The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-09

ruin he had determined upon. His uncle
relented by reason of Carlyle's repre-
sensations and paid the young mans
bills.
But still he fingered on at East Lynne
with the lying excuse that he had not
yet received the money from the baronet
Between her jealousy of her husband and
the influence of Levison's fatal fascina-
ton Lady Isabel became bewildered and
was lost. One evening Archibald had
made some excuse for not returning home
until late. Isabel had driven to West
Lynne and was returning in the carriage
when she met Levison walking. Pray
give me a seat in your carriage said
he, 81 have had such long walk that
am exhausted" AS the carriage passed
the Hare residence Levison called Isa-
bells attention to two figures walking
slowly up and down before 1t in the
moonlight and seemingly in earnest con-
versation. It was Archibald Carlyle and
Barbara Hare. Levison took full f.dvant-
age of the incident, and when Carlyle
returned to his home that night his wife
had left IT with her seducer.
Little did she guess why those two fig
ures had been walking up and down there
in the moonlight before the Hare house
Richard Hare had come again in secret
to West Lynne, and was then In the
house talking with his mother while
Archibald and Barbara kept watch to see
that Justice Hare did not return unex-
pectedly and surprise the doting pair.
And Richard had told them when they
had met him of having seen the real
Thorne that day in West Lynne.
Il cannot be mistaken, saw him as
plainly as anything; 1t was he. He was
in Bean Lane going toward the highway
and had on a fur cap. But he took it Off
a second and saw his face and saw
him put up his jeweleo nand and throw
his hair back in the same old way"
Who could 1t have been that Richard
saw? The only stranger known to be
about there was Francis Levison and the
description of Richard tailed with his.
Faint suspicious were aroused In Barbara
and Carlyle. but the great calamity which
Archibald found had fallen upon his
household when he reached East Lynne
for time put all other matters in the
background-besides it was so unlikely
that it could have been Levison who had
killed Hallijohni 1t was a lonely and
gloomy life that Carlyle now lived at
East Lynne-lonely except for his chill
dren and gloomy except for the frequent
interviews which he had with Barbara,
who seemed now to grow nearer to him
to partially fill up the void which had
been made In his existence.
Far away, an exile In France, Isabel
bore a child to Levison and was deserted
by him. His uncle died and Francis in
herited the baronetcy and a large fortune
returning to England to resume the gay
life he had led before and to squander
his substances. The deserted Isabel with
her child were caught in a railroad wreck
and both were reported killed Lord
Mount Severn and Carlyle investigated
the report and we're convinced of It's au-
thenticity. The child had been killed.
but Isabel had survived her injuries and
now, humbled, broken, ashamed and
penitent. she was acting as governess to
an English family living abroad and had
assumed the name of Madam Vine.
The daughter to whom Isabel had been
governess was to be married to a Ger
man count and the mother was looking
about for a new situation for Madam
Vine. 81 have a nice place for you, mad
am said the lady. 1T is in England at
East Lynne" Isabel felt her heart stop
and her face grow pale but behind the
scars which the railroad accident had
left the large blue glasses which she
always wore as disguise and the great
cap shading her brows by which she acd-
ed to 1t her employer did not notice her
agitation. Yes" she went on, 1--WE were
stopping near East Lynne just before we
came abroad and became acquainted with
the Carlyles. Mrs. Carlyle asked me to
look up good governess for her and
have found her In you, my DEAR Mrs.
Carlyle.' gasped Isabel Yes, she is
Mr.. Carlyle's second wife. His first
eloped and after a few years was killed
abroad and Mr. Carlyle married his early
love, Barbara Hare" Then she went on
to tell Isabel her own pitiable story.
How Isabel had ionged through these
weary years for her husband and her
children! 1t seemed to her that If she
could once more take her children to her
heart she could die happy. Her change
and her disguise she felt confident would
protect her from discovery and so, drawn
by that great mother love which over
masters all else, Lady Isabel Carlyle re-
turned to East Lynne az governess to
her own children-and was not recog-
nized