Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30

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well, | cannot understand It," mur.
INJURED Nine. Debrisay, IN a wondering
tone: but / do understand that you don't
choose TO tell
Never mind, dear; you must tell me all
your new now"
Uncle Sandy did not seem in a hurry to
go north. He fingered in London, aud
Kenneth was under orders 10 come up
every evening. Mona took advantage of
his presence 10 steal away occasionally 10
enjoy some music ana talk with Nine.
Debrisay. These absences did not please
her uncle. lie grew cross and fJgety, and
Mona began 20 fear that he had Let his
reas0aabieness 10 the other side of the
Channel.
l. was quite ten days after their return
before Kenneth found "a opportunity of
speaking with her alone. An unusually
fine evening offered an excuse, and Mona
gladly accepted Kenneth's invitation
Nina. D.brisay Offering ~ play chess with
Uncle Sandy.
"Now that we have got clear OF houses.
and people, Kenneth" began Mona, ~
soon as they succeeded in finding "A seolud.
ed seat in kans!n -ton Glrleus, tell Inc
what il troubling you, for ] see that you
are trJubledt''
{ "Troub!ei? Yes, ! should thiak so. IN.
deed | am not one bit m).e forward than
when we parted, and ! doubt If | shall get
!, AVA tlis summer. Thea Mr.. Black is Ia
!. worse health than ever. we fear we will
have 10 leave the school; AMI here IS my
. uncle hurrying me To marry you-or, rath-
or, 10 ask you again
"Well, ask me again, Kenneth said
, Mona, sweetly, "and III give you the same
> ansWer"
az. it will he hard 10 put him OF now
g"roaned Kenneth; he is bent upon il what
: ever"
}. "St!ll, YOU cannot marry na against my
I ""tSo; bat Uncle Sandy says yol refused
, Il grand nobleman for my sake, honaf'
= No; for my own sake. lie was a poor,
: half-witted creature. K.nneth, we mas:
= put a stop = this. Yol mast tell CAcle
= sandy that you have asked me agIil, and
: that ! have refused yoI: tell him You do
. not care T. have anything 70 do with a girl
!, who is so ayerse to accept yol. IL my IN
Gle calls ms 10 account. | Will settle the
matter very quickly"
It was late when they reached home, and
" found that Cncle sandy had retired to bed
with a bad headache. and, according to
- Mime. Debrisay, a bad fit of sulKs, As lie
- had lost the game and 70 be beaten, eS
g pscially by a woman. was iutDlerahle.
Your uncle desired IN. - say that ne
q wished 10 see YOU late or early tomorrow
u evening, Mr.. Kenneth, she concluded, -,
- try aud come as carly as yuu can
~ Very we'll" said Kenneth, looking as /
!" he did not like it.
DO yOu thiGk to-morro~ will he th'
crucial test. Kenneth" asked Mona, ali
*. swering the look.
pc II feel as il 10 would be-
Then do not fear. You will get Through
n. and il Is better 70 have it out
10 All the next day Uncle andy was siiea
Try touchy. dissatisfied. II. felt our ot sort
vo- and was quite sure the veal he had cate
ir. the previous day had no. been sufi ,ieGtI
it'll cooked. How was il that he could eat sc,
abroad, AID not NJ home2 etc. etc.
These symptoms BODIED Ill for the eyei
lad ing's interview.
es' When tea.tIme approached. Mona o
ea, served
pm AS you want TO speak particularly
ste Kenneth Mlcalister this evening, shall
go out of the way TO Mime. Dsbrisay;'
IA. Nav said Uncle Sandy. einphaticall.
L. "Tll likely want you. 50 you had best be
ry hand In your own room"
nj Very well, returned Mona.
ee Kenneth presented himself in tolerabi
good time-yet not before Uncle Sandy ha
Ell begun To idget and fret because he had no
IL come sooner.
The private conference between uncle
and nephew haa not Taste | long, before q
message was dispatched to Mona, who wa
trying To read in her own room.
Mr.. Craig says wonla you please
come down, MISS
- Mana IascapIn1 ITunla G,p1u xro
grasping the arms Of his chair, and speak
ing in an angry tone. Kenneth was stand
ing on the hearth-rug, with flashing eye
and "A heightened color.
Such willfn' contumaciousness, >" wer
the words which Kissed from Uncle Sandy
lips as his niece entered the room.
Come here, Mona! Is 1t true what Ken
neth's been telling me-that You hay
!. again refused to BE- his wife,
\ at IS"
And has he sought you with the respec
and the-the-perse verance that he shoult
show"
Yes, uncle. I have no fault whateye
to find with him"
Then why are Won sna ohstinates VII,
will YOU reject what's Tor your ain goo,
AT AMI happiness, and refuse TO agree TO wha
OIL l have planned for YOU
IL I'M sorry 10 disappoint you, uncle, Blu
Il is impossible | can Let anyone choose d
husband for me-"
a "Aud | must declare | Gamma wish Il
Nv marry a young Teddy who has refused IN,
three times, 1t would be very unwise L
I'D take a reluctant wife. May be some other
young Teddy
ed Kenneth got so far, when Mr.. Craig in.
teTrupted him bitterly
"Ay, ay, my lad! there's as good fish ir
,es Che sea as ever was caught; and | see II.
ke no your fault. | don't know what's the
IL matter wi you, Mona; II you have an
he other lad in your e'e, it'll be some ne'er-do
He weel. | am afeard. IL tia yon sneerins
I'D deeyil E~yerard, he wac ma walk across tn,
street for you. You'll be sorry for your
contradictiousness one day"
ny my dear uncle" laughing. II never
:. supposed BERTHE Everald cared for morta
> but himself. assure you | have no lad o
any description in my minds eye"
30 "Aweelr' cried Uncle Sandy, greatly en-
- ragged, lit il varra ungrateful and unbe
:. coming % max a laughing-stock of YOU
" uncle, wha has spent a kist o siller on you.
- To think that you'll refuse a fine good
y young man, and never give a thought e
" yoUr pujr uncle's comfort. all for mere sell
nsnnesS, ana IN lii-placed fancy. ION
Kenneth, just give notice to you employ.
= ers. and come AVA wi me to Craigdarroch
na And you, Mona, l am tone wi you; you
az may 60 20 your caum. | enounce you;
you are just heartless, like yours Uld grand
,,e' mothers fine aris;ocratic friends, and
ia look down on folks that are better than
's yourself"
"But, uncle, | cannot" began Kenneth
rF ID not contradict him." whispered
10 Mona, passing close by, as she approached
III her uncle. Goodbye. them she said,
y kindly, II will never offer To return, but i
You wan me-, and ask m, | will come Il
| yoa.'
a. She tried 10 take his hand, but he pushed
he, hers away, and turned his face from hel
nj like a naughty child.
50 Mona looked at him kindly, and a littlt
sadly. and then left the room. forbiddins