The Washington herald., 1919-09-02

you became the wife OF another.
Isabel. love you passionately
still"
Lady Isabel felt it her duty to
repel his advances, but there still
remained that underCurrent of feel
ing for him that she could not
comprehend. Fearful lest she be-
tray herself. she dismissed him alb
ruptlY. sent for her husband to
take her home. and made a pitiful
attempt to drive all thoughts of
Francis Levison from her mind.
II was we'll. nigh impossible. Her
plans t" forget him were complete
ly frustrated when her generous
husband. innocently enough merely
thinking to repay Capt. Levison for
his kind attentions to Lady Isabel
on the French coast. invited that
profiigate to East Lynne as a place
Of shelter where he might be safe
from his creditors until something
could tc arranged.
Like a serpent, Levison boldly
to2k every occasion to whisper
into Lady lsabels ears all the
meetings that he spied between
her husband and Barbara Hare.
Cndcr a misapprehension that her
husband was giving his love to
Barbara, and frantic with the jeaI-
Gus belief that the two were unit
ing to deceive her. Lady Isabel
finally yielded to LevisOn's plead
inCs and Cloped with him.
No sooner had she taken the fatal
ct oh,
morse. Almost Immediately she dis
covered the true character of this in
sincere rake for whom she had given
up her all In year he deserted
her. leaving her unborn child name
less
Too proud to accept help from rela-
tives, she decided to become gov
erness. When she chanced to hear
of the opportunity to return to East
Lynne as the governess to her own
children, she could not Withstand the
temptation, so great was her longing
to see them again. 1t was n desper-
ate chance to take, for she might be
recognized, though illness and the
railroad accident which had killed
her child had altered her entirely.
Her disguise was complete, as, heart
Sick, she rode again along the famil-
lar road toward East Lynne. When
the dear old house loomed up before
her, its gay and cheerily lighted vim
dows a contrast to her own downcas st
spirits, she began to wish she had
never undertaken the project But
for the sake OF seeing her own chill
dren again, she would have turned
back. Her fears of being recognized
were allayed when she saw that no
one suspected for a moment that the
gray. saddened and disfgured Mad
anne" Vine was Lady Isabel.
East Lynne had a new mistress
now-none other than her fancied
rival OF old. Barbara Hare. Not until
she realized for the first time that
Archibalds love could no longer be
hers. did Isabel feel an intensity of
love for him that she had never ex-
perienced as his wife. And yet she
became almost happy again in win
ming the affection Of her children,
though her Joy in being with them
was tempered with sorrow in caring
for delicate little William. her second
born. knowing as she did that he
could not long be with them.
Events moved along fast There
came the time when Francis Levison.
returning to West Lynne to seek cleo
tion to Parliament, only to be de
feated by Carlyle, was convicted of
the crime which had overshadowe ed
Richard Hare for so many years. At
East Lynne, after the death of little
William, a sudden illness came upon
Lady Isabel When she realized that
she was falling rapidly. she begged
upon her death bed to be allowed to
see Archibald Carlyle
"I could not die without your for
giveness." she murmured. do moi
turn from me! Bear with me one