Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-28

that the hour of departure had ar
rived.
The newly married pair were to
spend the honeymoon in Paris; but
before they set out the earl left mis-
guests, and went to a room seldom
Opened-the room where Ianthe
fair young mother had died From
there sent for his daughter. She
came to him, calm, composed, in
! different.
my darling" said the old ear,
! III trembling voice, Il have sen,
for you because ! wish to speak to
you here this room whore your
poor mother died; / want to thank
and TO bless you-to thank you be
cause you have saved me from ten
rlblo shame from great disgrace
TO bless you for your goodness and
your love"
She bent down to kiss him, ana
came to her eyes, If he was SO well
content, then indeed her sacrifice
was well repaid.
q cannot tell you, Ianthe, how
happy | am" he went on, Life Is
not the same; / am twenty years
younger And do you know, my
darling, | have an idea that | shall
| live twenty years longer, that shall
see my every hope fulfilled that
sha!! see my grandchildren climb
my knee, that shall hear the music
Of childish voices, and grow young
Oh, Ianthe, how | bless you-how
| thank you!'
She had no words in which to AN
Bwor him, but she kissed the tremb.
| ling hands and worn face.
81 am glau you are so content"
she returned you make me very
happy, papa"
And then the earl took her hand
In his.
zone word before You go, Ianshc.
You are proud-poopIo call you one
Of the proudcst girls in England.
DO not be proud to your husband.
He may be inferior to you in birth,
H. social positions, in ancestry. IN
pedigree, but he has the heart of
| Idng-ho Is one Of natures noble
men u man above most men. Love
him, Iantne, he is worthy of all love
lie would have been fitting hus-
band for the noblcst woman on
earth, Mako him happy, for we owe
all our happiness to him You win
not fOrgc,?"
What could she say she. who had
forbidden her husband to address,
one kindly word to her, who had
treated him with the haughtlcst dis
dain? She merely claspcd her arms
round the old mans neck, and said
! viii do my best, papa Thank
Heaven you are happy?' And then
they came to toll her it was time I,
go.
CHAPTER TX.
The last farewell Mad been spoken.
the last greeting uttered, the Lady
lanthe left her fathers home with
the husband she had heartily con.
tcmncd by her side, On the morn.
Ing of the wedding the lottcrs-patont
had arrived. and he was henccromn
to be known rs Mr. Carrc. II had
cost him sharp pang to part With
the name his father had desired to
be onnoblod. but what would he not
have borne for her?
At the last moment Lady Iantho
had changed her mind She would
not 80 to Paris-sh she preferred going
at once, she said, to Ostcnd So
they were to 90 by the night boat
from Dover To Ostcnd.
The railway Journey to Dover waa
a pleasant one 70 her intense re-.
lief no one seemed to imagine that
| they were nCwly married pair
commencing their honeymoon Per.
haps it was for this purpose that
she had chosen u plain sombrc tray.
cling costume. No ono would have
taken her for bride. The few who
noticed them wondered at her mar
vicious beauty aud at the silence be.
| tween them, imagining them to hr
| brother aud sister. who were pcI.
haps not ON the best of terms. Hen
man was most kind and attentive
| lie had provided plenty of papers
ana maga2inCs, and these he mr.
ranged tor her He waited upon
her assiduously yet always without
IN the least degree tronching ON the
disIanc" she had placed between
( them.