Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-12-31
and with : charming lake through Il.

and with o charming lake through X.
The interior Of the house coiTesponded
in every respect with the exterior, for 1t
contained some Of the finest furniture TO
be found in all England.
Statues and pictures OF exquisite work
manship adorned almost every room, and
the entrance 10 the building was guarded
by several mail clad knights. who, it
must he admitted, never raised a finger
to hurt anyone, nor turned their heads
either "a the right or TO the left, by day
or by night.
On one side OF the building was Sir
Rowland's study, and here he was pleased
TO show any one Of his numerous inven-
tions. some useful and others-:-o so.
Sir Rowland had made large amount
Of money by his own ingenuity; he was
proud Of it. and delighted to sit and talk
of these matters to anyone who would sit
and listen to him. Of which, considering
Sir Rowland's hospitality, there were not
few.
Still, as the years crept upon him, and
caused his hair TO turn "whiter and
whittier STILL he began 10 get tired Of his
inventions and his books relating thereto,
and to think Of an altogether different
matter-to. wit, Of his sons marriage to a
suitable lady.
And when he saw Grace Thornc for tho
first time, the old man considered that
his son had made proper selection. and
upon closer acquaintance, he was certain
of it, and congratulated him.
Tho greater part Of the old gentleman's
life had been passed in London, and there
fore he persuaded his son to marry at
Blexley, and thus avoid the necessity Of
his firing himself by journey.
To this Rowland, as a matter Of course.
consented, and on the day appointed,
Grace, Mrs Thorne, and Rowland arrived:
II was proposed by Sin Rowland that
they should lie two weeks with him be-
fore .hc ceremony, es when the wedding
had taken place the happy couple would
take their departure for place little
further off than Blexley, and where they
would be-as every young married couple
wished-alone.
The day following the arrival Of Row
land and Grace, Mrs. Danvers and Ethel
arrived.
From the appearance Of the latter any
one would have imagined that she was
supremely happy.
Her face was beaming with smiles. and
--wondeful!-she had kind word for
everyone.
llrs. Danvers and her daughter were
accommodated with an elegant suite Of
rooms, and everything which was calcu-
lated TO make them happy was done.
One day passed, and the party, which
had been increased ly Leon, had leen
very happy.
Ethel had accompanied both Rowland
and Grace on many excursions, and chat
ted meirily with them.
| Little did they dream that under that
merry talk was concealed most deadly
resolve.
] Little did they imagine that while she
I chatted, she was thinking Of the best way
of taking her (as she called it) revenge.
But so it was, the thoughts always up
permost in her mind were Of the destruc-
! tion of Grace Thorne.
For three days she watched their move
ments, and she saw that the principal
place they visited was the summer-house
) near the lake.
/ Here they could almost always rely up
on being alone. bat they were not so often
alone as they thought.
Several times had Ethel stole. iv tho
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