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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1904-01-22, Page 7Violet's Lover "'I suppope so," was the careless r ply. "Not that I care. Why n'hou I care? Nothing of-tha.t kind matte to me. But I know they tell quee stories about me They say oI dein and gamble ; they say that I-- 13 forgot -I must not repeat. eca•uda ttorn you. • Now, 1f you heard then me ?" said of me, would you defeu "How can I answer yen? You fo get that I leave never aeon ,you b f one " "Yet you defend this Lonsdale ! Do you know him ?" „rhe Mr. Lon.sdale who has suffered so unjustly is the fa,ther of the gen- tleman to whom you esa,w me speak - Ing," Are replied; "and he is ono of the o1lest friends I have in Lilrord." "I euppoise," said the baronet, "that Lonsdalets son Imagines himself a very 1 anusome man. That kind of mean always thinks a great deal of himself." "De you not think him handsome?" asked Violet, who knew well that her lover h,acl the statuesque beauty ed a Greek god. "I never waste one thought on a man's face," he replied. ' But Violet',~ quick instinct told bier the awkward baronet was jeal- 82i of the young Lawyer. The quadrille was over, but he wowed nayt leave her. Site must go with him' to have some, refreshmen -be was sure she felt tired. If b had only known he would have sen all kinds of choice fruits over for the fete, but home could he foresee that the queen of society herself was to be present ,it was all flattery, but very pleas- ant flattery when offered: by a man !worth forty thousand per annum. It 'wars pleasant, too to know that everyone was looking at her, every- one was thinking and talking about cher. She could not help contrasting tber resent position with that which Ohs had occupied half an hour pre- viaussy. Felix Lonsdale had been but cold- ly received. No one seemed to forget that he was the earn of a man whose fair Lame was darkened by a dark clowd. Phe elite had not received him very kindly. im !Lwith a bow; Mrs. Rolfe Browad nson had ed held ;cut two fingers for him to shake, and had drawn them back very quicckly ; ;Mfrs. Bautders had shaken hands with 'him and then looked round very ,quickly to see if ,anyone had observed ;t',er. Ile lxad not been "out," no one had been pointedly uncivil, but he had been coldly received, and Violet bad observed It even more keenly than he had himself, when she stood talking to him. She had a strange feeling, as though she were in some manner sharing his disgrace -as though she, too. were under e. cloud. Now it WAS so Different. Sir Owen's glory seemed to be reflected on her ; people who had never troubled them- selves to speak to .ber before note' were fulsomely polite to her. It was bat reflected glory, oho knew,, ; still, it was pleasant. Sir Owen ln'sisted on taking her some refreshment ; he waited upon hem as though she bad been a ,prin- ceps. She could not tell how it was. but ,she seemed suddenly to have left fax belrind ;ler the world of sorrow, pain an.d disgrace in which, through sympathy with Felix, she had been living so long. "Here is your friend," said Sir Owen, and; Iooking up suddenly, she saw; Felix at the entrance of the tent, looking ;wistfully at cher. 'At first something like impati- ence vexed her. It was such a magnificent triumph for her, he might let her enjoy It -he might have waited a few minutes. It was eat every day that sh!e was wait- ed upon by a rich. baronet and en- vied by Other Seamen. She aright never see Sir Owen again, while ail her Hie was to be 'spent with Felix, Surely he might have wait- ed a few; 'minutes longer ; but no, he was coming to her, and her tri- , mph was ended. She had no idea of resisting his will, and rose from , her seat. Sir Owven looked at her 'la amazement. wv" re you going t d?" he asked. "I you jf presume to ask you 'would go with me to see the flowers. Tilley have some very fine ones here, I am 'told." She looked helplessly frau one to the other. She did not know! how to refuse such a tempting offer from Sir Owen ; it would bo an unequaled triumph for all the guests to see her -to see how. proud and -pleased he was to escort tier trhough' the grounds; but it seem- ed equally .impossible to leave Felix, who lead looked for - Ward with such! delight 'to this lholiday with her. So the beau- tifn] eyes glanced .first at one and then at Lae other, while the white fingers toyed with the pretty' flow- ers she held up t111 their scented loaves fell Olt the ground. Felix cut the Gordian knot for her. "Pardee me for the In'terruptton,`'' he ,said. "Miss Haye was kind enottgb to q>romtso nit that honor." (Dh took Vlolet`•s Band, placed it .41#41. ........ !0"140-..........-.� e- on, his arm, and led her from the id tent. • er The baronet stood looking alter r them with' more than amazement! in k his face. i et he ,said. "The fatiherimperitnence I" of' swell A man e as that would be capable, of forging d half a dozen, wills." "OIh. Felix," .said Violet, I am' r- afraid you have offended bim�." e- "I do not care if I have, Violet. You are mine. What rlghitj has he to monopolize you ? I know, we are hot .married; but it is almost the sane thing. Ypu are my' promised wife, and no one ,shell take you away from me even for an hour. Come away from alt these people _ -I want to talk to you. Como. down this avenue of chestnuts." i He mastered 'leer by his stronger will; she went without one word. They walked slowly down the ave- nue of chestnuts,, the sun glancing an her golden hair and white dress. "Let me look at you, Violet," he cried, with the passionate impati- ence of a young lover. "It seems to me that that loan's presence near you muss: have dimmed your beauty as poisonous air kills a delicate flower. Let me tool; at you, my darliag I" He held her hand and stood look - lag at her, watching the radiant faee with such love in his eyes that a nvoman must have had a marble heart to resist him:. "No," he said. "You are just the same. You anust humor my faa- cies, Violet. Does not some one say that `great love is semi -madness ?' It is true. You must humolr my fancies, sweet. Stand here ; let this cool breeze blow. over you -it will purify you from even the breath and echo al his words," She laughed a Iow, tremulous laugh, but the words touched her. She stood quite still, and the west- ern wind kissed her face, played with her golden jiair, showered the chestnut blossoms over her. `'You shall not even have the echo of another man's words hanging over you, sweet," he said. "Now the breeze has taken it all: away." " Oh, Felix. bow •much you love mo! It makes me tremble to think of it." "You do not understand it even yet," he .repied. As he walked by her lover's side she could not help feeling the con- trast. Who would ever -who could over love her as this man did ? Who it: the whole wide word, the thoaght, had ever been so loved except her- self ? The memory of his words thrilled her ; they ,stirred the in- most depths of her soul. How he loved her, this handsome, noble - hearted mac! His very heart, leis soul and life, seemed wrapped up in her. Even, as she felt these things she could not help noticing the differ- ' once. When she had crosser! the lawn with Sir Owen she had nothing but bows, Finites, glances of admir- ation. ill -concealed envy and won- ' der. Now that one was, once again With Felix„ no one noticed her, no one spoke to her. Itewa,s like being in a different world. Sir Owen had been asked; to play croauet axxd had refused. ] e bad taken a bird's-eye view of the party -four' old milds and a hopeless school girl. It was not in his line, he assured Mrs. Hunter. He would rot engage himself in any parti- cular way; he would only,, linger and wvait, watching for tiko nextegiimpse of the beautiful face that had set his !heart and brain oni fire. He saw her at last, standing with! 11 elix watching the player•~ ab lawn tennis, and the next moment he was by her side. Lady Rolfe, eyeing him, Whispered to Mrs. Hunter : `'Sir Owen seems to be infatuated with Violet Haye. Sono one should tell him ,she Is engaged. Dear Mrs. Renter, would you mind saying that I •should like to speak to him ?" And site smiled a well satisfied smile where she saw the vicar's wife de- liver her message. "You wish to speak tcy me ?" said Sir Owen, approaching' Lady Rolfe with an air of ill -concealed impati- ence. She ;saw that lie looked annoyed, • Burl had recourse to her favorite weapon --.flattery. "If