Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-04-24
HER MARTYRDOM
by the Author Of Sunshine and Roses.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Continued
by the Author Of Sunshine and Roses.

Continued
If | am to Suffer,
himself, "let her suffer too, Iu ~
was base enough, mean enor anu ne to
feel some relief when he as-S5
fict pain on her. He had foraa..dn
or rather he choose to FORGET TO- No.
owed everything tn ba,
luxury, magnificence-tba+ N ,l'014 ~: ,
ease he enjoyed the SPLENDID thar bg
surrounded him. came frara - ba ~
hands. In the earlier dave nf +bo,,
married life he had at tirnas cold .
few grateful words to her boa o.
luded to the money as hers bao
asked her approved and advice Nov
he took entire possession of tho o.
tate, as though it had ALWAYS baay,
tis own, managing everything after q
IordIy fashion and consnltina onI,,
his own interest
When the fever had somewhat
abated' and Lady Laura was able to
come downstairs. it was a dark and
lowering face thai met hers. No one
would have called him the "hand-
some cantain" who saw him then
II wish" said her IadysbiD to him
one evening, when he had been par
ticnlarly unamia0Ie and disagreeabIe.
you would 90 up to town. Vance
It is useless for you to remain with
me, your heart is not here"
That is just the kind of oppor-
tunity a woman likes" he said. sheer
iEgly. IF | were to leave YOU and
seek what Heaven knows I want-a
little change and recreation-you
would consider yourself a martyr"
1 should not" she returned THE
time has arrived when the pain or
your presence is far greater than the
pain Of your absence"
i am glad to hear that, Laura" he
said scoffngly. ct shows that YOU
are coming to your senses, and there
is a better chance for me. Never
theless | shall not go up to town and
leave you here"
1t will not be for love of me that
YOU stay" she retOrted bitterly.
NO, my dear; have plans of my
own, and it suits me to remain here"
he said Carelessly.
Lady Laura was thinking that, if he
would go, she would send for Mr..
SansOme, and then she could soon
have Angela home again
CHAPTER XIV.
Brantome Hall was neither ancient
nor even altogether modern: 1t was
simply a large, pleasant, oId-fashfon-
ed, rambling house, with great. we'll
lighted lofty rooms. A broad river
wound its way close by, and in the
distance was the long line of the
sea.
By the banks of the Rim at Bran
tome was Angela's favorite walk.
She had been three weeks at the
Hall, and day after day she had
scanned the Times. but the longed-for
advertisement had not appeared. 1t
had been agreed between Jane Eel
spar and Angela that they should not
write to each other unless there was
some great need. Jane, not wishing
TO alarm the young girl, did not in
form her of Lady Laura's illness.
which was tedious, but not danger
Gus; and Angela wondered much
whether they had gone up to town.
aEd, if so, why her mother had not
sent for the lawyer. 1t seemed to
her So all important that the Will
should be destroyed that she could
Tot understand an hours delay.
The three weeks had not been IN
pleasant ones. There was the sense
OF freedom from a terrible danger.
tom the hideous daily contact with
a man whose soul was STEPPED in
Wlckedness, from the hourly pain OF
seeing her mothers sufferings. Until
She was at Brantome and in perfect
safety, she did not fully realize how
much she had suffered or how much
she had feared In the long hours
that passed she had time TO think
and reflect, to remember with q Shud-
der how near she had been to death
to remember with horror how for
months past the dark shadow of
danger had followed her. She was
50 young and so innocent. so com
pletely inexperienced IN the ways of
me world, so IMMERSED in its in
lQuities and crimes, that the horror
OF what she knew never left her.
When she slept, it was to dream that
she was falling through the
I n n AvrfN
the boat on the lake. and the water
rising fast around her. At other
tunes she saw the deadly poison drop
ped very slowly into the glass ana
afterward the captains terrified face
turned toward her. After a few DAYS
OF rest, these dreams and fancies
FADED in some degree; but the
shange of scene did not entirely
eradicate them.
Angela had been most kindly re-
ceIved by the housekeeper. Mrs
Bowen. as friend of her cousins
VINO required rest and wished to be
alone as much as possible. Mrs.
ho"enS practiced eye detected the
i3'' mat Angela was a lady. and. AL
'housh she marveled just little how
9"'h one could be the friend or
Jane Felspar. she was a sensible
woman. and did not allow her
Curiosity to interfere with her desire
- - pIeaSe her cousin Jane. She saw
~, was some mystery, but, as II
v.o. "oI concern her in any way. she
rs wen content to leave it alone
sion 's'fess had given her permits