The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-07-31

few months ago [ was keen on it, desper-
ately keen on it, but somehow | am per-
fectly happy where / AMI can hunt bit
next winter"
'sAnd don't you think you will be per-
fectly happy next winter?" she demanded.
Il think shall; but shall have grown
more used to being happy" he replied
'.Stevie," she said suddenly why did
Mamie and Bob persist in staying at the
Metropole instead of coming here?''
81 think only because they fancied that
they would be III the way" he replied.
'Why?"
'.Oh! for no particular reason" she re-
piled, only was rather puzzled by some
thing l heard Mamie say"
WHAT did she say?" he asked.
at was not TO me-but I heard her tell
Bob, and | couldn't help hearing it for |
was writing II letter in the boudoir, and
Bob Sail oh, much better not and then
Mamie said, Oh, it would not do at all
besides Sieve can come to us whenever it
is necessary L cannot think what she
meant"
Nor T." said he. "Oh! I suppose they
we've only thinking that it was best to
leave spoouy people alone as much as pos
sible'
But we are not very spoony," cried
Julia.
But indeed we are" laughed Stephen;
eat least | know am"
"But what could she mean about its be-
ing necessary for you 10 go to them?"
He laughed ''Why, my darling, you
are getting quite Il little inquisitor. But
] will explain-you know old Bob and |
have lot of property that is pretty much
mixed up one with the other. Well, often
enough, matters have to be arranged be-
tween us as to how such and such things
shall be sold or kept as the case may be. !"
"And what sort of property is it?" Julia
'sked.
"Oh, well, all Sorts" he answered; ''for
instance we have some land out there
which we are keeping because we still
hope to find gold on it"
But thought you sold all your proper
ty in Australia" she exclaimed
MY fathers prOperty-the estate that
we lived on when was a boy-yes," he
answered. "But this is quite different
matter"
Then supposing that you do find gold"
said Julia, then I suppose we shall be
awfully rich"
eve shall be very rich them" he an
swered
"And where is it,"
"WelI, that is just what we don't know,
what we have got to find out" he said.
NO no. don't mean the gold. / mean
the place." she said, 'the gold is in the
earth, of course"
ooh! the property. Well, the exact spot
is called Blindmans Drift" he replied,
''the estate is called 'BallydOwne'
''And why?"
Stephen Howard burst out laughing.
"Why-well you might as we'll ask me
why was called Stephen Howard" he
cried cit was called SO when Bob and I
went in for it as a speculation and we
have never troubled to alter it,"
"Then does Mamie know about it?"
"MaimieW looking puzzled. "Why my
dear child. Mamie knows every inch of
the place"
Il should like to know every inch of
the place, too," said Julia, Il don't like
Mamie to know more about you than
do"
Stephen laughed, and caught her hand
in his. MY dear little sweetheart, I be-
lieve you are little jealous of Mamie"
he cried.
Every Jealous" corrected Julia, "of
ew'ry one who knows more about your af
fa;"e than do"
lie hogan to look grave. 'My darling
IL own love" he said, you must know
thai there is nothing in all the world that
would willingly keep from you. But
-, Il
anvt hing of Importance and boring you
and wasting our precious time by explain
in'x rXrctly what shares | have got in this
nat patch OF land possess here or hold
tu~ether with Bob or Mamie. You see
when my father died, Mamie and / shared
alike in everything and as we neither of
us wanted to throw a lot of money away
by q strict division there and then, we
agreed to hold over until the proper time
c1me. In order to help matters Bob in
sisted upon my being Maimie's trustee, SO
you see, am always having to arrange
odd bits Of business with Bob for her and
with her"
II see," returned Julia, thOughtfully.
1t was so simple and clear an explana-
ton that she felt she could not say any
thing more about it. She felt that if she
was not satisfied, she ought to be so, that
she would be an unreasonable woman,
who did not deserve to have q devoted
husband and the income from twenty
thousand pounds for her own expenditure
without having to render an account of a
single penny to anyone in all the world.
And yet Julia was not altogether salts
fed She felt that Stephen carried his
business affairs to his sister as naturally
as he had always done, she felt that she
was being kept in the dark, that in II GER
tain sense. she was the toy, the amuse.
ment, the doll, whom he loved and was
proud of, and she pinned TO be what Mamie
was. the confidant Of his business affairs.
Still she did not like TO say anything,
she was so sure of his love for her, his
pride in her Of his desire to keep nothing
from her-only she bad that uncOmforta-
BILE feeling that in si:i c Of his love and
his pride. that Mamie came first in his
calculations and she came the second.
Now no woman in the wide world likes TO
be second when she feels she ought to be
the first, and Julia Howard was no excep-
tiop to bo rI11o IT. yvO1116 have done no