Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-26

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temples; tho hair, waving In lines Of mex
presrible beauty, was loosely gathered To-
sether and fastened behind with q cleaning
silver arrow. The eyes were perhaps the
most wonderful feature In that wonderful
face; they were dark as night itself, some
what In hue like q purple heartsease, rich,
soft, dreamy, yet at times al ire, all bright
ness, filled with passion more intense than
any words, aud shining then With a strange
half-golden light. The brow were straight
dark, and beautiful; the lips crimson. full,
and exqussitely shaped; the mouth looked
Ike one Ibat could persuade or cOntcmH-
that could express tenderness az -.0rn. love
or pride, with the slightest play OF the lips.
Every attitude the girl assumed was full OF
unconscious grace. She did not appear to
10 in the least conscious Of her wonderful
beauty. She had walkeL to the window. and
stood leaning carelessly aga!HS, Tie frame,
one beautiful arm thrown above her head, as
though she were weary. and would iain rest
an attitude that could not have been sur
passed had she studied 1t for years.
You aIs not at ali what | expected to
see" said Miss Hastings, at last. You are.
indeed, 50 different that ! AL taken by sur
prise"
Am | better or worse thar you had i'm
sgined meP' she shked, with rIre!ess scorn.
You are diferent-better perhaps, In
some things. You are tallel You are so
tall that 1t will be difficult 10 remember you
are a pupil"
''Ths barrels are a tall race" she said,
quietly. Miss Hastings. what have you
coIne here to teach me?"
The elder lady rose from her seat and look
I'd lovingly into the face OF the girl; SHE
placed her hand caressinSly on the slender
shoulders.
II know what I should ike to teach y1u.
Miss Darrell, IL you will let me. | should
like TO teach you your duty 10 Heaven, your
tellow-creatures, and yourself"
That would be dry learning, | fear" she
returned, What does ny uncle wish me 10
learn?'
TO be in all respects perfectly refined,
graceful lady"
Her face flushed with a great crimson wave
that rose 10 the white brow and the delicate
sheil-like ears.
Il shall never be that" she cried, passion
ately. II may Just as vel give up all hopes
OF Darrell Court. | have seen some ladies
since have been here. | could not be like
them. They seem to speak By rule they all
say the some kind Of things, with the same
smiles, IN the same tone OF voice; they fol-
low each other ike sheep: they seem fright
en- ed TO advance an opinion Of their own,
or even give utterance 10 an original thought.
They look upon me As something horrible,
because | dare to say what | think, and have
read every book | could md"
1T il not always best to put our thoughts
in speech; and the chances are. Mss Daniel.
that, il you have read every book you could
find, you have read many that had been bet
ter left alone. You are giving a very one
sided, p~reiudiced view after all"
She raised her beautiful head with a gest-
ure Of superb disdain.
There is the same difference between
them and myself as between a mechanical
singing bird made TO sing three tunes and a
wild, sweet bird OF the woods. / like my
own self best
There is not the least doubt of that" OBJ
served Miss Hastings, with a smile; but the
question Is not 50 much who We like our
selves as what others like in Us. However,
we will discuss that at another time, Miss
Darrell"
HAS my uncle told you that if | please
him-if | can be Node into the right form
Il am TO be heiress OF Darrell Court? she
~sNgus o. .aunnnA How guat A nave seen you 1 an I
persuaded that you can be anything you
wish"
do you think, that l am clever she ask
ed, eagerly.
II should imagine so" replied Miss Hast
lngs. "PaullnsI need not call you Miss
DARRELL hope we shall be friends; | rust
We shall be happy together"
1T Is not very likely" she said, slowly,
that | can like you, Miss Hastings"
why noty' asked the governess, astonish.
ed al her iranmesS.
Because you are 10 correct NE continual
correction will be great annoyance, and
will prevent my really liking you
Miss Hastings looked ~astoundsd.
That may be, Pauline" she sad; but do
you know that 1t is not polite OF YOU 70 say
SOP In good society enc does not tell such
unpleasant truths
That is just it," was the eager retort;
that Is why ! do not like good society, and
shall never be Mt for 1t. | am truthful BY ma
ture. In my fathers house and among his
friends there was never any need 20 conceal
the truth; we always spoke II frankly. II
we did not like each other, We said 80. But
here, IL seems to me, the first lesson learned
to III one for society is TO speak falsely"
Not 90, Pauline; but when the truth Is
likely to hunt anothefs feelings, to wound
susceptibility OF pride, why speak it, unless
II Is called fore'
Pauline moved her white arms with a SUI
pero gesture of scorn.
Il would rather any day hear the truth
and have my mind hurt she said, energetic
ally, than feel that people were smiling at
me and deceive me. Lady Hampton visits
Sir Oswald. i do not like her, and she does
not like me; but she always asks Sir Oswald
how his dear niece Is, and she calls me q
sweet archaeological, but very sweet
You can see for yourself. Miss Hastings, that
| am not that"
Indeed, you are not sweet returned the
governess, smiling ''but Pauline, you are Q
mimic, and mimicry is a dangerous gift"
she had inflated Lady Esmpioa's !2nsr!d
tones and affected accent to perfection.
Sir Oswald bows and smiles all the time
Lady Hampton is talking to him; he stands
inst up on one foot, and then upon the other.
You would think, % listen 10 him. that he
was SO charmed with her ladyship that he
could not exist out Of her presence. Yeti have
seen him quite delighted al her departure,
and twice ! heard him say Thank Heaven
lit was for the relief. Yons good society Is
all deceit, Miss Hastings"
Il will not have you say that, Pauline.
Availability, and the desire always to be kind
and considerate, may carry one to extremes
at times; but / am inclined to prefer the
amisbility that spares 10 the truth that
wounds"
II am nor" was the blunt rejoinder. xviii
you come to your rooms, Miss Hastings? Sir
Oswald has ordered a suite TO be prepared
entirely for our use. / have three rooms,
you have four; and there is a study that we
can use together"
They went through the broad stately cor
ridors, where the warm sun shone In at the
windows, and the flowers hreathed sweetest
perfume. The rooms that had been prepar-