Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28

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feelings.
81 suppose there is something saved for
me out of all the wreck" Florence asked
q few days later.
off there is anything at all, Florence. il
must be a pitiful tribe, due only to your
cousin Edwards generosity"
But Miss Worthington still possessed
youth aud health, and no inconsiderabie
share OF beauty, so that her future pros.
poets need not have seemed so utterly hope.
less to her; they did however, and Lady
Ravens last shaft had to be discharged.
al see but one place open for you at pres
ent, Florence-of course eventually we
may arrange differently; but there are too
many difficulties, too much scandal, in the
way to do SO YETI
Full well Florence knew what was com.
ing now.
.'Your aunt Darlington has written, as
you know, most kindly" Lady Raven said
s.she has written more than once, and has
really shown great delicacy and kindness
and, with her husband, the chemists full
wish and consent, she offers YOU a home for
an unlimited time in their house. and
promises to study your happiness in all
ways. Really, for the present at least,
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ter than accept her proposal. You have
chosen 10 refuse the high position offered
to you; you may possibly like to try the
lower one, and be able TO appreciate it,
her ladyship said sarcastically-''at any
rate IL will afford a few months shelter.
In such deep mourning-for the present
at least-you cannot think of going into
society. A year hence | may be able to
/ rNala 1iMaranf arrunO.t,aptS for Nptt 10
live with me when | am again in Charges
Street"
All the color faded from Miss Worthing-
tons face; her bitteTest fears were about
to be realised, her pride was to be cruelty
hurt. Her naughty spirit however still
supported her; she would meet her aunt
OIL her own ground.
Poor Florence! She had been reared
carefully in the belief that trade>men, high
or lew, could only be like useful machinery
In the way Of lifc-that they were people
indispensable certainly TO keep the world
in action, to supply ones wants and Great
ure-comforts, but that they were never To
be associated with-persons 10 he treated
ciyilly if one came in contact with them,
but otherwise TO be ignored utterly, and
one Of the biltercst thorns in Florence
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edge that her lead mother was "A trades.
mans child. But her mother was dead
often, in her better and softer moments,
she had yearned FOR a mothers Tenderness
for d sound from the sweet lips, or a smile
from the soft eyes which she so constantly
worshipped in the large oil-painting hang.
ing always in her own room-the picture
had been painted by a celebrated artist
when her mother was in all the first flush
of youth, health, and happiness-but the
yearning, craving feelings were stifled by
the remembrance of her mothers low orr.
gin, of the blot IL was upon the family es-
~eutcheon. There seemed to be only cndu.
rance for her now for the hands she SO
scorned were the only ones outstretcied Ia
give her help or shelter.
"You are right, aunt Margaret; IL will
be best TO accept my aunt Ca%rrington's of.
fer. It Is q most kind and disinterested
one, for they have scarcely seen me, and j
do not think they ever had a civil word or
thought from any Of us; but i suppose they
have some pity for me--they can see that |
have no other friends TO turn to, and
they feel solEe compassion. Perhaps
may find my mothers sister, my mothers
relatives, my best and truest friends after
ALL"
"Youneed not be ungrateful, Florence, l
Think" said her aunt. "You know quite
well that | have offered you q home with
me eventually, il you choose 10 accept it,
1t may be in your nature-it seems almost
as if ii must be--to lean TO lower friends
but you cannot with justice deny that
have always tried to do my best for you."
81 deny nothing" Florence answered.
"But you try to imply a great DEAL
How can | take you with me to Mrs
Vere's? How can / remain with YOU here,
or even in Londong You know that l
have rented my house in Charges Street
for some months" All that her ladyship
said was undeniably true. "And how
could / take you with me to Nice, when you
know that my daughter and her husband
have only u suit Of rooms there, and that
Ii is with difficulty they can accommodate
me? Added TO which, Florence, you would
certainly not like to be Margaret's guest,
seeing that you have always treated her
with the barest civility."
al certainly should not like ii ut all, aunt
Margaret. / cannot imagine anything that
would be more distasteful TO me. In our
happicst time Margaret aud l were never
good friends; i'm my present misery l can
pretty well picture what it would be were
/ a guest on sufferance in Lady Meddowes'
house. i should rank somewhere between
the goyerness and the lady's-maid. No,
thank youw
cit is q pity for your own sake, Florence,
that you do not try to keep q little more
control over You temper; IL will ruin
your happiness wherever you may be-
At any rate, now you make your wv deci-
sion."
Miss worthington laughed scornfully, as
she thought how much choice she had In the
matter.
eyes, / made my own decision; and I
will answer aunt Carrington's letter to-
day, and tell her that l accept her very
kind offer only too thankfully, and that l
am ready to come TO her this m~omcnt-to-
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said cxcitedly, ssfor l long to be away from
this wretchcd house, where everything re-
minds me so increasingly Of my m~isery-of
my dear father" Flore ace added. And
now, for the first time there were tears in
her eyes.
"Let me give you some parting advice,
child-the utility Of it must be for you TO
decide. DO not place yourself In too de-
pendent q position In this new aunt's house.
Let them think that you are penniless, and
choose to look upon you as q most incon-
veniently poor relation and dependent, and
they will treat you accordingly. Let them
know and feel however that you are q Bar
onet's daughter, the niece Of the Countess
Of Raven. with them only for q time, and
Il must inspire people In their position
with q certain amount Of respect that will
be beneficial to yourself. Let them think
(which will probably be the truth-that
you avail yourself OF their invitation only
temporarily, and that on my return from
Italy, your home will be with me, and they
will from the first place you in your right
position, and probably think you are condo
scending in paying them a visit. This,
with a little care on your part, to conclli-
ate them, may render your stay not I'M
pleasant. You may make use Of my adj
vice or mot, A. sou taink 1t. A little time
hence you win probably see the wis Som Of
II; but you can never endure TO live out
Of you. station, Florcnce-of that / am
sure" Aud with these parting words La