Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-10-23

never understood ner as DFlSut young
Girl and a bride of nineteen. He did
not understand her now. A man of his
oaklike qualities could not grasp the
nature of woman who bent as reed
before each puff of wind.
1t was hard to utter even a common
place farewell she held him by her
very helplessness. But the rapid trot
of a horse caught his ears, and whlle
he stood irresolute he saw Constance
alighting from the dogcart. His wife
looked out too. They heard their daugh-
ter laughingly regret that she could not
ask Mr.. Pyne to luncheon-meals were
irregular events just then.
Brand felt timid hand grasping his,
and choking sob proclaimed that Con-
stances mother was crying.
He stopped with a motion that was
almost caress.
Don't cry he said. Il cannot bear
it."
81 can bear anything, Stephen" she
sobbed. ..if only you will let me stay
with you forever"
do you mean that, Nanette?' he
gasped incredulously.
Il have prayed, yes, dared to pray,
that it might be so ever since L saw
nv child. She has brought US togeth-
er again. Let us not part, for her sake
and for mine, Stephen, if it is not too
late"
So Constance, Fastening up the gar
den path, could not believe her eyes
when she saw her father lift her moth
~ nd L
Mary, the maid, never ceased Won
dering why every other member OF her
sex in Laburnum cottage should be
fearful yet ridiculously happy that aft
ernoon. Mrs. Vansittart wept and Miss
Constance wept, and Miss Enid Wept
when she came in, while Mrs. Sheppard
was weeping at intervals all day.
Nevertheless they were all delighted
in their woe, and Mrs. Sheppard al
though she cooked q tremendous din
ner, never scoIded her once.
IT was also a remarkable thing that
tEe invalid lady should insist that she
was strong enough to come doWnstalfs
that evening. She did not eat a grea'
deal, poci. thing, but she looked ever sc
much better and seemed to find all hel
pleasure in gazing alternately at the
master and Miss Constance and in lis
tening to every word they said.
In the garden next night, the moor
being now very brilliant indeed, Pynt
said TO Constance that, the step-aun
idea having fizzled out, he guessed tina
the lady who. figured in that unclassi
fed degree of relationship would pos
MIA "
He said other things that have beel
said in many languages since men DE
gan to WOO women, but the phrases ar
hackneyed save to those who listen, AM
need not be repeated here.
But why two marriages should tax
place after extraordinarily short en-
gagements no one in all Penzanc
knew save Lady Margaret Stanhope
and she, mirabile dictu (being a VIC
mani, kept her counsel. 1t created
end of a sensation when Constanc
was described in the London newsps
pers as "only daughter Of Sir Stephe
Brand, Bart, of Lesser Hambledol
Northumberland" Local gossip quick
, Iy exhausted itself, as both wedding
took place in London, the only avail
:. able items being the magnificence o
the diamonds given to Enid and Con
stance by Mr.. Trail and the fact tina
In Constance's case 1.-THE brides motf
er" was described as looking charm
" ing in a silver gray costume trimme
! with point dalencon lace.' ...-.
& Even when confronted with this mt
mentous statement by Mrs. Taylor
Smith, Lady Margaret only shrugge
l' her shoulders and purred: -..:.
y "a romance, my dear-a romance {
y y real life.'
On the day following the departu1
of two happy couples for the contineI
Mr.. and Mrs. Pyne to Italy, Lieutel
ant and Mrs. Stanhope to the RlVler
l. with intent to meet in Rome at Eastt
u "a quieter and more sedate coup
IS took train at Waterloo for SouthamI
: ton, bound for the far west.
Although a Nebraska decree of d
E. vorce does not hold. good in Englis
law, Lady Brand wished to be marie
l again in the state which sanctione
her early folly. Her husband agree
If readily. Everybody, including NJ
re Traill and Lady Margaret, had arran
E. ed to turn up at the north count
mansion in May. Provided there we
ot no hurricanes, Sir Stephen thought b
ii wife's health would benefit by the do
ot BILE sea voyage, and he was personal
D. delighted to see the new world for t
first time in her company.
,e Their steamer sailed from Southam
er ton at IL a. N. After dinner that mig
1 they were abreast of the Gulf Roc
I'd and Brand pointed out to his wife
it occulting gleam from afar.
cit makes me feel very humble S
is said after they had watched its ra
so ance darting out over the tumbli
". seas for long time in silence.
he "Why, sweetheart" he asked.
n cit is so solemn, so intense In its
Ie, erpv so sp1endidly devoted to its S