Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-09-05
A1rS..3 b.
BY JOHN STRANGE WINTER.
Author OF "Boottes' Bdby,' Beautiful
.ftm,' Etc, Etc.
CHAPTER xv.=ALIrrLE cLoup.

CHAPTER xv.-A LITTLE CLOUD.
After remaining about a fortnight at
Brentwood, Stephen Howard and his wife
went back to their London home and al
most Immediately Mrs. Trafford paid them
short visit on her way to Little street
Hall. where lived the two Miss Stanntons,
two old ladies who were half-aunts to or
Anthony Staunton, and from whom ne
had great expectations.
Whilst Mrs. TrafTorl was in Victoria
Street, the Bob Markhams came up to
town and put up at the Metropole. why
couldn't you come to u.s." cried Julia, who
like all young wives was hospitality anx-
ions to entertain all her friends.
"Oh, no, my dear; many thanks" Mrs.
Bob returned. 1--WE are used to an hotel
aud / am sure you and Stephen are better
off without US. Visitors to young mar
ricd people are a great mistake. No, my
dear Mrs. Trdfford, you need rot look up
II do not mean you. You are a lady and
alone-it Is different. | dare say / could
come and stop u week or so with Julia
and she would never know | was IN the
house. But "A married couple are so dit
terent II we are at an hotel Bob can
come IN aud out without consulting any
one, and somehow n man always does
want to be boiling in and out OF the house
like n dog at "A fair. He can have all sorts
OF people coming to see HIM on business,
end really it is surprising what lot OF
people he has to see about various i'm
provements at Manor Lodge. And besides
these things Bob often wants me to 20
out and see something or buy something
aud he would be sure TO want to 70 just
when we were going to do something
else: 50 believe me, my dear, ii is the best
in every way for us to stop at the Metro
pole
"WeI. perhaps" Julia admitted. "Only
don't say that did not ask you, beg you
TO come to u.s."
MY dear, never will" Mrs Bob re-
piled smiling.
The following day Mrs. Trafford went
off to Little Street and Julia aud Stephen
were left alone aUain-afCer few more
days quite alone. for the Markhams re
turned to Blnnkhampton.
The were very happy-a good many
people were in town that they knew, there
always seemed to he dinners and other
parties going on. every day they became
acquainted with more people and Julia set
up ''dny." when the pretty fiat in Vic
toria Street became quite q centre Of at
traction. Altogether Julia had much
Ruyer life than she had ever had before,
for Stephen did not seem to care much
about sitting quietly ut home aud If they
were not engaged for the evening, gener-
ally suggested a theatre. So the neat
bfonggmn W. tr . GENTLY Ia requlSitlon
as they did not tno" what it was to grow
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