The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-04-18

toWuf On! thaC Is quite impossible, dear,
l really should no. care to leave home lust
now"
Julia blushed right rosy red. well, ii
think it would be rathern pity,'' she re.
turned.
oh! quite out of the question: Mrs.
Trafford said, with decision-then took
up the letter again and went on reading.
Laurie says they will either come to
us to meet us in town or come to us later,
but the old ladies have made a special
point of asking them for Christmas, and
are going to ask us. too-Oh!' and there
she stopped short again and looked with
eyes ut her daughter.
"There is time enough to settle all that"
said Julia. 81 should tell Laurie to suit
her own convenience about coming here
any time between this and their visit to
the old ladies. 1t is far the best to leave
1t to them and then they will tit things 10
suit themselves"
"Youare right, dear, "said Mrs. Trafford
when have had n cup OF tea l
will write to Laurie at once"
So she did. She had already found time
to write n graphic description of the jewel
robbery whilst at Matcham, and to-day
she spoke OF it again. Il do not believe"
she said, that either lear Lady Lucifer
or that sweet little Mrs. Bob-as every
body calls her ever SEQ Que of all
those beautiful jewels again; and, my
dear, l assure you when l think of the
heaps of exquisite diamonds that Mrs.
Bob showed us not four hours before the
robbery took place, my heart positively
aches for her. Lady Iucifer's Jewels YOU
have seen for yourself. She has nothing
left now but three or four little brooches
which are paltry compared with what she
has lost.
about our coming to town-my denr
child, it is out OF the question altogether.
In fact it is imperative that we remain at
home for the present. J. am sure that you
and Anthony will enjoy yourselves very
much better by yourselves, and you know
that you will both be heartily welcome
here at any time, and for any time that
suits you best during YOU leave, About
the visit you mention to A%nthony's aunts
you go, OF course, dear, but at present
Julia and | would rather not say anything
l rather fancy Julia will have other plans
by that time. Mr.. Stephen Howard still
continues to pay her the closest attention,
in fact, at Matcham they were together
morning, noon, and night. He sent her
the most exquisite bouquets for the three
dances we were at and corsage flowers for
each other night. So You understand,
dear, for the present l would rather not
commit myself one way or the other.
"B7-the-by, you say neither Julia nor l
have told you what Mr.. Howard is like!
He is very tall and strengthening, very
fair and handsome. Has lovely blue
eyes, and is Que OF the incest young men
l have ever known in my life. In worldly
respects he is everything hat can be de-
sired, and Julia seems to like him very
much, though she has not actually said
so.'
This letter Mrs. Trafford closed and sent
off to her youngest daughter, without
showing it to Julia.
Julia, however. did not notice the
omission and when Mrs. Tratford went
back to the drawing-room, she found her
sitting comfortably by the fire toasting
her feet on the fender. She put down the
book which she was reading and looked
at her mother.
Did you notice that Mrs. Loveluce was
not at the ball Mt Mntcham, nor yet the
one at Plackingtoni' she asked.
Yes. But l heard someone ask Miss
Mauleverer where she was and why she
was not there and she sad that she had
gone up to town for a few days"
"Ahl l see" said Julia. "Well, 1t was
better that she wasn't there for Captain
Legard went on awfully with Pamela
Winstanlcy, aud Mrs. Lovelace would
have been furious the whole time"
Captain Legard seems to be dcvoting
himself to Pamela Mrs. Tratford re-
marked.
'Oh! utterly"
Though she is hardly the girl I should
nave thought would attract him. How
ever. you never can tell how these affairs
come about. But she is $3.50 old-fash-
Toned looking although she is certainly
pretty; and he is so-well, So
He puts on tremendous side" said
Julia, quickly.
'Yes-though l scarcely quite meant
that. But he is so very ~dragoonish-a
lady-killer sort of Il man, always with his
head poking forward and his eyes rowing
about as If he was looking for fresh worlds
to conquer. And for him to be apparently
going in seriously for Pamela Winstauley,
who is already II little old-maidish in spite
of her slang, is very odd, to say the least
of IT." 81
Yes" answered Julia, dreamily. ''these
things are generally very odd. I think
life Altogether is odd"
Well, the next day quite a small crowd
of people turned up ut the pretty house in
ST. Ewes, and Mrs. Trafford perceived that
she had not suffered in social Importance
by having made one of the h%ouse-party ut
Matcham.
Among her visitors was Mr.. Evelyn
Gabrielle, who was looking very i'll. He
had three days previously received n
favor anonymously, consisting of yari-
GUS articles of toilette utility together Will,
divers remarks concerning his personal
vanity such as had made him unutterably
wretched.
This production he had traced to two
ladies, sisters. who were on The outside
fringe of the Parish set and were very OBJ
jectionable people all round. Indeed, to
be quite accurate, l canno truthfully say
that they were in n set of any kind. ]
never saw anybody speaking to them OF
walking with them. But they went duly
and truly to the Parish services. where
they We're in the world but not of the
world. And IL you think that an odd
thing to say of two ladies in such cir
c%umstances, l must tell you that the Par
ish set comprised "the world" of the an.
cient city.
Mrs. Trafford noticed in amoment thai
something was wrong with him. He wa
not wearing a single ring on his lady-like
hands--incredtble as it may seem to those
who know him-and his face had n swec.
and anxious look rs if his self-in1lictet
scourgings had proved too severe for him
Mrs. Trafford was very kind and tender
with him. she made him sit tn the cosy
chair by the fire aud was sure he was fal
from well. Was 1t the relaxing air 0
Blankhampton2 Without doubt it wa!
relaxing, the little nj told him.
Now, Mr.. Gabrielle could scarcely tel
the sympathetic little widow that two
vulgar women had troubled themselye
to send him a small quantity of rouge ant
u piece OF cottonwood without giving hin
the opportunity of thanking them for tn
attention, SO he had to dissemble some
what. to say that he was not feeling yer.
well, that he had been n little worried
about parish affairs for some days, mt
should be really glad to have a few day
change.
Mrs. Trafford little thought how trul.
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