Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-10-15
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linking in her chair and stroking
,n-, q note was brought for Miss
r,.r Hope finished what she
Dos nIayIng then, asking, will you
".m r,eq" opened the missive.
' ~rt e from Miss Dacre,' she added,
l. minute or two-"a most extraor-
. ~ eDlst1e. She says she writes
-itb Your knowledge and approval.
sba asks me to leave you and live with
49, and offers me one hundred pounds
wear. VIII you look at 1T"
Mrs savllle stretched out her hand.
nd after reading the letter, deliber'
,tey returned 1t.
Flow do you mean to reply?"
uran Won ask?" cried unless,
,rdoad YOUR knowledge Of Miss Da-
ores intention indicates wish that l
should leave you.
NO, 1t does not. l thought 1t right
that Won should have the option Of re-
nsfng an advantageous offer. You
uorId have more gayety, larger sal
,rv an easier life, with Mary Dacre,
,ben with a cantankerous old woman
like myself"
III I had the money l should be
rilling to pay a hundred a year to
stav away from Miss Dacre," said
Hone You are severe, and rather
formidable, but l feel sure of your
iustice and loyalty, and the restfulness
Of life with you is infinitely preferable
10 the fevered gayety of Miss Dacre's
existence"
Il am glad you think so. Write to
her at once"
Hope obeyed, and, after writing with
elaboration for some minutes, gave
the result to Mrs. Saville for perusal.
Good" said that lady. 1T is firm
and courteous. Let it be posted at
once Now play me the march from
'Tannhauser,
When that was finished, Mrs. Sa-
Vile said, Come and sit down.
Hope obeyed There was short
pause, and she went on: CAS- you have
chosen to stay with me, my dear Miss
Desmond, l shall increase your salary
to what Miss Dacre offered"
You are very good, Mrs. Saville,
but I would rather you did not. l
have quite enough for all I want. A
year hence. VIII you have proved
me, II We are still together and you
like to offer it-But. oh, it is unwise
10 look ahead so far"
u am not a very imaginative FER
SON. said Mrs. Saville, slowly, but it
strikes me you have a history, Miss
Desmond"
Il suppose every one has," said
Hope, smiling. Il too, have my little
story; and some day, if you ever care
to hear 1t, will tell you-but not just
yet"
I suppose it centers round some
loyeaffair which you silly young peo-
pie always think of the last import
aDce."
1t does" said Hope, with grave
feeling; and I am sure the import
ance cannot be exaggerated If men
and women only allowed themselves to
mink what sacred and solemn thing
love and Its usual ending marriage is,
lever unhappy ones would take place"
An with the vast majority love is
aA unknown quantity and an insignifi-
cant ingredient. Just think what hui
man nature Is, the conditions in which
II IYes, moves, and has it's being: how
Is love as you exalted people accept
II 10 exist? There we shall meyer
agree Pray get me the Figaro"
Miss Dacre was reproachful, and
sven fearful, when Hope next saw her,
Out the much desired one" was i'm
movable.
Is it not extraordinary" cried the
disappointed heiress, that George
-u0lley went off in that unaccountable
way! There Is some hidden baneful
.D1uence at work. 1t Is always the
same. as soon as we are growing con-
Loentlal he flies off It is a hideous
thought, but it has occurred to me
,1a' he Is secretly married to some
1saoful woman. What do you think?"
likely" -0 III
Well good-by. We return to Lon
S01 on Wednesday. Perhaps Richard
SaHle will be able to tell me some
lug OF George. Oh, I forget; we shall
.-S' miss him. Well, if you can find
W. anything you will be sure to write?
'a nave treated me very badly; but
" AoC bear malice. You will find
~, ~ nave made great mistake. So
AN ,'S' Savine seemed more cheerful
~ au IN a better temper after Lord
,S ~suelon and his daughter left Paris,
ra 0oso the presence of her eldest son
:, always more or less a trial.
n cue endured an occasional visit from
1s s,a EYerton, who was quietly perth
r5o r'ouS IN cultivating friendly rela-
H. ne was the only member of the fam
jns VINO o1o dared to mention her offend
rS ~ son but ne only ventured to do SO
~ 'Aey were alone.
Mr. really believe you are softening
- SaYilleS Storv bo,-+ -ba eaid