Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-13
she stirred her tea.

she stirred her tea.
"No-what a long time IL seems" an
swered Mrs. Trafford. thinking OF her
lonesome journey ia the big omnibus. in
which she had felt like some unfortunate
soui taxing a trip Ia Black Maria for the
benefit Of her health.
DID you have a good timer Did you
ENJOY your VISIT" asked Mrs. Bob, help
Ing herself to mullins.
On, yes, very well. Not so much as IL
any OF my girls had been there"
MOO. course not. Was the house
frl.?"
ION, very full-over thirty to dinner
every night" Mrs. Trafford replied.
Then il Is Il large housef"
"A lovely house" Mrs. Trafford replied
- never saw such biack oak ywhere
The oak dining-room Is perfectly black
anu shines like polished ebony. They
nave rather old -fashioned ways which
are very pretty-they dine on the table
win slip cloths and really | never saw a
pfettier sight than the long black table,
III set out with pure white flowers, and
the most wonderful collection OF old silver
you ever saw"
All! Think the old ways charming"
Mrs. Bob exclaimed. "Of course we are
such new people, IL would be absurd of us
70 attempt anything Of that kind, but my
sou always goes to that kind OF palatial
iuKury-huge halls, long tables, vauited
roofs aud all the rest OF 1t. Only, as Bob
says, ! should be sure to spend all my
time ia a boudoir you couldn't turn round
In, and when ! was obliged TO be In the
hig rppupG I ahnnld ahIuar tflI -Ah.lu
would come within a yard OF me; and l
dare say | should" she ended, laughing at
this woe-begone picture OF herself.
She went on talking about Little Street,
however, hearing all about the two old
ladies with much interest from Mrs. Traf-
ford-how Miss Theodosia was ten years
older than Miss Laviuia, how Miss La
ylia was sixty-two aud dressed herself
Avn TO ttir.y.ive, how they were An
tlfony Staunton's aunts and godmothers
and had promised to make him their heir,
besides having made a handsome settle.
ment On him at the time OF his marriage,
how their place was managed, what q Law
ish house they kept, how many servants,
how many horses. what lovely pictures
and china they possessed, what exquisite
oak and Chippendsle furniture, what sill.
YER aud jewels-"Rubies, my dear" said
Mrs. Trafford-"rubies enough 10 make
any ordinary woman just green VITA envy.
| always feel glad, y she went on, that
though they are CONGRESSES, the rubies
belong to Miss Theodosia, because she is
such "a dear sweet little fairy godhnother
Of a III You know she has left them
all 10 Anthony in her will-so my Laura
will nave the finest rubies and sapphires
Ia England"
Are they so good a. THAR What a
lucky girl" Mrs. Bob cried-then gave n
little sigh. "Ah! well, | don't know that
there's much luck about jewels. never
got mine back again, you know"
"No-and I am afraid"
THAT ! never shall. That is Just what
| tell Bob" she ended. We'll, shall
not buy any more, not unless the few I
have sow are stolen. Bob bought me a
new ring In town the other day and / wash
my hands IN it because I'm so afraid Of
losing it,"
She held out her hand ga she spoke and
showed her guest a beautiful Marquise
ring, at which Mrs. TrafIord uttered quite
a scream OF delight. oh! how lovely.
Well. / may be wrong aud perhaps il |
had ten thousand pounds given me to buy
diamonds with. ! should be ia no hurry
to go and spend IL. But | think | should
~ straight off and invest every farthing
Of IL in jewelry at once"
Not if you had had your jewels ell
stolen" said Mrs. Bob. wisely, that is the
sort OF experience which helps 10 d~evelope
the bump OF caution. my dear. AT least,
know IL has done so 10 my case
Perhaps So. You never heard anything