South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-30


she admired a certain frequent visit
or at this home-Capt francis Levi |
son. an unprincipled spendthrift |
Beyond heartlessly leading her on 70 |
care for him. he made no honorable |
mention OF marriage Small won
der was II then that she accepted |
Archibald Carlyle, when that worthy /
md straightforward country lawyer, |
THE purchaser OF her fathers estate |
az East Lynne. took courage because !
OK her distress over her unpleasant |
surroundings 20 ask her hand in /
marriage.
II ought 20 tell you-I must" she |
confessed 20 him In hystericaI tears. |
Though I have said yes do not
-yet-this has come upon me 50
by surprise" she stammered. II
like you very much; esteem and
respect you; but I DO not yet love
you"
Il should wonder II you did,"
Archibald replied. but you will let
me earn your love. Isabel"
"Oh. yes" she earnestly answered.
Il hope So"
Passively she let him have his first
kiss. MY dearest" he SAID. 'it Is
all I ask"
Six years passed. Life at East
Lynne WAS not all that one might
wish for. To be sure, Lady Isabel
had a most devoted husband and
three lovely children. But her hap
piness was marred by two thorns.
OF which her husband was quite
unaware. Cornelia Carlyle, the dom
ineering and narrow-minded half
sister OF Archibald. had steeled her
heart against Isabel from the be-
ginning, and made life at East
Lynee quite miserable for the poor
little inexperienced bride. The sec
ond disturbance was the suspicion
that her husband had loved and was
now renewing his love for Bar
bara Hare, the daughter OF the
neighborhood justice. Incited by the
idle gossip OF servants, this suspicion
grew into jealousy.
70 was true tzat Archibald SEEM
I'D to have many meetings with the
pretty Barbara-but how was poor
Lady Isabel 20 know that IN real
ity these meetings concerned only
private business OF a professional
nature? Barbara Hare had
brother. Richard. who years before
had been accused OF murder. Her
mother was an Invalid, and her
stubborn. unforgiving father would
hear naught OF the son who had
disgraced him. Barbara's secret
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convinced her OF his innocence. Her
one recourse, when implored by
Richard 10 seek help IN finding the
real criminal. was to conflde I'm their
old family friend. Archibald Carlyle.
Always delicate in health and
worried sick over her imagined trou-
bles, Lady Isabel was finally per-
.suaded by her physician to go to the
, French coast for a change IN air and
scenery. The Rutocratic Cornelia
forbade her being accompanied by
the children. Lady Isabel was look
ing forward 70 a lonely fortnight
before her husband was 10 join her,
when she CHANGED 20 meet Francis
LevisCn .exlled TO the continent be-
cause OF his debts I'm England. Be
wiliered when she began 20 realize
that she still had that indefinabIe.
involuntary feeling toward him, she
was yet completely fascinated. as in
the old days before her marriage.
She would have given all she pos
sessed to overcome this attraction.
Courage failed her to confide all in
her husband.
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INSCRIPTIONS Capt Levison COM
PEELED her TO listen TO him. The
past f. gone" he said. but II ever
two people were formed to love each
other, you and I were. Isabel.
would have declared myself. had I
dared. but my uncertain position
my debts-well, never knew how
passionately I loved you until you
became the wife OF another. Isabel,
] love you passiOnately still"
Lady Isabel felt Il her duty TO
repeI his advances. but there still
remained that undercurrent OF feel
ing for him that she could not COM
prehend. Fearful lest she betray
herself, she dismissed him abruptly
sent for her husband 70 take her
home. and made a pitiful attempt
10 drive all thoughts OF Francis
Levison from her mind.
II was weil-nigh impossible. Her
plans TO forget him were completely
frustrated when her generous hus-
band. innocentiy enough merely
thinking 20 repay Capt. Levison for
hts kind attentions 10 Lady Isabel
on the French coast. invited that
prOfiigate 10 East Lynne as a place
OF shelter where he might be safe
from his creditors until something
could be arranged.
Like a serpent. Levison boldly
took every occasion 10 whisper into
= Lady Isabels ears all the meetings
that ne spied between her husband
and Barbara Hare. Under a mis-
apprehension that her husband was
giving his love @ Barbara, and
frantic with the jealous belief that
the two were uniting 20 deceive her
Lady Isabel finally yielded 10 Levi
sons pleadings and eloped with him
No sooner had she taken the fatal
step then she was filled with re-
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