Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-09

- ~ SuA SdIu y oVS az WHICH
she pretended to be quite concerned,
though she managed to mention That ii
was only for intimate friends"
"Poor mother! Point her out to me the
next time we meet at an evening party,
and IN go for her skirts in my spurs"
doesn't nsk us?"
"We'n dynamite Clanjnmtry House
just as Mrs. Simpleson's carriage stops
the way! Well, goodbye, mother: Pm
dining with Chambers at the club, and
perhaps l shall be able to bring you home
news OF the Colonel-see you at breakfast.
Good.bye."
'Lyndhurst's gone off to Paris" said
Captain Tom Darlington, next morning,
laying down the Times unconcernedly, as
II he had just read the news in its pages,
and glancing across at his sister.
"Ah! hero it is, at last" cried Mrs.
harrington, waving an envelope triumph.
What, from him?" Mabel calculated,
of her guard. ~ mean, at least, of
course, from her?" seeing Toms ewes Gu
riously regarding her.
Lady Clanjamfry's invitation" con
tinued her mother, needless OF her daugh-
ter's slip. Mrs. and Miss Darlington,
reading.5 How delightful"
"Ugh!' s~huddered Tonl,. resuming the
Times, but still covering his sisters face
from behind it. "Don't ask me, do they?
that's all right. It's all humbug, you
know; a put-up thing; I've seen It lots
stand holding girls hands"
Toni" said his mother, much scandal
lied, ppm sure you're mistaken. Lady
Clanjamfry would never permit such q
thing. Besides, this is nos to be an anna
teur seance, there is a regular experi-
m nsgss list. a H. HsE r. Won, Won Bo.e ,,an,ara :; who
"Never fails to take in the Simpsons,
I dare say! Are you as infatuated about
this nonsense as the rest, Mrbel?"
II? Oh, l don't know! That is, I think
it is very interesting. There must be
something in it."
dear! pve nc doubt there is, end Van der
Bosch, OF whatever his name 10, thinks so,
too. Did I tell you that your young
friend Lyndhurst had zone OFF to Paris at
a moments notice, u public opinion is
divided between the idea of an elopsment
forlorn hope at %Tonquin?'
"Who told you?" Mabel continued to
drink tea out of a cup she had already
finished, inc kept her eyes resolutely
fixed on the rosebud at the bottom of it.
II met Carzon Last night, and he was
full of it. Said he met Lyndhurst on
Tuesday in Sloane street in the most ri.
diculous hat, and he dashed past him in
the widest way-went off that very even-
ing to Paris, cutting all his engagements.
Curzon said 1t was just as we'll he did go,
for no n could possibly have known him
in such q tile!"
Mabel said nothing, but helped herself
.she won't show if it hurts. like her for
thatv"
"You would go, Tom, dear, wouldn't
you, if l could get another cardy" asked
Mrs. Darlington, ~persuasively. ut
would be so much nicer for label and me
if ps1 Ys had you with us-~0uldn'S it, Ma
"You had better take Tom in my. place,
mamma" Mabel jumped up and went
hastily to the window under pretence of
giving her canary u lump of sugar, but
hor hand shook SO that it dropped on the
floor Of the cage, Tom observed. i don't
think I care much about it,"
"Not care? Why a week ago your
heart was set upon this thought-reading,
aud we were moving heaven and earth for
tho invitation. What has happened to
you, Mabel"
"Nothing; only I suppose a week ago
I had very little chance Of going, so I
longed for it. Now that it is within my
reach, l don'S care q bit about it, the
girl answered, YEARLY. 1T seems to me
that it is always the way; one doesn't
know the value of anything unless IL Is
unattainable."
She fdgeted about the room for an In
| slant or Two and then made her escape up
| stairs, leaving her mother speeches. with
bewilderment, and Tom whistling the
..Mulligan Guards" under his breath. -,
It was the only tune that Tom could
whistle, and he always did 1t when he
was perplexed, or at a loss, and a great
.Poor Maboi!" he ruminated. CHAD q
| tiff with Lyndhurst, of course, aud sent
him of in a huff. Now, b wants him
back again. Wonder what 1t was all
| abouti They seemed to be getting along
bravely when l last saw them together.
l shouldn't wonder If 1t was some OF this
supernatural, acknowledging business
| has put his back up; l now he hates It
like poison. 1t sent one Of his sisters hall
Of her head, and Mabel, who used to be
90 hot about it. spoke quite omous
| Just now, as II she couldn't bear to hear
It mentioned. l must try and get IL az
tmrned out to be that rascally little Jew
wa kicked out of Colchester with his
marked cards in his pocket. he used 70
profess some such occult arts, In piano
and u%nbending moments In the smali
hours of the morning"
Nv.
IN the afternoon of the 9th of July,
three weeks after the foregoing occur
rences, aud the day of Lady ClanJamlry's
soiree, Captain Burlington was walking
M Piccadilly with his friend Lord Cur
con. .e.n
"You're coming to my aunts affair 20.
snort of men, and she told me to go out and
s catch anybody and everybody and make
them come. You see it has got about that
thew are going to have this German
fredericksburg fellow. and most OF the
men think it all rot and rave decllnenI
aud don't blame them. But you're suc %
y%ood.uatured fellow, you won't refuse!'
II don't Know Lady Claniamfry," Tom
replied. Look! there's Lyndhusst; he's
much more your q Didn't know ne
Maze him 70 1o.ni.A:-oply don't you toll