Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-09
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Self-reyealed by the family likeness as
Herbert's brother. Randall Linley was never
thelcss greatly EIerbert's inferior in personal
appearance. His features were in 10 way
remarkable for manly beauty. In stature he
hardly reached the middle height. and, young
as he was. either bad habit or physical weak
ness had ~ affected the upper part of his
figure that he stopped. But, with these and
other disadvantages, there was something in
his eyes and In his smile-the outward ex-
preston perhaps of all that was modestly
noble in his nature-so irresistible in its at
tractiye influence that men, women, and
children felt the charm alike. Inside of the
house and outside of the house everybody
was fond OF Randal-even Mrs. Presty in
cluded.
"Hay yOu seen a new face among ms since
you rC.urned?' Were his sister-in-law's first
words. Randall answered that he had seen
Miss Westeriield. The inevitable question
followed. What did he think OF her? iii
tell you in u week or two more" he replied.
NO! tell me at once"
II don't like trusting my first impression.
! have a bad habit of jumping to conclu-
%sions."
jump to a conclusion nov, to please INT"
Randall smiled and gave away. Your
g~everneSs," he replied, looks out of health,
and tIerhaps for that reason) strikes me as
being insignificant and ugly. Let US see
what our ihle air and our easy life here will
do for her. Ia 80 young a woman as she Is [
am prepared for any sort VI transformation.
We may be all admiring pretty Miss Wester-
field before another month is over our heads.
Have any letters come for me while l have
been away
He went into he library and returned with
his letters. This will aIuuse Kitty" he
said, handing 10 his sister-in-law the illus
trated New York newspaper 10 which she
had already referred in speaking to her nus
band.
Mrs. Linley examined the engrayings-and
turned back again 10 look once more at an
illustration which had interested ner. A
paragraph on the same page caught her at
tention. She had hardly glanced at the first
words before a cry OF alarm escaped her.
dreadful news for Miss Westerfeld!' she
exclaimed. Read it, Randall"
lie read these words:
THE weeks list of insolyent traders in
cludes an Eng,ishman named James Bell
bridge, formerly connected with a disreputa-
bic saloon in this city. Bellbridge Is under
suspicion OF having caused the death OF his
wife in a hit of delirium tremens. The un-
fortunate woman had been married. for the
first time, 10 one of the English aristocracy-
the Hon. Roderick Observation-Disclosures trial
for casting away a ship under his command
excited considerable interest IN London some
years since. The melancholy circumstances
OF the case are complicated by the disap-
pearance, on the day Of the murder, of the
woman's young son By her first husband.
The poor boy is supposed to have run away
in terror from his miserable home, and the
police are ~endeavoring 10 discover some trace
OF him. Ii is reported that another child of
the first marriage, a daughter, is living in
England, but nothing Is knowna about her"
Has your governess any relations in En-
glandg'' Randall asked.
'Only an aunt, who has treated her in the
most inhuman manner"
Serious news for Miss Westerfield, as you
say" Randall resumed. And, as l think,
sc:;cas news for rs. Here j. q mere gisl-a
poor friendless creature-absolutely DEEPEN
dent on our protection. What are we 10 DO
If anything happens in the future to alter
our present opinion of her?g'
Nothing OF the sort is likely to happen"
Mrs. Linley declared.
Let us hope not" Randall said. grayely.