The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-11-24

missed him abruptly, sent Tor ner nus
band to take her home, and made a
pitiful attempt to drive all thoughts Of
Francis Levison from her mind.
It was well-nigh impossible. Her
plans to forget him were completely
frustrated when her generous husband,
innocently enough, merely thinking to
repay Captain Levison for his kind at
tentions to Lady Isabel on the French
coast, invited that profigate to East
Lynne as a place Of shelter where he
might be safe from his creditors until
something could be arranged.
Like serpent Levis0n boldly took
every occasion to whisper into Lady
Isabel's ears all the meetings that he
spied between her husband and Bar
bara Hare. Under Misrepresentation
that her husband was giving his love
to Barbara and frantic with the jeal-
GUS belief that the two were uniting
to deceive her, Lady Isabel finally
yielded to Levison's pleadings and
eloped with him.
No sooner had she taken the fatal
step than she was filed with remorse.
Almost Immediately she discovered the
true character of this insincere rake
for whom she had given up her all. In
a year he deserted her, leaving her I'M
born child nameless.
Too proud to accept help from rela,
'tives, she decided to become COVER
ness. When she CHANGED 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. It was desperate
chance to take, for she might be rec
ognized, though illness and the rail
road accident which had killed her
child had altered her entirely. Her
disguise was complete, as, heartsick,
she rode again along the familiar road
toward East Lynne. When the dear
old house doomed up before her, its
gay and cheerily lighted windows a
contrast to her own downcast spirits,
she began to wish she had never under
taken the project. But for the sake
of seeing her own children again she
would have turned back. Her fears OF
being recognized were allayed when
she saw that no one suspected for q
moment that the gray, saddened and
disfigured Madame Vine" was Lady
Isabel.
East Lynne had new mistress now
none other than her fancied rival OF
old. Barbara Hare. Not until she real
lied for the first time that Archibalds
love could not longer be hers did lsa'
tel feel an intensity Of love for him
that she had never experienced as his
wife. And yet she became almos,
happy again in winning 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 die
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
ton to parliament, only to be defeated
by Carlyle, was convicted of the crime
which had overshadowed Richard
Hare for SO many years. AT East
LYNNE, after the death Of little VIII
liam, a sudden illness came upon Lady
Isabel. When she realized that she
was failing rapidly she begged upor
her deathbed to be allowed to see Ar
chibald Carlyle.
II could not die without your for
giveness," she murmured. do not turf
from me! Bear with me one little
minute! Only say you forgive me- ane
I shall die in peace"
isabel! Are you-were you-Mad
anne vine2"
"Oh, forgive me for disgracing YOU
home! And forgive me for coming
back! could not stay away from
you and my children! The longing fol
you was killing me. I never knew
moments peace after the mad act
was guilty Of in quitting you. Not al
hour had I departed when my repent
ance set In. Oh, forgive me! My sil
was great, but my punishment wa
greater"
SWhy did you go7"
"Did you not know7 I grew suspi
cious Of you. I thought you were de
ceitful, and in my sore Jealousy lis
tened to the tempting Of him who whis
pered to me Of revenge. 1t was no
true, was it?" she feverishly asked.
"Csn you suggest such thing, know
ing me as you did then, as you mus
have since2 Isabel, I never was falls
to you in thought, word or deed. Yes
I forgive you, fully, freely. May CO.
bless you and take you to his rest II
heaven!"
She raised her head from the pillow
and chung to his arm, lifting her FAC
with it's sad yearning. Tenderly n
laid her down again and suffered hi
lips to rest on hers.
"UntiY eternity" he whispered.
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