Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-09-12

the poor lady had been wont to keep
all letters and papers. There Hilda
searched; there she found letters
worn and yellow with age, love let
tiers written by the gay and dashing
Lord Hutton TO the quiet, dignified
Miss Erskine; but neither there nor
anywhere else could she find any
mention of herself She questioned
the cider servants who had lived long
with Lady Hutton, but Trey could tell
her nothing. One of them spoke of
beautiful woman who brought aida
to Brynmar-a nurse, they supposed.
In despair Hilda gave up all hope of
ever knowing anything of a secret so
well kept; so she triAd to forget it,
Neither the doctor nor the lawyer
could enlighten her. for Lady Hutton
had not taken them into her conf
dencc.
Make yours T quite happy" wrote
Mr.. Abelson; Lady Hutton was a
just woman. Most probably you are
a distant relative of her own. Few
people will ever remember you were
not her child. especially as she treated
you as such. Respect the secret of
the dead as she respected the living. !"
After that Hilda was content 70
! leave the mystery a secret still, and
as weeks passed on she recovered
from the great and Sudden shock;
but while she lived, Hilda never
| ceased to mourn the kind and stately
| lady who had loved her so well. In
| the quiet and silence of Brynmar her
| health and spirits returned. Some
thing of the old beautiful bloom was
on her face when, six weeks after
ward, Barbara came, saying, that in
| spite of all remonstrance, Claud
would come too,--not to remain, but
only for a few hours, just to see how
his newly-won treasure looked.
Hida went with him to the shady
green glade in the woods where he
first saw her; and there with tears
shining in her eyes, she told him
Lady Hutton's dying words, and how
impossible she had found it to dis
cover who her parents were. He
loved her too deeply to care: and he
kissed the tears from her face. and
told her never to think of 1t again.
She was Hida Hutton to all the
world, and would soon be Lady Hilda
Bayneham. He made her promise
that when the spring blossoms came
she would re his wife.
AS the time drew near, Lady Bay
neham made some faint remonstrance,
but it was soon withdrew, because
she saw the whole happiness of her
sons life was involved. Unless he
married Hid; he would never marry
at al Outwartly she was amiably
| Indifferent, but in her heart there
waH something resembling dislike foI
the beautiful young girl who had un
consc ously thwarted the one plan
and wish of her life and heart
Spring came with its blossoms and
budding leaves. The wedding was to
take place in the pretty country
church at Brynmar and gay
! party of guests assembled there
BERTHE Carlyon had accepted his
old friends invitation to onciate
as best man for he was long
ing to- see Barbara again. Diffdence
or deiicacy-he hardly knew which
had prevented him from calling
since he knew she was free
The flowers Hilda loved were bloom
ing on her wedding day when the
words were spoken that made her
Claud Bayneham's wife, and no one
wished her JOY more truly or more
kindly than Barbara Earle.
Lord Bayneham took his young
wife to Switzerland. lie wanted to
show her every beautiful place in the
world al at once. Barbara told him.
laughingly. he must be content with
one, and Hilda had chosen Switzer-
land.
Barbara's words were gayest when
the hour Of parting came. Barbaras
face was the last that smiled as the
carriage, containing perhaps the two
happiest people In the world, drove
away.
BERTHE Canyon stood by Barbara S
side watching with loves keen eyes
every change in that noble face He
saw no trace Of sorrow there. Bar
bara Id not keen her woes for the
worlds amusement. She was calm.