Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-07-25

up 10 MAKE sucn arrangements as YOU
put the man she loved beyond the reach
OF the strong arm of the law which he had
broken. And yet she loved him even IN
that hour OF shame and bitterness better
than she had ever loved him In all the
time she had known him.
stephen met her Mt the London termi.
nus and had brought the brougham ia
take her home.
You have done eyerything'" was her
first eager question.
MY dearest, everything" he answered.
Il am now perfectly free Of the past. so let
your mind be easy on that point. ] had Q
long consultation with our chief yester.
day, and, OF course. / told him exactly
why l wanted to resign
you told him about me-
Eyes"
"That-that II had"
Found out everything, Yes. I told
him all. And he was perfectly reasonable
he said that IL you felt like that about
IL, it be very much happier for
everything that cut myself up at once.
All the same he was awfuliy struck with
your quickness-in fact he said-but there.
/ had better not tell you that"
"Yes, tell me- she cried, eagerly.
You won't be vexeds'
"Oh. moi"
well" half unwillingly, "he said that
you would have been such a credit to the
society that 1t was a thousand pities your
sympathies e to the other side"
"Oh, Stephen she cried.
well, dearest, this man-who ia too
kind-hearted to hurt q fly aud would starve
before he wonld defraud n poor widow of
one single farthing-looks at this scheme
from a different st point to yourself.
He thinks the acquisition OF property il
perfectly justilable and looks upon the
law as an old FOOLS wisdom which ought
to be materially improved"
"Yes, you are right. / dare say-but I
have not got used to thinking even of a
new law on the question Of property. As
10 myself" with n faint smile, my dear
Stevie, even II my conscience did not
stand In the way, l should make a very
poor member of this guild. haven't got
pluck enough to begin with"
n mol don want you to have
pluck enough for that, dearest-other
wise" he said, tenderly, "you are the
plnckiest little woman I ever knew in my
llfc."
They sat for a few minutes in silence.
''Stevie," she sale at last. III would rather
not part with the b%rougham."
Then you shall not" he answered.
could give IT to my mother to keep
till ! come back"
TO be sure-but in that case you ouebt |
TO pay for its keep"
II could do that-for I would rather not
part with It." she said.
"By the by" he said presently. whom
they were sitting comfortably at dinner
and Julia was not a little surprised to find
how home-like and peaceful eve rythine
looked. the terrible tumult in her heart
Notwithstanding, dear. l have heard of q
steam yacht"
"Yest" There was q servant In the
room, so Julia was compelled to take a
proper amount of interest in his remarks
Yes, the "Dauntless." She is nearly
tour hun dred tons and to be had ut what
b really q bargain"
'Yesi and how is THAR,
"Ohl her owner died suddenly and tbere
8 not so much none left as was expect
n. The executors want to get rid OF 1t at
want you to go aud look over hei
Very WELL" said Julia, 'and IL you buy
her how soon shall we start"
She could not be ready sooner than 0
'ortnight,' he answered.
oh! not sooner than thats' cried Julia
n dismay.
my dear. II IL quite soon enough"
stephen replied. soothingly. "Just con.
ider what an immense amount of business
here will be to get through. by the by,
ave you decided whether TO take Amelia
n notf"
Amelia would like to go-she is a good
Julia answered.
Stephen was quite r~lght-there was an
immense amount Of business to 30 got