Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-18
CHAPTER xXvI.-A BRAVE TO THE
WORLD.

CHAPTER xxvI.-A BRAVE r THE
WORLD.
Bat Julia's weakness soon passed. She
was a young woman of marvellous energy.
and before she went down TO dinner that
evening-which she did wearing n charm
ing white gown and such IA bright smile
hat not even her mother guessed at the
existence OF the aching heart IL covered
she had already arranged their plans.
1--WE must get out of this earlier than
we intended, Stevie," she told him. 1--WE
must get home as soon as possible-and ]
think you had better be i'll as soon us you
possibly can and 20 up to town to consult
n doctor. You know we must give some
reason for our leaving E~nglaud-we can
not give zap our fat aud go OF just at this
ty.mpsss Win no poEe . ppaFsnt eeass shsaa
climate tries your lungs, we can quite cas-
lily manage it,"
but must we give up our fiati" he ex
claimed.
'Oh! Stephen, yes-I should never know
another moments peace-I should never
care to live there again" she cried. Now
listen; this is what | should do. You go
to town tomorrow to consult a doctor
write to me tomorrow TO say that you are
to see him the next day. Write the next
day and say that you are most imperative.
ly advised not TO stay another winter In
England and In fact that the sooner you
get out of England the better. Then sug.
gest "A steam yacht"
"a steam yacht" he cried.
"Yes. Why not' We must live some
where she answered. mildly. IF we
have yacht OF our Owl we can take every.
thing we most value In Victoria Street
with us. Quite half the things could he
used for fitting her up"
But you, %Juey-how will you like iti"
he cried.
"Oh! am a very good sailor" she an-
swered.
But | wanted to turn to work of some
kind" he exclaimed. Il mean to make a
fortune"
80 you al We can more easily store
q yacht than get n house taken care off,
che answered. Besides, You raust have
some time to find out what You can do,
or find to do. Depend upon it,. the yacht
Is the best scheme we have hit OF yet"
Then 1t shall be n yacht" he answered.
So mt dinner-time Julia went down say
ing brightly that her head was better. al.
most we'll in fact, although, as Miss Theo-
dosia told her kindly. anyone could see
she had not been well by the dark rings
under her eyes. And then she said that
she was q little anxious about Stephens
health, "she yfas afraid everything was not
we'll with him here" laying her hand
lightly on that part of herself which might
be taken TO indicate the heart or the lungs
rs the observer thought proper.
but don't talk about il tonight" she
said. when Miss Theodosia and Mrs. Traf- |
ford broke out into simultaneous expires
ions of regret ut may be nothing II
you don't mind, Miss Theodosia, stephen
will 20 up to town tomorrow aud have q
good opinion"
Thus prompted the two older ladies cast
careful glances at Stephen when he came
downstairs, aud as traces OF the storm
through which he and Julia had just pass
ed were still plainly TO be seen on his face,
Mrs. Trafford and Miss Theodosia were
not far wrong in saying that he really was
looking Ill, poor fellow. so i'll that they
wondered how it was possible they had
never noticed it before.
On the whole IL was a very pleasant
evening. Colonel Adeane came In good
time. looking handsomer in evening
clothes than he had lone in the morning.
and he too Mrs. Trafford in to dinner
and sat between her aud Miss Theodosia,
who forebore to talk 20 him very much
about poor dead and rome Lsvinia. on
whom he had been So 'spoony' five and
thirty years before. He was very pleasant
and a particularly intelligent man to talk
to, aud he and Mrs. Trasford discovered
many mutual friends that they became
great friends before the meal came to an
end. Aud M!ss Theodosia suddenly took
il into her dear old head that they were
flirting desperately, on which her enjoy
ment Of the scene became SO exquisite
she nearly smiled herself into tears.
However, before the meal was over,
Julia began to look very wan aud white.
"Do have a glass of port, Juey," said
Stephen. coaxiugly, when desser. was put
Aud Julia had q glass OF port. and then
the ladies went OF into the d~rawing-room
and left the two men to make friends with
put them.
"You look 50 poorly. Julia, DEAR" said
Mrs. Tradord. when they reached the
irawing-room.
"Idon't feel very well to- might, mother"
Julia answered. The strain OF keeping up
appearances had proved almost too much
lor her. and now her mothss's tone almost