The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-05-29

ment. You went to have a look at our
| house. Mr.. Howard? But why?"
Because / wanted to see what kind of
house you lived in,'' he said, with
) charming doggedness as if, having begun
! confession he meant to go through with
it and was not to be laughed out of the
! position which he had taken up.
/ And Julia sat and looked at him with
all her wondering amazement plainly de-
4 picted in her eyes and on her blank face
! then somehow the fire in his handsome
! blue eyes communicated itself to her
| and she turned a sudden rich crimson
color which spread all over her face and
/ for the moment made her look really
pretty.
"What an extraordinary idea," she MUIR
INJURED, confusedly.
eyes I know it was an awful piece of
impertinence. said he, coaxingly, "but
! don't be angry at it, Miss Trafford. Pm
! only a savage, you know"
"a very we'll educated savage" she re-
! joined, especially in the art of fiattery."
81 did not mean it for f1attery' he said,
quietly.
| An electric thrill shot through Julia's
not very susceptible heart, and as at that
moment he had to get up in answer to a
summons from his sister, she had an OPP
| port unity of looking at him more closely.
1t was all SO very unusual and eXtraordin-
airy that she was too aStOniShed almost to
i think What did it mean? What could
it mean? Here was this handsome young
J man looking into her eyes the very first
time they had ever met, making her feel
as she had never known what it was to
feel in all her life before, saying that he
had seen her, asked who she was, and
had actually gone to her house to see
what kind of place she lived init was
incr edible!"
In the case of Marcus Oxford and her
cousin Madge, circumstances had been at
first pretty much the same, and in their
case when explanations came about, it
had all seemed natural enough, but to
have the same romance come into her life
and come so expectedly-well it was
incredible.
He was very handsome young man,
fair as child, with long limbs, serene
blue eyes and regular features. He had
charming manners, too, smooth, soft
voice, and a very winning smile. And
could it be possible that this-all this
oh! no, no. She was, she must be, dream
ing.
Yet when he came back again to his
CHI air, it did not seem like it. 1t is true
that he did not try to take the converse
ton tip exactly where they had left it off
but he told her how lie detested Australia,
that he never meant to go back there as
long as he lived, that to his mind there
was no place in all the world so good tC
live in as England. with u decent house
in town and roomy lodge in Il good hunt
ing district.
'And YOU are very fond of hunting
said Julia, still struggling with the idea
utter fool of herself.
"Oh, yes. am excessively fond Of it,
passionately So" he answered.
'And you think you will like this dis
trict?"
Eyes; think so. But my idea is to put
up here for the winter and try season
here and there. But, of course, that
wouldn't do if one was married. 1t is best
to have a settled home then-at least
think So"
''YOu would have the house in town"
suggested Julia.
And could take a furnished house
wherever one liked for the hunting" he
Il woman who was desperately keen on
hunting herself, I shouldn't feel comfort
able to drag her about the country in
perpetual state of maGe-shift. However,
time will show utl that and | have to win
my wife before need plan out which IS
the best thing to do for her."
Meantime Mrs, Markham was talking
about her bro her to Mrs. Tra1fOrd HE
|
is such Il dear boy" she was saying, so
kind and SO thoughtful; really, sometimes
| think that no woman was ever so utter
ly blessed with husband and brother as l
amp
And he lives with yOu?" said Mrs
Trafford, stealing an interested glance at
the handsome young man who was evil
IDENTIFY engrossed with Julia.
"a! we'll, can hardly say that" Mrs
Markham answered. cat least we have
never arranged or said that he should live
with us, but practically does-anyway he
| is always here"
And he came to England with yOu?"
ooh, no!-he has been a year in England
doing London" said Mrs. Markham,
with an expressive look. But as soon as
we got into this house, he turned up and
says he means to stop for the present"
| At this point Mr.. Markham went over
to talk to Julia and Mr.. Howard rose and
came to Mrs. Trafford and his sister.
What are you telling Mrs. Trafford about
| me, Maimie?" he said, as he sat down near
| to them.
'My dear boy" said his sister, II was
| telling Mrs. Trafford what horrid NUS
ance you are to Bob and me, and beg
| ging her to help me to get you married
and then we should have our house to
| ourselves"
She laughed as she spoke and Mrs.
Trafford joined in the laugh as if it was
the newest and most original joke in the
| world.
Mr.. Howard, however, did not seem to
see any joke at all but turned his blue
| eyes upon his sister very gravely. There
is many true word spoken in jest, my
| DEAR" he said quietly, land as you have
| invoked Mrs. Trafford's good offices, /
hope you gave me respectable character,
apart from the fact of my being nuisance
| to you and Bob"
''The best of characters, Mr.. Howard"
said Mrs. Trafford, smiling
The litt1e woman got I'D then and de-