Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-06

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listed only in her imagination, and rea-
isoned that fair haired, fair faced WON
len seldom had much depth Of feeling.
He could not attend to al the wants
land whfms of his wife, and he felt
that she ought to be well content.
| Still the matter weighed upon his
mind so much that he spoke to Gladys
about it.
You see" he said. 81 do not believe
in sentiment--in fact, hate it; but
this makes me feel uncomfortable"
They were together on the new pier,
the captain having met Miss Rane
quite by accident. They stood by the
rail, nothing before them but the
wide. open eXpanse of sea.
Gladys looked at him thoughtfully.
"There are so many forms Of mar
tyrdom." she observed quietly. eff it
j is a question of real suffering, think
my pain is greater than Lady Laura's.
She has you; / am alone"
The thought Of his wife's suffering
had not Occasioned Vance VINEYARD a
moments regret; but at the thought
Of Gladys pain his heart ached.
"Does your wife really love your
asked GIadys,-'love you with all her
hearth"
81 believe she does" he replied.
81 am sorry for her, then" said
/ Miss Rane But with his words there
crept into her heart a deeper jealousy
of the fair-faced woman who had the
only claim &c his love.
! One morning, when the band was
playing and the pier was unusually
crowded, Captain Wynyard escorted
his wife and step-daughter to the pier
head.
Having found seats for them, he
proceeded to move about among the
! crowd
Whilst thus wandering aimless!y
his attention was attracted by the
conversation of two gentlemen stand
ing near him, one of whom uttered
! his wifeS name.
Lady Laura Wynyard-the one
with the golden hair All the town is
talking of her beauty
! "She was a widow, was she not,
when the captain married herr" asked
his friend
Yes; she was a widow, with one
| daughter-that lovely young girl who
! is sitting near her Lady Laura looks
very delicate. l have heard strange
things about her
What have you heard?'
why. that the captain.-I do not
know him-do you?-married her sole
| " for her money, while he was deeply
in love with Miss Rane.'
do you believe it,
What | have heard of the captain
is not much in his favor, and | should
say that he was quite capable of that,
and worse If anything were to hap
! pen to Lady Laura, rumOr says he
would rot lose much time in making
! Miss Rane his wife"
That is true said the captain 10
himself with a grim smile. ''NOne
| the less | should like to send the fell
low over the pier head for saying So
Nothing but the lives of those two
delicate women stands between Cap
tain Wynyard and that enormous for
tune" one of the speakers remarked
presently; and from that moment the
world was never the same again TO
! Captain Wynyard.
The SOUND of voices, the sweet mu-
sic the wash of the sea round the
pier died away; he heard them no
more But the words. Nothing but
the lives of those two delicate women
stands between Captain Wynyard and
THAT enormous fortune" rang in his
ears. to the exclusion of every other
sound.
! What is in them?" he asked him
self sharply. Nothing. He had al
ways known that fact. But it was
not at all likely that two women. both
young. would die to Oblige him. Then
the band played the gay "Sweethearts
Waltz" and. before it ended, he was
saying to himself that even if his
wife died. he would be no nearer the
/ fortune while Angela lived. But if
| Angela died first, and his wife fol-
! lowed, the money must be his, and
; he could marry Gladys Rane. 1t was
absurd. however. to think of such a
thing ever happening. True. his wife
vas delicate; she did not look strong:
but Angela might, and probably would
live fifty years. And. with these
thoughts running through his mind.
Captain Wynyard escorted the ladies
home.
CHAPTER xxx.
Lady Laura Wynyard was suffering
from nervous headache. She had
tried many remedies. but had found
no relief. Yielding to her mothers
entreaties. Angela had Joined a party
of young people intent upon going to
see the picturesque ruins of Bran
Der castle and driving home by moon
light. The captain and his wife had
also been invited; but the latter was
not we'll enough TO go ont, and the
gallant captain found a greater attrac-
ton nearer home. He had left the
hotel soon after luncheon, saying
that he should be home in time for
dinner. Lady Laura had been alone
during the afternoon and evening. and
lit was in consequence OF her terrible
weeping that the nervous headache
came on. Doris Newsham. one OF the
most faithful of maids. was in de
spair for her mistress headache would
not yield TO any of her usual rene
dies