The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-10-11

forgave. and she felt thu. II this
grievance were allowed 20 take root In
the girls MINI il might b. productive
Of scriou, trouble hereafter After
seconds hesitation. Mis- lianblin
followed her brother into the green
house.
When. after few minutes. She re-
turned. Valerie was still in the same
position. only her face was little
harder. her lips little more set
My dear Valerie" she said. putting
q hand on her shoulder, will you
listen 70 ne:"
Iiambln; lyon are very kind. ont this
is a matter between Rex and me. and
no one else has anything 20 do with
IT,"
''oh. yes. they have And I'm going
to tell you how. Now. my dear little
sister. am such very old woman
next TO you. that you must listen to
me. ! have wanted Rex 70 tell YOU
about il long ago. but he was afraid of
hurting yol. and"
''Oh. know. we are not supposed 10
concern ourselves about our husbands
past; but 10 think, Kate. that we have
not been married a year. and she writes
to him."
There was trem5le in the voice
which touched Kate.
"Mrs. Lascellese Oh. bnf She hasn't
much TO DO with the matter"
The tears which had been gathering
/ z. a Al. ..ta..
gave an ugly little laugh.
'.of course not, That's why Rex
wouldn't show me the letter"
Mould YOU like to see it?~ asked
Miss Hambln. quietly. holding out the
scented paper Valerie put ont hei
hand eagerly.
Let me tell you something first
urged Kate. but the girl had already
seized il and was reading it.
DEAR Mn HANDLIS. have 10 consult yol
on very delicate matter Your brotAtr-sr
law has lately been constant visitor AZ nj
house. we are fond 81 a little naccar1i. i
which he often Joins us last night he vas n
, lucky and lost eight hundred pounds 70 me
this morning he sent me your cheQre for IL
amount He has frequently settled these iifi-
{ matters la the same way. 50 that your sixna
fure j. quite iamlll-r 10 ile anu an AAAA-
, puzzled py the one on the thceue II question
which seems to me curlonsly unlike the other
will you come and see me about II As soon q
you can Yours sincerely.
STELLA LAscKLLEs
e Valerie read the let ter through twic
and then turned bewildered face I
her companion
!, Il don't understand it; what does
all mean?"
..Ny poor child, it means a very ser
a Gus thing"
But what has Guido to do with II.
i MY dear. Guido has got into la
Y set in London: he knows too man
| women like Mrs Lascellrs; he has los
terrible sums at cards since he ha
been here"
: but how could he? Guido is poor
l. Yes. but Rex j. rich: he has hel7s
my brother has paid debt after de
u for Guido until. AZ last the other d
NJ he said he would pay no more
but this cheque Of eight hundr'
pounds them"
~ That cheque was not signed
Rex: Guido must have tried 70 II
le tate"
Kate cried Valerie. underssan
al ing at last. and starting TO her fe'
Guido has done that. Oh. how ter
n BILE. What will happen TO him.
to Nothing, You don't suppose IN
Ie Rex would allow anything TO happ
As to anyone you care for? Valerie doi
| you understand that my brother Low
you?"
~ But Valerie had left her side. 5
was hurrying towards the greenhou
- and she threw herself into her h'
~ bands arms as Kate softly closed
u doors. Black and White