Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-04

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and earnest, his feelings were deeply moved
tomorrow his eye will be caught by
some one Of the many charming girls he
meets, and he will be far happier than with
one whose heart is dead. like mine"
She sat long quite still, thinking PAIN
fully, ~confusedly. Then she nerved her
self to seek her writing materials, and be-
gin a letter to Lady Mary.
She had rot completed her difficult let
ter, when Mime. Debrisay came III.
IL Am quite done upp' she cried. such
vile weather! / win change my boots, and
be with you in a minute. But | have a
new pupil, SO my Wednesdays will be well
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The kindly woman's horror and amaze
ment when Mona disclosed the dreadful
fact that Waring had come to answer her
letter In person, and had gone away In sor-
row and indignation, can be better imagin-
ed than described.
She was too deeply affected for speech.
She pushed back her chair from the table,
and sat Q silent image Of grief.
And is there nothing to be donel' she
calculated. "Dteu DIES Dfcuri 1t was my
last hope, that when he came himself and
you saw him face 10 face, drowned in sor-
row., you'd have given way. How had you
the heart to refuse him again"
But he did not ask me, dear Deb. He
very properly said he did not want a vic
tim. I think more highly of him than l
ever did before; but l am sure / have done
right In acting as / have, and he will thank
me yet"
For the rest Of the evening Mime. Debri-
say kept silence, or nearly complete silence,
which was. of course, pain and grief to
her-while Mona finished and dispatched
her letter.
In due time IL was answered, In rather
a distracted fashion, by Lady Mary. She
said she thought dear Mona must be under
the influence OF temporary insanity; that
Sir Robert was going up to London to see
what was really the matter; and that she
prayed Heaven there might not be any Sc
cret mischief at the bottom of this unfor-
tunate AFFAIR.
The idea Of facing Sir Robert alone was
too much for poor Mona.
"He will certainly be here tomorrow.
Could you manage to stay at home dear.
dear Debi" she said, imploringly.
"Well and I don't wonder you are fright.
cned to see him! He will be like a raging
Aiou hAu oAdih W I'LL Ancict aOh =
turn so white, XII write and put vr iny
early lessons. for you may be sure he will
come up hot foot the first thing in the
morning to row US out Of the place"
As madame had anticipated. Sir Robert
came between eleven and twelve. A glance
at his broad, usually good-humored face.
showed how great was the wrath he had
accumulated.
He came abruptly into the room, and
without a word Of greeting, exclaimed
"What the deuce Is the meaning Of your
extraordinary conduct, Mona, Have you
quite lost your sensess"
mo, SIR Robert. ! have been making
mp my mind to break on my engagement
ever since my grandmother died." she
said, gaining courage when absolutely un-
der fire.
by George! you ought to be ashamed
to confess il. To throw of a young fellow
that is a great deal too good for you, the
moment a pressing necessity was removed.
I never was so Inundated In my life as
when Waring came to speak to me last
night. What's to become Of you, I'd like
to know"
II will try to take care Of myself and not
to trouble anyone"
take care Of YOURSELF Why you have
acted like a perfect idiot. | haven't pa
thence to listen TO you, and-and / wash
my hands Of you. I don't suppose Warning
would accept any overture now"
"And ! shall certainly not make any,"
said Mona, quickly.
'Then what Is to become Of your You
haven't a rap. and my doors shall be closed
against you"
'But mine are open to her." said Nine.
Debrisay. with dignity.
IL suspect, aud I told Lady Mary So" he
continued. without needing her, that
there Is some clandestine love affair under
all this. You haveinherited your mothers
taste for q low-born lover"
III / find as good a husband, ! shall be
fortunate" cried Mona, with spirit; NOR
should I be marrying beneath me. have
no wish to deny my kind, good father"
''Then. why did you drop his namer
II did not; poor grannie called me by my
second baptismal name before / knew what
. surname meant; but from this time Tor.
ward l will RESUME my fathsr'sp
"But you arc knows as . correction OF
my wifs's. l will not have you disgrace
us; and ! will not support you. unless
know we shall he spared that"
"Disgrace you. indeedr' cried Nine.
Debrisay. "who mentions disgrace In the
came breath with Mona's namei You are