Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-08-13
Lord Rensley's
Bride
By FREDERICK CLARKE
8 1874 western Newspaper UniOn-)

an absence Of year He had shot
tigers in India, had speared salmon
in Alaska, and hunted grizzlies in the
wilds Of western Canada. And all
the while Lady Rensley had kept open
house AT the Abbey Now he was ex-
pected home; he would arrive ia two
weeks Actually he arrived a week
earlier and unexpectedly.
They had been married nearly three
years before Lady Rensley had been
Miss Edith Kane of Cleveland, and
her father was one of the Y rich
est men in America The marriage
LAD been considered singularly for
unate, for the Rensley family
dated back 500 years-though not the
title. and his lands were extensive, al
though Improbable. Miss Kane's
doWry would restore the old abbey and
enable her husband and herself to as
sumo their riehtful place in the social
hierarchy And so Rensley had won
ghe beauty Of Cleveland
He and his bride were face to face
in their apartments at the Eyersley
,hotel. The bride drew off her en-
gagement ring medltatiyely and hand
ed it TO him and said, without
trace Of passion:
Il shall wear my marriage ring, but
not this. The bargain is an equal one,
and / am satisfied You will never
have cause to be ashamed of me in
the eyes of the world. Good night,
Lord Rensley."
You mean, he asked that our
marriage is to be one in name onlyf'
"Why, what else did you expeet?"
she answered mockingly, though her
lips were quiyering. You never loved
me, You sought me for my fortune,
as | you for your titlo. And SO she
turned away aGd they said no more.
IL due couise they sailed for Eng
land. RensIey Abbey was redecorated
and thrown open. Gay parties assem-
bled there.
Then Rensley sailed for India to
shoot tigers, and the parties continued
They were a. gay as ever, but differ
ent people came There was Rizzi, for
instance. that Italian nobIeman who
had acquired a sinister reputation in
several capitals of Europe, and was
not diminishing in London. He brought
his attendant crowd Flashy women
came and sporting men and tawdry
actors and actresses. And of the char
acter Of these people Lady Rensley
knew nathing, for SHE never stopped
to gossip and She only knew that she
liked Rizzi ana that he alone u all
of them seemed TO understand her
situation and to have sympathy for
her.
So she moved among them, limo
Gently, the lonely mistress of the
Abbey, while people shrugged their
shoulders and smiled, And then they
heard tlat Rensley was coming home.
Rizzi, too, heard it, and he put his
fate to the touch In his way he
liked this unapproachable American
lady as much as he was capable Of
liking, and as constantly. They were
al
seryatory From the ballroom came
the sound of music and the chatter of
the guests
He fell upon his knees and seized
her hand and pressed it to his lips. Il
have ever loved you, you beauty with
your secret sorrow. Leave him and
come with me to Italy. You shall
have my love all your days, and my
fortune shall be at your disposal You
shall"
That was the moment when Rens-
ley returned q week earlier than had
been expected. He had sent word, but
he had arrived before his own letter.
So he had Strolled quietly in.
He saw the rooms brilliantly light
ed, but, when be entered the hall, none
Of the guests knew him.
Then Rensley entered the conserya-
tory alone And Lady Rensley, seeing
him. drew back with a frightened
catch of the breath, and Rizzi, know
ing him. rose also TO his feet and stood
looking at him defiantly, with folded
arms.
Pardon me FOR interruptlng," said
Lord Reusley. Baron RizzI? Yes?
Pray. what is it you 50 urgently de-
sire Of Lady Rensley that you 20 down
upon your knees to herr
Since he did not answer, Rensley
turned TO his wife.
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