Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-01-22
fects you: let us drop It. Do you depart

fects you; let us drop It. Do you depart
tomorrow
"Yes. Edith, tomorrow after break
fast. / thank you from the bottom OF
my heart for your kind sympathy. You
have tenderly nursed me through my i'll
ness and have consoled me with your
sympathetic eyes. What would have bean
my condition without you, Edith? You
have been as kind to me as sister; your
hand has guided me through the dense
labyrinth of hopeless WEAKNESS and may
heaven bless you"
"And bless you, too, Victor she re-
peated, full of emotion.
She arose, glded to the door and grasp
ed his hand firmly, her heart beating so
vehemently she could not utter word.
Severed. They had said farewell to each
other; perhaps for the last time.
Edith, sobbing sank on the couch and
buried her feverish head in the soft pill
lows. Once more she struggled against
herself How long and how many drops
had trickled down her cheeks she did not
know Only as her name echoed through
the corridor Of the great castle did she
repress her sorrow and hasten down
stairs.
On the following morning fine car
riage drew up in front of the castle.
small group had assembled at the en-
trance, all anxious to see Victor once
more and bid him hearty farewell. Ger
trude and Constance, rosy checked and
fresh; Countess Stratmore, with her
usual quiet, motherly manners; Count
Edmund cordial and kind, while Edith,
pale and trembling with silent emotion,
stood in the background.
Victor had already shaken hands with
all, but he advanced once more to Edith
and kissed her hand In silence. Then,
after embracing his mother, he sprang
into the seat beside his father, and the
carriage rolled towards the depot. Faith
err and son only exchanged few words
during the drive. The groom took charge
Of the reine; Gen. Raymond and his son
were just In the act of entering the watt
ing room when the locomotive, snorting
and painting, thundered up to tho plat
form.
After the usual time, "All aboard"
was shouted and at last Victor was seat
ed in the train, flying over the glitter
ing rails and leaving both friend and enc
my. far. far behind. The general gaZ-
Of smoke disappeared in the air. Then
for the first time he realized what 1t
meant to be separated from Victor, his
only son. He was getting old. Would
he ever see him again in this life?
He re-entered the carriage, but the
reins lay unnoticed in his hands, and he
would not have noticed If the horses had
taken an opposite direction. However,
they knew the road, and were majestical-
ly pacing along to the great delight of
the groom, who entertained the greatest
attachment and devotion for the old gem
tleman. Edith hastened to the general
upon his arrival with extended hands.
"TIe is really gone? 2" she asked.
ayes, my child; he has left us, >nd
heaven only knows when he will return"
please do not take it to heart so, Mr..
Raymond; If not for your sake, thcn for
your dear wife's. He will and must
succeed with his talents and all the ar
dent wishes that accompany him.
II wish he had never wasted his noble
love on that ungrateful girl"
"Poor Beatrice! / feel sorry for her.
What a bright future your son could
have bestowed upon her; but now, what
n fate awaits her beside a man like
Count Bozell!"
II can only perceive the misfortune
SHE has conjured-the life HIGH SHE has
broken willfully. l CANNOT sympathize
with her"
"Alns! cannot condemn her like some,
Mr.. Raymond. Beatrice has been my
dearest friend since childhood. l cannot
desert her." she exclaimed, sincerely.
"put ooporoI must not detnin Won anY
longer; Mrs. Raymond perhaps desires
your presence"
Ito be continued.l