The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-10-05

ness beyond her desire"
Here's flannel Here's constancyl
And you have been married a whole
year! | am struck with admiration"
"A whole year-a year OF divine
happiness, | issue you"
Lord. sir! You will be the laugh.
Ing stock of the town II you talk in
such fashion. They will have you in
the playhouses. Pray let us forget
our domestic joys a little. You can
make a good figure in the world;
and as your cousin. Arabella Suffolk
Is staying with me, you will be the
properest gallant for her when Sir
Thomas Is at the House. Here comes
Arabella, and | am anxious you should
make a figure in her eyes"
Arabella came In very quietly, but
she seemed to take possession of the
room as she entered II. She had a
bright, piquant face, tall graceful
form, and that air OF high fashion
which is perhaps quite as captivating.
Arabella made Hyde a pretty, mock.
ing courtesy. and he could not help
looking with some interest at the wo-
man who might have been his WIFE
Katherine was ignored in the con-
versation that followed, and Hyde did
not feel any desire to bring even her
name into such a hooking, jeering,
perfectly heartless conversation. He
was content to laugh and let the hour
go past in fiim.ilams of criticism and
persinage.
couple OF hours passed: and then
IL became evident, from the paving
and snorting outside. that his horses
| patience was quite exhausted. Hyde
went away In an excitement OF hope
and gay anticipatlons. A momentary
glance upward showed him Lady
Capel and Lady Suffolk at the window
watching him; the withered old wo-
man In her soiled wrapplngs, the
youthful beauty in all the bravery OF
her white and gold poudesoy. He
made them salute, and then, in a
clamor OF Gathering hoofs, he dashed
through the square.
During the next six months society
made an idol Of Capt Hyde, and, II
he was not at Lady Arabella's feet,
he was certainly very constantly at
her side.
Hyde loved his wife, loved her ten
derby and constantly; he felt himself
to be a better man whenever he
thought OF her and his little son, and
he thought OF them very frequently I;
and yet his eyes. his actions, the tones
of his voice daily led his cousin, Lady
Suffolk. TO imagine herself the en-
press Of his heart and life. Unfortun-
ately, his military duties were only
on very rare occasions any restraint
to him. His days were mainly spent
In dangling after Lady Suffolk and
other fair danes. And II must be
remembered that the English women
of that day were such as England
may well hope never to see again. In
the higher classes they married for
money or position, and gave them.
selves up to intrigue. They drank
deeply; they played high; they very
seldom went to church, for Sunday
was the fashionable day for all kinds
of frivolity and amusement. And as
the men OF any generation are Just
what the women make them, Eng
land never had sons 30 profiigate. SO
profane and drunken. The clubs,
especially Brooke's. were the nightly
scenes OF indescribable orgies. Gam.
bling was their serious occupation
duels were OF constant occurrence.
Such a life could not be lived ex
cept at frightful and generally ruinouf
expense Hyde was soon embarrass
ed. Towards Christmas bills began
to pour In. creditors became impor
tunate. and. for the first time In his
life. creditors really troubled him. The
income from Hyde Manor had never
been more than was required for the
expenses OF the place; and the inter
est on Katherines money had gone
though he could not tell how. II,
was destitute OF ready cash, and h,
foresaw that he would have to borrow
some from Lady Capel or some othel
accommodating friend.
He returned to barracks one Sun
day afternoon. and was modify think
ing over these things, when his order
ly brought him ~ letter which had ar
rived during his absence. II was from
Katherine Ills face flushed will
delight as be read Il, so sweet ant
, tender and pure was the neat epistle
"She wants TO see me. Oh. the dea
onel Not more than want to Sc
her. Fool. villain, that l am: vii
go to her. Katherinel Katel M
, dear little Katel" SO he calculate
rs he paced his narrow quarters. an
I. tried to arrange his plans for Chris
mas visit OF his wife and child.
A He had determined to ask Lad
4 Capel for a hundred pounds; and
a thought It would be the best plan I
- make his request when she was SUI
r rounded by company. and under tn
n pleasureable excitement OF winnin
? rubber. And II the circumstance
o proved adverse, then he could try h
3 fortune In the hours of her mornin
/. retirement.
9 The mansion In Berkeley SquaI
{, was brilliantly lighted when he O.
Q preached IT, Sunday night was Lad
l CApels great card night, and n