Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-04-15

June desires, or what she has wished 10
lead up to.
at isn't that" she says, feeling mucl,
depressed. Il like London, and should
enjoy myself amazingly If I didn't see
that YOU are not happy"
Tom hcaves n still deeper sigh.
IL must bear it as best l can," he Mt
tiers, in n dolcful tone.
ut makes me feel selfish" says June,
TO think 1 have dragged you here and
that o are SO wretched." Secretly she
thinks he is a little bit selfish not to try
to seem happier. ut takes away nil my
enjoyment"
IhereupOn Tom kisses her kindly.
Never mind, DEAR" he remarks. II
must manage as best l can. And" bright
cnins, II shall run down and see the boy
for a couple of days shortly"
MY darling! cries June; "do. do let us
have him up here! DO get over your
ridiculous ideas about London hurting
him, and then we should all be quite hap.
by. There was n time" jealousy. when
could make YOU happy, but now it seems
1 am not enough"
Don't say that, child!" cxclaims Tom,
giving her slim waist a squeeze. "Why.
you surely wouldn't have me not love our
boy!"
Not moro than me-" says June, rebel.
liously.
NO fcar,'' he answers, heartily. "But
it's IL different sort of feeling. Why
with an accent of rcproach which June
feels kccnly, do you think that If you
had him in your arms all day. md had
hardly even IL kiss or a look for me, l
should feel Il hit jealous? Why. 1 should
know it was the right and natural thing
Tom is not the least aware that he is
planting Il digger in his wifc's heart. She
does love her child dearly, but he cannot
he all i'll all To her. She can spare his
presence Il great deal better than she can
TOMS: he would he an utterly inadequate
consolation to her if anything happened
to her husband.
hundreds and thousands of healthy chill
drcn i'll London, and here it is SO airy
and nice"
"Airy!!" echoes Tom; "why, / feel fit to
he sti1ed myself: and think how much
more his tender lungs would suffer-"
THAT is mere prejudice" answers June.
a trifc shortly.
But, my DEAR" says Tom, "only think
how we'll the little chap is Mt home, and
how rosy lie looks. And there is Agnes
always looking after him." .
June vacntes her position on TOMS knee
and walks to the window, on which she
drums with her fingers. An angry swell
ing rises in her throat; it is a full minute
before she can speak.
II do not know what business it is of
Agnes'." she observes, presently. "And.
rs she has never had any experience with
children, her looking after him can hard
ly he of much value"
II think that is rather ungrateful of
you,' says Tom, with moro warmth than
is usual to him, especially when address
ing his wife.
This was too much for June. She filings
herself into a chair and gives vent to a
passion of sobs and tears. For n wonder.
Tom does not fly ut once to stanch her
tears. hut sits looking II shade sulky and
perturbcd. This, naturally makes June
worse.
II wish we had never come to London
at ALL she sobs.
Tom echoes that wish most sincerely.
He. however. has the wisdom to remain
silent. But silence is always cxasperat-
ing to 81 vcXcd onan
Let us give up the house and 20 back
home" sohs her ladyship, who is in a
considerable temper. IF l am only to he
made miserable here, l wish 1 had never
Gomez"
He does not speak, and June's wrath
increases. She pulls her handkerchief
from her face. and. looking mt him with
eyes flashing through her tears, she cries:
"The child is as much mine as yours!-
much more mine! What right have Won
to separate him from me or to decide
what he shall do or not dog"
This is the first time that Tom has ever
seen June in n passion: he is n good deal
shocked and IL little frightened.
He rises from his chair and comes to-
ward her. But she starts up to evade him
and cries:
"Do not come near me! do not touch
me! You do not love me! oh, my dar-
ling mother! if you were only alive now!'
And June, having worked herself I'm
into n pMroxysm of anguish, filings herself
down and buries her head in the sofa
cushions and sobs as if her heart would
break.
Ito be continued.