Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-06-13
CHAPTER xxxvI.
eWhere is your wife 2"


to his side.
.Where-Tis-my-what?" he ex
Claimed, gazing in profound amaze
ment AT the. lovely face, which, though,
flushed with indignation, still conveyed
hidden and suppressed tenderness.
Your wife, Norah repeated, her
lips quivering; -~.e is Beccae Oh.
how can YOU" she meant, offer to-
take me in your arms, but said, in
stead, how can you come to mee'
'Becca. DO you mean Becca
S0uth?' said Cyril, more and more
amazed. How on earth shonld i
know? What have / to do with Becc..
South, OF Becca any one else?'
Norah's breath came fast, and her
eyes :dilated.
Oh how can yoS answer me s0ts
she said p.teously. Il know every
thing 1t is useless so,try and deceive
me. II is wicked-crnel and wicked
Why have you come hare?' and the
lovely eyes grew dangegs,nsly limpiJ.
Cyril put his hand TO his head. No
doubt at that moment he fancied he
Was dreaming, and that 1t syas only a
vision of Norah which stood before
him, asking The most extraordinary OF
conlindrums
"Norah," he said, desperately, NO
rah. ! don't know what you mean.
lin in whirL What are you doing
here? Why do you ask me these
uestions? / know nothing OF Becca
South. I've not seen her since the
night of that confoanded ball at Fern
dale" He stopped suddenly. for
Norah had swayed slightly, and With
low cry, sank into the chair.
He sprang to her but she put her
hand out to keep him off
He called upon her name in frenzy,
end az her eyes closed. he looked
round for the bell Not seeing 1t, he
did perhaps. the wisest thing he could
do--fung up the window and selz!ag
& shell which 'ornamented" The table.
flung II at the window opposite.
Jacks head appeared promptly. with
every expression OF wrath upon his |
face.
'Come over at once," shouted Cyril |
and before Norah had succeeded in |
fighting OF the f1intlng fit, Jack Yves
ley was in the room looking amazedly
from one TO the other.
Well" he said. what has happen. +
ed? Lady Norah, are you IN? Cyril, |
are you mad? What have you been
saying TO her?r
It's what she has been saying 70
mel" retorted Cyril, half dementeo,
Jack Wesley pushed him aside. and !,
brought glass of water and gave it
to her. and she opened her eyes and |
fixed them on him penitently and then
on Cyril, with an expression difficult
TO describe but full of tenderness ana
hope, and hisl.fearful Joy.
Are you better, Lady Norah.- said |
Jack. Don't pay any attention to |
him, please Keep away. Cyril. Now
tell me what Is the matter"
Then Ncrah opened her lips ard |
struggled for words,
ASK him to tell ME the--the truth. .
she said, brokenly. Il can bear any.
thing but this uncertainty. Ask him
ITO ten me II II IS true that he is mar,
'ried to Becca South"
There exclaimed Cyril; chat. is |
what she asked me before you came
in Tell her. jack
Hold your tongue said Jacl, Yves.
ley. whose acute brain was beginning
TO get TIE drift of things Are .ou
married to the young person mention
ed2n
Am 1? Oh, great goodness, shall
20 mad, sad Cyril. Married to her.
You know. she must know, that an
not that would not marry any one
but--but one woman, II my life de-
pended on it,"
II there had not been that awful
tragedy behind u. the situation would
have been almost farcical. But 1t
was very serious to two OF them.
and Norah hid her face In her hands
and began. to cry.
''Oh, what shall dog" she moaned.
but with cadence II joy and thanks. |
giving. ''Oh. now-how wicked L
have heen.'
This brought Iyrll on his knees be
side her INSTANTLY, and he dragged her
hands tenderly FRI y der face and look
ed up at her all his soul in his eyes.
"Norah. my Norah. my darling'
he murmured. and long string Of
passionate endearments. What doc.
1t all meane Why have YOU treated
me $3.50 cruelty. Wy did YOU nW
answer my lettersg Why did YOU tell
Jack"---Jack had discreetly gone 10
examine a picture ON the wall. AMI
kept his back turned upon the pair
"why did YOU tell Jack that you were
no friend OF mine. and--and let me
believe that YOU wished to see no NOR ;
Of mes Oh. my darling, you have
nearly broken my heart,"
"Minc isis quite broken wh'm-
pered Norah. her hands grasping his
arm with little spasmodic pressares
"Oh Cyril. | thought. believed. thas |