Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-15

had heard that a charming party was
gathered al the Hall, and that lie
should very much like TO Join it, He
was tired OF Rood. he declared. yet ne
did not feel inclined to 20 up t.
London-indeed the season was so
nearly over that it was not worth
WHINE. The reply he received was all
that he could desire.
Lady Laura did not seek to oppose
her husbands departure. in fact, if
ANYTHING. she was pleased at his
decision She intended to telegraph
for Mr.. Sansome on the very day tae
captain left, asking him to come down
to her at once, as she wished to con-
suit him on most important business
The captain left home for Culda'e,
and a telegram was forthwith dis
PATCHED to Mr. Sansome; but the
lawyer happened most unfortunately
to be from home. 1t was Monday be-
fcre he received it, and it was not nm
ill Thursday that he reached Rood; on
the following morning, however. the
ng-Iooked-for advertisement appeared
IL tn, Times
Angela read it with delight Ii
seemed to her that the black clouds
had Iifted-that her life was now free
from the peril that had threatened it.
The captain need no longer seek to
compass her death. now that he hdd
nothing to gain by it.
There was one important point. how
ever. which she found she had over
looked. The captain must be told that
the will was destroyed, otherwise her
scheme would prove abortive She
thought long and deeply, and finally
decided that she would go home TO-
her mother on Saturday, and ask he
t. write at once and inform the zap
tain what had been done. And then
she would tell her just sufficient to
show her what peril they had been IN,
and persuade her to leave him. and
never to live with him again.
When she was safe with her mother.
away from the man who had i'm
Uttered both their lives. she would
write the little note to Lord Areigh
saying, The time has come: meet
me- She could not ten yet where
she should take refuge with her
mother: but, wherever it was. her
lover should visit her.
She knew he would come. even II
she were to go to the furthest end OF
the earth. Her faith in him was per
feet. However, she must rot think Of
her bright happy love just yet; it
seemed n desecration
She had not the faintest suspicion
that the captain had recognized her
in church. If she had, she would
have acted more eXpeditiously. Only
rCW, when she was about to leave it
uiC she realize how much she lOvcl
Brantome, with its bright, cheerful
rooms. its lovely river and beautiful
grounds. She dared not let herself
think that the time might come when
they would be her own.
The idea of returning to ner mother
was delightful; the battles she would
have to fight when she reached Rood
had no terrors for her She would
not have been SO happy had She
known all that the captain had done
since he saw her in church on SUNDAY
morning.
He had, as mattcr of course, been
greatly astonished. OF all places in
the world, why should she have
selected to come to Culdale? In his
wicEodness. he felt an oxultant sense
81 victory, and roioiCed that Fate
lad interrorod. and placed her once
more in his hands. He went most
cautiously to work, so as to make
assurance doubly sure. He addressed
himself first to Lord Culdale's valet.
end after some little preliminary con
yersatiOn, he offered the man-JOhn
DCnman by name-a handsome re.
ward if he would find out for him who
the beautiful girl was that he saw i'll
the Arleigh family-pew on Sunday
she was dressed in black, and had Il
black lace veil
John Denman was not quite unused
to such little commissions, and ne
soon obtained the required informa-
Nl'I. +Alltl a = liSS VI bttl at lu'
Arleigh Arms in Cudals with one Of
the Brantome footmen, he knew all
Gbout the girl in whom the handsome
captain seemed to take such an in
terost, He FASTENED to inform him
that the young lady was a Miss
Charles. who was staying with the
at Brantome Hall The
captain asked for the housekeeper'S
Lame. and was told that it was Mrs
Bowen. and that the woman had been
faithful and valued servant of the
Arleighs for many years,
That threw no light ON the subject
He had never heard the name of Mrs
Bowen mentioned. nor could he i'm
ngine how Angela became acquainted
or could be on visiting terms with a
person of that description He knew
nothing whatever of the connecting
link. He knew Jane Felspar by name.
hut that was all
How came Angela to Brantome9
John Denman had the fullest tnforma.
ton on that point. too Miss Charles