Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-06-15
CHAPTER XVIII

June was delighted to return home. As
| for Tom, his joy at recovering her was
exuberant; he could hardly take his eyes
off his darling, and returned for the nonce
to the lover-like demonstrations of the
first part of their married life, which June
in later days had so sorely missed.
Madge came up to the Hall every day.
and the cousins talked with much inter
est of the incidents of their stay in town,
and looked forward exceedingly to the ad-
vent Of some of their London friends at
the end of the month. Mrs. Trevanion
was coming; Dallas was to spend a week
with them, and also a Mr.. Carslake, in
whom Madge took a certain amount OF in
terest, and who had evinced a decided
partiality for her society. In her mind
June had already arranged a marriage
/ between the pair, as Mr.. Carslake was in
every way desirable, with the exception
. of being perhaps rather too old. 1t
would have seemed strange that so very
grave and quiet man should attract and
be attracted by madcap like Madge.
did not the very smallest experience teach
one that opposite and not similar quail
ties most frequently draw the sexes to-
gether.
A week later Mr.. Carslake and Dallas
arrived. Mrs. Trevanion was to have
come on the same day, but her son had
caught severe chill and had to be purs
ed at home.
Three days went by-three pleasant
summer days, with blue skies, and a hot
sun tempered by delicious breezes Mr.
Carslake, Dallas, June and Madge made
a very happy quartet. They rode and
drove, played lawn tennis, strolled in the
gardens, snt under big trees, went on the
lakelct-always together, and yet suffi-
ciently apart to be able to carry on their
conversations out of each others imme-
date hearing. Tom was tremendously
busy with various bucolic operations, and
no smallest thought crossed his mind of
there being any danger in leaving two
such handsome young people together as
his wife and Dallas. June was his; to his
way of thinking, the marriage ceremony
locked the doors Of a woman's heart and
gave the key over to her husbands keep
ing There were only two sorts of women
the right sort and the wrong sort June
was the right sort; therefore, for her,
there only existed one man in the world
and there was no earthly occasion for him
to watch that no one else had designs on
his property.
So far his confidence was perfectly jus
tilted. June loved her husband, and was
not likely to have a thought about any
other man, except, perhaps, that he was
good to look at and good company, and
Dallas was full of his unfortunate pas
sion. and. although never unappreciative
of a pretty woman, had no thought or
wish that might endanger his hosts and
cousins peace of mind.
Dinner was over. June was about to
rise from the table.
Let us go with you; may we?' said
Dallas. in a low voice. 1--WE don't want
to drink any more, and this night is too
heavenly to be spent indoors"
Tom and Agnes remained sitting; the
other four had risen.
II will stay with you. Tom," said Ag-
ncs. May l, June, l have several things
TO say to him, and then we can 30 and
look ut darling boy"
June was sensible of that irritatloi
which her cousin Invariably produced IN
her. She had remarked how Agnes had
been straining every nerve TO amuse and
interest Tom during dinner. The embryo
saint had even herself little coquettish
Mrs, and Tom had laughed and talked
more than usual, and seemed III the oeS'
- tempers and spirits.
"By all means stay and talk to Tom,
returned June, with perceptible change
Of tone from that in which she had JUS
been speaking. But please" with de
cison, "dO not go up to the nursery. :!
particularly dislike having Tom disturbed
in his Sleep"
why, Juny," cried her husband, you
go up every night of your life yourself
and the boy sleeps like top; nothing
ever wakes him."
June would have reiterated her prohibt
ton. but, not wanting to be made to looR
unamiable before her other guests, she
turned and went out Of the door, wmcD
Dallas was holding open.
'Let us go in the boat; shall wer ne
suggested. She acquiesced readily. Inc
moon was coming out, and both thought,
as Dallas pulled Iazily at the scuiis' OF
the last time they were there together. >,
What nightw she said. Il wonder
smiling, "what has become Of those young
lovers" ..,,
1T is going to be a match, is 1t not!
sked Dallas. well he y tnosousn