Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-28

MIS-. barknhH- lhcb turned 10 Mrs. Tfaf-
ford-"You did not know that Lady Lr-
cifer and | were girls together. did youfr
NO, indeed, answered Mrs. Trafford,
deeply Interested.
But that Is 50. Lady Lucifcr's father,
Sir Ranald Tempest, was Governor Of
Queensland five years was he there,
Niolett"
Yes. five years. Lady Lucifcr an
swered, five OF the happiest years OF my
life. aad Mamie Howard was the dearest
friend | made during the whole time /
Was there
How delightful to meet again and
be nelgl bors after so many years" MUIR
INJURED Mrs. 1raGord, and then leaving
them 10 enjoy each others society, she
moved away TO speak TO others Of her visi-
tors.
She was more than conscious OF "A feel
Ing that Mrs. Markham must be a very
kind as we'll as a very well-bred woman
or she would have told Colonel Coles
who, by-the.by, had just got promotion
and was n Major-General now, which
probably meant that he would soon he
home from lndia-that she had little or
no need Of n letter OF Introduction 10 any
body in or near Blaukhampton. being an
old friend OF one of the smartest and most
powerful ladies in the whole OF the coun-
t.. II feel that | shall like Mrs. Mark
ham, Mrs. Traiford said to herself as she
approached Lady Margaret Adair, the
Dean wife, who was in the pre-occupied
state Of a woman trying 10 DO two things
AZ once. enc was 10 listen TO Mrs. Fairlie,
who had her most pronounced society
voice and manner on, the other was TO
keep her eye on Mr.. Anthony Maulevcrer
and her own pretty daughter, who had
drawn nearer to each other tban Lady
Margaret quite liked.
may he wrong and misguided in every
way, but | cannot understand how any
man or woman can get tired Of the study
OF people. Those who live in the whirl
of London society, whether IL is solely
and strictly the Society OF Fashion or the
Society OF Wit, naturally after a long
spell, grow tired of society itself, OF going
out day after day and night after night,
from drum TO dinner and dinner 10 crush,
TO say nothing Of lunches and theatres
thrown 10. with all the unutterable fag Of
paying calls. leaving paste boards, sitting
out maiinees and %recitals, looking in at
bazaars and other charity functions. One
may get tired aud tagged with all these,
but to me the study OF the human kind
remains just as interesting rs at first. In
my case | ny To green trees aud pleasant
iields-at this moment | am writing In a
house from which you cannot see another
dwelling with the exception of a cottage
or small farmhouse on the slope of rising
ground half-a.mile away. All | ask here
is TO be let alone, to have no dinners. no
tao -. gnHf.tt Dat naa,lA nna fngk NJ
Interesting (when | come across them rs
ever.
For instance, the other day my wife and
went Outtolook at a set of harness which
We had beard was for sale at the stable OF
a n~eighboring parson. But ye gods, how
our pride suffered before we got home
again! But / will tell you about it.
We started from home with a clever lit
tie Welsh pony fleet and sound, aud a
smart cart borrowed from our friend the
Inn-keeper. We fattered ourselves that
we looked presentable, or If not so grand
as that. at least respectable. | have al
ways thoroughly believed myself TO he q
man Of passable appearance and my wife
l. a happy-looking buXom person who
thinks she looks as IL she did not belong 10
the laboring class-I mean the hard-wors..
ing class.
Well, we set of in the best OF health
aud spirits, pointed ont TO each other this
old farm house. that pretty bit OF land
scape, till we reached the first village
let us call il Cornby. There we posted
our letters for the day and left an order
at the butchers, then went gaily through
! what they call in these parts 1.-The Street
~-~rrnr r-tnt ffTir Observation-Disclosures an,
> Nell to me-the Hall meant the house %
orr landlord.
II should think II is-it's a pretty place
said land, by.the-by, I think 1 ought
TO mention here that we had only been a
week or so in possession OF orr new re-
treat.
About half a mile further on down n
steep dip In the road we meta person,
lie was Of the masculine gender and look
ed like a naval man, except for his man.
ners. He was n fine fellow. big and stall
wart, dressed in well-made hcather-mix.
ture shooting clothes, showing a pair OF
brawny legs which certainly would have
had a fine chance of a prize or at least of
honorable mention at n show for under.
standings! lie was goodish looking. too.
had a pair OF handsome eyes aud a brown
beard cut, after the fashion of naval men.
close To his face. Over his shoulder he
carried a tenis-racket 20 which were slung
a pair OF tennis-shoes. One perhaps could
not expect much ia the way Of manners
from a gentleman who was going to a
lady's tenis- party clad In a garb NJ for
Scotch moors, but be that rs il NAV.
this gallant accosted us, pulled us up with
an imperative wave of his hand and said:
flaw, DO You know which il Cornby
Halli'
NO" said ], thinking he might at least
have touched his hat to the lady I'm my
cart. II am almost a stranger about here
aud really don't know
The gallant looked ut me as II he thought
| was dreaming or drunk. Don't you
know where it is?" he persisted.
NO, | don't" said ], Il believe it is
somewhere near the village. The village
is a mile or so further on"
"Oh-" n pause. then he pointed to the
Did red brick house which we had passed
and spoken OF. us that the house,"
Il don't krow," said !. shortly.
signified To the Welsh pony that she
might go on. and the gentleman with the
legs strobe forward with n curt "-nks''
flung over his shoulder as IL we had done
him a special aud personal injury because
we did not happen 10 know where Cornby
Hall was.
My wife turned and looked after him a.
he swung along the road. then looked al
me with resentful eyes. He must have
taken us for some Of the country people,"
she said, then, as laughed, added indig
nantly, But even If he did he might have
touched his hat.v
Particularly as he stopped our trap"
said ], with n laugh.
Yes" she answered, and after q min
ute or two she burst out, what q snobi''
A few days afterwards we had occasion
to call on the lady at Cornby Hall our.
selves, and found to our JOY that IL was
some way beyond where we had met our
courteous friend with the legs. that he
had then came at least half u mile past
the house, and rs Nell said to me, I'VE
must have sent him a mile and a halt out
OF his road" aud then she added, vindic-
lively. "Thank Heavcnip
might tell n great deal about the rev.
erend gentleman Shades of courtesy aud
chivalry forgive me for using the already
degraded term 10 such an onel to whom