Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-28
NJ RS. BOB.
BY JoHN STRANGE wIyTEn

Mts. Trafford went away then, but J.,lia
sat still in the window idly watching
passers.by In the street and thinking a
good deal about Stephen Howard. She
was not so excited as she had been on The
previous day, for it is wonderful how even
the p~lainest cf women and those who
have long given UP hoping for a leaf OF
romance 10 illumine the duh book of their
lives. take TO the position of queen when
they find II offered TO them. Already the
improvement IN Julia 1rafTord's whole
person and name was no; only apparent
but marked Already IL seemed as IL her
cheeks had hlo)med afresh and had sud.
denly come ont la dimples, she brought
out quite n stock Of little coquettish airs
and grlces admirably adapted 10 go with
the little tip-tilted nose and curly top-knot
which afore time had been her distin-
gushing characteristics. And already
she looked years and years %
Surely, Love is a wonderful nlchymlstl
He turns The old lamps into new. aud
grinds the old young again. Not, All the
same, that ! wish you 10 infer from that !
look upol Julia Trafrord IA bping old.
No-no-but She was not so young. that is
so gii lisl. rs She hal been ten years be-
fore: she was seven aud twenty years old,
which IN B~lankiampton, let me tell YOU,
where women have no pursni. int mar
riage aud oDly 20 In for study of the arts
I'm n very caGral aud ~dilletante-like way,
Is looked upon as by no means youthful
She was still sitting in the window
when she saw Captain Legard come sann.
tcring back from the direction of the Par
ish. Evidently he had been in with Pa
mela Winstanley or else they had fingered
n long time on the steps OF the residence,
occupied perhaps in admiriBg the fine
Gothic architecture of the Cathedral,
familiarity called the Parish Perhaps
they had been listening 10 the %jackdaws
cawing overhead-perhaps they had been
but listening TO aud admiring one anotl-
er.
lie was walking very slowly, idly saun-
tering along, looking neither to right nor
10 left and evidently not trying Ia attract
attention Ia any way. But he did attract
attention, nevertheless, for rs Julia watch
Ell him cross the road ut the end OF the
street, she saw also q movement of the
white lace curtains which shaded the
window Of Mrs. Lovelace's sitting-room
hiu lHeu SAW the sIeek utFk Heau thrust
into view as she watched him pass along.
As Julia watched, Mrs. Loyelace gave
an involuntary gesture with her hand rs
il she would knock nj the window and
call him back. Then she drew back a
little aud the next moment Captain Lee
gard returned into sight again, walking
by the side of one Of the Mauleverer sis
ters, at that time Mrs. Lovelaee's most in
Innate friend.
lie Is going there with her." thought
Julia, with quite q sigh Of relief, n sigh
thnt was surely the greatest proof Of all
Of The power of the alchymist Love.
But no, They stopped at the door of the
house at the corner aud Miss MIuieverer
rang the bell-then turned back 10 him
aud apparently asked him 10 90 in also
Captain Iegard. however, shook his head
aud when the door was opened took Mis-
Mauleverer's hand. lifted his hat AND
slowly sauntercd away again without 81
much az a glance az the window above
BY the culver of the lace curtains Julif
saw that Mrs. Lovelace was still there
What q shame she found herself muir
muring Indignantly.