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


misery and despair. ending by offering to
make her his wife. He loved as nobody
else ever loved. he thought. Isabel did
not love him-not yet-but she admired
and respected him and might learn to
love. So 1t was settled and Lady Isabel
Vane became Lady Isabel Carlyle and
went to live at East Lynne once more.
The first news Miss CornelIa knew of
the affair was when she received a letter
from her brother saying that the mar
riage had taken place. TT Is false! 1
don't believe it," cried Miss Cornelia; he
never would have dared without my per-
mission" Barbara, who was with Miss
Cornelia when the news came, felt as IL
she had been stabbed through the heart
She could say nothing, and went SORROW
fully to her home. Miss Cornelia, when
she finally realized that Archibald was
really married, posted over to East
Lynne, discharged all the servants with
which Carlyle had filed the house against
his Homecoming. and moved herself and
her own servants over from West Lynne
So when Mr.. and Lady Isabel Carlyle ar
rived at the mansion they found the stern
old maid in full command
Archibald submitted, as he had always
DONE to his sisters domination. Lady
Isabel, too, found Miss Corney a rather
handy person to have about. She was
aggravating, to be sure. tyrannical in
many ways, and constantly reminded
Isabel what an extra expense she had
entailed upon Mr.. Carlyle by marrying
him. But on the other hand Isabel knew
absolutely nothing about housekeeping
and was rather glad to be relieved from
its burdens She could not have man.
aged such a large place but Miss Car
lyle could and did.
Aside from the incubus of Cornelia and
her ways they got on very happily to-
gether the lawyer and the lady. Isabel
was lonesome, to be sure, and used to
watch out eagerly for Archibald's return
from his office meeting him at the park
gate and she saw him out Of it, rain or
shine, in the morning Time went on and
little girl baby made its appearance at
East Lynne-Isabel Lucy she was chris
tened and the mother found something TO
occupy her time with now when Archi-
bald was away. Then in course of time
boy was born and named William, after
his grandfather the late Earl of Mount
Severn. Then came a third child, boy,
called Archibald after his father Lady
Isabel had learned to love her husband
now-at least she thought she had, and
she at least so loved him that she was
easily made Jealous.
All this time Archibald had been trying
to clear up the mystery of the Hallijohn
murder and in so doing 1t was necessary
for him to have many interviews with
Barbara, interviews the purpose of which
he could not, of course, reveal to Isabel
for the strictest secrecy was necessary.
Richard Hare came back once or twice
from London with news of Importance re-
garding the Thornes. whom Carlyle was
seeking and who, Richard thought, was
the real murderer. Richard came SILVER
ing back enc night in disguise to say to
Barbara and Carlyle that he had seen
Thorne in London. He had tried to follow
him but had lost him in the crowd He
was sent back with instructions that If
he should encounter Thorne again he
at all hazards.
Then one day in the street of West
Lynne, Mr.. Herbert of Swanson. walking
with gentleman met Carlyle and said:
Let me introduce you to Captain Thorne
who is a guest with us just now Carlyle
started and looked keenly at the captain
In many respects he tailed with the de-
scription given Of Thorne by Richard.
Thorne had some legal business-some-
thing about an overdue note-which ne
wished Carlyle to attend to--and Carlyle
dissembled, sending for Richard to come
down secretly a. before and see II this
wa sthe man. Ricahrd came, saw Cap
tain Thorne, and said: Never in the
world. 7 never saw that Thorne before
in my lffe.'' 4.
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