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

husband; and she added that she did not
think woman could be really nice wo-
man who could persuade her husband to
leave her everything he possessed without
providing for his child, and then that she
should go andsmarry again, have an enor-
nous family and bring another mans
children up on what practically belonged
to the first husbands child.
Mrs. Doughty spoke of an enormous
family as if the possession thereof was
one of the seven cardinal sins and ought
to be put down. Mrs. Trafford, serene in
the knowledge of her two children, smiled
as she bethought her Of verse in great
Book which says. Blessed is the man who
hath his culver full of them"
However, Mrs. John Doughty had other
fish to fry, that is other calls to make-I
have said that the ladies of Blankhampton
were great at that kind of social observ-
ances-and she very soon went away. Cap
tain Legard went away at the same time
a mere coincidence, of course.
''My dear" said Mrs. Trafford to julia
when the door had closed behind them,
lis there anything wrong with me to-day,
OF are the times out of joint? Surely |
could not be mistaken in thinking that
everything went wrong with everybody
else"
ooh! YOU were not mistaken, then"
! Julia answered. "It was really quite
painful / wished had never been born
or that had neither eyes nor ears. Idon't
/ know that | was ever so uncomfortable
| in my life. In fact, we must all have look
ed like the people in Du Maurier's pictures
in the Things one would rather have left
unsaid' series"
cit was most unpleasant" said Mrs.
Trafford, busily gathering her knitting
together and putting it into pretty satin
lined and much trimmed basket. 81 won
der now if you would mind my going
away for few minutes, Mr.. Howard?
promised to write a rather important let
ter and have only just time to do so be-
fore dinner"
Stephen Howard got up from his chair
and said he would not detain Mrs. Traf-
ford for the world Would she rather that
he did not stay-that he went away?
''By no MEANS" Mrs. Trafford answer
ed, graciously. 1t was too kind of him not
to mind her telling him quite as an old
friend and without ceremony. She should
not be very long.
Thus Mrs Trafford went away and in
timated to the admirable Cox that no
more visitors were to be admitted Then
she went into the mOrningroom and
scrawled letter to friend, of no I'M
portance whatever. After which she set
| tied herself in q comfortable chair and
buried herself in the pages of a new mag
azine in which she was greatly interested.
have great admiration for Mrs. Traf
ford. What she might have proved in
the buster rush and keener competition OF
London swim l cannot say-I think she
v,,1 how yo6
herself, what she undeniably proved her
self in Blankhampton, a thoroughly skill
full tactician. know that she put all the
Mrs Doughtys and Antrobuses and all
the rest of the Blankhampton matrons
to utter and complete shame-to use the
language of the turf, she romped clean
away from them.
J CHAP. X.-"WE WANT TO GET MARRIED"
Left to themselves in the drawing room,
Stephen Howard and Julia drew nearer to
the fire.
81 was so surprised to see you," said
/ Julia, putting her foot on the fender and
resting her arm on the edge of the low
mantel-sheIf. II did not expect to see
you for Il week at least. In fact, if you
had not turned up again for a fortnight,
should not have been much surprised"
He drew IL Urifie nearer to her. do you
know why didn't go?" he asked.
"Why, how should I know?" she de-
manded.
'I'll tell you. II couldn't go until
had spoken to you," he burst out
Julia grew coquettish. Spoken to me,
Mr. Howard" she said. 'But about
what?"
The assumption of coquetry gave him
courage and he took hold of her hand.
Don't you know what about?" he asked.
ooh! my dear-my dear-my little love"
he whispered, and then he caught her to
him, and they had come to understand
one another, and Mrs. Trafford had Sc
i cured another good match, had indeed
| wrested the prize from the Blankhampton
matrons before they had even realized that
i there was new prize in the field.
'And you're quite sure" murmured
julie after a little time, ''that you really
like me-"
Yes, Pm quite sure" said he, holding
her yet more closely to him.
"And you don't think you will change
your mind?"
II am sure shall never do that" he re-
piled. ''You are much more likely to want
to change yours"
81 don't think So" Julia said gravely.
Then there was silence again for mo-
ment
"What will your mother say?" he said,
presently.
''She will be delighted" answered Julia.
"She likes you immensely"
"And your sister, Lady Staunton? am
a little afraid of Lady Staunton." he said,
looking at her doubtfully.
Afraid of my sister," Julia echoed.
"Why, my sister is darling! Afraid OF
Laurie--well that is funny"
''But she is-is-a great lady, and-and
she might not think me good enough for
you. She might think it most objection
able to have savage for brother-in-
law" he urged.
Eyes, she is, but it is not very likely"
Julia said, with laugh.
"You won't want to keep me waiting
long?" he said, after another pause
'.No-but must have time to get my
things ready" she answered.