Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-07-21


| Lord Ravencourt?"
/ mo, papa; like HMM time per
haps I might love him."
cit would take half the bitterness
away if l could see you married, he
remarked; cit is for you I dread the
change, not for myself"
eve must tell him tomorrow, papa, .
said Lady Ianthe. "See, it is striking
two, and you look so tired, dear. L
will not stay to listen to any more;
know the worst We will bear it TO-
] gether-we shall always be together;
and / am so young, so strong, SO
brave, l can help you so much.
Promise me you will try to sleep.
He looked gratefully at her.
"There is one thing more Ianthe.
The letter calling in the mortgage is
from the son, Herman Cu1ross, and he
! speaks of coming over to see me
about it. You will be civil to him for
my sake, if he comes, Ianthe?'
"Civil? Certainly, papa. was
never guilty of incivility to an in
ferior-I consider it ill-breeding."
"He is heir to a millionaire now,
INTELLECTUALLY an Inferior
eff he had the wealth of the whole
world, papa" she said, haughtily, he
would still be inferior even to a
ruined and penniless Care"
The old earl looked kindly at her
for one minute, as she stood with all
the pride of her race expressed in her
face.
'T will be civil, dear, for your sake;
but must not forget that he, his
manufacturers son, was presumptuous
once. I am afraid that I shall be
prouder even in my poverty than |
was in prosperity"
All the haughtiness died away as
she bent down once more to kiss him
and say goodnight; and then she went
away, leaving him alone.
Lady Ianthe went back to her room,
to think over what she had heard.
Ruined, penniless, disgraced-sh who
had been reputed heiress of a grand
| old house-she who had known
nothing but luxury and magnifcence
It was all over; she might bid farewell
to the pleasure and gayeties she had
! enjoyed. There were no more
| triumphs for her, no more jewels,
no marvels of costly dress, no crowds
| of admiring suitors-it was all endeo.
| There was but one thing for her to
do; and that was to go away with her
| father where they might hide them
| selves from one gaze of all whom they
had hot W. a
remained for her; and she was one OF
the fairest girls in England-just
! eighteen. Still she had the courage
| of the Cares. She shed no idle tears
she made no complaint She smiled
| bitterly to herself as she thought of
! Lord Ravencourt. She understood now
her fathers desire that she should ike
him. =.
ST may be thankful that did not,
| she thought-"that his sweet words
and compliments have won no love
from me; for, unless l mistake-and
mistake greatly-when he understands
the real state of things, he will say
all that is kind by way Of coincidence,
| and then ride away"
1t was her first lesson in the
trying realities of life, and, consider
ing how spoiled and INDUCED she haa
been, it was terribly hard one.
On the morrow Lord Care gave
some slight intimation of that state Of
affairs to his noble guest, who was
most profuse in his expressions Of
sympathy. The next morning he an
nounced that business would call Aim
away at once.
AS she watched him drive off, Lady
Ianthe smiled bitterly to herself.
''Let me take that lesson to heart, .
she said. eff yesterday a fortune had
! fallen to my lot instead of the loss Of
one, Lord Ravencourt would have per
suaded himself, and me too, perhaps,
that he was in love with me. He
would have made me an offer If
marriage, and it is just possible that
I might have become Lady Ravens
court. Better poverty than that
better any fate than marriage with y
/ man who wants nobility of SOUL"
Did the words ever come home to
her when, years afterward, she knew
was a noble soul really was?
One by one the guests departed,
and Lord Care was left with his
daughter.
He received a letter one morning.,
saying that Mr. Culross would be at
the Abbey at night. He gave il
silently into his daughters hands.
''You will be civil to him, Ianthe,
for my sake? My whole future, a1ch
as it is, rests in this mans hands
i Certainly" again promised his
daughter. why should l not, papa?
The young man will surely have the
good sense to keep his place this
time
''Ianthe," said Lord Care, looking
at his daughter, ''you speak somewhat
contemptuously Of Mr.. Culross. But,
remember, he is a millionaire. |
should not think there are many
xoo1+bioy ~, on in I'm GLAND. and money