Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26

The naughty lips. the proud, calm cyes--ihe
man who mastered her, who brought her
mind Into subsection, would indeed be n ST..
perlor being. Fo, The first time q doubt cross.
ed Sir Osw lld's mind Us to whethe. she
would ever ~:scognizo the superior being in
CAPTAIN Langtoa. He knew that there were
depths in the girls nature beyond his owr
reach. 1t was no. all pride, ali defiance
there were genius, poetry, originality, grand
eur or Intellect, and greatness OF heat before
which the barOnet knew that Ec Stood il
hopeless, helpless awe.
Lady Hampton laid her hand On his arm.
ADO notydespond, old friend sac said. ~
understand You. | should feel llKc you. /
should dread to leave the inheritance Of ny
fathers In such dangerous Eands. !jut, 81;
Oswald, Why dcspond? WHY not marry"
The bal0nct stated.
'Marry!' he repeated. why, l have uev-
or thought Of such n thing"
Think of it now" counscled the lady.
laughingly; 'you will find The advice most
excellent. Instead of tormrnting yourself
about All Unconditional CIR, who delights in
detyllls yOu, you can have an alniable, nc.
complislcd, elegant, and gentle wife to rule
your household and attend to your comfort
you might have a son of your TO succeed
you, and Darrell Court might yet remain IN
the hands of the Darrells,'
but, my dear Lady Hampton, where
should ] find Sucn a wife? ! am 10 longer
young-wlo would marry mc".'
ANY sensible girl in England. Take my
advice, Sir Oswald. Let MS have Il Lady
Darrell, and not an ill-trained girl who will
delight in setting the world at defiance. In
deed, consider that marriage is a duty
which you owe to society and TO your race"
IL have never thought Of it. | have always
considered myself as having, so 10 speak,
finished with life"
"You have made n great mistake, but il is
one that fortunately can be remcdicd."
Lady Hampton rose from her seat, and
walked a few steps forward.
~ have put his thoughts in the right
groove" she unused; "but | ought TO say o
word about Elinor."
She turned To him again.
You ask me who would marry You. Why,
Sir Oswald, in England there are hundreds
of girls, well-bred, elegant, graceful, gentle,
like my niece, who would ask nothing better
from fortune than a husband like yourself"
She saw her words take effect. She had
turned his thoughts and ideas in the right di.
rectiou at last.
shall wa go and look after our truants?'
she asked, suavely.
And they walked together down the path
where Pauline had so Indignantly gathered
the broken lily. As though nconrciOusly
Lady Hampton began to speak of her niece.
81 have adopted Elinor entirely, - she said
Indeed there was no other course for me
to pursue. Her mother was my Youngest sis
ter; she has been dead many years. Elinor
has been living with her father, but he has
just secured a government appointment
abroad, and | asked him to give his daughter
to me-"
1T was very kind of YOU" observed Sir
Oswald.
Nay, the kindneJs is on her part, not on
mine. She is like a sunbeam in my house.
Fair, gentle, a perfect lady, she has not one
idea that is not in itself innately refined and
delicate. | knew that if she went into SO.
ciety at all she would soon marry"
us there amy probability of that?' asked
Sir Oswald.
mo, for by her own desire we shall live
very quietly this year. She wished to see
Darrell Court and its owner-we have spoken
so much OF you-but with that exception we
shall 60 nowhere"
IL hope she is pleased with Darrell Court
said Sir Oswald.
Continued next week.)