Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-11-10
Chapter VIII.-(Continued)

illrIltHItp. hll1. 1Or some reason. sue
checked herself: and Il few minutes
later. III" gentlemen came in. Claude
CONSIDERABLY making his way to his
wit"'> side when he saw HE captain
turn towards Judith. who watched his
Hpp"uacn With mingled feelings. Be
inc 4 woman. ii WAS impossible for
he" not to 1"cl grariiied at his con-
>1ancy as it was impossible not To adj
mre his slender. wcll-sctup tigur" and
.uollookiny face. Al the same time.
She hoped she would not see much Of
him while at Galley Park
Il wanted to ask YOU about your sis
ter. she said. as the captain dropped
into a chair next her. How is Shc:'
she is very We'll and often speaks
of the happy evenings she. YOU and |
spent together. only You seem to have
forgcttrn Them
Il slD glad YOU say seem. returned
.iutit: lightly. Il think my memory
is as r"1entivr as most peoples"
"I:n' YOU never write to her.
BECAUSE | dislike writing, and have
:" i!tII" time for it when I'm At home.
Vi .,.n"hilc Claude. as usual. when
love - his wife: and no wonder. for
inspire either poet or painter Her
'.h"r:> wc:" daintily flushed. her blue
eyes We're bright. and her hair was
=i>trnjng in the setting sun. Her hus-
bands alteration pleased her. for. OF
late. she had become rather fond of
him in Il careless and uncomprehend-
ing fashion. and it is possible that. if
Captain Herbert had not come upon
The scene. her love would have lasted.
Following his wife'SS gaze as it rest
ed upon Captain Herbert and Judith
Claude said
''lnuulging in "reminiscences: Will
anything come of it, Swectheart:'
Elsie began to tidSct With her rib
hons.
II don't know" she replied. with an
uneasy smile. Il can't understand .Ju
hy at all. Once when l 1cased her She
seemed to laugh at the Very idea of
hum H>-;S 4 lover: Yet look at her
now"
Perhaps there is Il little of your
lirklrncSS in calm Judy. after all. my
darling. he returned. fondly: for it
is not SO long ago that YOU did not care
'Wopencc for Your husband. and You
love him noW--do You not
'Of courSe-,lon't be so sentimental
Claude.' she answered. less sweetly.
as the captain and Judith passed out
into the open air from Il window near
them. But my falling in love with
my husband and Judith falling in love
with him. are two different things
But what about the captains side
of the question? Would you like him
TO marry JUDITH he asked! regarding
her seriously.
''Of course: but l am afraid he does
not mean anything, for he used to firt
with Grace. and-and-With a side
glance of mischievous consciousness
with me, too, once upon time
AT any rate. she is a dear girl. and
] should like to see her happily mar
ried. The captain shall come here as
often as he likes while she is with us. :"
''Ies-what fun" calculated Elsie.
with a half-hearted laugh: and then,
in obedience to her husbands request,
she went to the piano and sang to him.
But when she found that her singing
had lost its power to draw Captain
Herbert to her side. she crossed the
room and looked out Of the window ut
illm and Judith pacing side by side,
and her face was not pleasant to see.
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For three days Captain Herbert lived
in FOOLS paradise. every hour but
seeming to infame his passion for the
girl who had scorned him. He coulG
hardly understand himself judith
had no great beauty to fascinate him
no accomplishments to win his admir-
alton. no money to make it worth his
while to WOO her. and vet he felt his
life would not be worth living without
her
Judith had no idea Of the new hope
he was entertaining, so she was jus
herSelf-cool, calm, saying just wha
she thought, and treated him in i;
simple. friendly fashion that moved
him more than ElsieS most seductive
smiles.
On the third day after his arrival:
very hot one-the captain was at Cat
ley Park. where he found Judith sit
ting alone under an elm tree on thu
lawn. and fingered there with her.
Isn't it warm" she asked him. laZi
"Wcll-yes." There was not a breatl
OF air. Only. if | had not felt.
should not have guessed it by lookin.
at YOU
DO l look so cool: know am aw
\ fully lazy" she answered. laughing
but ] have nothing TO do except read
and | haven't the energy to hold
book
What would you be doing if yOl
were at hOme:" he asked
Sewing. probably; unless hap
pened to have none on hand: then
should read or go for a stroll will
john
Happy john his eyes said plain
ly. although he did not speak: AM
Judith, to divert his thoughts. directe,
lis attention to Il couple Of halfbow1
yellow roses lying on the rustic ,abl
beside her.
''Looll-isn't it a Pity She sait
Claude gathered thoS" for me hi
morning. AID now their beauty
gone. while, had they remained on tn
parent tree, they would have bee
beautiful Tomorrow"
Have you worn them all day.: Ii
asked. eagerly. stretching out his han
t0wal is them. 'ies: Then give thei
to me.
Unwilling to encourage any sent
lurnt, Judith tried to take them lrol
liin. but he only allowed her I" OF
t..ts ytSl.r