Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-25
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in sympathy with the law which they
o denounce as being criminal

"Stevie," she said, care they both shan
ming. or don't they know a%uythingi"
Know anythingr' he cried. looking a
her In horror. why OF course not, not
word"
She saw enough OF Mrs. Bob afterward
to be quite sure that he had spoken tn,
truth, and that she really did believe he
brothers health to be bad and, IL he re
manned in England, his life In danger
And believing this, she had OF course nc
choice but 10 90 TO the dinner which was
given in their honor.
"lt is, perhaps" said Mrs. Bob, whep
their guests began TO arrive. rather pre-
sumptuous of US to give this dinner, as
Mrs. Trafford might have wished to en-.
fertain them the last night. But we talk
ed 1t over, Bot and !, aud we found that
Mrs. Trafford did not mind. and that. IN
fact, having let her fat it would be most
i1convenient for her to have q dinner,
however small, so We determined to dc
it.n
Having come TO this determination.
Mrs. Bob had done her work thoroughly.
Mrs. Trafford was there with Miss Theo
dosia; Marcus Oxford and Madge were the
next to arrive-and as Julia turned from
them TO see her sister and Anthony Staun.
o announced, and to see them followed
by Lord and Lady Lucifer, she felt that
the cup Of her individual suffering was
indeed full, and that IL any more OF the
people whose names had become marked
In her wi mind as being connected with
the cause OF her exile appeared, she should
lose control over herself aud commit some
foolishness such as shrieking aloud. The
others, however. who came afterwards
were happily one and all harmless people
who had neither robbed others of their
wealth nor yet been robbed themselves.
Nevertheless. that evening proved n terri
BILE ordeal. Everybody felt that the oc.
casion was a somewhat sad one and that
1t behoovcd them to be as gay and festive
as possible by way Of keeping up two
hearts which they suspected were sad, lit
tie thinking that ons OF them had gone
nigh almost to breaking.
But at last 1t came to an end-their
headths had been drunk and Stephen had
got up in his chair and bowed, saying,
Thank YOU, very much" and nothing
more, so that part of the ceremony was
got through far more easily than poor
Julia had expected. and very soon after
that they began to say goodnight, good
night, aud good-by.
The first TO leave were the Lucifers who
were going on somewhere. "Well, good.
by, my dear Mrs. Stephen" said Lady
Lucifer, taking Julia kindly In her arms.
I'VE are all very, very sorry TO part with
you. and dear old Stephen Is q dear IA
friend of mine as you know. We shall
often be thinking about you and wonder
ing how you are getting on and how the
poor chest is. Mind, l don't believe there
Is anything the matter with him. think
Stephen is q complete fraud and that you
look far more i'll han he does. However.
/ hope you will both bs back next sea-
son ms IL nothing had happened and when.
ever you do come back we will make
give another dinner to wish you
But Julia had nothing to say. She cluue
TO Lady Lucifer for a minute or two, and
kissed her with white trembling lips, foi
good many Of the gay rafting words
had gone deep down into the heart that
bursting with the weight of shame
which knowledge had laid upon IL. Aud
then when the Lucifers had gone Miss
thought she. too. would be go
Ing.
"Good-by, my deal" she said; II aars
'ay | shnll never see You again, for my
lime In getting short, and my poor dead
Ind gone Laviuia was ten years younger
han !. But always remember that the
BID woman's good wishes went with you
md her prayers will follow 70 u. God
bless you, my dear. and lessen your anxi-
'ty for Stephen" and then Miss Theodosia
kissed her and set her free. hurrying out
'f the room with the tears streaming down
her cheeks.
Il should like to CO." said Julia to
IL don't see why you need al say
10 me tonight. I shall zee you
VI IN the morning. Do let "a GO" and