Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-27
CHATTER XXvnI.

winter had come ana gone: spring was
nearing It's end, and London still suffered
under the rigid regularity of ~easterly winds.
Although in less than a week summer would
begin with the 1st Of June. Mr.. Sarrazin was
glad 10 lind his oilce warmed by a fire when
he arrived to open the letters of the day.
The correspondence in general related ex.
clusively To proceedings connected with the
law. Two letters only presented All excep-
ton 10 the general rule. The first was adj
dressed in Mrs. Linley's handwriting ana
bore the postmark OF Hanover. Kitty's moth
er had not only succeeded in getting to the
safe side Of the lake-she and her child had
crossed the German ocean as well. In one
respect her letter was a remarkable compost
ton. Although it was written by a lady, il
was short enough to be read in less than a
minute:
MY ID ar Mr.. Sdrrazin: 1 have just time
To write by this evenings post. Oar excel
lent courier has satisfied himself that the
danger of discovery has passed away. The
wretches have been So completely deceived
that they are already ON their way back TO
England, TO lie in walt for us at Folkestone
and Dover. Tomorrow morning we leave
this charming place-ol, how unwillingly.-
for Bremen, TO catch the steame. to Hull.
You shall hear from me again ON our ar
rival. Gratefully yours,
CATHERINE LISLEY.'
Mr.. Sarrazin put this letter into a private
drawer, and smiled as he turned the key.
Has she made up her mind at last?' he ask
ed himself. But for the courier, | shouldn't
feel sure OF her, even nowr'
The second letter agreeably surprised him.
II announced that the writer had just return
ed from the United States, II invited him 10
dinner that evening. and il was signed RAN
dial Linley." In MIR. Sarrazin's estimation
Randall occupied a higher place than his
brother. The lawyer had known Mrs. Lin
ley before her marriage, and had been pri-
vstely inclined to think that she would have
done wisely II she had given her hand to the
younger brother instead of the elder. His
acquaintance with Randall ripened rapidly
into friendship. But his relations with Her
bert made no advance toward intimacy there
was a gentleman-like cordially between
them, and nothing more.
At Z O'Clock the two friends sat at a sIilg
little table in the private room OF a hotel,
with an infinite number of questions to ask
OF each other, and with nothing TO interrupt
them but q dinner OF such extraordinary
merit that it insisted OH being noticed, from
the first course 10 the last.
Randall began. Before we talk Of any
thing else," he said. tell mt about Cathe-
rine and the child. Where are theyy'
'On their way to England. after q resi-
dence in Germany"
"And the old ladyy'
MRS. Presty has been staying with friends
IN London"
What! have they parted company Has
there been q quarrelr!'
Nothing Of the sort; a friendly separa-
ton, in the ~strictest sense OF the word. oh,
Randall, what are you about? Don't put
pepper into this perfect soup. It's rs good
as the gras double at the Cafe Anglais in
Paris"
so it is; l wasn't paying the proper atten-
ton to II. But | am anxious about Cathe-
rine. Why did she go abroad?'
Haven't you heard from her."
Not for six months or more. | innocent
ly yexed her by writing a little too hopefully
about Herbert Mrs. Presty answered my
letter, and recommended me not to write
again. 1t isn't like Catherine to bear NAL.
Ice"
Don't even think snch a thing possiple!
the lawyer answered. earnestly. Attribute
her silence to the right cause. Terrible anx-
ietles have been weighing on her mind since
You went 10 America"
.Anxieties caused by my brother? Oh, i
hope not"
Caused entirely by your brother--if I
must tell the truth. Can't you guess how?'
is 1t the child? You don't mean 10 tell
me that Herbert has taken Kitty away from
her mother"
while ] am Ter mothers lawyer. my
friend. your brother won't do that. Well
come back to England in the first glass Of
good wine, but q little too dry for
my taste. No, we won't talk of domestic
troubles, just yet. You shall hear all about
1t after dinner. What made you 60 to Ameri-
ca? You haven't been delivering lectures
have your"
Certainly not Ihave been enjoying my
SET among the most h~ospltable people In the
world. What ID there left for me TO do but
to Try change OF scene. and 20 roaming about
the world, . restless creature without an Oh
iect In lifey
"Rsusmber what my lifo used 70 Be when
! WAS In S~cotland-snd look at my life nowl
No Mount Morvsn; no model farm 10 look
sft~; no pleasant highland neighbons ]