Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-05-16

saw you actually laughing at her In the
street"
They qid,' shouted Bob, with n great
taught Just roared. And I tell you |
had to 60 into FulIer's, the gunsmith's,
and | laughed so I had to tell him what /
laughing at. couldn't help my
self"
oh Fuller IS safe e~nough-he won't
talk about 1t 10 anybody likely to repeat
1t to the Fairlies," Mrs. Bob remarked.
But, all the same, Bob. I shouldn't go
doing that kind OF thing again IL | were
you. Remember we are new people here,
and IT won't be very pleasant II we begin
by making ourselves unpopular"
Bob put on a look OF comic dismay.
THAT is the way Mamie always bullies
me-" he remarked to Julia. That's the
way you will bully Steve when you have
beeh married as many years ne we have"
ooh, very much worse than that an
swered Julia, gaily: and then she looked
DIT Stephen and smiled and Stephen smiled
back at her, and this sent Bob into such
an ecstacy of enjoyment that he was
Obliged 20 wink at his wife and then bolt
ont OF the room TO have his laugh ont
elsewhere.
But nobody could be offended at Bob
Markham's fun and Julia found him the
most delightful brother-in-law in the
whole world in spite OF the fact that An
thony Staunton had his W tender niche
within her heart.
And he was so generous. too: for not
w~ithstandlng that but a few weeks before
Julia's most beautiful wedding gift had
come from the Markhams, she found
among her letters on Christmas morning
a receipted bill from Botwood Of Ipswich
for a charming single brougham, the like
of which Julia had greatly envied his wife
having the possession, that Is IL such a
word can be applied TO n genuine out
spoken admiration for the belongings OF
another person.
Really there was ample grounds for the
remark which Mrs. Trafford AZ that time
was in the habit Of making to such per-
sons as questioned her about the last mar
rage. "Oh, yes. | am perfectly satisfied
\kS'h the marriage-perfectly."
NJ psscptterTHs r3iaiaFa;aaffsafsp~ssHa.. ~ aisesHfit
woman talked about The happiness OF hel
newly-married daughter. the words gen.
orally conveyed that there was plenty OF
iItbSf itt hiattt a sAtig " ~hdl w was
not happy she ought 10 be. But In this
Instance there was the tall aud handsome
young husband to show that the bride
ought to thank Providence for her fate,
AID also there was the brides w happy
face and air of assured gaiety and salts
fedness. so Blankhampton accepted Mrs.
Trafford's verdict on the marriage with
ont Il word Of disapproyal or even a sniff,
and once more the word e round that
the little widow in ST. Ewes was really Q
very remarkable
CHAPTER Ky A LITTLE CLOUD.
After remaining about a fortnight AT
Brentwood, Stephen Howard and his wife
went back TO their London home and al
most Immediately Mrs. Trafford paid them
q short visit on her way to Little Street
Hall, where lived the two Miss Stauntons,
two old ladies who were half-aunts 10 Sir
Anthony Stauutou, and from whom he
had great expectations.
Whilst Mrs. Trafforj was In Victoria
Street, the Bob Markhams came up to
town and put up at the Metropole. why
couldn't you come to u.s." cried julia, who
ike ali young wives was Hospitality aux
ions to entertain all her friends.
oh, no. my dear; many thanks Mrs.
Bob returned. I'VE are used to an hotel
aud | am sure you and Stephen arc better
of without Us. Visitors 10 young mar
ried people are a great mistake. No, my
dear Mrs. Trafford, you need not look up
Il do not mean you. You are a lady and
alone-it is different. | dare say | could
come and stop "A week or so with Julia
and she would never know l was in the
house. But a married couple are SO diff
ferent. Ii We are at an hotel Bob can
come in and out without consulting any.
one, and somehow a man always does
want to be boiling in and ont OF die house
like n dog ut a fair. He can have all sorts
OF people coming 10 see HIM on business,
and really il Is surprising what a lot OF
people he has TO see about various i'm
p%rovements ut Manor Lodge. And besides
these things Bob often wants me TO go
our and see something or buy something
and he would be sure TO want 10 go just
when we were going to do something
else; 50 believe me, my dear, " IS the best
in every way for rs to stop at the Metro.
pole"
swell, perhaps" Julia admitted. "Oply
don't say that | did not ask you, beg you
to come to u.s."
my dear, I never WILL" Mrs. Bob re-
Piled. smiling.
The following day Mrs. Trafford went
on TO Little Street and Julia and Stephen
were left alone ag~ain--after u few more
days quite alone. for the Markhams re-
turned 10 Blankhampton.
They were very happy-a good many
AAn-l> .-.ra -, fnaru thnf thssv EvoxC fharA
always seemed to be dinners and other
parties going on. every day they became
acquainted with more people and Julia set
up a day" when the pretty fiat In Vic
toria Street became quite . centre OF at
traction. Altogether Julia had q much
gayer life than she had ever had before,
for Stephen did not seem TO caro- much
about sitting quietly at home aud il they
were not engaged for the evening. gener-
ally suggested a theatre. So the neat
brougham was frequently in requisition
rs they did not know what it was to grow
tired of one another's society.
Stephen said Julia, one morning, to-
wards the end Of January, when he had
thrown across the table q letter from Bob
Markham giving au enthusiastic descrip-
ton OF a glorious run they had had the
previous day with the Blankshire Hounds
III thought you were SO p~assionately
fond Of hunting"
$50 I am," he answered.
''Then when are you going to beginf''
abe asked.
Stephen Howard settled his arms conf
fortably on the table and looked at her
with O smile. well" no answered, "a
few months ago l was keen on IL, desper-
ately keen on il, but somehow l am per
fectly happy where ] AMI can hunt a bit
next winter"
And don't you think you win Be per-