Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-14
CHAPTER n.
"Ther is no chance:
All that happens is by might power
Permitted or ordained"


the mellow light that fills the room is
soft and rose.colored.
There is a perfect haze Of heat over
land and sea. The blue waves roll
istlessly on the shore, and have bard
ly strength to spread themselves out
into sheets Of sllvcry foam, There
is no wind stirring amidst the larch
trees, and the birds have al sought
shelter under tho lealy bOughs. Purple
winged butterflies Inger round the
roses; humming bees bury themselves
In the golden hearts Of white lilies,
The sun pours down warmth and heat.
and all nature lies at rest under his
ardent caresa.
Too tired to read, too languid to
think Lady Beatrice lies upon the
couch wishing tho heat Of the day
were over She looks superbly beau.
tlful her dress Of clear white muslin,
with golden belt and golden orna.
ments. harmonious with the mellow
light Of the June day. Her rich, dark
hair has fallen and lies IN beautiful
confusion on her shoulders. She Is
dreaming Of the JOY that would have
been hers If she had but one son. one
child TO share the devotion that Lord
Vivian lavihhed upon his heir.
Not from innate love Of children,
such rs reigns IN most womens
hearts not from any longing for the
music Of chllds voice. or the soft
touch of little fingers; not for the hap,
piness Of seeing pearl-falr form
nesting on her heart; for none Of
these reasons did Lady Beatrice long
for son, She had grown mortally
Jealous Of Violantes boy The envy and
dislike she had felt for the fair young
mother now fell upon him, that In this
instance she did not dare to show II.
Lord Vivian had grown keenor since
the days when she tortured his young
wife on the banks Of the Arno. She
wnH compelled to make n great out
ward show Of kindness to the boy, the
consequence IF which was that her
hatred deepened every day Could
she have displayed it-have robbed
him of some Of the love that Lord
not have reached the cruel height to
which II afterward attained
And while the summer heat brocds
silently over the white lilies, the rector
Of Thornloigh. Or. Hearne, walked
through the green park and pleasure
grounds Of Creighton, to seek Lord
Selwyn He found the master Of the
hall at home, tired, like his lady by
the intense warmth.
Lord Selwyn reproached the rector
for coming out on this brolinR day
but Or, Hearne said his business was
urgent, and could not wait change In
the weather. Where was my lady?
My lady sat In her white dress In the
very heart Of the mellow rose.light OF
the drawingroom, and there, through
cool fragrant corridors, the two gen
tlemen went In search Ct her
The sultry heat had increased; the
sullen hazy calm that lay over the
earth had deepened; The hush of ma.
tlre was yet more solemn when Lord
Selwyn and DR.. tcarAe answered
With u courteous snlutatton that his
husllcas could not wait the weather
What is IT." asked Thy lady with u
languid smile; and on the words that
answered her turned the current of
her HE
Mrs Browne the school mistress e
Thou llciah, has this morning received
u summons TO 70 TO her brother, who
s dangerously Ill at Newcastle, and
whether he receivers or not, she will
not return to her duties ut Thurulegh"
Lord vivian looked slightly inter
ested-my lady slightly bored
lis that the important business that
has brought Dr. Hearne out in the
noontide heat" she asked ndrTerents
ly and he replied that II was SO
Not one of the three had the raintest
the most remote idea of all that was
to follow from this interview. The
thought uppermost In the mind of
each was the heat and the oppressive
day
u thought" continued Or, Uearne,
looking AT Lady Beatrice, that YOU,
Lady Selwyn, ought to be the first in,
lbIlHtu Ol MIs, bIoWHN uepdIlNISr
The fact being that Lady Selwyn,
Immediately after her marriage, had
built and endowed a school AT Thorn.
leigh She had spared neither trouble
nor expense. There were two large
cheerful, airy rooms--lofty, wellbuilt
well.furnished. and well.ventilated-
one for girls and the other for boys,
and near the girls school stood pref
ty, picturesque cottage, empowered In
roses and woodbines, and that was the
residence Of the school-mistress.
They were respectable class oi
children who attended the schools; the
sons and daughters of the poorer
tradesmen and small farmers Lad,
Beatrice amongst all her faults. Ger
tainly did not number avarice ant
greed What she did. she did we'll
what she gave. she gave nobly. Will
lavish hand. The master al the boys