Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-11-14
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me to regret that l have treated you
IKE a sensible man."
1 must have it explained" said Lord
Bayneham quietly but firmly; | must
see those notes, or know what they
we're about. None shall either insult
IF act inpertinently to my wife"
Il do not think any one will ever
Try" said Lady Bayneham; be pru-
lent and sensible, Claud Suppose
.fter, all, there was nothing on the
,aper but the name of book or
ong?"
Tell me how they were given" he
aid, 'and l can judge for myself"
Lady Bayneham, who began to re-
ent of her undertaking, then told him
the two little scores she had wit
essed, and his face grew dark.
IF that man dared to write non
snse to my wife, | will follow him to
ondon and thrash him!" he cried.
can see how it is Hilda did not tell
lie; she was afraid I should quarrel
tn him.
Nothing of the kind" said Lady
,ayneham, trying to allay the tempest
ne had aroused. "She very likely
ever thought of naming it at all; she
,annot run TO you every time any one
5.ther speaks or writes to her."
Then why have you named it?"
asked Lord Bayneham, impatiently.
# there is nothing wrong extraordin-
.lry, improper, wonderful, or anything
Use in it, why did you come to me?"
"Claud, quite despair of YOU" said
he countess, haughtily. 81 have ex-
y,ained my motives. Your wife is
Dung, beautiful, and unframed In the
.orld ways; IL is your place to warn
4er, and see that her very innocence
nd simplicity do not cause her to act
,.nprudently."
Lord Bayneham sighed; he was not
quite clear as to what his mother
5ally meant. He saw one thing
,iainly: she was not actuated by any
,nkind feeling toward Hilda; but ne.
ore he had time to reply Barbara en-
,ered her face glowing with exercise,
lad her hand filled with choice ferns.
See, aunt" she said. touching Lady
Bayneham's face with her fresh red
lpa Il have found all these treasures;
lney will make your collection COM
plete. Good-mornlpg, Claud you look
well-not one-half so bright as the
morning"
For the first time she noticed the
uneasy expression of both faces.
81 am sorry to hear Hilda is not
well this morning" she continued
Pauline tells me she has not lett her
room; so will so and see her"
If you are not otherwise engaged,
Claud.' said Lady Bayneham, as Miss
Earle quilted the room, perhaps you
would go with me around the shrub
berry. l should like a short walk be.
fore the heat of the day comes on
II am quite at your service. mother"
he replied llstlessly. longing to be
with Hilda, and read, for his own sat
isfaction, the truth in her beautiful
eyes.
Lady Bayneham wished some time
to elapse before her son saw his wife,
resolving to give a change to his
thoughts and ideas. OF all fatal deeds
that morning she committed the most
fatal.
Let us go down the Lady's Walk :"
she said taking her sons arm 81 like
the quiet shade"
They turned down the broad, shady
path called the Lady's Walk; tall
branching trees met there overhead.
forming a depth of cool shade. The
morning air was soft and clear, the
birds sung sweetly, and flowers bloomed
/ and all nature was smiling and gay.
As they drew near the end OF the
walk Lord Bayneham saw something
shining and glttering In the long.
thick grass.
What have We here?" he said, stoop-
ing for the shining prize. He nearly
dropped 1t again, in uncomfortable as
| constituent. II was lis wife's brace.
let, the one he had seen upon her arm
the night before. and had spoken to
his mother about; II was the very
same; there were the costly pearls and
the pale pure gold, with his initials
and those of his wife entwined.
"Hilda's bracelet" cried Lady Bay
neham, in sheer wonder; why, how
did that come here? How careless to
irop a valuable piece of jewelry like
that! Is it injured?" she continued for
her son did not speak How strange
lg 1t from his hand why, Claud.-
hat ii should be herel" she said tax
Ida wore this last evening; saw il
m her arm when you babe her good.
light, How came II here?"
No reply came from the young earl /:
ut a strange dark look gathered over
Ms handsome face, marring its beauty
With passion.
She must have been out this morn
ng," said Lady Bayneham; yet Pau,
line said she had not Quilted her room.
Can there have been a robbery,
Claude"
We must inquire" said Lord Bay
neham sternly. This bracelet was on
my wife's arm when babe her good