The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-05-19
4 EFT a penniless orphan when a
timid and sensitive girl of eight
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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.
II ought to tell you'll must" she
confessed to him In hysterical tears.
Though I hare said yes I do not
yet-this has come upon me so by SUR
prise" she stammered. 81 like you
very much; I esteem and respect you;
but I do not vet love you"
II should wonder If you did," Archi-
bald replied. "But you viii let me earn
your love, Isabell7'
4Oh, 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 a most de-
voted husband and three lovely chill
dren.N But her happiness was marred
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
qnite miserable for the poor little inex-
perienced bride. The second disturb
ance was the suspicion that her hus-
band loved and was nov renewing his
love for Barbara Hare, the daughter Of
the neighborhood Justice. melted by
the Idle gossip Of servants, this suspi-
,t&on grew into jealousy.
M was true that Archibald seemed
70 have many meetings with the pretty
Barbara-but how vas poor Lady Isa-
bel Ito know that in reality these meet
itgs concerned only private business
0f a professional nature? Barbara
Hare had a brother, Richard, who years
before had been accused Of murder.
Her mother was an invalid, and her
stubborn. u~nforgiving father would
hear naught Of the son who had dis
agraced him. Barbara's secret meet
ings with her exiled brother had con
WINGED her Of his innocence. Her ~
recourse, when implored by Richard to
seek help In finding the real criminal,
was 70 confide. In their old family
friend, Archibald Carlyle.
Always delicate In health and wor-
Red sick over her imagined troubles,
Lady Isabel was finally persuaded BY
her physician to 60 to the French
coast for a change Of air and scenery.
The a~utocratic Cornelia forbade her
being accompanied by the children.
Lady Isabel was looking forward to a
lonely fortnight before her husband
was to Join her, when she CHANGED to
nt Francis Levison, exi1ed to the
esntinent because Of his debts In Eng
siand. Bewildered when she began to
reaIlxe that she still had that indein-
abIe. Involuntary feeling toward him,
sshe vas yet completely fascinated, as
IA the old days before her marriage.
sShewonid have given all she possessed
~ overcome this attraction. Courage
falled her Ia conide allsin her husband.
Hall of sophtstries AZ before, the nm
egcsupulous Captain Levison compelled
Ehef to listen X him. The past =
sagppne,s 4 said;; hut II ever two people