Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-01
cnAPTER VII.

yer. aIP4g.~n5~r0-ooa. He came to Dingle-
JACK i o osorIv every day, but in an almost
7o ,.,5 manner he gave ner 70 understand
poH'gg?' , - -;si-= we're to Mrs. Fraser, and
no. 10 uo n her brain to find the real
nc '' Was If jealousy of Beverley
Es-S %: =, with whom she certainly had
h0>l, , though very mildly, since he had
HI'50' +ba scene: or was it caused by
co-E rDnrra3ga that, as day after day
'As br +ba poor Marquis of 1verne's
"s-. 40, crew worse. and he, John Glen
, ,,..a,d world be to a certainty IN the
oa' Tg -,o1,s Mace and heir to the dukedom
os AZ. IN ,,arv months had elapsed?
''. rt, rbonghr Of this approaching event,
-.,1 hardly be said, whetted Sheila's
.- -.r and intense desire to become
t's Inns acknowledged fi&ncee. She
~: 3.l- rrorrv and think until she was
LD' bnr she would never guess the real
,.,r If this change, never dream that
:. u.s her rrwomanly cruelty and indif-
.,-,ce TO Audrey that had opened Jacks
w.. f. her rrue character, anG planted
y 6rs+ seeds of contempt III his breast
toward her,
10 had rot The whole story from Mar
,5an who cleaned it from Audrey, and
,o.airIv Miss Fraser's conduct did not
.o,rI we'll when her furious temper and
5., riruIont abuse of a poor, nervous,
..,.roIIr shy creature was detailed in a
c,m. collected manner.
Yrs Fraser knew nothing about her
NOW maid until Marshall, seeing her so
1,nrr better. ventured to tell her, and was
mora than repaid for her kind action at
+be Measure her mistress expressed in
bsv.rg the girl about ner.
As for Audrey herself, she seemed to
he IN one long, pleasant dream. Mrs.
Fraser's sweet low voice and delicate
be,rtv her gently uttered thanks and
,on>jderation for the comfort of those
rboff her was a new and delightful SEN
sahon, Marshall's patience and ready
will more than pleasant, and her life so
ppa,afuI and happy that she c>uld hardly
realize it was herself who lived it and not
another.
Mrs Fraser made no further remark
ABBOTT Audrey's eyes, nor did she seem to
recognize that vague, curious likeness
that had so startled her. She was still
confined to her room. But she was not
dull; she had plenty of visitors. Miss
Frs>ar came first thing IN the morning
and chatted in q desultory fashion with
her StoDmothar. and after her came Mrs.
ThUrgato, who was welcomed eagerly by
the invalid
audrey was never in the room when
the yectors wife called, 0ut she always
noticed how tenderIy Mrs. Fraser spoke
70 her when Mrs Thorngate had gone
away again, and what a flushed, eager
look there was on the Wal face. At
first Audrey had been afraid to meet Miss
Frazer, but beyond a frown ard a sharp
glance at the girl Sheila said nothing ;
she knew better than to object to any
arrangement her stepmother might make.
Or afternoon, toward the end of the
week Mrs. Fraser sent the girl out for a
walk
You have sat long enough over that
sewing; brisk walk will 90 you good ;
besides, | expect my lawyer down from
London on-On important business"
Are you happy with NE, my child 2"
she asked in low tones, a sob sounding
as II it were behind her voice.
On. 500 happyw Audrey cried.
sneeiing beside her. Il wrote and told
Jean how good you were to me, and I
heard from her this morning. She says
you must be an angel, and so l think
you are"
Mss me- murmured Constance Fras-
FL, gazing up into the lovo!v girIish face
almost hungrily, certainly passionately.
Audrey laid her cool !irs on those Of
'1e older woman.
i love YOU she Whispered, involun-
tariy.
MY dear. My dear!"
MIS-. Fraser chung to her for a NOM
eD' then with another kiss and a ten
yer smile waved her on.
1t must be true, I feel it here" she
%Io 10 herself, as she was alone, and
she pressed her hand to her heart. "Oh,
Isayen If this comes to me, how shall
l n2nk Thee for Thy gooEness?"
audrey soon equipped herself. She no
I sonseF wore the hideous black bonnet,
D vg a smaller one, with bright crimson
1 = as relief to her dark locks. Mrs.
> '"SeF had sent Marshall into the vii
.SSs' and had bought the girl many gar
-g1'S' which provoked wonder and in
..uST pleasure in Audrey's breast. She
w, ,Sa'" not bring herself to realize that
'D[y were all for her.
J., II was q bitterly cold day. but Audrey
~ ~ not seem to feel it; she planted her
- Ia-1S IN her warm muff, and danced
.r ,.',>' singing gayly to herself from very
51 D.,'Sance Of spirit. The world was
i'll '',.N0-' after all-so her simple, child
- - 1tart determined. She was quite
, ,t>.' SoT She had four good friends
~, m"S her sweet mistress, and dear
1.S Inoyngate, and Marshall. and King
I ,,.,."S She did not know which she
s.,r - 'SS,. She walked down one of the
tr, ,-gso paths, and shrank, so she
o. r 'sl,N' out Of sight as she saw a party
s.o t:oPe coming up from the lake, where
a ~~o was IN high swing. Sheila, in
no+ -,9-'A>ant sealskin, with a cap to
5esis SI' On her rudy hair, was walking
bo,ss beverley Rochfort. She looked
In, ,'' as indeed she was, and cross, too,
sill ,Ie bargain, for there was Jack
and LS1S,'ing to plain Louisa Everest,
si,s,a 1T mad not been near her all the