Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-30
Pauline" said the governess, my dear

Pauline" said the governess, ''my dear
childr'
She was startled. She expected to find the
girl looking sullen, angry, passionate; but
the splendid face was only lighted by a CLEAN
OF intense scorn, the dark eyes flashing fire,
the ruby lips curling and quiverlng with dis
dain. Pauline threw back her head with the
old significant movement.
Miss Hastings" she said, II would not
have sold myself as that girl has done for all
the money and the highest rank in England"
my dear Pauline, you must not, really,
speak in that fashion. Lady Darrell UNI
doubtedly loves her husband"
The look Of scorn deepened.
You know she does not. She Is just
twenty, and he is nearly sixty. What love
what sympathy can there be between them?"
1T is not really our business, my dear; we
will not discuss It,"
Certainly not; but as you are always so
hard upon what you call my world-the Boz
hemian world, where men and women speak
the truth-it amuses me to find flaws in
yours"
Miss Hastings looked troubled, but she
knew 1t was better for the passionate torrent
of words to be poured out TO her. Pauline
looked at her with that straight, clear, open,
honest look before which all affectation fell.
"YOu tell me, Miss Hastings, that ! am de-
ficient in good.breeaing-that ] cannot take
my proper place in your world because / do
not conform to Its ways and its maxims. You
have proposed this lady TO me as a model,
and you would faln see me regulate all my
thoughts and words by her. would rather
die than be like her! She may DO thorough
ly lady-Iike-I grant that she is so--but she
has sold her youth, her beauty, her love, her
life, for an old mans money and title. /,
with all my b%rusquerie, as you call 1t, would
have scorned such sale and barter"
But, Pauline" demonstrated Miss
Hastings.
at is an unpleasant truth" interrupted
Pauline, ''ard you do not like II hear 1t. Sir
Oswald is Baron Of Audleigh Royal andmas-
ter of Darrell Court; II a duke, thirty years
older, Rad made this girl an offer, she would
have accepted him, and have given up Sir
Oswald. What q world, where woman's
truth is so hidden forY'
my dear Pauline, you must not, indeed,
say these things; they are most unlady-like."
II begin to think that all truth is unlike"
returned the girl, with q laugh. my favorite
virtue does not wear court dress very becom-
ingly."
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gowns either said Miss Hastings. ooh,
Pauline, If you would but understand social
politsness, social duties! If you would but
keep your terrible ideas to yourselfl If you
would but remember that the outward bear
ing Of life must be rs q bright, shining, UNI
disturbed surface! 10 try TO be more amiable
to Lady DARRELL"
Nor exclaimed the girl, proudly. 81
have warned her, and she has chosen to dis
regard my warning. l shall never assume
any false appearance of amiability or friend
ship for her; 1t will be war to the knife! |
told her so, and she chose to disbelieye me.
! am a Darrell, and the Darrells never break
their word"
Looking Mt her, the unstudied grace of her
attitude, the perfect pose, the grand face
with It's royal look of scorn, Miss Hastings
felt that she would rather nave the girl for a
friend than an enemy.
Il do hope, for your own sake, Pauline
she said, that you will show every respect
TO Lady Darrell. All your comfort will de-
pend upon it. You must really compromise
matters"
CONTINUED next week.)