The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-07-03


" that he had not the very smallest in
tention of anything serious coming about
between the young lady and himself. She
was really sorry that Pamela should have
found them alone and thus have had the
opportunity of giving herself little airs
about the 32nd and Captain Legard 1t
was natural and yet it was SO silly Mrs.
Trafford saw, or thought that she saw, so
very clearly just what had happened-that
he had gone rather further with Mrs.
Lovelace than he knew to be prudent,
that like cautious man anxious to aNbid
any unpleasantness with her husband, he
had deliberately instituted quarrel with
her and had started a violent Irritation
with Pamela Winstanley instead And
p smela had been taken in by it, she had
given herself little airs and had spoken of
the regiment and the route to Mrs Traf-
ford in :, tone as if they belonged to her.
Mrs. Trafford was very sorry for Pamela
Ninstauley.
Captain Legard. however, displayed an
admirable self-possession which served to
prevent any awkwardness. lie sat down
again rs Mrs Trafford did so and went
on talking as if Pamela had never blushed
and he had not tried to make the lady of
the house believe that he had not had
communication with TIE young lady al
ready that day.
st is IL great bore leaving" he said, In
disgusted accents; Greatly Il great bore.
But II is always so with us. We are sent
TO Il place and get to like it, and as soon
as that happens and we know few peo-
pie in it. we are sent off again somewhere
else to begin it all over again.
Mrs. Tra1f nj agreed: though" she add
cd, with It sigh, Il believe my two girls
were glad to go. The both wanted to be-
Gin soldering in downri tht good earnest
and they felt that it WaS no5 proper sol
dering i'll they went to IL strange town
where they didn't know u SOUL"
Captain Legard laughed. "They will
soon get tired of that" he remarked. "Of
course. it isn't SO bad for us unmarried
officers, but we find it bad enough, and
married men very soon come to find the
constant changes intolerable. For my
part" lie added, deliberately, and looking
steadily at Mrs Trafford, II never find
myself in the midst of q move that I do
not feel thankful that / have no wife to be
made uncomfortable, too"
Mrs Traffor,l coughed. eyes, yes" she
said, nervously, for really she was getting
quite nervous thinking of poor Pamela's
little airs and what this would mean tC
her. 81 have no doubt it is IL very tire
some existence when once the glamour has
worn Off But it is time we were thinking
of tea. Will you ring the bell Captain
Legard"
To her great relief the door opened as
She uttered the words, and two ladies
were shown in-Mrs. John Doughty and
her daughter. Never. perhaps, had Mrs.
Trafford been so thankful to see that par
ticular lady in all her life before. She
welcomed her with open arms and made
her sit down beside her, and assumed
confidential attitude which surprised while
it gratitied her visitor Then the bells be.
gan to ring for eyensong and Mr.. Gabri-
ELI went away, leaving Julia free to talk
to Miss Florence Doughty, thus leaving
Pamela and Captain Legard at liberty to
explain the events of the past ten minutes
If they chose to do SO.
But Captain Legard's keen eye had
spied out Florence Doughty, who, if not
an actually pretty girl, was very young.
very fresh, plump, with q lovely rose and
lily complexion and a wholesome capacity
for open and innocent Irritation such as
you only see in extreme youth. So in
stead Of sitting down beside Pamela and
soothing her wounded feelings he stroll
ed across to Julia and the youthful charm
er and Julia had no choice but to intro.
duce him.
Thus Julia could only go over to Pa.
mela, who was sitting quite near to the
place where Cox usually set the tea ia
BILE. Then Cox came in with the tray
and Julia thanked Heaven that she would
have something to do. She hardly dared
look at Pamela; but Pamela was proud
if she was anything and after the first
shock she pulled herself together most
creditably.
mot anything, thanks" she said, when
Julia passed her the cake-plate. 81 have
only just time for a cup of tea. Yes. ]
must be off to service, dear. Father likes
us to go, you know"
In less than five minutes she had said
goodbye and had gone. Legard opened
the door for her and she passed him with
a brave Good bye, Captain Legard," but
never looked at him. Then he shut the
door and came back to his seat again, pick
ing up the thread of his conversation with
Florence Doughty as If it had never been
interrupted.
They had scarcely settled down again
when the door opened and Cox showed in
another visitor, and to Julia's surprise it
was Stephen Howard. ooh! is it your"
she said, in establishment. Thought you
were going to London"
81 put off going" he answered, 81
am going tomorrow, probably"
Mrs. Trafford greeted him with pleasant
familiarity and put out her left hand.
"Julia will give you some tea," she said,
kindly. mo. don't give him that-let
Cox bring some fresh"
Then she went on talking to Mrs. John
Doughty, who, being the daughter of a
bishop and the wife of a lawyer of what /
have heard very graphically called 'risen
,, standing" always felt that it behooved
her to be very particular indeed about her
position in Blankhampton society. At
that moment Mrs. Doughty was very
busy laying down the law to Mrs. Traf-
ford about some people who had not long
before come to the town and who, as they
had fairly large income very large
family of rather good-looking sons and