The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-04-02

! AS if my feelings for those two could
| be named in the same breath"
TO return to this poor girl. for whom
am dreadtully sorry" said Mrs. Ire
! yanion. You must promise me not TO
| write one word to her"
! 1t, however, took at least another half
| hour, during which she brought every
/ possible argument to bear. before he
| could he persuaded; but ultimately. Mrs.
Trcvanion got her own way. and Dallas.
looking very mournful and with some
thing like tears in his blue eyes. gave her
MS word Of honor and his hand on it not
to write TO June
Once he had made up his mind that the
case was hopeless. and talked it over
again and again with his friend. he be
gan gradually 10 recover his spirits. and
was able TO reemhark on his filtration
with Lady Dangcrticld. At the end Of a
fortnight, having been much in ner lady
| ships society at GOodwood and Cowes.
he had come to the conclusion that 10 mar
ry at his age and under his circumstances
would be to tie a milestone round his neck
and drown himself in the depths of the
social sea. But he still thought that. if
he did marry, he would like TO marry
June.
Meantime, Mrs. Trevanions prophecy
with regard to June had beer absolutely
verified. Her despair had given vay 10
sense of stinging shame and anger.
l'rlde, OF which she had no small share.
came to her rescue; she resolved to pluck
Dallas from her bleeding heart, av.
though it blcd to death.
Although June smiled and dissembled
before others, the anguish she suffered in
secret told upon her. and. with n mothers
quick instinct. Mrs. Rivers saw that
something was not well with her darling.
She never dreamed Of Dallas being the
cause of June'S altered looks; she was
convinced that Tom was responsible for
the change. Did June really care for
him, and was she piqued because he had
suddenly gone off on a yachting trip, or
had they quarrclcd and was that the
reason of Toms abrupt departure:
She could not bear the thought of her
child having a secret from her: she could
not even realize such possibility.
AS for June, what would she not have
given TO fling her arms round her moth
er's neck and sob out all the agony Of
her wounded spirit on that dear breast?
If IT had been anything but shame-dcad
ly. disgraceful shame. as she. poor child.
regarded it-thc task would have been
easy enough. But this dreadful secret
she could never, never contidc.
Mrs. Rivers turned over in her head
fifty ways of broaching to June the sub
j"tt of her altered looks. She had so
delicate and sensitive n mind that she
could not ask a blunt question even of
her own child. At last she summoned I'D
resolution TO say one evening. as she and
June sat in the twilight:
My darling. l do not think you are
looking quite yourself. Does anything
veX or trouble yout"
The dim light kindly hid the burning
blush which covered Junc's face.
NO, mamma, dear she answered. try
ing to speak naturally.
You and Tom have not been quarrel
ing, have youE"
'Oh, no: indeed we have not
Are You vexed with him for going
away:"
Not in the least
Then silence fell on the pair. Mrs. Rfv-
crs was conscious of sense of disap-
pointment. She felt certain that some
thing was amiss with her child and if
was bitter to know that June was con
ccaling it from her.