The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-11


ner since ne lefJ Cumberland an-
swered.
Very sad" said sir Percival, .peaf-
ing like man who wa sdisapointed. and
yet oddly enough, looking At the same
time, like man who WAS relieved 1T
/ IL impossible to say what misfortunes
may not have happened TO the miseT-
able creature 1 am expressfoly annoyed
at the failure OF ali my efforts TO restore
1 her to the care and protection which sh-
/ urgently needs"
/ This time he really locked snnoyed.
/ ! said few sympathizirE words; and
\ we then talked of other subjects, on oar
! way back 10 the house. Surely my chance
meeting with him on the moor has dis
/ closed another favorable thralt in his
! character: Surely It was singularly con-
siderate and unselnsh Of him 10 think OF
! Anne Cafherick on the ave OF his mar
/ riage. and - 60 all the way - rodds :
! Corner 70 make inquiries about her, when
! he might have passed the time so much
more agreeahy in Iaura's socisty' Con-
! sidering that he can only have acted II 1rn
! motives of pure charity, his conduct un-
der TIE circumstances. shows unusual
I good feeling, and deserves extraordinary
/ praise-Welll give him extraordinary
I nisIse-snd there's an end Of II.
lsth.-More discoveries in th. mex
! hau.tible mine Of Sir Percivars virtues.
! Today I approached the subject OF my
proposed .oiourn under his wife's roof,
when he brings her back TO England. 1
! had hardly dropped my first hint in this
| direction before he caught me warmly
! by the hand and .aid I had made the
I very offer to him which he had been on
! his aide. most anxious, ~ make ~ me,
| vas the companion ~ ell others whom
/ he most sincerely ionged to secure for
I hi. Wife and he begged m- 10 bellevs
tAss ksA I'D IL ne IN = m
him by making the proposal 10 I've with
7 Lsurs after her marriage. exactly 4, |
h.d .lways lived with her be.or. Il.
When | hsd thanked him. in her nam
and mine. for his consiGerate kiadu..-
10 both Of us W. passed next to the sub
iect of hi. wedding tour. ard h-saa 10
talk ~ the English society in Roraa -
which laur- was IL be introduced. lie
ran Over thu names of seversl friend.
wher n. expected to meet abrosd this
winter They ver. all English. 50 vel
a- eaT f-merbcr. with one exception.
The enc exception was Count Fo.es.
The mention of the Counts name. and
the di-cov-ry th.t h- and hi, wife ar'
likely TO meet the brld. and bridegroom
on the Continent. puts L.uras marriage,
for the rr-t time, IN a distinctly fsVer-
sbl. light u - likely - ne tn. m-sn'
- healing family f-ud.. Hith-rte M~e
Fo.e- ma. chosen - forge her obiiss
lions - Lsur.. aunt. out ~ sheer .rit'
against The late Mr. Fairlie for his con.
duct IN the -falr ~ the Legacy. Nov
however. .h- can persist IN this course
or conduct No longer Sir Percival ard
Count Fosco arc Old ard fast friends
and ,he,r wives will have no choice bu'
10 meet on civil terms Nine Fnsco. IN
her maiden davs. was one of the most i'm
pertinent women | over met with--eapri
cious, exacting. and vain TO the last dc
gree 81 absurdlty II her husband has
succeeded I'm bringing her 20 her senses
he deserves the gratitude of every Nom
ber ~ the f'mily--ani he may have min'
10 begin with.
en- becoming anxious to know tht
Count lie is the most intimate fr.cu,
a. tnura's husbn nd and. in that csphe
ity ne cx-ltes my strongest Interest
, Neither Laura nor | have ever seen him
All 7 know of him Ia that his Academia
, presence. years sgo, on the stcps ~ tn
, rrints del Monte 81 Rome assisted ~
Pcrcivnrs eacape from robbery and as
sassinatioa, at the critical moment whel
no was owundsd in the hand and might
the nsNt instant have been wounded Z!
I tbs heart. / remember also that at tn
p lime of the late Mr. Falrlle's absurd oh
, iections tu his sisters marriage. IN
4 Count wrote him very temperate an
Z sensible letter OF the sIhjec,. which,
am ashamed e. say remained unRnswef
A ID Thi. u all I KNOW of Sir PercvaN
frsnd I wonder W he will sver come L
- England wonder N I shsll Ike him
= NJ" pen j. running sNav into mer
r speculation let me return 20 sober mo
ter " fact % u certain thu Sir PEI
8 r'vals reception ~ my Ventures1mo prc
posal ~ live with his wife wss more the
kind-it Was almost aNectionate. I ~
n sure Lsurss husband will have no resso