The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-30
VOLUME II.
CHAPTER I.

No. noiThank God, he was gone.She had
not let him see the victory he had won,
and now he never should.
Then a strangely hard expression crept
over her features. as she imagined To her
self the dapple-gray horses pulled up at
the portal OF the ducal residence, the cool,
light-handed driver, in his dark mantle.
springing down from his seat and opening
the door OF the carriage. to offer his arm
to the proudest and highest lady of the
land. Perhaps they had decided the fu-
ture OF both in that homeward journey,
Who could tell? And the young wife felt
so imbittered and distrustful after all
her sad experience since her arrival in
Schoenwerth, that she allowed herself TO
half believe that Raoul must have inten-
tionally. and against his conviction. ad-
mitted her violation OF honorable dealing
upstairs. In order 10 hasten their separa-
ton. and yet. oh, God, why this painful
suffocatng agony?
1t was not love for her husband which
made her grasp for breath, and feel as IL
she must cry aloud TO ease the aching In
her heart. Oh, no, certainly not love--of
that she was quite sure, thoroughly sure.
Her family pride-the pride OF all the
Trachenbergs-rebell against such
supposition. No; she only felt that she
could not now Immediately, just at this
moment relinquish the warm
longing desire to keep his friend
ship. But patience. Once at
home, once by the side OF her sister. she
would soon learn 10 overcome even that
She rose, went over 10 the table. opened
the jewel-case, and examined its con-
tents, comparing the ornaments with
their written list. 20 sac that was all
right. That done she went 10 her writing
table. and counted the money in the
hra far oI Il "a Il.
II had been put there-and closing the
drawer again, she locked IL. and folded
the key. with the one belonging. 10 the
jewel case, in an envelope, which she
sealed. addressed to her husband, and left
lying on the dressing room table.
The few articles she did not care for
other hands to touch she packed in
rest OF her things she left for her maid
TO arrange. and have sent after her few
days later on.
away. Lame went back into the blue
boudoir. and drawing up the blind. looked
out at the weather again. The bright
Light from the lamp behind her shone over
the garden, and showed her the path
ways still covered with water. The rain
had partially ceased. but the storm was
not yet over Round the corner of the
castle the wind howled and clustered In
furious gusts, as n 1t was determined TO
dash everything that obstructed it's pro-
gress into thousand pieces.
n I
would be well for her to depart Chang
ing her thin summer dress for a thick
dark one, she wrapped round her shoul-
ders a large black velvet cloak, and drew
the hood over her head.
With the bitter tears rolling down her
checks. she crept into Leo's little bed
room, and laid her face against the pill
lows where every night since her ar
rival In Schonwerth she had always sat
10y the child after he was in bed. and
tenderly watched the bright. laughing
eyes close In sweet sleep.
lie was not there. now, but upstairs I'm
his grandfathers room, playing perhaps
with his new horses, and quite uncon-
scious that the new mamma" was weep
ing heartbreaking tears over his little bed.
and that the one whom he worshiped with
all his childish. untamable little heart was
about TO wander forth In the storm, never
S!lently. and with a beating heart, Lame |
gently drew back the bolt Of the blue bou-
ioir and opening ~. was about TO leave |
he room. when she started back with as
-rnishment- -halEdazzled at-the- -hrllllant |
light which streamed In upon her: An /
hour or two before the antechamber was /
luite dark now the large lamp burning |
from the ceiling was brightly burning and 1
through the large open outer door she /
-idor. No hope for her now OF slipping /
,ut unseen. N any one happened 10 bcN |
about the broad open staircase. I
She did not attempt TO move a step. but i
stood perfectly still In GREATNESS terror Il
he light streaming down on her pale 4
.wect face surrounded by the black bor- j
Ter OF the hood; but momest later the 4
same hard expression crept over her fea-
ures that had been there once before this |