Judsonia weekly advance., 1921-05-12

cen, the beautiful Lady Isabel
Vane found herself at the mercies Of
an unsympathetic relative In her in
nocence she admired a certain frequent
visitor at this home-Captain Francis
Levison, an unprincipled spendthrift
Beyond heartlessly leading her on to
care for him he made no honorable
mention of marriage. Small wonder
was 1t then that she accepted Archi-
bald Carlyle, when that worthy and
straightforward country lawyer, the
purchaser of her fathers estate at
East Lynne, took courage because Of
her distress over her unpleasant sur
roundings to ask her in marriage.
Il ought to tell you'll must" she
confessed to him in hysterical tears.
Though I have said yes I do not
yet-this has come upon me so by sur
prise" she stammered. II like you
very much; esteem and respect you
but do not yet love you"
II should wonder if you did," Archi-
bald replied. But you will let me earn
your love, Isabel??"
"Oh, yes," she earnestly answered,
IT hope 500
PassivelX. she let him have his first
kiss. "AIy dearest" he said, sit 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 most de-
voted husband and three lovely chill
dren. But her happiness was married
by two thorns, of which her husband
was quite unaware. Cornelia Carlyle,
the domineering and narrow-minded
half-sister of Archibald, had steeled
her heart against Isabel from the be-
ginning, and made life at East Lynne
quite miserable for the poor little mex
pe1ienced bride. The second disturb
ance was the suspicion that her hus-
band loved and was now renewing his
love for Barbara Hare, the daughter of
the neighborhood justice. melted by
the idle gossip of servants, this suspi-
cion grew into jealousy.
It was true that Archibald seemed
to have many meetings with the pretty
Barbara-but how was poor Lady Isa-
bel to know that in reality these meet
ings concerned only private business
of 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 dis
graced him. Barbara's secret meet
ings with her exiled brother had con-
WINGED her of his innocence. Her one
seek help In finding the real criminal,
was to confide in their old family
friend, Archibald Carlyle.
Always delicate in health ard wor-
ried sick over her imagined troubles,
Lady Isabel was finally persuaded by
her physician to go. to the French
coast for a change Of air and scenery.
The autocratic Cornelia forbade her
being accompanied by the children.
Lady Isabel was looking forward to
lonely fortnight before her husband
was to join her. when she CHANGED to
meet Francis Levison, exiled to the
continent because of his debts in Eng
land. Bewildered when she began to
realize that she still had that indefin-
able, involuntary feeling toward him,
she was yet completely fascinated, as
in the old days before her marriage.
She would have given all she possessed
to overcome this attraction. Courage
failed her to confide all In ner husband.
Full of sophistries as before, the I'M
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her to listen to him. 1.-THE past Is
Rone," he said; ''but If ever two people