Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-25
MRS. BOB.
BY JOHN STRANGE WINTER.
CHAPTER ~xxvII.-ExILEi

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After that everything fell ont very much
As Mrs. Stephen hal intended. The fol
lowing morning Stephen went mp to town,
and when Julia came down the morning
after that for breakfast. she brought with
her the news that he had an appointment
with Sir Fergus Tiffany for that morning
At one o'clock.
And about three o'clock In tho after
noon, Just as they were going ont for a
drive, she received n telegram which said.
81 saw Fergus Tiffany this morn Ing.
Am strongly urged to leave England at
once, Come back rs soon rs you conven-
lently can"
III ought TO 90 pack at once" che said.
looking doubtfully ut Miss T~heodosia-
"My DEAR" said the old lady. GOD for
bid that I should wish to keep you a sim
cle hour away under such circumstances.
Pray go ut once, my dear, and your maid
shall follow with your things by the six
o'clock train II she can get ready TO catch IL.
IL not she shall come by the first train In
the morning. II you go to the station now
you will Just get across In time to catch
the next train up 70 own"
Thus hurried, Julia ran up to her room,
asked her maid for her jewel and dress
iug-case. took "A travellng-cloak and one
or two triies which she was likely to want
on her Journey aud was down stairs again
before the carriage was at the door.
II am so sorry TO leave you like this"
she said to Miss T~heodosia, as they bowled
along, but indeed It Is necessary that
should 60"
imperative, my dear" cried Mrs. Traf-
ford. who was overflowing with sympathy.
"Oh, my DEAR the old lady exclaimed,
"you must not say q word, not a word. I
understand SO well-I so thoroughly sym
pathlze with you, aud / do 80 hope and
pray that it will not prove anything seri-
Gus with Stephen. He Is such a dear
fellow, so good and kind aud chivalrous.
Obi I do so trust IL will prove to be but a
mere scare"
You may imagine the state OF poor
Julla's feelings, how she writhed and
groaued within herself, how her cheeks
burnt and her eyes seemed afraid 70 look
up aud encounter the kind orbs OF the
sweet old lady who had been wronged 90
f~earfully By that dreadful society.
II expect we shall have TO get away al
once she murmured, feeling that she was
expected to say something.
on, eNlueCtIy so. anu my uehr, SalO
Mics Theodosia, you will let me know
what your plans are' ] should like to com
up and see the last of you'll could not lei
you 20 without saying good-by to you an
wishing you God-speed."
The poor girl nearly broke down at this
"Ohl Miss TheodosIa, how good and kline
YOU are" she burst out You don't know
You will never know-how IL comfort.
me TO have you say that: and yet-yet-'
and then she broke of short. and turned
her eyes, burning now with scaldlng tears
away from the other occupants OF the cal
riage.
Miss Theodosia took her hand and held
It IN hers for the rest Of the way, smooth
ing it and patting Il as IL she was a trou
bled child. Mrs. Trafford, with suspi
ciously bright eyes, said, Julia, dear
would you like me 10 go with your BE
cause II you would, J. can-and Ameli
can bring my things at the same time a
yours"
II would much rather 50 alone" JUL
answered, in a choking voice.
30 they let her go alone, and at South
afhpton she telegraphed to stephen tina
she was coming. Aud whats journey
} was for her, poor girl; for she felt whe
she had said her last good-by to those tw
, as II she had SAIL Good-by TO a clear col
/, science and the safety OF honesty for eyel
she felt As II she was driving out OF th
4 clear air OF early morning into the lurl
: blood red light. Qf q thuQdfry epueefv. Sd