Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-08
CHAPTER Iy.-(Continued1.


ebo hit her lip, and tried hard to draw
i. brides attention away from the talk
tho men by suddenly showing an i'm
aso interest tn all that the Others had
.or in Paris; so much so that Ella
rh,rltou was quite touched.
You must come up to the hall tomor-
Jear.7 she said. "and l will show
.,r some of the pretty things Harry
}.ncbr for me. The dear boy spent quite
T7tlc fortune, in spite of all | could
An. it Is nice to be young, and to
l S' and be beloved! We must find you
bnshqnd. Nell, one who lives some
,rbore not too far away, so we can still
H.. nejobbors and friends"
The oirl never WINGED, and the other,
,,bo knew everything, admired her for it..
~Of course, till the year of mourning
:. over we cannot entertain much" she
..;d but we shall have a few dinner
,srties to which you and the major must
lome 1t is no good, Nelly, your shaking
your head, and l insist on it, and, if
necessary, l shall point out to the major
how important it is for you to meet nice
neople. You can leave the rest to me,
dear. and be quite sure that | shall not
have set of old frumps at my table.
I do not forget when | was only the
moor companion of dear Lady Hammers
II how considerable and kind you and
vour father were; and now you must let
me do the best for you / can. 1t is the
duty OF every pretty girl to marry and
make some mans life happy, as l mean
to do Harry's."
She could not resist the temptation to
give the last little stab, but the rest of
her speech had been genuine enough, and
meant in all Kindness. Now she had Sc
cured her position she was not in the least
Jealous of the girl; but it was policy to
yet her married Besides, she was gener-
on, enough to feel that it would be the
best thing for he: if she could find some
other image to obliterate that of Harry
from hes heart.
Criminal as she was, and reckless,
there was nothing mean on little in her
nature.
This was the beginning of the intimacy
which grew up between the cottage and
the hall, an intimacy in which Nelly was
obliged to Join.
The major hugely delighted in good
dinners, and the late Lady Hammersly's
cook was an artist.
Harry, as the first fierce passion for his
beautiful wife cooied found pleasure in
the company of gentle, blue-eyed Nelly,
and OF this Ella Charlton neither ap-
proved nor disapproyed, but quietly de-
tgmined to put an end to it if she found
platonic friendship going too far. She
had already settled in her own mind that
the majors daughter should marry the
scond son of a wealthy baronet who
lived at a convenient distance, and whom
sh eontriyed to have pretty frequently
over at the hall He was already struck
by the girls beauty and, properly
prompted, would propose in due course,
she was sure.
In case of his being rejected it might
De well to open the majors eyes to the
true state OF affairs, when she Judged
she might count on his authority. In
TACT, she did not doubt that with
steady hand she could steer her little plot
10 a peasurable conclusion. Harry would
De dIsenehanted and the major satisfied.
her own path would be cleared. and
Ae.g would have { moderately well o-do
husband, and in time be happy enough.
and so the winter passed. and once
more the gardens of the hall were bright
WIN flowers, but Harry Charlton and his
Nlie were not there to see them. they
n,tS,'lng gone up to London for the season.
Ella had not thrown her hospitality
away and had found neighboring
COUNTESS ready, for certain considera-
IONS, to present her and chaperon her
INTO some of the best houses; besides
"oeh Harry had many friends ready to
Welcome his wife to their homes. For
NIily TINS was time of respite.
NO one but herself knew what a heavy
fualh the last few months had been upon
,g'' She had comforted herself with the
ylooeHt that her secret was quite safe in
-e' own keeping, and believed. like the
.IoiA' That she could resist the tempta-
D9H OF living near the light which at any
'..s.HtnV might prove fatal Yet every
,'S'l TO the hall had been one of pain;
0! httle endearment. every glance ex-
.'''-ed between Harry and his wife had
W. -1Ied her. And now, if Respondent and
unhappy, she was at peace. Yet when
VA tS season came to its close and Harry
t ,..' made his appearance at the cot
one morning, insisting that she and
'"l!er should come over and dine at
"ail that evening. a throb of ioy
'''-'d her heart, and for. the first time
~. many weeks the major heard her
7'i'7 re she went about the house