Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-12-14

afraid, nopooy wouio cream OF speaKInF
slightingly OF the owner OF two millions III
money"
"well, never mind chatting about the
money said Eustace; I'VE haven't got it
yet. for one thing. / have got something
10 ask you"
II must be going to bed, " said Augusta,
firmly.
"No-nonsense.'' said Eustace. "You
are not goingl'' and he caught her by the
arm.
"Unhand me, sir!' said Augusta, with
majesty. Now, what do you want, you
silly boy'"
II want to Know IL you will marry me
next week."
Next week. Good gracious. No." said
Augusta. why, l have not got my things,
and, for the matter of that, l am sure l
don't know where the money is coming
from to pay for them with"
"ThIngs!" said Eustace, with fine con-
tempt. "You managed to hve on Ker-
guelen Land without things, so ! don't.
see why you cam get married without
th~em-though, for the matter OF that, l
will get anything You want In six hours.
/ never did hear such bosh as women talk
about things Listen. dear. For Heay-
ems sake let's get married and have a lit
tie quiet. i can assure you that, II you
don't, your life won't be worth having
after this. You will be hunted like a wild
thing, and interviewed, and painted, and
worried to death; whereas il you get mar
ried-well, it will be better for us in u quiet
way, you know"
AaNNv.ll 49,. L. .2~,. a., Nla& ~ oufI
Augusta. But ~supposing that there
should be an appeal, and the decision
should be reversed, what would happen
them"
"Well, then we should have to work for
our living-that's all. / have got my bill
let. and you could write for the press until
your hve-years' agreement with Meeson Sc
Co. has run put ! would put you in the
way Of that. / see lots Of writing-people
at my shop"
''Well, said Augusta, II will speak TO
Bessie about it,"
"Oh, Of course, Lady Holmhurst will
say no. said Eustace gloomily. "She will
think about the things and, besides, she
won't WANT to lose you before she is
obliged"
That is all that I can do for you. SIR"
said Augusta, with decision. "There-
come-that's enough! Goodnight" And
breaking away from him, she made a
pretty little curtscy and vanished.
Now, l wonder what she means TO do"
meditated Eustace, as the butler brought
him his hat. II really should not wonder
IL she came round TO il. But then one
never knows how a woman will take q
thing. IL she will, she will, etc, etc"
And now it may strike the reader as
very strange, but, as a matter of fact, ten
days from the date Of the above contersa-
ton there was a small-and-ea gathering
at ST. Georges, Hanover-square, close by.
l say small" for the marriage had been
kept quite secret, I'm order to prevent curl
osity-mongers from marching do IN upon
ii IN their thousands, as they would GER
tainly have lone had it been announced
that the heroine Of the great will case was
going TO be married. Therefore the party
was very select. Augusta had no rela-
tons Of her own, and so she had asked DIR.
Probate, with whom she had struck up a
great friendship, to come and give her
away; and, though the old gentleman's
previous career had had more connection
with the undoing OF the nuptial tie than
with its contraction, he could not find it
In his heart to refuse.
II shall be neglecting my duties, you
know, my dear young lady, :" he said, shak-
ing HIS head. Its very wrong-very
wrong, for I ought TO be ut the registry.
but-well, perhaps l can manage 10 come
very wrong, though-very wrong, and
quite out Of my line of businessl Iexpect
that / shall begin TO address the Court
mean the clergymau-for the petitioner"
And so it came TO pass that on this ans
picious day the registering was left TO look
after itself; and, as a matter OF history, it
may be stated that no question was asked
In Parliament about 1t.
Then there was Lady Holmhurst, look
ing very pretty In her widows dress; and
her boy Dick, who was in the highest
spirits, and bursting with health and won.
der at these strange proceedings on the
part of his ':auhtie;" and, OF course, the
legal twins brought up the rear.
And there in the vestry stood Augusta
In her bridal dress, as sweet a woman az
ever the sun shone on; and, looking at her
beautiful face, DIR. Probate nearly fell in
love with her himself. And yet It was q
sad face just then. She was happy=yery,
as a loving woman who is about to be
made a wife should be: but when O great
| JOY draws near 10 us it comes c~ompanioned
by the shadows OF our old griefs.
The highest sort of happiness has a pc
culiar faculty of recalling to our minds
that which has troubled them In the past,
the truth being that extremes in this, a.
in other matters, viii sometimes touch,
which would seem to suggest that sorrow
and happiness-however varied in their
bloom-yet have q common root. Thus
ii was with Augusta now. As she stood
in the vestry there came to her mind q re-
collection OF her dear little sister, aud Of
how she had ~prophesied happy greatness
and success for her. Now the happiness
and the success were at hand, and there
in the aisle too her own true love; but
the recollection of that dear face, and OF
the little mound that covered IL, rested On
them like a shadow. 1t passed with o sigh.
and in its place there came the memory OF
poor Mr.. Tombey. but for whom she would
not have been standing there . bride, and
OF his last words as he put her into the
boat. He was food tr fishes NOW, poor
fellow, and she was left alone with a great
and happy career opening out before her
"A career in which her talents would have
free space to work. And yet how odd a
think it, two or three score Of years and ID
would all be one, and she would be as Mr.,
TOmhay WAS Poor Mr. Tonhavt uarkapa