Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-09

Sclf.reyealed 10y the family likeness as
Ilerbcrt'S brother, Randall Iinley was never
thelcSs greatly IIcrb,rt's inferior in personal
appearance. His features were in no way
remarkable for manly beauty. In stature he
hardly reached the middle height, and, young
as he was, either bad habit or physical weak
ness had 50 affected the upper part of his
figure that he stopped. But, with these and
other disadvantages. there Mas something in
his eyes and in his Smilc-thc outward eX-
preston perhaps of all that was modeStly
noble in his naturc-SO irresistible in its at
tractiye influence that men, women, and
children felt the charm alike. Inside of the
house and outside of the house everybody
wa fond of Randal-eycn Mrs. Presty in
cluded.
"llave you seen a new face among MS since
you ro.urned?' were his sister in-law's first
words. Randall answered that he had seen
Miss Westcriicld. The inevitable question
followed. What did he think OF her? IN
tell You in a week OF two more he replied.
mo! tell me at once"
IL don't like trusting my first impression.
l have a bad habit of jumping to conclu-
siOnS.'
Jump to a conclusion nov, to please me-"
Randall smiled and gave away. Your
gevernesS,' he replied, looks out of health,
and (pcrhapS for that lcason) strikes me as
being insignificant and ugly. Let us see
what our fine air and our easy life here will
do for her. In SO young "A woman rs she Is |
am prepared for any sort Of transformation.
We may be all admiring pretty Miss Wester-
field before another month is over our heads.
Have any letters come for me while | have
been away?'
lie went into he library and returned with
his letters. This will amusc Kitty" he
said, handing to his SiSter-in-Iaw the illus
trated New York newspaper to which she
had already referred in speaking to her nus
band.
Mrs. Linley examined the c~ngravingS-and
turned back again to look once more at an
Illustration which had interested her. A
paragraph OF the same page caught her at
tention. She had hardly glanced at the first
words before a cry of alarm escaped her.
"Dreadful news for Miss WcSterlicld.' she
exclaimed. Read it, Randall"
lie read these words:
'"The weeks list of inSolvrnt traders liz
cludeS an fng,iSllnan named Jane Bell
bridge, formerly connected with Il diSreplIta-
bic saloon in this city. Bellbrldge is under
SUSPICION Oh having tdllScl lllt ucillIl Ol Ills
wife in a fit of delirium tremens. The UNI
fortunate woman had been married, for the
first time, TO one of the English aristOcracy-
the Hon. Roderick Observation-Disclosures trial
for casting away a ship under his command
excited considerable interest IN London some
years since. The melancholy circumstances
OF the case are complicated by The disap-
pearance, on the day of the murder, Of the
wOman's young son by her first husband.
The poor boy is supposed TO nave run away
in terror from his miserable home, and the
police are endeavOring 10 discover some trace
of him. 1t is reported that another child Of
the first marriage, a daughter, is living in
England, but nothing Is known about her"
Has your governess any relations in En-
gland?" Randall asked.
'Only an aunt, who has treated her in the
most inhuman manner"
Serious news for Miss Westeriicld, as you
say" Randall resumed. "And, as | think,
serious news for lis. Here is n mere gifl-a
poor friendlesS creature-absOlutcly DEEPEN
dent on our protection. WHAT are we TO do
if anything happens i'll the future to alter
our present opinion of her?.'
Nothing of the sort is likely to happen
Mrs. Linley declared.
Let us hope not" Randall said, grayely.