Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-16

to the innocent cause of her present
grief and crushed it with her heel.
"She has crushed my heart in the
same fashion," she said, bitterly as
she looked with fierce anger on the
trampled flower.
| 1t was seldom that the family sat
down to luncheon alone; but on this
day no visitors were present, and the
| first thing that struck Angela was
| the broad black ribbon bound round
| her mothers wrist. Never suspectine
what it meant, she asked suddenly
| before the servants who were waiting
at table:
Mamma, what have you done tc
your wrist?'
| There was a moments awkward 81
lence. The captains handsome face
| flushed. and Lady Laura grew pale.
81 hurt it badly this morning, An
gel" she answered, at last. Il
struck it and bruised it,
why did you not send for me?'
asked Angela, reproachfully.
| 81 did not think of it at the time
dear, and my maid bound it nicely for
me-"
But that evening, when it was time
to dress for Mrs. Hardcastle's recep
ton. Lady Laura found her arm so
swollen and painful as to render 1t
| impossible for her to go out, and An
CELIA became curious about the injury.
When she spoke of it to Doris, the
maid, the girl could tell her nothing,
although she had her own opinion.
She was not in the least deceived by
her mistress story, for the mark OF
three cruel fingers was plainly visible,
and she guessed pretty accurately as
to the cause; but she said nothing to
Miss Rooden. Her misery Will begin
soon enough" she thought, eff all is
true that | hear" Doris Newsham
had not spent several hours with
Gladys Rane's maid in vain.
A faint wonder fingered in the heart
of Lady Laura as to whether the cap
tain would offer to remain at home
with her, as it was his violence to her
which prevented her from going out.
She waited and watched, but he did
not come. Would he not even seek
her to say how sorry he was?
When the door of her boudoir
opened at last, she turned round
eagerly. But it was Angela who en-
tered and came to her.
81 am not going out, mamma" she
q
miserable, knowing that I had left you
in pain"
Has the captain gomez" askeu her
ladyship. In spite of all that had
happened, in spite of his cold neglect
of her, her whole heart was with him;
she had no other thought, no other in
terest.
Eyes: he drove off half an hour ago,
bearing your excuses and mine" An
gela replied.
Then he had not cared or remem-
bered. even that he had hurt her; he
had not looked in to say that he was
sorry, or to give her one kind word.
He had ignored her altogether,
Inc u6AJ uOILluS ouC ISdu III CuS
gossip that Miss Zane had
been one of the beauties present at
Mrs. Hardcastle's reception, and also
that she had favored Lady Bland with
her presence. Captain Wynyard 5
name was also among the list of Wis
itors. Lady Laura's heart was torn
with anguish, she could imagine what
an evening they had enjoyed together,
how he had gone with her rival from
one place to another and her heart
grew faint as he broOded over it.
Though her arm was painful for
some time and kept her indoors for
more than a week, the captain never
asked after it or made any allusion to
it; but, though the bruise on her
wrist disappeared in time, the pain in
her heart remained the same
To be continued