Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-05-19

BeStS TO readers.
EFT penniless orphan when q
timid and sensitive girl of eight.
cen, the beautiful Lady Isabel
Vane found herself at the mercies OF
an unsympathetic 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 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.
II ought to tell you'll must" she
confessed to him in hysterioal tears.
Though I have said yes do not
yet-this has come upon me so by sur
prise" she stammered. II like you
very much; l 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?Y
"Oh, yes" she earnestly answered,
II hope So"
Passively she let him have his first
kiss. my dearest" he said, ut 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
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.
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
lngs 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, unforglving father would |
hear naught Of the son who had dis
yraced him. Barbara's secret meet
ngs with her exiled brother had con-
7inced her Of his innocence Her one
'ecourse, when impIored by Richard to
eek help in finding the real criminal,
vas to- conflde in their old family
riend, Archibald Carlyle.
Always delicate in health and wor-
led sick over her imagined troubles,
-ady Isabel was finally persuaded by
Ter physician to go to the French
'oast for change Of air and scenery.
rhe autocratic CornelIa forbade her
icing accompanied by the children.
.ady Isabel was looking forward to a
Onely fortnight before her husband
vas to join her, when she CHANGED to
1eet Francis LevisOn, exiled to the
because Of his debts In Eng
and. Bewildered when she began to
ealize that she still had that indefln-
BILE, involuntary feeling toward him,
he was yet completely fascinated, as
4 the old days before her marriage. /
he would have given all she possessed
, overcome this attraction. Courage
allied her to confide all in her husband.
Full of sOphistries as before, the un-
,rupulous Captain Levlson compelled
er to listen to him. "The past Is
one" he said: ''but If ever two people I