it Is permitted to an elderly' lady like myself to feel jealous, I cer- He could pet deny; it, or he vo; have One ,so,- She continued:. "Ties is the eirst time that. y have met your new trtends and nelg bots together. Do you like them ?" "They are very much like other pee - "3 ou are gamut:10e cried her ladyship. "It Lo very wrong, but I really'] adore ,sarcasm." H'ls fats relaxed just a tittle more. . She watched him Intently; Re , was worth some trouble ; Tor as soon as be had entered the 'neighborhood she ad resolved upon ,marrying her daughter to hirn. "Tihero are ron:e nice girls here said her Iadyship-"some very. pre ty girls -Violet IIaye for one." Then hie face brightened. She ha touched on .a, happy theme at las • "Violet 'Haye is quite the quee of the fete," she epntlnued, ""The' are few, if any, who can compar With her." "There is not one," he said; an in her heart her lady.shipp dislike him for the words. ,". " she a. lowed, calmly uare °eI do not! know wh could really be ,said to be like he She leas no great fortune and connection, and yet ,she is engage to be married• . Co that handsom young Mr. Lonsdale. "Engaged to marry him i" erre Sir Owen. with an angre scow "A girl like that engaged; to mar the song of a mtee who has been tri for perjury, or forgery, or .some thing of the kind." Lady Rolfe laughed lightly, an touched bim on the arm with be fan. "Nay, nay, ;it='was not so bad a th''at. Poor Mr. Lonsdale was in nocent enough ; but she is to m'ar his son -the wedding day is fixe and they will be a very, handsom pair. She will marry' him, I hear, 1 the spring." "That accounts for it," he said and the heave black moustach drooped over as cruel lips as ver ever seen on a man's face. "Accounts Tor what ?" asked Lad Rolfe, tetth a great assumption innocence. "Oh, nothing, in ,.particular ! Bu r thought be ,seemed to consider tha he had some kind of a right to her.' And then, looking at him, Lad Rolfe saw a stern, cruel, set ex pression settle on his faee. "So they, are to be married in th spring, are they ?".:he asked, slow ly. "I suppose this:''goung Lonsdal is very proud of her ?" "Wh'at a question to ask me, Si Owen. He Is a man and hate, leyel r should not think it would be pox Bible to tell lio vmuclr he loves her.' '-`Does she care for len ?" be asked guiicktiee "Dear me, yes. Does she care f him ! Why; it is a love mate Pure and simple. She cares very mut for him and for no one else be 6ieles." L•le asked no more questions, bu Lady Rolfe, still watching him in- tently, saw that the set, firm loo deepened every moment on his face She could not tell whether she had done .right or wrong. She had told him that the, girl was. engaged, and. that it leas quite useless for him. to think of her; but what did that look mean ? Like every one else w.ho had any part in naming Violet Haye to Sir Owen that day, she had an un- easy feeling about it. Sir Owen seemed to think he bad done all that was required of him. He rose from. his seat and left her ladyship with a bow. "Ile will go to Lavinia now," thought Lady Rolfe. "IIelwill waste no more time over violet Hays." But Lavinia beamed upon him in her costume of mauve silk all. in vain ; be passed her with a. care- less 'bow. The moments seemed to him hours before he should be near Violet Hay a again. It was well for his popularity that no one saw the powering, angry ex- pression of his face as he crossed the croquet Iawn. "1 welted have heal if I wanted her," he said to himself, "If every other man on earth laid claim to her, and if I had to fight them ail." Lady Rolfe had unconsciously done the very thing to defeat her own pur- pose. The fact which would have niadie Violet sacred to another man simply urged him on. It would be a triumph to win her, because eo many others admired her ; bat it would be a double triumph if she was engaged to another man. Sir Owen often con- gratukl,ted himself an his perfect freedom from what he was pleased to (nail '"affected nonsense" ; • and he was never more free from It than in this case. If, besides winning floss Days for himself, he could add to that the triumph of snaking her break an engagement to another, it ulc] be the gre;itesrt success of his fe. "She is beautiful