Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-04

gave me a stare, us much as 10 say, Who
the deuce are you" Then he began to talk
ia shor sentences. and with what we misht
term e 'staccat0 J0rtiSsim0' III
Somehow his eyes and voice seemed famil.
lar TO me, only / could not find a clear
place for him in my memory. Wha Il he
had eaten some Curry-and abused it-and
taken a glass OF hook and ~seltzer, he said,
looking at me as II he was going TO accuse
me OF murder
".What did YOU say this lady's name isr
"'Madame Debrisay,' said Mrs. Rivers.
"'Humph" said he: ''are you a French
woman
No said /; but l am next door TO one
II am Irish
country. may I ask more politely.
From Ballykillruddery.'
"'Ah. thought sor
And he was silent for 4 ~ then he
said, with a pleasauter smile thnn Thought
his grim face could put on
80 see you have no recollection OF me-
"'Your voice and face are not strange 10
me- | said, my heart beginning 20 bea',
but ! cannot recall your name
Have you q1ite forgotten I cunn-
called Fielden Mark Fielien-who won
the cup Mt the Ballykillruddery hunt races
in '53, more than thirty years agOF
"'Do | not' And | helped 20 do up my
cousin Rose Nugent's hair with ribbons Ot
his cOlors for the race BALI | know you
now. and | must shake hands with You.
80 we shook hands; and his brown face
e0fteDed and glowed while he talked Ol
Rose. He was desperately in love with
her. and they were engaged. He went of
10 India; she stayed at home-cot n wet
ting out boating. took cold, and went of
into u decline. He married. and lost his
wife. and now he is wandering about In
indifferent health. ! should not have
mentioned all this III II had not been for a
bit that will interest You. In the course OF
.ifisS 1870 .sest y 1921 Ont that tAs gsnel.
slssfST. ~ y sssys >, n.y. : : y sSTTSs
Of the generals saw him breaking horses
last spring somewhere in California. |
said | had met him, and what a good TEL
low | thought him. Then the general said
he was an ass, and had let himself be
knocked out of the RUM, ,: because he
could not get the girl he wanted TO marry
him. OF course | did not let on that |
knew anything about IL, and the subject
dropped. Then my old general asked Tor
my address, and said he would come and
see me some Sunday-which, told him,
was my only free day-but | don't fancy
Now, my darling, | have prosed long
enough, and | must stop. When shall l
see you AGAIN. Can't you persuade your
uncle to come up TO town for q little more
physic' You make him too happy and com
Portable. / was going to write. Don't re-
lNSt oAl 81. Ohun w az
twice but | will not. Matrimony is a
tremendous experiment, and III not ven
ture TO recommend it. God bless you, my
own dear. My best respects 20 your uncle.
Ever your loving friend,
GERALDINE DEBRIsAY.n
Mona read this with the deepest interest.
She smiled at the account OF her meeting
at Mrs. Rivers, but grew very grave over
the description Of Warnings decadcnce.
ssk,, 70 hlan,as tvfch I ruara not al
ways having sidelong reproaches flung at
me. Pie would have been rs bad or worse
IL | had married him, for ! could not have
been n loving, sympathetic wife, and then
his last state and mine, too, would be
worse thar the first. How / wish / could
hear that he was well and happily mar
ried."
The Thursday on which Mona was to
have a peep once more at the world she
felt she had quilted forever. rose fresh and
clear after yesterday OF storm and rain.
Lady Finistoun had offered to drive over
after luncheon and fetch her, SO Mona
relieved from the necessity of taking on:
Uncle Sandy's ramshackle conveyance
dressed, and having put up a carefully ar
ranged dinner dress n change of raj
ment, waited quietly for her ladyship's APP
p~earance.
Uncle Sandy had driven away early with
Kenneth to a sale OF Highland cattle at
Kirktoun, and Merry had gone to carry some
jelly to the shepherds mother, who was
old and weak.
Mona was reading n review sent her by
Mime. Debrisay, when she heard the sound
of a carriage driving up.
She is earlier than / expected" was her
mental comment as she glaas.i at the
clock. ut is barely half past three"
Voices were heard speaking in the hall,
and Mona rose intending to go out and
meet her friend, when the door opened.
aud Lisle entered unannounced, his hat in
HIS hand, looking bright and brown. Mona
colored in spite Of herself.
"Good-morhing." he cried, cheerily. II
hope you will forgive q change OF plans.
Lady Finistoun fnds she must drive in &c
Kirkto,Sl to meet Major and Mrs. Men
teith-Finistoun's sister. you know-so ]
offered myself and my dog-cart to convey
you to the Lodge. | hope you will forgive
the change"
said. smiling. "If you do not mind taking
me n my dress basket. l am ready 70
start"
wen Shlu, Crfeu lIlslo, cAItlluSiy.
"As 1t Is a fine clear afternoon, and we
have plenty Of time. I will take you round
by Balmuir: the views are splendid nearly
all the way"
VERY we'll" said Mona, who Ind now
recovered herself. n in q few minutes
she was perched beside her charioteer, her
light dress basket hoisted up and confded
to the care Of the groom-who sat behind
land they were of.
81 hope there ara not many very steep
hills" she said, after a few moments all
ence; II am not too c~ourageous."
"No, the road Is safe and easyi I know
the country; I was here for q whole season |
with Finistoun q few years ago. the au-
tumn before you were presented. That is
o sort Of epoch to me-"
much more so TO mer' she returned,
laughing. II well remember the heart
sinking with which I looked forward to
making my courtesy under the eye Of roy
atty. DO you know I sometimes think all
that must have been . dreamw
II fear the waking cannot have been
very pleasant" said Lisie. bending his
eyes upon her.
"a have nothing to complain Of. There
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