Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-18

Obliged to confess that he had made very
little way.
Did sheer did she not resent his throw
ing her over, as he undoubtedly had, when
her grandmother came TO grief'
She was so young and inexperienced at
the time that she could hardly realize the
impossibility Of u man like himself risking
marriage, even with a richly lowered girl
"a more enlightened, n more mature wo-
ms., wou:. nave seen and understood the
dificulty. nor loved him the less for being
ready to give her up 10 u richer rival.
Women are awfully selfish and unreason.
ablel Nov that Mona had seen more OF
life-the seany side OF II too--she ought 10
appreciate the motives which actuated
him; perhaps she did, for she never avoided
him, or said sharp things, only she was so
Internally calm and frank II was quite
possible she might have fallen in love with
someone else IN the interim. Who could
Il bef-some brute Of a foreigner
Lisle felt saYagely jealous. as though his
sacred rights had been infrlnged. He
would do or sacrifice anything to call the
conscious color TO her cheek-to win a con.
fession OF love from her lips. even the sue
| riice OF himself % the letters Of matri.
mony. And II she loved him (Which. il he
! cnce surrendered, and asked her 10 marry
hiw. sire would. warmly, deliciously), she
would yield 70 him n everything. The
thing was really worth riskinZ. Life with
Mona would be very charming for a year
or so.
Having made up his mind more thorough
ly than he was perhaps aware, Isle found
shooting, and even Devastating, a less
satisfying amusement than II used to be,
and two or three days after his chance en-
counter with Mona, he started for Craig
darrocb, determined 10 begin the siege In
earnest.
1t was n crisp, clear afternoon, and sell
dom had CHS bosom's lord sat so lightly
on It's throne" or his success he never
doubted. The only question that he de-
Dated mentally, was how soon It would be
In good taste TO declare himself They
were not strangers. She must know that
lie had been a good deal smitten with her
nearly -four years ago. II was only taking
mp the dropped stitches Ia the web Of their
lives, lie would be guided By circGm
stances.
as Mr.. Craig at hone, and the young
ladies'" he demanded Of the little maid
who anne when he rang.
"The masters in, but" she was begin.
ming, when Mr.. Craig himself appeared,
with his inevitable stick, at the library
door.
"Eh, come your Ways he cried. az
saw ye as ye walked up the drive. I'm
glad 10 see you. I'm here alane; they're a
oot."
"Indeed!' said Lisle, following him into
the library. intending 10 give the Old man
a few minutes, to find out where Mona had
gone, and to follow her. What has be-
come OF your niecesf'
MARY Black is no niece OF mina. She il
a nice-like grille, but | have no kin except
Mona and Kenneth. Well, they are AVA
TO SET Mona on her road" (IIe called it
'rod."
"On her road where'" asked Isle.
"To Glasga'. She'll get there this even
ing, in time to catch the London night ex-
press"
"LOndonr' repeated Lisle, IN angry sur
prise. HAS she gone to Londonf"
"Yes. She had n letter frae madame
may be you'll mind Madame Debrisay. the
Teddy wha took nv niece in when you
grand folks turned her DOT. Weel, the let
ter wasna frae hersel'. 10 was the land
lady-an honest-like woman-wha ' .ote,
mt madame's order, TO explain why she
could not write. She vas varra sick with
bronchitis, and the landlady she added
that she was frightened herself. for she
was that bad the doctor wanted her to
a nurse. With that, nothing would
keep Mona: she must go to nurse her. !
was angered against her, for / didna think
u right for her TO go Oft in a jify frae me,
s-s $50 .-s.---.~-\
round my neck, and she SAYS, WI Tier D0fN
ME cen full o. tears-'Don't seek to stop
me, uncle. She was good 10 me before i
knew you: and don't you think she says,
III you were MI, I'd come AVA frae every
one to nurse your an / felt she spoke true
she would stick TO me, sol just said-Tl
no pay for your whim-whams,' and she
says-'No, uncle! | have money enough
for the Journey. Just let me go with your
good will an I said-'Go, then, my lassie,'
and she's game"
Good heavens!m cried Isle. "Alone;
TO GO through the worry and annoyance or
changing-of-"
'sWhat's 10 harm her? She is nae a
BARN." interrupted Uncle Sandy. I'VE
live In a ceevilized country"
Isle was silent with veXation. Had he
but known, he might have escorted her to
Glasgow, II not TO London; and what adif-
ferent Journey il would have been from the
last they had taken together. He was GER
tainly out of luck.
"Still. | am surprised you did not send
young Macalister with herr exclaimed
Isle. when he had mastered his impulse
to swear audibly and energetically at the
dissatisfied. misery old scarecrow that
had let his charming niece-the temporary
idol and future wife of Sir 81. John Isle
20 off alone, TO struggle with porters and
messenger ike a poor servant girl going
to a new place.
ssWhat for should Kenneth waste his
time when l wanted ni.l acre, lofOye the
siller Il would cost there and backi Young
people have nae consideration-an' yet
uou're no a lad any longer, Sir st. JohnV'
.sThe of my youth has certain
N departed. But / am greatly ANNOYED
auout this sudden journey. l have moth
ing on earth TO do! IL | had had an idea
Miss Craig was going alone, l should GER
tainly, with -FOUR permission, have escorted
her to Glasgow, and seen her of to Lon
don. Where does this Madame Debrisay
livet"
sIn a varra nice part Westbourne
villas, nigh the Royal Oak station. fouH
ken II, I'm thinking"
"y cannot say | do" returned Isle. while
he thought, 'Old blockhead! Why did he
not give me the NUMBER"
s.There are varra fine hooses about there,
and plenty omnibuses to a PARTS"
Every convenient, Tm sure. What Is
this Madame Debrisay's number Lady
Finistoun will want TO know Miss Craig's
address"
Eth! but she knows it weel. She has
been there herself"
Obstinate old IDIOT" thought Lisle; "he
will not tell. Oh, indeed!' he said aloud.
lyon must miss your niece very much"
II will do so! Sma' doot OF. She Is a
remarkable, wise-like. douce lassie-only a
wee self-opeenionated! It's amazing that,
being 30 long about IL lot o. fule-folk, she
kept her senses so weel."
BY this time Isle had gathered himself
together, and said
II ought to apologize for speaking SO
warmly. but / always take q lively interest