Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-08-26

forbid his wife both her former pets, AM
Tric0, being the ~fayorits, has been chosen.
II do not see how you endure il here" sa..'
Mrs. Parker, turning with a little weary ST..
10 her sister. Il have only been here tw,
days, and " 1t were not for the knowledge
that am going away tomorrow l do no
think / could exist"
1T Is not so bad after one gets used TO H.,
says Eleanor refiectlvely.
Pulling out ones teeth is not so bad aftei
they are OUT says Helen sharply. ut i,
the pulling one minds
Eleanor does not contradict this statement
What do you do with yourselfp' goes Oh
tbe other.
II battle, 90 riding and sometimes boating
Strange as II Is, some OF the people here
seem really to like me"
'"Bathel ! wonder you do not freeze"
1t " rather cool, but one must do some
.Oh yes; kill oneself for sheer amuse.
ment."
u have really enjoyed myself since You
came" continues Eleanor. How / wish
! you would stay longer"
/ III it were one iOta more bearable per.
haps l might, but II you must have sea aiI
why don't you make Joe take you TO New.
port or s0me decent placer
Mr.. Aliens finances do not admit Of such
indulgence says Eleanor dryly.
Dear me" says the other %thOughtfully,
II have but 10 wish and the desire Is mine.
IAN Is really too good to me. BY the way
Cooking curionsly ut her sister have you
eyer qdarreled with Joe?''
1 rQuarreled? dozens of times"
f"haye you really. Ran and | never dis
agreed but once: then he would give Daisy
~ many bon-bOns. She was sick next day
ltold him so In the beginning"
} kEleaifor laughs. You are very fortunate"
she says.
f"Do you think so. You know some say
you love all the better for quarrels."
FL do not agree with you at all" saws the
g4i rising and beginning the old restless
s8sc~rrrrfh Hown the loom. Il do not
agree with them at all"
you are right"
After all" ,ays Eleanor, kneeling down
by her sister and staring out at the green
water, after all, one can not be wholly dull
when one has this view 70 look at, and IL is
here always, always"
Helen shrugs her shoulders. "Oh yes, |
DO not deny that. One has the same delight
full stale tsh and h~alf-cOOked potatoes every
day, and one hears the same pleasant wealth
er remarks morning, noon and night. No. 1
cannot deny the monotony OF this charming
place."
"Well, you will have enough variety soon.
l do wish l were going with your
II wlsh you We're. DO you remember.
Nelly, when we were little things we used
to plan a trip 10 Europe? You always said
You would go first"
Il remember"
Thing of wintering in Rome" continues
Helen, clasplng her hands in ecstacy, ''Of
seeing Florence, the city Of lilies, and best
OF all think OF spending this summer, hot,
burning suInme that | generally grumble
through at home, In Switzerland. And il
Ran does get his position there, | may never
come back at ALL"
"Helen," says the other, rising and stand
Ing before her sister with locked hands and
q far-away look IN her eyes, sometimes /
wish did not have a memory; there are so
many things i Should like to do away with
forever. Do you ever wish so??"
II can not say / thirst for the waters Of
Lethe," returns Mrs. Parker with a laugh;
you forget uncle Alt?'
"Ah, no; no, l would not forget DOME for
anything TINS sue 0f Heaven. woa!d net
II 4 could"
A sharp tlng-tdng reverberates through
the house. Helen springs to her feet.
us II possible" she cries, with sparkling
eyes. IL Is too good TO be true; but Is din
ner readyp
Compose YOURSELF" returns her sister
griinly. You will not see der for two
hours yet. That was the boat -.nal."
Then some one is cOming?'
"Yes; come over TO the window and you
can see the arrivals. IL is the excitement of
the day. Rare enough it is that any one
does come"
Out OF the window they lean. two black
dresses, a golden head and a brown n To-
gether. They watch with breathless inter-
est the lean, little horse that slowly drags its
wearisOme load up the beach.
There are only two persons i'm it," Says
Helen ~dlsconsolately, "dnd they are both
olnen."
How ~rec0gniz" <, they do look" saws
Eleanor, leaning a Tie farther out.
Nell, Nelly" cries Helen, surely tina. Is
Mrs. Saunders, and see, there is Fiorine, fat
ter than ever. What can they be doing
here?o
well. She had il on one evening before L
was married, one evening when L and
and" She stops abruptly, but her sister IS
too much Interested To heed her. She is still
gazing at Florine.
How good 1t Is to see a familiar face. /
hope for your sake, Nell, they will stay"
They will not; no one ever does"
IL am so sorry TO leave you here all alone,
but then Joe will be here tomorrow. He
will spend q week AT least, will not he?"
IF he can survive it,
well" says Helen, rising and going TO
the door, ''since the Saunders are here l am
going To put Oh my silk. am glad have a
black SILK IN my trousscau."
81 wish they would come down." says
Helen, looking up from her tiabby oysters.
They are going to sit ut our table, so it will
be quite a family party.
AS IL in answer 10 her wish the door is
flung open and the pcrtly figures come wad-
ding across the floor. Their eyes express
yexation, but il vanishes as Helen rises.
MY dear Mrs. Parker, what a delightful
surprise" cr.es FIorine, embracing Helen,
while her mother does likewise TO Eleanor.
| had no idea you We're here. You see
manm has such n horror of offices, with
dirty men lounging around, that She would
not let me examine the register"
They seat themselves with a great rustling
of skirts and IN with lengthenlng
faces the bill of fare. Fried ish, boiled
tish. baked fish" Florine lays down the
carte with q little sigh.
lit is the first time / have seen you since
the wedding" SHE says, turning to the girl
beside her and smiling %sereneiy. 1t was
quite unexpected, and yet 1 had my suspi-
s--. ~" vor remember that evening /
met you and Mr.. Allen studying botany to-
gether?. l had my suspicious then; / said SO
to mamma. Do you remember, mammal"
But mamma Is discussing the horrors OF
her room with Helen, and finding o ready
sympathizer.
'1rnere is nothing like botany for bringing
two people togsther' goes on Florine, hef
experience, you know
alndeed," says Eleanor smiling, ''and may
/ ask who is the happy many'
Dear me-" cries the other, blushing and
laughing, now quick you are TO be sure.
Well, i know / may depend on You for Sc
cresy its Mr.. Burnett. lie was the head OF
our class. you know"
II congratulate you" says Eleanor, smil-
ing "A she recalls the little wiry man with
green glasses and shaggy hair. Then add
ing softly, Il hope you will be very happy
sNelly, / am so sorry" interrupts Helen,
but Mrs. Saunders Is going away to-mor-
row."
II am sorry, too. but ] told you 50, you
know"
.By the way says Fiorine, do you all
~enember Mr.. Carew. Dallas Carew, you
know
i Is, : answers Helen, pushing away her
ri saw him a few nights ago In New York.
How handsome he looked"
I'll " not know he was In New York"
says Eleanor. wlrle q nss.c CO.. color steals
into her face and rests there, glad to md Its
old home again.
"How could you know anything, shut OF
here as you have been for the last three
weeks. Did you speak to him, Florine?'
me he 10 certainly engaged To Miss Stanley.
Yen know she spent some time with US last
spr!ng.r
Yes" answers Mrs. Rodney, christening
U1l8ysB bib, yes. lac was very attentive u
ner then. II will be a very good match;
am glad of it."
And Eleanor, she sits there quite quiet
and still with her two hands clasped very
hard together; and presently, when the
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