Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-11-09


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She noticed the sad. cnTcirorn look on he,
mistresS' face.
tlemen had taken leave of their nationali
ty n were talking the language OF for
eigners.
An hour later, when the dinnertabls
had been cleared. the maids domestic du-
ties took her TO Lady Harry's room 10
make tea. She noticed the sad, careworn
look on her mistress face. md spoke OF il
at once in her own downright way.
II thought IL was only an excuse" she
said, when Won gave me that message to
the gentlemen Mt dlnner-time. Are you
really III, my lad ?"
IL am a little out OF spirits" Iris re-
Piled.
that" she said To herself. as she moved
away to leave the room; I'm ont Of spirits
myself"
Iris called her back. ~ heard yon say
Just now. Fanny, that you were ont OF
spirits yourself. II YOU were speaking OF
some troubles OF your own ! am sorry for
you. aud / won't say any more. But II
you know what nay anxietles are. and
share them"
mine is the biggest share OF the two"
Fanny broke ont abruptly. lit goes against
the grain with me 10 distress yoi;, ~?
lady; but we are beginning badly, and YOU
ought TO know IT.. Tue doctor has beaten
me already
Beaten You alreadyf" Iris repeated.
''Tcll me plainly what you mean
"Here IL is, IN you p ease, rs plainly ~
words can sas il. Mr.. Nmpaly has
Notwithstanding wicked. Of courSe
Ito say 70 my master: aud he won't let II
pass his lips here. in the cottage
~ ny mott"
Because ne suspects me of listening at
the door. aud looking through the key
hole. ! don't know, my lady. that he
doesn't even suspect you. I've learnt
something in the curse of my life he
says TO my master: and it's "A rule with me
to be careful OF what | talk about indoors,
when there are women IN the house.
What are you going to do tomorrow he
saws. My lord told him there was TO be a
meeting at the newspaper office. The
doctor says: III ~ To Paris with yon.
Tn newspaper Office isu't far from the
Luxembourg Gardens. When YOU have
lone your business YOU will tind me wait
ing nj the gate. WHAT have to tell you
shall hear out-of-dooTs ia the Gardens
and in an open part Of them, too, where
there are 40 lurklag places among the
trees My master seemed To get angry at
being put of IN this way. What il il you
nave got 10 tell me- he says. is IL any
thug like the proposal YOU made when
you were on your last visit heref' The
doctor laughed To morrow wont be
long In coming he says. Patience. my
lord, patience There was no getting
him to say a word more. Now, what am
] 10 doi How am ! to get "A chance OF
listening TO him, out In AN open garden.
without being seen; There IS what ]
mean when | say he has beaten me. It's
80, 49, laHv lff- unla kyiaa will GnfTer IN
the end"
You don't knOW that. Fanny"
"NO, my lady-but I'm certain OF IL.
And heIe I am, as helpless as YOURSELF
NV temper has been quiet since my mis-
fortune: IL would be quiet still but for
this" Tne one ~aninlating motive, the
eXasperating influence in that sad aud Sc
cret life was still the mistress welfare
still the safety OF the generous woman
who had befriended ard forgiven her. She
turned aside from the table TO hide her
gnastly face.
Pray try to control Yourself" As Iris
smoke she pointed kindly 10 a char.
..Tnere is something that | want To say
when YOU are composed again. | won't
hurry you; l wo%n'tiook at YOU. SIT down.,
Fanny"
She appeared TO shrink from being seat
ed in her mistress presence. Please 10
let me 20 To the window sne said; the
Ill W ill ltip ihf
To tine window She went, and struggled
with the passionate self 80 steadily Kept
under at other times, so Obstinately Goa
Quered now.
VIVA did you wish to say to me?' she
asked.
"You have surprisedTyou have per-
picked me- Iris SAID. Il am at "A loss to
understand how YOU discovered what
seems 70 have passed between your mas
ter aud Mr.. Vlmpany. You dou't surely
mean TO tell me that they talked OF their
private affairs while you were waiting at
table"
clared impulsively. They talked Of moth
ing else all through the dinner"
"Before your" iris exclaimed.
There WAS "A pause. Fear aud shame
confessed themselves furtively on the
maids colorless face. Silently, swiftly,
she turned TO the door. Had a slip OF the
tongue hurried her into the betrayal or
something which 1t was her interest To
conceal!
Don't be alarmed" IRIS said, compass
sionately: II have no wish 10 iutrude On
Your secrets"
With her hand on the door, Fanny Mere
closed il again, and came BACK.
II am not so ungrateful," she said. las
TO have any secrets from you. It's hard
10 confess what may lower me in your
good opinion, but 1t must be done. i
| lave deceived your ladyship-and 1 am
ssbamed OF IL. have deceived the doc
| tor-and | glory in il. Ny master and
Mr.. Vimpany thought they Were safe 10
| speaking French. while ! was waiting on
them. know French as well rs they 40.
iris had scarcely recovered from the as
| tonishment caused bg the statements OF
| the nurse when Lord Harry entered the
room with a letter he had received. As a
Il ..ots.v ~ .nt al tho maid retired. In his
financial extremity he had written TO ms
| brother and. as on n former OCCASION, had
| received "a cold reply.
Iris put her arms round her husbands
neck. "Oh, my poor love. what is TO De
| done!"
He answered in one reckless word;
"Nothing." -.
lis there nobody else who can help uss'
'Ah, well, darling, there's perhaps one
other person still LETT
"Who is the person."
"Who should it be but your own dear
self"
She looked at him in undlsguised be
| wilderment. "0nly tell me, Harry, what
i can do"
Write to Mountjoy and ask him to lend
| me the money"
He said It. In those shameless words,
he said IL. She, who had SACRIFICED Mount
II 10Y IO LlC tNt WhOfti 0fo 49,
| vas now asked by that man TO use Mount
! flows devotion TO her as n means OF paying
| his debts. Iris drew back from him with
q cry OF disgust.
"Y0u refuses" he said.
..Do You insult me by doubling itf" she
answered. +,
He rang the bell ~furiously, aud dashed
out of the room. She heard him on the
stairs. ask where Mr.. Vimpany was.
Tie servant replied. 'In the garden. my
lord"
Smoking a cigar lnxnriously In the
dne morning air, the doctor saw his ex-
citable Irish friend Fastening out to meet
him.
aDon't hurry" he said. In full possession
Of his impudent good humor, "and don't
lose your temper. Will you take my way
ont OF your DIM .ulties. or Will you noty
Which Is it--Yes or MOI"
s'You Internal sconudrel-fes."
"My dear lord, l congratulate you."
.On what, siry" .
con being MS great a scoundrel as ] am"
CHAPTER xxxIx.-rHE MAN Is FOUND.
The unworthy scheme. by means OF
which Lord Harry had proposed to extri-
La-.~le f-n,n hSa paeruiarV r~pSnnnSl-