Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-25
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that people may say when Lady Sci
vyu gives a ball she knows how TO
make 10 succeed"
Her sweet face grew absolutely
white AZ Oakside. the largest enter
taiument she had ever managed was
when her father invited the curate and
his wife with tne curate's brother, to
tea and supper That had been a
great effort. bat she had managed il.
To q young girl used only 10 birds. and
flowers. and books. the entertainment
oil the human secies is a serious under
taking. Now she was cOOlly asked 70
manage. or superintend. or "see to, as
she ln her own MUD phrased it, the
supper and the dancing-the amuse-
meut OF two hundred, ut least, OF the
most fastidious men and women I'm
London. Her hands fen nervously on
the table
Il never can do il. Vivian," she
cried. 4 am only Just twenty. an I
never even arranged a dancing party
iu all my life What shall I do?"
His face grew dark with anger.
-Violante." he asked. do you intend
always to remain a child? When do
you purpose TO assume the duties that
belong to you as my wife?"
DO not be angry" size said piteOus-
~; Il viii do my best; but, indeed. l
have no notion. no idea even. how to
begin"
you have servants to carry out all
your orders" he said, impatiently.
You have nothing to do but attend to
your guests"
Il could sooner do anything in the
world" she cried. than amuse a
whole rOOmful of people I should
Tot know in the least what 70 say. I
always speak the truth. and do wrong.
you know. I cannot invent polite
f-IsehOods. I shall have. to look that
terrible old duchess in the face, and
ten her I am charmed TO see her. She
win know directly 1t is not true"
You are incorrigible. ViOlante."
said Lord Vivian despairingly.
Il know I am. she replied. Il would
give anything to do as should do to
cd what you wish me TO be. but can
not. do try. but Il is not in me. Ny
simple home habits are too strong"
1T is nonsense" said Lord Vivian:
'yOu are young. graceful, clever; quick
90 learn. apt 20 initiate. Why can you
rot leanrn TO fulfill your duties ?-they
seem 70 me simple enough"
Because you are accustomed to
them.' she replied. "AIl that seems
easiest to You is hardest to me. Oh.
Vivian. am afraid you would have
been happier If you had left me at
OaEside. / ought never to have been
here"
And for the first time Lord Vivian
heard such words without reply. Usu-
ely he tried to reassure her; TO tell
ncr that nothing mattered. now that
che was his wife: that he valued her
more than all the world beside; but
now he said nothing Of these Things.
She looked at him with such pretty
pleading iu her eyes and faCe-he
never saw 70. He was thinking. and
Dc was the first time he had entertain
ed the thought that perhaps. after all.
Vi0,ante had been right when she
stood under the laburnum trees that
summer evening. There might have
been come truth I'm what she said
his world was not hers; the habits.
the manners. the customs Of his world
were not like these Of hers.
Perhaps. after AL Il had been a
terrible mistake; and IL so. there was
now no reuedy. So he looked blanllly
into theF beautiful. soTrowful fare. a
dreadful conviction dawuing upon him
that he had made a foolish mistake.
DO ot look so Vivian" said Lady
Selwyn; 4 viii do my best. Mrs. Sci
wyn win help me-"
THAT Is the very thing" said Lord
Vivian; Il want you 10 learn selfreIi-
auCe. You viii not always have my
mother and Miss Leigh to help you.
Miss Leigh viii marry some day; then
what viii you do?"
Feel heartily glad Of it." replied
ViOlante. abruptly; and that answer
did not quite suit Lord Vivian. He
had rot the faintcst idea that his wife
was in the least degree Jealous of
Beatrice. Such a thought had never
occurred 20 him. He imagined her
slightly envious. perhaps. OF Miss
LeIEh's social qualities; but that Vic
laute should be jealous Of her never
occurred TO him.
We'll. you viii do the best YOU can.
Violante." ne said. as he rose to leave
the room. .sYou must come 10 me. IL
You find yourself I'm difficulties"
When he had gone she cried to her
self in a passion OF despair. II was
such scenes as these she had fOreseen
when Lord Vivian had asked her to be
his wife and now her fears were all
verified. She was not equal TO her
dutfes-would never be. and her hus-
hand was disappointed in her.
The evening OF the bali came
Thanks to vigiIant and well-trained
gservauts. everything was i'm perfect