Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-27
wILKIE COLLINS.

HAD he bald tnatH yes. ne nOugn ~ ike
ly. Had lie, or had Mr.. Mountjoy, men
toned Lord H6rry's manner A glimmer
OF intelligence showed itself in his stupid
eyes. Yes-and they had quarrelled about
IL: he rather thought he had thrown "a
bottle at Mr.. Mountjoy's head. Had they,
either OF them, said anything about Miss
Henley Oh, Of coursel What was it,
He was unable to remember. Had his
wife done botbering him nowi
mot quite" she replied. Try to under
stand what / am going to say 10 YOU. II
Lord Harry comes TO us, while Miss Hen.
lev is In our house.
He interrupted her. That's your busi.
ness"
hear beforehand that his lordship is COM
ing. But he Is quite reckless enough to
TAX us by surprise. In that case | wan
you 90 make yourself useful. TX you hap
pen to be at home keep him from seeing
Miss Henley until ] have seen her first"
WHY"
II want an opportunity, my dear, Of
telling Miss Henley that have been wick
ed enough to deceive her before she finds
II out for herself. | may hope she will for
give me If confess everything"
The doctor laughed. What the devil
does IL matter whether she ~forgives you
or nots"
ut matters a great deal"
why, You talk rs If you were fond Of
her.
~ am"
"The doctors clouded intelligence was
beginning TO clear: he made a smart re-
ply: Fond Of her, and deceiving her
ahar'
Yes" she said, quietly, that's just
what II is. 1t has grown on me little by
littlsi caA't help liking Miss Henley"
well" Mr.. Vimpany remarked, you
are u foolV' He looked at her cunniHgly.
suppose | do make myself useful, what
am ] to gain by it,"
let us get back she suggested, ITO
the gentleman who invited you to dinner,
And made you tipsy for his own purposes"
'Pu break every bone in his skin"
Don't talk nonsensel Leave Mr.. Mount
Joy TO me-"
do you Jake his parti | can tell you
this. II | drank too much Of that poison
Gus French stun, Mountjoy set me the ex-
ample. He was upsy-as you call it
shamefully tlpsy. | give you my word Of
honor. What's the matter nowi'
His wife $50 impenetrably cool. thus far)
had suddenly become excited. There was
not the smallest fragment OF truth ia
what he had just said of Hugh, and Mrs.
Vimpany was not for a IN deceived
by II. But the lie had, accidentally, one
merritt suggested to her the idea which
she had vainly tried 10 find, over her cup
OF tea. Suppose / show you how you
may be reyenged on Mr.. Mountjoy,' she
said.
"Wells"
"Will you remember what I asked you
TO do for me-, If Lord Harry takes Us b.
SURPRISE
He produced his pocket-dlary, and told
her to make a memorandum of IL. She
wrote as briefly rs IL she had been writ
ing a telegram: Keep Lord Harry from
seeing Miss Henley. till have seen her
frst."
Now" she said, taking a chair by the
bedside, you shall know what a clever
wife you have got. Listen 10 me-"
CHAPTER vIm.-HER FATHERS MESSAGE.
Looking out OF the drawing. win
dow, for the tenth time ut least, Mountjoy
at last saw Iris in the street, returning To
the house.
She brought the maid with her irto
the drawing-room, In the gayest OF good
spirits. and presented Rhoda to Mountjoy.
What O blessing a good long walk is II
we only knew it, she exclaimed. Look
at my little maids colorl Who would
suppose that she came here with heavy
loses her way in the own whenever she
goes out alone, we have every reason "a
congratulate ourselves on oIlr residence at
Hsneybuzzard. The doctor is Rhoda's
good genius II the Doctors wife Is her
fairy god-mother.
Mouutjoy's courtesy having offered the
customary congratulations. the maid was
permitted 10 retire, and Iris was free TO
express her astonishment at the friendly
relations established 10y means OF the
dinner-table) between the two most dis
similar men on the face OF creation.
There is something overwhelming"
she declared. 'in the bare idea OF your
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such a short acquaintance, and being such
a mani should like 10 nav peeped In
and seen You entertaining your guest with
the luxuries OF the hotel larder. Serious
~, Hugh, your social sympathies have
taken a range for which ] was not pre-
pared. After the example that you have
set pe, | feel ashamed Of having doubted
whether Mr.. Vimpany was worthy OF his
charming wife. Don't suppose that am
u%ngrateful to the Doctor! He has found
his way TO ms regard, after what he has
done for Rhoda. onlg fail to understand
how he has possessed himself Of your
sympathies."
So she ran on, enjoying the exercise OF
her own sense of humor in innocent ignor-
ance Of the serious interests which she
was deriding.
Mountjoy tried to stop her. and tried in
'No, no." she persisted, as mischievous-
ly rs ever; the subject Is too interesting
TO be dismissed. am dying to know how
you and your guest got through the din
ner. Did he take more wine than was
good for him, And, when he forgot his
good manners, did he set II all right again
BY saying, No offense,' and passing the
bottle"
Hugh could endure it no longer. "Pray
control your high spirits for a moment
he said. II have news for you from
home"
Those words put an end to her outbreak
Of gaiety in an instant.
Eyes"
as he coming here,"
"No; i have heard from him."
"A letter."
"a telegram" Mouutjoy explained, ''in
answer to q letter from me. i did my best
20 press you claims on HIM, aud | ani glau
10 say l have not failed"
Hugh, dear Hugh! have you succeeded
In reconciling usf"
Mountjoy produced the telegram. 81
asked MI. Henley" he said, ITO let me
know at once whether he would receive
you, and TO answer plainly Yes or No
ly expressed-but, at any rate, IL Is . fav
Iris read the telegram.
as there another father In the world,
she said sadly. "who would tell his daugh
ter when she asks to come home, that hi
will receive her on trialt"
Surely, you are not with him
she shook her head. IL am like you.
she said. 81 know him too well TO be OF
Tended. He shall find me dutiful. ne shall
find me patient. l am afraid l must mol
expect you TO wait for me In Honeybuz
xard. Will you tell my father that l hop;
TO return To him In q weeks timer"
Pardon me, Iris, l see no reason why
you should waste a week In this town
On the contrary. the more eager you show
yourself to return to your father. the nor'
likely you are 10 recover your place in hi.
estimation. l had planned TO take yot
home by the next train"
Iris looked ut him In establishment. III
II possible that you mean what you sayr
ehe asked.
my dear, / do most assursdly mean
what / say. Why SHOULD o hesitate'
What possible reason can there he fol
staying here any longers"
ION, Hugh. how o disappoint me
What has become OF your kind feeling
your sense OF justice, O "a consideration
for othersy Poor Mrs. Vimpsnyr'
What has Mrs. vimpany TO do with its'
lris was indignant.
what has Mrs. vimpany to do with
~" she repeated. After all that I ow,
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