enough to f be a ween," he e,�ald, "and It would take hundred lawyers to frighten rue. man with forty thbtu,an'd a yea. till "Ne -lie is quite an invalid," re- plied Violet, half -longing that Sir Ow,eIr would leave her, end half en joying the di8tinotion that his great notice of her brought. ' 1`n.lh, an invelkl-very unfortunate/ Not able to leave the Molise often, I suppose ?" "No -not often," replied the girl, looking' at her lover's averted faee. "I shall be glad to see hies some- times," said Sir Owen ; . "he has no ob ji etion to visitors, I suppose ?" "No," replied Violet; "he is pleased to receive any." , "Then, with your Permission. and ou is Ie" he ,stleered his, I will ride over to -morrow," saki Sir Owen, ' ,'t„ � , Be waited for her reply. Violet d j made none. She wa,si frightened at the expression of her lover's face. a "You do not say that I elle 1 be tell: eome, Mins Haye," he added, impa- e tiently.• Sji•e recovered herself. After al!, elle • was doing' 110 wrong. We obeli be pleased to see you, Sir Owen," she toed him, with quiet 1_ dignity ;• and then the •baronet, find- Ing there was ho chance of further „ • conversation with ,her,• went away. -. "My taxiing," cried Felix., "do not • be at home to -morrow when he e conies 1 I do not like, bin, Violet - he hese, cruel, bad face, and there is d an evil light in his eyes. I do not like him.sweet." 1' `'I wormer why he has paid me e'o rymuch atteption," jte said, "and why, he is coming to see us ?" - But Felix was too wise. to answer that emotion. lee only, claap•ed the d 11ttlo hands in his own. To him this e girl, in'her beauty and innocence, was little less than an angel. 6 "My whit, dove," ho naid-"my pure - sweet love, never mind him ! Prout- y Gee me that when , he am any d, other man comes to you with e flattering words, you will say, 'I am n pledgee to my lover -I am pledged to Feu x Loned.ale.' • Will you say that, Violet ?" e ( Yes, z will," she replied. e " Would that I could 'L•ake' you away from them alt, and keep you safely under the shelter of my own great love, Violet ! You will not be In to -morrow when he comes ? Pro- mise me, my darling -do you not see that I ant half mad with jealousy - promise me you will go out ! If I. knew that to -morrow he would sit by your side, touch your hand, look into your beautiful face, I think then I should shoot him to -night 1" " Oh, Felix, what a dreadful thing to say 1" ' Jealousy is like fIre-it destroys all things," he said: "but I am foolish to be jealous. I have all faith in you, sweet -all faith. Say once again, 'I belong to you, Felix.' " The sun shone on her fair face as she raised it to his, the wind stirred the leaves as she said: " I belong to you, Felix." CP AP,TER xII. The fete was over, but people still. talked of it -of the unexpected appearance of Sir Owen Chevenix and his admiration for beautiful Violet Haye. Violet had said but little at home: she had told her father that the baronet intendde to conte to see him, and Francis Haye had looked up in bewilder- ment, "Coming to' see ins !" he:cried. "What is that for ?" He did hot see the het flush on his daughter's face. She knew, wen enough wily he 'was coming. "If it is about that right of road," he continued, "he may save himself the trouble, for I shall never give in -never !" "You will see what he is coming for when he comes," saiclMrs. Haye; "there is nothing so absurd as guessing. I shall not Walleye it un- til I do see him." (To bo Continued.) t ; i I • of t t y e r s. or h h t k IV 11 q a A ta]nly ant jealous. We aye old friends of nearly two months' standing, yet lin eon have not spent live minutes with me. Sit down here and give me your li views about the fete." Iii Ungraciously enough hot 1 g y g took a Met by her side. She saw him look en With angry eyes at Felix and Violet ; but Lade Rolfe was a woman with a Lott purpose. It took much to daunt her. 1 yo "I have no views," he declared iing- rily'. "I aro quite tired of people with 1 an vi' we." "Clever men ate all alike," re- marked her ladyship, and bis faee so'ftened a little at the words. "At ought to by able to do as be likes. If e menet, what is the use of his env ?" 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