Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16
CHAPTER xxI.-tCoSrlSoEp.,

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'sWell, | fed with Paul Linmere. For
time was very happy. He was kind
to me, and l loved him SO. We lived
in little vine wreathed cottage, on the
banks of the Seine, and | had my tiny
lfower- garden, my books, my birds my
faithful dog Leo-and PAUL. Every
pheasant night he used to take me out
on the river in the little boat when
bore my name on it's side. | lived IN q
sort of blissful waking trance, that icTt
me nothing to desire, nothing to ask
for. Fool that l was, | thought II
was to last always. After = "aiie
Paul wearied of me. PerhapE was LOO
lavish of my caresses and woru1 OF loPe'
it might tire him to be loved 50 IN
ltenseIy. But such was my nature. lie
grew cold and distant; at times posi-
lively ill-natured. Once be struck me:
but | forgave him the blow, because ne
had taken too much wine. lie laugheu
me to scorn. and called me by Ioui
name that I cannot repeat. Ihat nlshC
he asked me to go out boating win
him. | prepared myself with alacri'y'
for I thought he was getting pledseu
with me and perhaps would cohpiy
with my request Are you weary. OF
my story, Louise"
mo, no. Go on. am listening 10
you, Arabel."
"Tt was a lovely night. The stars
cleaning like drops of molten gold' anu
the moon looked down, pure ana serene
and holy. Paul was unusually Silent
and I was quiet, waiting for him TO
speak. Suddenly, when we reached the
middle of the river, he dropped the oars
and we drifted with tthe current lie
sprang up, his motion nearly capslzins
the frail boat. and taking step toward
me. fastened a rough hand upon my
shoulders. 'Arabel,' he said, hoarseiyr
YOUR power over me is among the
things Of the past. Once I thought l
loved you, but it was merely passion
which soon burned itself out. AFTER
that. I grew to hate you; but, because /
had taken you away from home ana
friends, I tried to treat you clVllly'
Your caresses disguised me. would
gladly have cast you off long ago. II |
had had but the shadow or prele1t.
I am to be married to beautiful Wom-
an in America before many months
shall elapse-a woman with name ana
a fortune which will help me to pay
those cursed debts that are dragging
me down like a milestone. For you l
have no further use. There is no dis
grace in the grave-and I conslgn you
to it's dreamless sleep! The next mo-
ment the boat was capsiZed, and L was
floating in the water. I cried aloud IN
his name, beseeching him to save me,
and got only his mocking laugh in re-
turn. as he struck out for the shore.
I could not swim, and | felt myself
sinking downtown to unfathomable
depths. I felt cold as ice; there was a
deafening roar in my ears, and knew
no more"
my poor Arabel, I could curse the
villain who did this cowardly thing,
but he is dead, and in the hands Of
God"
when I woke to consciousness. /
was living in a rude cottage, and two
persons. unknown to me--a man and a
woman-were bending over me, apply
ing hot flannels to my numbed limbs
and restoratives to my lips. had
some articles of jewelry on my person
of some considera BILE value, and with
these l bribed the persons who had
taken me from the river to cause Mr.
Linmere to believe that [ had died
They were rough people, but they were
kind-hearted, and I owe them a large
debt of gratitude for their thoughtful
care of me- But for it l should have
died in reality. AS soon as l was able
to bear the journey left France. Lin
mere had already closed the cottage
and gone away-none knew whittier
but was satisfied he had departed for
J the United States. LETT France with
no feeling of regret, save for Leo, my
/ faithful hound. | have shed many bit
ter tears when bordering over the
+ probable fate of my poor dog"
BE easy on that subject, Arabel
: saw the hound but a few weeks ago
He is the property of lady who loves
him-the woman Paul Linmere was tt
have married, if he had lived"
'I am glad. You may laugh at me
Louis. but the uncertain fate of Lee
has given me great unhappiness. Blu
to continue-I engaged myself as nurse
maid with an English family, who hat
been travelling on the continent anC
7 were about returning home. | re
NAMED with them until I had accumu
lated sufficient funds to defray my ex
penses across the Atlantic, and then
set out on my journey. | came to New
York. for that had been Mr.. Linmere'
home before we went to France. l sool
got upon the track Of him, and Learned
q that he was about to be married to
j, Miss Margaret Harrison young lad
: of great beauty, and with a large for
tune. wanted to see her; for yo
must know that I had registered fear
;. full vow of vengeance on MIR. Paul Lin
4 mere, and desired to judge for mysel
;, if it would fall heavily on the womal
he was going to marry. For even vic
lently as had loved him I now hate
II him.
"I saw Miss Harrison. l accoste
her in the street one day, as any com
q mon beggar would have done, tellin
i her pitiful story of my poverty. Sh
g smiled on me, spoke few words {
h comfort, and laid piece of gold i
n my hand. Her sweet face charmed MT
r. I set myself to find out If she cared fo
r. the man she was to marry. 1t had a
r. been arranged by her father years bt