Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-07-19
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down as she arranged her shawl. Il
am sorry, | thought you-you were
settled here. I am sorry that you
are dissatisfied and-unhappy."
Dissatisfied! / am not dissatis.
fed" he repeated, almost impatiently.
"Unhappy-yes, am unhappy. Yes,
must go--I must go at once, too.
You will find everything straightfor-
ward at the farm" he went on, i'm
pulsively. Il will call on Mr.. Ford
in London, and place the accounts in
his hands he will be able to find a
successor for my place very quickly. .
mo doubt" said Leola, coldly, her
heart beating slowly as If it had been
been turned to lead. And you?-may
one ask where you are going?"
Where am | going?" he echoed,
with curt, bitter laugh. "Oh, It is
of little consequence shall probably
go back to the bush"
ITO the bush," said Leola, softly.
Il am very sorry you could not be
happy here; Lord Beaumont will be
very sorry, too"
Lord Beaumont" be echoed. His
lordship will soon find consolation:
and forget my existence"
Indeed" said Leola, with a sud-
den blush. Il do not think Lord
Beaumont is so tickle as to forget
an absent friend"
"A happy man remembers moth
ing says an Eastern proverb." re-
piled Cyril, half to himself: Lord
Beaumont will forget me In his new
coming happiness"
"Oh," said Leola, innocently. 81
did not know any special happiness
was awaiting him"
"On the same reasoning. then"
said LOLA, you will soon forget
u.s."
No." said Cyril, impetuously,
that will be my punishment shall
not forget you. Would to Heaven
that | could!"
That is an ungenerous wish. too"
she said; I'VE shall not forget you so
readily"
VIII you not?" he breathed. ooh
o think you will shall remember
this dear Abbey, and you. when am
lying under the stars, sleepless and
unquiet. | shall think of all | learned
to love-but to lose; | shall think of
you, as you stand here now-so
beautiful, and SO far from me-"
Il am quite near" said Leola; "see
can touch YOU"
quite near" said Leola drearnily.
And yet so far" he said. How
wide gulf stretches between the
mistress of Lorme Abbey and-her
servant"
The man who saved her life. who
Is as far above her as is king above
a dairymaid!" murmured Leola.
"A gulf across which he can look.
but which he cannot oerleap," said
Cyril.
is there no bridge?" she m,Ir-
INJURED, almost inaudibly.
Yes he said, leaning toward her.
there is one bridge and 1t is called
love! love! But how dare | set
foot upon it Leola?'
"Leola, you babe me speak, and |
obey There is one bridge across
the gulf which divides us. and that
is love! / have already ventured to
set foot on 1t. Leola, this is but
lost time, we shall meet no more per-
haps on earth; let me bare my
heart"
| i love you, /. your servant, love
you. madly passionately. Do not
speak; wait till have told you all:
then send me from you with the bit
ter scornful words my presumption
deserves.
Il, a nameless wanderer, loved you
the first time | saw you, out there in
the park. You were mistress of
Lorme Abbey, while | was friendless
and unknown. l knew, | felt that
loved you, and l determined to leave
England lest | should see you again.
But | was weak, and circumstances
tempted me, thought-poor fool
that | was-that il would be happ..
ness enough to be near you, to come
within your presence sometimes, to
| ~ q duNs that
delusion l used the opportunity that
chance provided. Ii was better to
be your servant than to leave you
forever. | went to the Home Farm
and | saw you; but my love grew day
by day to a passion which absorbed
me. could see the gulf between us.
yet 1t was so easy to look across,
such JOY TO be near you, that | hug
ged my misery and was content.
I lived in the sunlight of your
beauty lived in the music OF your
voice My love has grown so great
That 1t has mastered me. and must
so. Look at me with no scorn in
your glance, Leola. You. who have
not known love. cannot know how
nerce and wild storm RACES within
} my heart.
Here, tonight leave you forever.
leave you happy In your wealth. and
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