Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-02-10
Continued.

dreamy sea; out SHe VIII nv IL
nv husbands name. My husband Will
come home to me gay and animated
bacausa he has seen her; but he VIII
not allude to her in any way
She sat down on one OF the seats
a4 The end of the pier, her BRAIN Oh
fire her heart beating wildly. she
Ionged with an inexpressible longing
that the calm and repose or deaCn
would come to her rescue. Lille held
nothing for her but utter misery IN
relieved by CLEAN of happiness
Even should her husband repent OF MS
rnkindness and love her with MS
whole heart, it would never bAoC out
from her memory tais terrible oroeai.
If death would but come to ner anu
release her from the pain and the
fever of life!
She never knew how long she re-
NAMED musing thus; but she was d.
last reused from her mlseraple
thoughts by the playing OF the oand
on the pier, by a crowd OF people
surging to and fro, and the sounu ol
laughter and conversation.
Rieine from her seat, she made her
wav through the crowd and returned
To the hotel. She went softly up the
great staircase, and met NeWsham d.
tba door of her room. The maid Ut
tered an exclamation of alarm al the
sight of her mistress colorless race
'eWhy. my lady she exclalnleu
you look worse!
az am worse, Newsham, returned
her ladyship. 81 will not go oo"n
again tonight. Has Miss Rooden re-
turned?" ,
mo" replied the maid. miss
Rooden said she should not pc Oach
before ten. But, my lady, what can
do for you?"
eeNJo+hing." was the languid reply.
BEFORE she opened the door OF her
room. Lady Laura heard light raplo
footsteps, and the captain, looking the
heau ideal of manly beauty IN MS
evening dress, stood before her:
"Not coming down to dinner
I,aura?" he cried Chow is that?
"T am tired" she said, soldly.
.Tired! You puzzle me. The qul-
eter you are, and the less you go ouC'
the more you complain OF tatlgue'
What has tired you?"
She did not answer him once, Dus
looked at Doris Newsham, who stooo
waiting her orders.
seWhen Miss Rooden returns, VIII
Won tell her that want her in my
rooms?"
eyes, my lady"
'eYou can so now, Newsham; shall
not want you again.
The maid disappeared, and tneh
LADY Laura, turning to her husband
said:
"you ask me why am tired; Will
tell you. | had bad headache, ana
7 went for a walk to the end or the
new pier You will understand"
And the expression of the captains
face was study as the full meaning
of her words dawned upon him.
CHAPTER Xxx.
AT midnight most of the lights in
the Grand hotel we're out, and silence
had fallen over the vast building.
Outside, the moon was shining
brightly. the tide was in, and the
steady swash of the waves sounded
continuously.
The lights of the pier shone IN the
distance: the moonlight rested on sea
and cliffs, silvering the roofs OF the
houses. whitening thes treets, bright
ening the green shrubs and the grass.
But the moons rays fell on one
spot where they brought no bright
ness. no beauty, no hope.
Lady Laura Wynyard would not
have lamp, but had opened her Win
dow. and despite the chill of the night
air, sat watching the moonbeams
lighting up the outside world.
She had ceased weeping now, and it
seemed to her as though she could
never be able to shed another tear
Her heart was cold and hard; her
whole soul had risen against her un-
happy fate.
Better to have been anything on
earth than an unloved wife!" she said
to herself Better any fate than
mine"
Angela had found her sitting at the
window. with pale face and woeful
eyes
.'Tel me about your drive, Angel"
she said; Il should like to go to Bran
Der castle"
Mamma, cried the girl, you must
go. 1t is simply one of the most
picturesque ruins in the world, and the
drive home by moonlight was charm
ing T wish you had been there"
Presently she noticed the deathly
pallor OF her moyher-s lace. She
started with cry of panied surprise,
Mamma" she said, you are i'll:
How wish | had not left you I did
wrong, but you urged me to go.
shall never leave you again. Tell me
what has happened. I can read every
line of your dear face, and ] know you
are ILL.,"