The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-05-20

IT EFT a penniless orphan when a
timid and sensitive girl of eight
cen. the beautiful Lady Isabel
Vane found herself at the mercies of |
an unsympathntic relative. In her in |
nocence she admired 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 it 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 C
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 have said yes, do not
yet-this has come upon me so by sur
prise" she stammered. 81 like you
very much; esteem and respect you;
but do not yet love you"
81 should wonder If you did," Archi-
bald replied. "But you will let me earn
your love, Isabella"
"Oh, yes" she earnestly answered,
II hope so."
Passively she LEI him have his first
kiss. "My dearest" he said, sit is all
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
perienced 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.
1t was true that Archibald seemed
to have many meetings with the prett!
Barbara-but how was poor Lady lisa
bel to know that in reality these meet
ings concerned only private business
Of a professional nature? Barbar,
Hare had a brother, Richard, who years
before had been accused of murder
Her mother was an invalid, and he
stubborn, unforgiving father woult
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 on
recourse, when implored by Richard t
seek help in finding the real criminal
was to confide in their old famil
friend, Archibald Carlyle.
Always delicate in health and wol
ried sick over her imagined troubles
Lady Isabel was finally persuaded b
her physician to go to the Frenc
coast for a change of air and scener,
The autocratic Cornelia forbade he
being accompanied by the children
Lady Isabel was looking forward to
lonely fortnight before her husban
was to join her, when she CHANGED I
meet Francis Levison, exiled to tn
continent because of his debts in En-,
land. Bewildered when she began
realize that she stlll had that indefil
able, Involuntary feeling toward hin
she was vet completely fascinated, {
in the old days before her marriag
She would have given all she possesse
to overcome this attraction. Couras
failed her to confide all In her husban
Full of sophistries as before, the u
scrupulous Captain Levison compellt
her to listen to him. "The past
gone" be said; but II ever two peop