravely. Il viii
not detain you long"
He did not ask her to sit down, for
! she walked to the window and stood
there. he following and taking po-
sition by her side. He could better
| have borne twenty hysterical re
Droaches from his wife than the
glance of his step-daughter's pure, in
dignant eyes.
captain Wynyard," she began, in
clear, low voice, you are my moth
er's husband and | do not wish to
say ANYTHING that is GisrespectfuJ;
but | cannot endure to see my mother
suffer al she does without doing some
! thing to help her. Do you remember
! the promise you made me on the I'M
happy day when you married my
mother"
Il made SO many promises on that
day he replied trying to speak light
! Iy, that | may be excused for forget
ting one"
4 will remind you of it, then" she
said. You promised me on that
morning that you would make my
mo her happy, and you have not kept
your word"
There was d straightforward sim
! rlicity about her which he found very
awkward to evade.
| My dear Angela" he said, with just
| a trace of annoyance in his manner,
! your interest in me is most charm
ine; I am grateful to you. But do
! YOU not think it would be better that
these little matters should be dis
cussed between your mother and my
self"
No. I do not" she replied and her
courage in speaking compelled him to
| listen Ny mother is not strong,
and she is so sensitive that what
would not affect another woman is
keen pain to hcr."
Il know it" he said; "but I am not
to blame for your mothers peculiar
| tcmperaE. Ont"
"No; s,iIl, knowing 1t. one would
have expected you to treat her with
al the more kindness and considera-
| ton. Finding that you do not do so,
and that you avail yourself of her
| great constituencies to wound her. !
have decided to speak for her. Do
you know she continued Indignantly,
that my mother is so changed, so i'll,
! so miserable. that her very life is in
danger"
Could she be mistaken? Was it a
flash of light that she saw in his eyes.
ar expression OF relief that she noted
| N his face a something that came
| quickly and went quickly, and was
rather gIadness than pain? A pang
went to her heart as she noticed it.
IF it were not she went on. that
my mothers death would be your ruin,
do not believe you would deplore
It"
To he Confined