Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-07-30

quietly to the last word of the reproof, and
then softly shut the door and stole away.
Did you ever know anything so prepos-
terous?' said Madam, angrily, TO Tired
ennick. ''Ihe idea of the girls attempting
such n thing, and that abominable step
mother OF hers and her stupid father to
allow herl That is the worst Of Winnie;
she Is SO excessively stupid-silly, You
knOw-a childish stupidity without an
idea of discretion or judgment. am real
ly exceedingly provoked with Winnie. I
She will run over here In all weathers-
glad TO get away from her wretched home,
/ suppose: but then i shall nave the blame
If anything happens to her. just imagine,
If that child were blown over the cliffs, or
Tregarthen Head-she lives half q mile
beyond Tregarthen-what q state / should
be in! Accused of her untimely end, /
dare say, by all her friends and r~elationsr'
"She does not seem TO nave many, poor
little ~lassie!" commented Captain Treden-
nick, commiseratingly.
mo, indeed" said Madam Vivian, self
complacently, ignoring any second mean
ing in his words; 'she is always running
after me-seems almost to cling to mo,
poor child!'
Madam was fond Of her faithful little
prOtege,, pitied her poverty and friend
lessntss, recognized the poor child's"
natural gifts and social attractions, yet
she sat there composcdly drinking her
high-flavored costly beverage, and lam
guidly ta.ting the morsels of rich cake on
her plate, luxuriating in the cosy warmth
and elegance she loved, while the poor
child" had been peremptorily banished,
cnll yuaf md ~ nc s1, Yra md hIA-
den to seek what rest and restoration she
could find from the hands Of servants.
Madam was utterly unconscious of any
un&indness. Passing through the homage
of her lattered girlhood to the more slav-
ish homage Of her INDUCED imperious
wifehood, she had never felt what it was
TO love another better than herself-never
felt one touch OF that
Love born Of sorrow,
Which like sorrow is true
which makes the true heart beat so ten
derby for another's heart grief. She had
never known one throb Of self-sacriicing
passionate affection beneath her childless
breast.
Stephen Tredennick did not remember
or know Of this, and make her the allow
ance which must be made for those placid
ly self-satisfed, prosperous-lived, cold, un-
tried natures. He was surprised and dis
pleased; and the remembrance of the des-
olate, humble little figure drove all other
considerations out of his mind.
He was very silent for a long time, until
Madam, impatiently abandoning all fur
Their attempts at conversation, pushed her
cup aside, and betook herself to the perus-
al of one Of Nudes last
EVAy. a,a N,.nl .o ,n, T,aIn--.olr -
she said, CURLY; pray do not stand on
pny ceremony. l shall read for al hour or
So"
Very well, aunt" he replied, and, bid
ding her goodnight, quilted the room.
HAPTE II.
Aquarter of an hour afterwards Cap
tain Stephen ~Tredennick, instead of being
ensconced in the well-lighted, well-warmed
bachelor rooms which were given up for
the nonce to him and tobacco-smoke, was
providing about, in n state of dire uncer-
tainty through gloomy, ~drapghty passages
and rooms in the lower regions of Rose
worthy House, and in close proximity to
the cellars and pantries.
II really must satisfy myself he NUT
tered, self-apologetically-'I really must
know IL my aunt intends sending that poor
little girl home along the cliffs through
such a gale and rain as this. The poor
child is safe for coughs and colds long
enough, l dare say. l really should not
wonder ii she were made TO return rs she
came. l wonder at aunt Vivianl 1 really
never would"
Here Captain Tredennick's kind-heart-
edness and progressive search brought
him up to a closed door, beneath which
Bhone a light, and through which came the
sound of women's voices.
II beg your pardon-would you be kind
enough to tell NO." he began, with u true
gentlemanly courtesy to servants, and es-
pecially women-servants, as he gently
knocked, and, being hidden to enter,
pushed the door ajar.
The room, a small, cosy, humblv-furn-
ished parlor, with a bright fire, a singing
tss-kettla. and q most fragrant QsrtuHs "a