Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-05-23

dear. and make peace with Lord Fern
dale for keeping you SO long, and /
promise that Immediately Lord Arrow
dale comes home will pack up my
things and invade you"
| Lady Ferndhle had tc, be satisfied
with this. and went off reluctantly. and
Norah was left alone, for even Mr..
Petherick had found it necessary to
return TO London
| Il must find this earl, he said; Il
must find him. If you want anything,
my dear young lady telegraph ut
once, and if you cannot wait even so
long for me, send for Mr.. Berton who
knows everything connected with the
ESTATE"
Norah inclined her head but she
thought that if Mr.. Berton did NOT
come to the Court before she sent for
him, it would be some time before
his tall figure Swallowed the threshold
And it seemed as If he meant to
wait for a summons from her, for .ac
days passed and he did not approach
1.-THE Court. He mad glided out of the
room on the day the will was read,
and she had not seen him since.
| After time she ventured beyond
the park gates, and wandered aimless
lily along the lanes and over the com-
mon, very much as she wandered
about Norton after her mothers death.
but though she expected-and dread ii
Ito meet him, he did not cross her
path.
A fortnight passed. Lady Ferndale
drove over frequently, and once or
twice persuaded Norah to go over 10
Ferndale for lunch or dinner, and she
was made much of and petted to ner
hearts content, but she always re
turned to sleep at the Court. Mr..
/, Petherick ran down from London SET
Ieral times. bearing formidable looking
documents, which he required her to
sign, and giving her further details OF
the wealth which she had inherited
Il think you ought to go to one OF
two of your places, Lady Norah,' nc
said. gently Wealth has ITS re
sponsibilities, as well as its privileges
The place in Scotland, for instance
the earl had not seen it for years
Now, what do Won think of paying II
visit? 1t is very fair specimen OF
-er-architecture, quite princely IN
extent and character Ahem-I really
think you should go"
And Norah said that she would go
when the earl arrived Then he would
sigh and shake his head. and proceed
to tell her about the shares in GOA
nine which he had discovered be
longed to her, and asked her whad
she would co with large sum which
he found invested in tie earl's nal.e
and which now belonged to her. Ant
then Norah sighed, and, begging hin
to do just ns he pleased, closed the in
terview.
Another fortnight passed, and ons
evening she vas sitting in the draw
ing room, looking out at the view
which was rapidly disappearing in III,
cleaning OF the short late autumn
day, when a footman entered anC
brought "A card to her.
She took it up and held 1t towar,
the light. 1t was Guilford Berton S
and on it was written in pencil "wil
you see me for a few minutes?"
Norah held the card in her fingers
her brnws drawn tcce
: for fully a minute; then she inclined
her held to the footman, who stoo,
like statue beside her. and he openeE
the door and announced Guilford Der
ton
He came in with his noseless tread
and Norah who had taken up bool
and held it in her right hand, rose
and bowed to him without offering t.
shake hands.
i must ask your pardon for intrud
ing on you. Lady Norah y he said
slowly. and in the manner of one wnc
was repesting words which he had
learned by heart. but / am leaving
England for some time, and could
. not go without wishing you farewell
His tone was so subdued, SO hum
BILE, and, indeed, reverentia, that No
,rah's frdgidEty melted somehow After
all, she thought, his greatest crime
had been his daring to love her, and
Il is "a crime which most women find
easy to forgive
4 You are leaving England" she
said. "WGll you not sit DOWN."
He took a chair, and she sank into
hers.
Yes" he said sadly. II am going
away for a change OF air and scene
II may be away for some time--for
years
Where are you going?' she asked
mot because she cared. but with the
desire to be at least polite to the man
who had been her fathers closest
friend. and who had only sinned in
loving her.
ITO Australia, think he said
They tell me that a man can lind
work there, and 1t Is time made the
quest have been id'e too long--for
a NOR man