El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-05
Condensed Nooel Series-One 4 Day
EAST LYNNE
By MRS. HENRY WOOD.
lCondensation BY Mrs Ruth H. Frost Worcester Massl

EFT penniless orphan when q
Il timid and sensitive giri Of IS. the
beautiful lady Isabel vane found her
self at the mercies OF an unsympa-
thetic relative. In her innocence she
admired q certain frequent visitor at
this home-Capt. Francis Levison. an
unDrincipled spendthrift Beyond
hearuesslv leading her on TO care FOR
him. he made no honorable mention Of
marriage. Small wonder was It then
that she accepted Archibald CARLYLE,
when that worthy and straightfor-
ward country lawyer, the purchaser
OF her fathers estate At East Lynne.
over her unpleasant surroundings TO
ask her hand in MARRIAGE
7 ought to tell YOU must" she
confessed 10 him in hysterlcal tears.
Though 7 have said yes I do not
yet-lhls has come upon me so by
surprise" she stammered- 7 like
you very much esteem and respect
you; but I do not yet love YOU
Il should wonder If you did"
Archibald replied. But YOU VIII let
ne earn your love isabelle"
On. yes she earnestly answered.
II hope So"
Passively she let him have his first
kiss; Ny dearest" he said, 1T IS ali
7 ask"
SIX years passed Life at East Lynne
was not all that one might wish fc-.
To be sure. lady Isabel had most d.
voted husband and three lovely chill
dren- But her happiness was marred
BY two rhornE, Of which her husband
the dOTineering and narrow minded
half-sister Of Archibald. had steeled
her heasr against ISABEL from the be-
ginning and made life al East Lynne
Hn
experienced OXIDE The second dis
turbaucs was the suspicion that her
husband bad loved and was now re-
newiug his love for Barbara Hare.
the daughter Of the neiEhborhood JUS
tice. melted by the idle gossip OF
jealousy
1t was true that Archibald seemed
20 have many meetings with the pref
o Baroara-but how was door lady
meetings concerned only private husi-
ness OF a professional aature2 Bar !
bara Hare had a brother. Richard. 3
who years before had been accused I
OF murder Ser mother was an In
valsd. and her stubborn. unforEirinr I
father would hear nauEht Of the son /
who had disgraced him Barbara's /
secret meetings with her exiled BROTH !
er had conrluced her Of his iunocenre-
Der one recourse. when implOred by 4
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real criminal. was 20 confide in their A
old family friend. Archibald Carlyle. 4
Always delicate in health ard wor- 4
RED sick over her imagined troubles. 4
lady ISABEL was finally persuaded by /
her physician to 20 to the French /
coast for q change in air and scenery
IRE autocratic Cornella forbade her
being accompanied by the children.
Lady lsanel was looking forward TO
E lonely fortnight before her husband
was 70 join her when she CHANGED to
meet Francis Bevison. exiled 10 the
continent because Of his debts in Eng
land BeWildered when she began TO
rea lie that she sfil had that -nde-
Unable. Involuntary feeling toward
him, she was yet compietel- fasci-
nafea as in the old DAYS before her
She would have given all
she possessed to overcome this attra c.
ton. Courage failed her to confide
az - her husband
Fun OF sophistries az before. the
1IiserIlpui Capt Levison compelled /
her 10 listen 10 him. -The past is
gone he said. "but II ever two people I
were formed to love each other. you