The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-12-27

found a fricnd-Tom Grierson, lately
married too. He and his wife are going
TO the coast the day after tomorrow,
but they insist upon making up a par
ty' chat is the phrase, love- for us to-
morrow. She will call first, and invite
YOU with due ceremony. And you
shall wear your wedding dress. and the
diamonds Cousin Silence left to my flu
turc wife. Little she thought it would
be another Silence Jardinc. You will
look SO charming. and l shall be so
proud. We must 60"
Must WEI"
With the quick intuition. the instinc-
tive Notwithstanding, learned by those
who deeply love. and only those,
Rod.rick detected at once the slight
hesitation.
rs it this he said, with a glance at
her black dress. DO YOU very much
dislike g%oing:'
Il dislike nothing if YOU like 1t. and
it seems pleasant and good to YOU"
THANK YOU, my darling. Yes. this
will he pleasant, | think. and good also.
The Griersons are amonC what my
family"-he rarely named his mother
noW-"call the best people in the
I place Excellent people. too: intelli-
gent. cultivated. | like them. and so
will YOU: old Mrs. Grierson especially"
DO they know anything: About me.
| mean"
Il cannot tell; l did not ask. You
see. ! could not ask" added Roderick.
clOuding over. But Immediately he
drew his wife close and kissed her
fondly. 1T does not matter either way.
Never mind. love. We will go-and
for the rest take u chance. We have
done the deed, we are married. No
human being can ever part us more"
Still, with Il curious f%orcboding of
what might come. after the note OF
invitation and apology which. to 81
lcnce's evident relief. arrived next
day. instead Of Mrs. GrierSon herself.
Rodcrick helped his wife to choose her
Draws for this first appearance in
the World-Such Il different world
from the innocent monde of Neuchatel.
then he left her TO her toilet, and sat
reading, or trying 10 read, till She ap-
peared.
Not exactly the angelic vision of her
marriage morning: n spirit. Yet 4
woman too" Very womanly. if not
very fashionable, for the white dress
was high round her threat. and the
round soft arms cleaned under a semi
transparent cloud instead of being OBJ
trusively bare.
She belonged to that class of beauties
who. owing all their charm to express
sion, only look we'll when they are hap
by. \ disappointed life might have
made her quite an ordinary girl all
her days: but now. wnen leaning on
her young husbands arm. she entered
the GrierSons' drawing-room. there
WAS such n light in her eyes, such a
tender glow in her cheeks. and about
her whole bearing that quiet dignity.
ease ana grace which. to natures like
hers, only come with the consciou
ness Of being loved. that very few, re-
@arding her. would have heSitatcd to
eXclaim, What a sweet-looking wom-
an
Roderick saw the impression She
made. saw indeed, for the first few de
lishtful minutes. nothing else; until
turning suddenly he perceived sitting
close by. Splendidly dressed AMI sur
rounded by quite a little court. his sis
ter Bella. Mrs. Alexander Thomson.
With 4 bow to his sister, Il mere for
NAL bow, as to any other lady. he
drew his Wife's arm through his. and
they passed on to the other end of the
room.
II was 4 regular Richerden dinner.
such rs both had been familiar with
from their youth upward. but Roderick
felt like Il ghost revisiting the Well
known scenes. y not unhappy ghost
certainly. III spite of Bella sitting there.
Through all the dazzle Of lights and
CHATTER Of voices chow loud everybody
talked. and how sharp and shrill the
l;ichcrden accent soundpdJ his eager
ear listened for the occasional low
toned words spoken with a Slight for
cisn information, and his eye rested tea-
DERBY on the fair, calm face Of his wife.
She was evidently neither shy nor
strange, but perfectly disnilied and
self-poSses ied. He wondered if Bella
saw her.
My husband seems charmed with
Your wife: l shall be- quite jealous di-
rcctly," said his hostess. "Where did
You tina her: She looks different from
our Richerden girls. Is she Scotch"
"Of Il Scotch family, hut Swiss born.
We were married in Switzerland. Her
father was my fathers second cousin.
and her name was silence ,Jardinc.
You must have heard Of it before, Mrs.
Grierson:'
And Rodcrick turned to a gentle
looking old lady on his other hand.