Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-06-26


forget the misery that surrounds us.
If l could see Lady GILMORE less
miserable, Sir Rudolph more like you,
| should not care. | know how it will
be when we tell her; she will cry, or
say some of those terrible things that
one cannot bear to hear, and Sir Ru-
dolph will be colder than ever. Out
here in the sunlight, where the waters
shine, the roses bloom, and the whole
world is lovely, it is easy to be happy
and to talk of love; but in that shad-
owed house, by that Swallowed hearth,
where husband and wife speak never
a kindly word, now can /? feel that,
If we speak of our love there, a shad-
ow will fall over it,"
His face grew grave, the laughter
died from his eyes.
Il understand" he said, in low
voice, "and | sympathize sincerely.
Kate" he continued after time, 81
have never liked to speak to you about
the matter, but what can POSSIBLY have
parted those two? Do you know any
thing about it?"
Nothing il the world" | replied.
mo one could know less
HAS this GOODNESS existed ever
since you have been here?"
Eyes; and it is that which makes me
dislike to speak of my own happy
love-"
Il have said nothing about it," con-
tinued Uric; 'but | was never so
shocked, so startled, so distressed in
my life. The first night I spent here
thought the col6ness was only
passing one-and even that Mortified
me; but, when | saw that It was al
ways the same, that nothing changed
or softened it, was bewildered. Do
you know, Kate, that they were once
the most devoted of lovers, that Ru-
dolph was mad about her, and that
she, so beautiful and graceful. was
sought after everywhere? She re-
jected some of the best offers in Eng
land to marry Rudolph
"And now is he tired of herr" I
asked.
No, that is not 1t. I have watched
them closely-for would do anything
to bring about different state of
things-and have come to the conclu-
sion that there is a secret between
them, and that it concerns Nest
"Of what nature is the secret. do
you think, Ulric?" l asked.
II read fear and shrinking in her
face" replied my lover. Evidently
she has done something which has
made her afraid of him What it can
be is a mystery to me. She is so
gentle, so loving, cannot imagine that
she would do anything wrong. / am
sure it is strong reason on his part
that causes him to treat her in this
fashion"
i pity her the most" I said 'She
loves him so dearly; her whole life
seems to be a passion of love and
pain"
"And |" said Uric slowly, pity him
the most; / see in his face an express
sion or torture. | know that he loved
her so entirely that his heart must
have been broken before matters came
to this poss."
told him how had found her by
the lakeside, her face buried in the
grass, crying to heaven for pardon
that it had been all for love of him
My lover was silent for some time
after that.
1T seems a dishonorable thing" l
said, ito try to discover a secret that
is evidently kept from one; but, if
anything could be done to bring them
together, or even to re-establish or
binary kindness and civility between
them, it would be good deed"
still, my lover, always so quick of
speech, was silent.
Kate" he said, after time. "are
you sure that Lady Culmore used
those words-'all for him'?"
Not once, but hundred times" I
replied. And then l saw that his face
had grown pale.
All for him. he repeated. THAT
would imply that she admitted having
done something wrong, but that it was
for his sake
aho' 10 Wudl L nave always
thought. Ulric-that she did some
wrong for him"
What could she have done?" he
continued. "She loves him too en-.
tirely to have given thought to any
one else"
No. she has never betrayed MIN
even by a thought" said And I saw
the dark face grow paler.
kate" asked my lover, solemnly
have you ever tried to imagine what
Lady Culmore could possibly have
done?"
Never. She is truthful, or I might
think that she had lied in some
shameful way
''But what could she have lied
about?" asked Uric. There was nc
mystery about their love or marriage;
and the lie must have been a shameful
one which could part them"
"Candidly. Uric. have seen nc
fault in Lady Culmore except toe
great love for her husband. To me
her character seems perfect in every
other respect. believe she loves him
most devotedly. think she would dc
anything in the wide world for him