Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-08-28
CHAPTER XXVu

Anu me next gay AnLOnla $1,000 at the
gate of that little house. A message had
been sent to her as early as Ben could
manage to dispatch it,
Hubert is found. Come here at once"
Antonio walked up the narrow stair
case. 1t seemed to her incredible that the
end of this awful anxiety had come at
! last, that Hubert was found, that within
| the next two or three minutes she would
see him, perhaps touch his hand, though
| he might not speak to her
She made very little noise on the stains,
but Sarah heard her coming, and as the
| girl stood in the doorway, so beautiful in
her simple white draperies, the older wom-
an covered her face with her hands. Then.
as Antonio moved up to the bedside. she
passed out of the room and left the girl
alone with her lover
A day or so later modest funeral left
| that little house. The hearse was follow
ed by one carriage, in which sat Sarah,
| Ben and Antonio. These two felt that
| though they were strangers in name
common bond of sympathy linked them
| III with this solitary, humble woman, who
had played, innocently, so great a part
| in Hubert's life.
|
days before peace began to dawn for An
tonia's heart. There was much to darken
the happiness that should have been hers.
Not even the knowledge that her dear one
| was creeping slowly back to health could
| lift from the girls heart the shadow that
! fate had thrown upon it. There was al
ways her uncle's death to haunt her. and.
even sharper and more hurtful than this.
the memory of Gerald Tenby's self-sought
death. This death was hushed I'D. The
world never knew exactly what had hap
| pened, and for a time this same world
was full of CONSERVATION and even regret
| for the untimely death of one who possess
ed so much as Gerald Tenby had done.
Perhaps on no one did the report of this
| death make deeper impression than ND
on a certain Englishman who lived I'M
| der an assumed name in the only land
where the hand of justice could not reach
him.
| The man Stephens had found him and
| boldly taxed him with all that had been
done, but Stanton had not hesitated to
| buy this mans silence. Yet at the same
| time, he trusted so little to this that he
had gone as quickly as he could to Spain.
where, if Stephens had wished to set the
law upon him, he could remain untouched.
Antonio and Hubert were married very
quietly. AT the girls own desire, this
marriage took place up in the North.
1T is long way for you to travel.
dear" she said to Lady Charlotte Single
ton, but | want you to take this Jour
ney. ! do not feel that should be mar
ried properly if you were not there"
Simple as the wedding was, rumor Of
it had spread in the village, and outside
the church all the people who had known
the bride and bridegroom as children gath
cred together to give their blessing and
their good thoughts on their marriage day.
and as Hubert came out of the church
with his wife leaning on his arm, the veil
/ thrown back over her face. her eyes shin
| ing like stars, her sweet lips smiling. g
| cheer went up that WIS irresistible and
/ HEARTFELT cheer that brought the tears
to Antonia's eyes and made her heart leap
As they were alone in the carriage to-
gether she turned to her husband.
| "Oh, dearest !" she said. Il am almost
| too happy. What can l do TO show my
gratitudeg"
Love me, Antonia," said Hubert. INV
SSaAs NS"A MAASs 4oNe me, ana neIp me 10
walk through life as you have walked
yourself. I, too, feel that my heart is
overcharged but that is natural dear.
for we have passed through such dark.
| chill shadows that we are almost afraid
to greet the sunshine now that it has
come"
| The carriage drove along brisklv. /.
/ turned in at the gates of Mil Cross
Court, for, following an old custom. HUI
/ bert had carried his wife away direct
| from the church to his own home. and
there stood Antonia's father and his sister
/ Bertha, with her little children, ready
/ to welcome them. 10 say tender words.
and 70 assure them that life was indeed
| blessed with happiness.
Later on in the day Sir Hubert and
Lady Tenby left the North to travel
abroad for a time. When they were gone
/ Ben had q sense Of desolation pressing
upon him that be could not put into
words, and all at once, yielding to q sud
| den impulse. he turned and went TO the
village. There in a little cottage dwelt q
stately, beautiful woman. who was known
| TO be great singer, and whom none of
/ the old villagers recognized BY her new
name. Ben came 10 her as she sat by the
/ FIRE in the cleaning.
Lass" he said. Il cannot live here
any longer; / am going back TO the life
lived for so many years. have come
TO say gooi-oy, Lizr'