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Thus, as we already know, he went directly to Heathdale where he arrived on the very evening that Lady Linton had received the papers announcing that his wife had secured a decree of divorce.
"He has ruined his life!" cried Lady Linton, his sister, in a white rage, after reading the letter. "To think of it! he has married a perfect savage from the wilds of America! A pretty mistress for dear old Heathdale, truly. I will never receive her, <i>never!</i>" "You know what William is, Miriam, and it will not be wise for you to offend him.
"The idea of an American plebeian being the equal of a Heath of Heathdale!" Sir William laughed outright; then he said: "Your loyalty to your family does you credit, Miriam, but I imagine, if you should ever visit America which I trust for your own sake, you will do some time that you will return much wiser than you went.
I shall sail for Liverpool on the very next steamer, to expose this villainy and to assert my legal rights and my daughter's claim to her position as a Heath of Heathdale. She, at least, shall not suffer dishonor, if the lives of two women have been ruined by the villainy of one man.
But, still resolving to find her at any cost, he turned his face in another direction, and began anew his wanderings up and down the land. Three weary years he spent thus, following every clew, but all to no purpose. Then, saddened and disheartened he was compelled to give up the chase and return to Heathdale, for his estate demanded his personal attention. Mrs.
Later in the day, while Sir William was engaged with the Stewart looking over accounts and inquiring into the condition of Heathdale generally, Lady Linton went quietly up to her brother's rooms to attend to the unpacking of his trunks and putting his wardrobe in order. While thus engaged she came across a worn portfolio filled with papers of various kinds.
They had made their home chiefly at Heathdale, because Lady Linton's pride could not tolerate life at Linton Grange when they had no means to keep it up in proper style, and it was very pleasant and comfortable to be in her brother's home, where there was abundance of everything, and where she had been allowed to manage the household in her own way.
Heath at all; that the gentleman who brought you here was not what he represented himself to be." "What authority have you for making such a statement Virgie demanded, haughtily: "This," answered the hotel keeper, producing the paper containing the notice of the marriage at Heathdale which Mrs. Farnum had slyly laid upon his desk, with the marked paragraph uppermost.
This, of course, would make matters rather complicated and awkward; but, as long as her brother was not at home, she trusted to her own craft to deal with her and make her only too glad to give Heathdale a wide berth should she show herself there. After cabling, Sir William went again to the Pacific coast, in the hope of finding Chi Lu.
Her brother was away for a day or two on a matter of business when Virgie's imploring epistle arrived a circumstance for which his sister was most thankful, for it was no trifling matter for her to be always on the alert to intercept the letters that passed, through the bag at Heathdale.
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