Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-10-29

! awe IN the tens for a Dutch woman |
In short, she has nad enough. and too
much, OF him. His grandmother has
| a prior claim hope, and then Ara
bella Suffolk will help me- | foresee
mischief and amusement. Well Dick,
| you rascal, so you have had to leave
America! | expected 1t. Oh, sir, |
have heard all about you from AIDE
| laide! You are not to be trusted,
| either among men or women. And
pray where is the wife you made such
fracas about? Is she in London
with your"
mo, madam; she preferred to re-
main at Hyde, and have no happi-
ness beyond her desire"
Here's flame! Here's constancy!
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 il you talk in
such fashion They will have you in
the playnouses 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 it. She had a
bright, piquant face, a tall graceful
form, and that air of high fashion
which Is perhaps quite as captivating.
Arabela 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-hams of criticism and
persinage
: A couple of hours passed; and theI
it became evident, from the paving
e and snorting outside, that his horse
4 patience was quite exhausted Ifyd
l went away in an excitement of hop,
! and gay anticipations. momentar,
glance upward showed him Lad.
t Capel and Lady Suffolk at the window
f watching him; the withered old wo
e man in her soiled wrappings, tn,
youthful beauty in all the bravery o
her white and gold poudesoy. HI
r made them a salute, and then, in
d clamor of gathering hoofs, he dashet
through the square.
During the next six months societ.
e made an idol of Capt. Hyde, and
y he was not at Lady Arabela's feet
g he was certainly very constantly a
her side.
IL Hyde loved his wife, loved her ter
It derby and constantly; he felt himsel
s to be a better man whenever h
d thought of her and his little son, an
he thought of them very frequently
t. and yet his eyes, his actions, the tone
l. OF his voice daily led his cousin, Lad
s Suffolk to imagine herself the en-
2. press of his heart and life Unfortur
s. ately his military duties were onl
y; on very rare occasions any restrain
& to him. His days were mainly spen
r in dangling after Lady Suffolk an
n other fair danes. And 1t must
Is remembered that the English wome
It of that day were such as Englan
e may well hope never to see again
o the higher classes they married fo
e money or position, and gave then
selves up to intrigue. They dram
deeply; they played high; they yer
seldom went to church, for Sunda
was the fashionable day for all kind
of frivolity and amusement. And 6
h the men of any generation are jui
W what the women make them, En-
e. land never had sons so proaigate, s
profane and drunken. The club
IF especially Brooke's, were the night
m scenes of indescribable orgies. Gar
IN bling was their serious occupation
lie duels were of constant occurrence.
er Such a life could not be lived e
n cept at frightful and generally ruinol
"a expense. Hyde was soon embarras
ed. Towards Christmas bills begf
is to pour in, creditors became impo
er tunate, and, for the first time in b
le life, creditors really troubled him. III
ID income from Hyde Manor had new
ly been more than was required for Il
at expenses of the place; and the int
ut est on Katherine's money had gon
ID though he could not tell how. /
I'd was destitute of ready cash, and
I'd foresaw that he would have to borro
n. some from Lady Capel or some 9th
er accommodating friend
Is He returned to barracks one Su
IN day afternoon, and was moodily thin