Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-11-30

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at the Hall with Wilson until July,
when Mr.. and Mrs. Huntington
and their family would come down from
town TO take possession But their
| arrival did not bring much ameliora-
ton of NelIy's fate. Her cousins were
| fashionable young ladies, with their
heads full of vanity and friyolity, ana
| they affected to despise the country
bred girl who had enjoyed fewer al.
yantages, but who, they were forceu
to acknowledge in their jealous hearts,
was sweetly pretty, and a Lady 10 the
tips of her dainty fingers.
Mr.. Huntingdon vas much more easy
going and less stern than bis dead
brother, and his wife was Il Fashionable
woman with but n view in life, whlch
was the establishment OF her daugh-
tiers. She had beer an heireSS; SO the
| Huntingdon property was likely to be
considerably benefited by the change
of hands. s....-
"Of course, my dear Stanley" she
| said to her husband the day after their
| arriyal-''of course we shall make things
very different from what they were
in your poor brothers time. He lived
| In the most absurd seclusion; but we
must let it be known at once that we
intend to visit all the county; and rs
for the ridiculous quarrel between your
| family and the Langholmes, the sooner
it is made up the better. The idea of
| carrying on 4 traditional feud with
such a part as Lord l.: ngholme would
be too absurd. / hope you will take
the first opportunity Of asking him over
to dinner"
And Mr.. Huntingdon, being a sensible
man, made no demur to the sage coun-
sci of his wife. OF ours they had not
the faintest idea of the episode be-
tween the handsome young earl and
poor little pale Nelly.
So when a decent time had elapsed
the Huntingdons visited and entertain
ed; but the little country cousin never
shared their gayety. In her shyneSs,
at first she had declined entering into
society with them, and afterward they
utterly ceased to include her in any Of
their arrangements. 1t was quite
| enough taking out two girls, Mrs. Hunt
ingdon said, and inwardly in her heart
she was well content to leave such 4
dangerous rival at home.
One day, when they were all sitting
at breakfast, Mabel said to her mother:
Mamma, what shall l wear to-
night?"
1t was a simple remark; Nelly heard
many such; and it PASSED Unheeded;
but the answer sent the blood thrilling
TO her face and neck, so that she was
fain to rise from the table and walk
away to the window.
You must be sure and look your
best, dear; Lord Langholme is coming
tonight"
Nelly wandered away into the garden,
with a surging brain. What should she
do? Should she confide i'm her aunt,
and ask her to let her come down to
dinner for once? But suppose Lord
LaLghCime had ceased To think of her
land there was a bitter consciousness
in Nelly'S heart that he had never sent
her a line or word since her fathers
death to prove that he remembered
herr, she would incur the sneers and
contempts of her cousins, and that
would make her die Of shame. And
they were so handsome, so accomplish
ed, so well dressed; she, in her dowdi-
ness, would make a mean contrast to
them. Perhaps-and her heart throbbed
with sore pain at the thought-perhapS
he would fall in love with II of them.
and then-"I hope / shall diet" she cried
to herself with exceeding bitterness.
'Oh, Adrian. my love, you should not
be so cruel"
She had not courage to go into the
drawing-room, but wandered about mis-
erably all the summer evening. pictur-
ing his blue eyes bcaming on other
faces, and his frank kind voice making
music in other ears. Poor little Nelly!
CHAPTER VII.
And Lord L~angholmel had he really
forgotten her all this time? When he
entered the Hall drawing.r om, his first
glance was for the lovely face that was
so well engrayen on his memory; but
it was missing. He was introduced to
Mrs. Huntington and her handsome
daughters; then he spoke to all the
other people in the room-ever and
anon looking toward the door that
opcred frequently, but never admitted
the slight, childish figure his eyes
sought. He sat next Mabel at dinner,
and she talked to him and looked at
him, and he replied always courteous
ly, but somehow as IL his heart was not
in the matter.
Does your cousin still live hcre?"
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