Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-10-01

But sailors are very gallant, and have an
enthusias ic admiration for the smallest
particle Of female beauty, you know, Mil.
dred."
II always thought cousin Stephen par.
ticularly gallant r~ejoined Mildred, be.
taking herself to the sofa again; IA good.
natured old fellow he always was, and
bought a pony for me when l WINS d little
girl, but he never seemed to notice pretty
girls or ugly girls, except to tell me once
that L should have made q much better
boy than ! did IA girl.
'Stephen.has not seen you since you
were in the school-room,'' said Madam,
with q peculiar smile. II have no doubt
but that you will find him less insensible
now in the matter of handsome faces and
plain ones"
Mildred listened in silence, her brows
elevated, n her naughty chiselled lips
turning in a sarcastic smile.
"Oh, Is that iti' she returned, with q
provoking air of nonchdldnce. "Well; /
am also less insensible in the matter of
handsome faces and plain ones, Chere
tdnte, and have my own ideal views on
the subject"
"Indeedr' exclaimed Madam, quickly,
glancing with n certain Involuntary ap-
prehension at handsome, self willed Mil
dred Tredennick, who, by her imperious
temper and flexible will, and in later years
by those brilliant unabashed eyes of hers
and her proud beauty. had ruled, monarch
of all she surveyed, from her earliest in
FAINT days, when veXed nurses pronounced
her "a child hat no one could manage"
to the hour when her last governess said
In despair that miss Tredennick would
do just as she pleased about music or
drawing lessons.
Miss Tredennick did rs she pleased about
most things; II there were some UNI
pleasant foreshadowinGs in The hearts of
her prudent relatives that Miss Treden-
nick would continue TO do as she pleased
In q manner that might prove very unsat-
isfactory to them. In fact, this visit TO the
seclusion Of Roseworthy and consignment
TO the guardianship of her careful, clever,
aristocratic aunt-not quite palatable to
the Independent young ~lady-was n pre-
yentive measure agreed upon in n secret
council of the prudent relatives aforesaid
Miss T~redeunick's pcevish, fussy, pomp-
Gus father, and her handsome, vain. easy
going mother, and a stin, sensible, worldly
cousin, and graceful, gracious aunt Wv
ian, with n will nearly rs strong as her
own, and a diplomatic ability that would
have done credit to an ambassador. There
was nothing to be apprehended-oh, moth
ing, Of course! Only Mildred was so odd,
and had such strong opinions md pro-
nounced feelings for a girl of cighteenl
Ridiculous, you know said the easy
going mother.
shocking provoking! I've a good
mind to-to-just to" broke out the
peevish father.
Bad style for a young lady," observed
Madam Vivian, .placidly, with a quiet
smile.
1t was nothing serious of course! The
idea was absurd But those boy-and girl
attachments sometimes hung on, and oc-
casioned awkwardness and unpleasant
ness. There was some boy-and-girl non
sense between Mildred and young Gardi-
ner; there was no denying 1.-THE sensible
cousin had noticed it, the easy-going
mother had noticed it, Madam Vivian had
noticed it.
"There must be no attempt at anger or
eXp~ostulation, Madam counselled the
.peevish father, who was for trying the
time-honorcd cXpedicnt with awful dam
sells of locking her up in her own room"
"You want her to run Off with Albert
Gardiner the next dark night" warned
Madam, coolly.
"IIe-he wouldn't dareY' spluttcred the
peevish father.
"Pc"haps not said Madam, smiling,
"but Mildred would. She'd make him
run away with her if she chose"
So Madam counselled, and then waited,
until bright-eyed, fair-haircd BERTHE Gard
liner went away with his regiment-the
most winSOme y~oungster that ever carried
n flag. And then Madam took self-willed
Mildred away, with the understanding
from the secret council that she was to be
introduced TO society, made accomplished
and elegant, taught the value of her own
beauty and fortune, and kept under Mad
ans supervision until she had safely dis,
posed of her in marriage.
Astute, polite Madam Vivian had her
W views in the arrangement, which the
shortcr-sighted members Of the council
did not perceive.
80 that's it, is it?' repeated Miss Ire
whella to herself, copying Miss Trcden-
hicks clear imperious aCCents-as sho
fondly hoped, very aCcurateiy-as she
folded W sundry articles Of Miss Tredcn-
hicks wardrobe, and put that negligent
young lady's apartment ito rights for
the fourth time that day. 81 wondered
what Madam was going TO trouble herself
with a young lady for-one as proud and
obstinate as herself, too-and why she
wouldn't haYe Winnie Cacrlyon any more.
Miss 1%'redennick will be sufficient COM
pany for me-, says she. | wish her JOY of
her management Of Miss Trcdennick; she's
met her match now, sure enough. | Won
der what'l he Think" pursued Miss Ire
whella, diSentangnng the hooks OF n vel
vet bodice from Il heap Of lace collars, and
picking n gray Partisan kid glove out OF
the meshCs Of Il Cluny ~lace-covered para
sol. admire her, ! suppose. She is grand
and stylish. looking, I'll allow: and my!
doesn't she know it! Why shouldn't she
be grand aud stylish looking?" continued
the waiting-woman, plaintivelY, holding
up a lace-trlmmed cambria wrapper. 1.-The
money she spends! Fifty pounds this last
fortnight on that box of things from Paris,
and sovereigns here and therer'
Miss Trewhella turned over the con-
tents of g%love-boxes and dressing-cases,
strewing the toilet table with "A medley of
ribbons, jewels, perfumes, fans, gloves,
and loose silver, thrown there by Mildred
T~redennick's careless, royalty lavish, in
different hands; tried on some gold brace
lets and pearl hair-pins, and sighed as she
looked in the glass and thought Of the
unkindness of Fortune in not giving her
eight hundred q year in her own right,
and thus enabling her to look as grand
and distinguished a lady as Mildred Tired
ennick.
"She's not stingy, either, I'll allow" she
admitted; "that blue silk of mine wasn't
a bad present. He might do a great deal
worse-she'H make a grand, fashionable,
stylish wife for Tredennick of Tregar-
then"
She paused a minute to admire a beauti-
full pale yellow linen summer costume
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