Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-04


per. You expose your husband as well
as yourself to ridicule."
What sft2" asked Vivian. who had
Joined them. unseen. and was looking
i'm amazement from one to the other
Il was giving Lady ViOlante a little
caution. said Miss Leigh. There is
nothing so decidedly Inbred as emo
ton or temper. / am advising her TO
keep both better under control.
Up rose ViOlante and told her story.
Lord Balecarres was always either
talking nonsense or writing it, and she
was tired OF il. Although Vivian sym
pathlzed with his wife, he was rather
scandal sed at the outbreak, as Beat
rice described IL.
With a look that ranked in his
mind. one OF deep pity for him, Miss
Leigh went away leaving them to-
gether.
MY dearest VfoIante." he said, IF
you would but try little mOre-if you
would but abandon some Of your old
fashioned. Old-wOrld nOtions-and do
as others do. you would make me
happy"
Il shall never allow any man to Ior-
get that I am a married lady, or TO
make love TO me" she cried.
His face grew dark.
How can you mistake me so, ViO-
Iante2" he said. angrily. IF any man
dared TO do as you say. would thrash
him like a lashed hound. You mistake.
Lord BaIecarres Is, in plain English. a
fool Pray pardon the word. Women
OF the world know how TO keep such
men In their place without such an
exhibition as this"
He was vexed with her that she did
not understand the difference between
this merely fashionable. nonsensical
trifing and reality.
See how unpleasantly you place
me-" he said. with this awkwardness
Of yours. You persist in treating non
sense, that no sensible woman would
ever notice. as a serious matter: you
compel me TO take serious notice Of 1t,
whereas il is utterly contemplate.
shall have TO say something sharp and
decided 10 lord Balecarres. and then
the world viii think It has cause to
talk. On. Violantel you would be
almost perfect if you had but a little
more tact"
She was angry with him. thinking
that lie was Indifferent on a subject
on which she felt strongly. She turn
ed away. the dark. tender eyes full of
tears and so the first cloud fel be-
tween them
How many bitter thoughts came to
the poor child that night She lay
awake. listening to the wailing Of the
winters wind. heart-sOre and grieved.
Il am out OF my place" she said to
herself 4 shall never understand,
and he viii grow tired OF me. | can
see it / was right. / had better have
died the day I stood under the laburn-
um tree than have come here to let
him weary of me-"
She wept bitter tears-tears that
left sad traces and stains on the fair
young face. When morning came,
and she should have taken her place at
the breakfast table. the lovely young
Lady Selwyn did not even dare to
descend.
Miss Leigh and Mrs. Selwyn would
both see that had cried eli night,
she said. land then I should have
some lectures"
Which remark. whispered only to
herself. showed that Violante. Lady
Selwyn. was not so happy as she
should have been.
The bells Of ThoTnIeigh Church peal
ed ont meTriIy-their sweet chime
seemed Co cheer and gladden. the air;
they rang out quaint old melodies,
they FLASHED as though in triumph,
they made merry. they dropped down
sweet music. they repeated over and
over again the self-same glorious har-
mOny. and all because the heir OF Sci
wyn was born.
Flags and banners fiOated from the
trees. bands OF music went % and fro
fair-faced girls and stalwart youths
made merry-there was mirth and
jubilee verywhere-because the heir
OF SeIwyu was born
Beatrice Leigh sat alone in her room,
her proud face darkened. her dark
eyes full OF evil fire. her heart hot
with rage and anger; every evil i'm
pulse. every jealous instinct alive
within her: dislike. envy, and hatred
marring her beauty and staining her
soul-becaUse the heir Of Selwyn was
born.
Tt was a bright May morning, the
sun shining on land and sea, the birds
all singing Of their love for each other.
the flowers all blooming, the chest
nuts budding. the hawthorn in fun per
fume. all nature smiling and bright;
and to Lady Violante. holding her
little son in her arms. it seemed as
though the world had never been so
bright before.
That wonderful little child. whose
eyes positively opened. whose tiny lips
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