Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-10-27
Love 5 Conquest

nu CHARLES CARN10

| in the hall a murmur of qualification
ran around. They would have cheer
ed hut for the solemn silence that
retained over the vast house, and that
| their beloved mistress was mourning
upstairs.
"Will you ask the marchioness ii
she will see me for moment?" he
asked one of the maids.
yes, my lord she said, dropping
him deep curtsey.
@Wait," said Harry, and he held
up his hand. 81 am mot" he stop
ped short and frOWned. DO not
! call me SO; am Harry .Herne."
Eyes, my lord" they assented;
and. seeing that it was no use to ar
1 que with them, he went slowly up
the stairs.
They led him to Lucille's room,
i and he entered.
i she was sitting between Lady Farm
lev and Mrs. Dalton, and the former,
i as they arose to leave the room, held
out her hand.
/ "Harry. It is too sudden to real
i i've: but-but I should be so happy
but for her! Be gentle with her"
He pressed her hand without a
word, and stood before her, Lucille.
| AS he looked down at her, still mar
yesously beautiful, more precious IN
his ewes because so far removed from
him. his heart went out toward her'
4 nj
She caught his arm and hid hef
face upon 1t.
"Harry! Harry! Can you forgive
me? Oh. Harry, what have done.
what have done?"
/ "Hush!" he murmured, tenderiy.
"There shall be no word of forgive
ness between us. if you-if you still
care to remember the past! Forgive!
/ When I think but that for my folly
l." he stopped and choked back
sigh that was almost a sob. But
it is not of the past want to speak,
Lucille, but of the future!"
"The future! The future!" she
echoed with despair.
yes" he said. Lucille, have no
fear! I know upon what dread thought
your heart is dwelling. But have no
fear. He has given you your free
dom."
| She gasped and raised her wet eyes
to his face.
"See!" he said. '"There it is! He
has promised to leave you until you
send for him.
/ until | send!" She put her hand
that am that mans wife, feel that
any death the most merciless could
! devise would be mercy itself to life!
/ But I will go-you are lord here now
That is the only CLEAN of light In
the darkness, Harry. will go and
hide myself until death comes and
takes pity on mel"
"Hush." he said, once more, and
he held her hand lightly. do you
think you owe me anything, Lucille?
"Owe!"
"Then you can pay it all, ay! and
with interest. Will you grant my re
quest?"
sWhat is there I will not do fol
your she said, in low, still voice
"Do this he said, solemLly: re
main here in my cad. Remain here
still as the Lady of Darracourt. LOOK
after my people-nay, they are yours
still. Live for others, forget the past
forget him and-forget mel"
His head sank upon his breast
She uttered no word.
'Will you do that?'
81 will do all you ask me, my lord.
she whispered There is no task sc
hard
"And this is hard" he said with
| a sigh. 81 know it. But do it, shaa
feel when / am away that you are
still nere-here, where, if Fate had
been kinder, / might have been by
your side Yes. stay here, Lucille'
"My lord" she said, with catch
in her voice, 81 obey!"
i He turned to leave her. then, over
mastered, caught her in his arms
and, smoothing the red-golde-. hail
from her white forehead, and look
ing down into the depths of her love
lily eyes, kissed her on the lips.
"Good-bye, my love, my angel" ne
murmured, brokenly. Heaven pity
us both!"
-
The marquis-what other name has
he that we should call him by?-
made his way through the shrubbery
to the park. His step, always steal
thy ard noiseIess, was like that of
cat. In every rustic of the leaves he
fancied that he heard the pursuing
steps of the detective. With snake
like speed he gained the wood and
there paused to take breath and looh
around. With baleful glance he look
ed at the house, stretching white
and majestic in the wintry night AL
gonei-his no longer! He was nc
Longer Marquis of Merle, but name