The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-21

CHAPTER xxi

know that hateful woman has got some
dreadful influence over you, and Is al
ways plotting TO cause unhapplness be
tween Us Here l hare been away and
was coming back happy and delighted 70
see you. and | am made wretched the
instant | set foot in the house, and all
through her.
NO. 10" said Tom. BE just. Put the
saddle on the right horse. All through
Madge. II she hadn't come sneahIns ana
spying up here this morning she Wouidh
have got my back up and made me sag
what | did. and which she most rIchlE
deserved. As for the other poor gin NJ
one was ever more mistaken in this world
than you are about her. Why, she speaks
Of you in the kindest way.
And" proceeded June. working her-
self up more and more, and tears again
rushing 70 her eyes. now you have De
prived me 81 my only friend here. and
the only person | have to aInuse me- l
hope you will be happy
At this last stab. given merely IN
nauchtiness Of temper, Tom rose might
ily grieved and wrathful. He never SAID
anything he did not mean merely for the
momcqtary plea sure Of wouEdlng, but,
on the other hand, he rarely could be
brought TO retract anything he had once
said
Then he said. '@f thar i the case
heaven help your husband and child.
And. with that. he STROBE from the room.
leaving June with q sickenins sense Of
general misery.
June had some sound good sense when
i was not obscured by temper, as the
sky IS blue though the clouds hide lis
~ al llr
that this state Of things must be stopped,
and stopped az once.
50. suddenly she rose and fed down
stairs 10 Toms room. He was sitting
staring gloomiIy in the FIRE. absorbed, no
doubt, in reflections a. miserable as those
in which she had been INDUCING upstairs,
Int be had a refuge and resource which
She had moths pipe.
June had not come To argue. 70 fight.
the quarrel over again. and possibly 70
make worse ending than before; she
had brought a flag Of truce. and left all
explanations for a future time. She sat
herself down on his knee. took the pipe
from his mouth, put her pretty arms
round his neck and her red lips = his, and
said. with a falteTiug voice:
Ny darling. don't let Us have any moro
MISUNDERSTANDING
And. with that. Tom clasPed her pas
e;nnareIv u his heart. and a sob rose in
his throat. and for the moment they forgot
e,aryth:uc but that they loved each other.
When June paid her promised visit -
Mad1e next day. she felt rather perturhei
and Uncomfortable IN her mind. MadGe
would Of course expect 10 hear that she
had vanquishei Tom in single combat.
ana had come 70 take her lack in triumph
IN the Hail. from which yesterday she had
Iaen so ANONYMOUSLY turned away. But
Juno was painfully conscious that it was
she who had been vauquished, for. fear
ful Of any rupture Of their newborn har-
rony she had not mentioned the name of
either cousin 10 Tom. She knew instinc-
r;vaIv that he would not give in: if lie
made any amende u Madge, it would
cnly be on condition Of his wife doing the
same 70 Agnes.
Her ladyship. therefore. was forced to
answer Nadge's eager questioning
somewhat Iarnely and haltiugly. and grad
raIlv there came into that shrewd young
1adv's face an expression Of profound dis
appointment.
Then" she said. in a mortified tone,
Won did not take my part, and you have
not been even with Tom"
Nv dear child" replied June. despor-
atciv. If YOU are married 10 a man, it Is
IMPOSSIBLE 10 live in 4 state OF strife AMI
nuarreIing with him. unless you want to
break your own heart What is to be
saircd by my being on bad terms with
Toni"
Well" replied Madge. Il don't under
stand il. I should have thought You. who
ara hfrv times cleverer and have fifty
times more spirit than Tom. would have
turned him round your finger. Why. any
child could DO it.
Two days passed, and. though Sir
Thomas and Lady Nevil were apparently
on the best Of terms, neither was really
n GA 50. June missed Madge and wanted
- have her back at the Hall, but was
afraid n breach the subject. and Tom
know that she missed her cousin and f.lt
vcyod about the misunderstanding. but
was convinced that he would Re dong
wrong IN Agnes and conniving at an in
;rs-ice # Madge returned n her old rela-
lions At the house while Agnes was left
nut in the cold.
On he third day June. feeling the hope
. le-.uess # the situation, said in a mat
-er-of-fact voice NJ luncheon, in the pres
ruce II The servants:
Shall We ask them all at the rectOry
. 10 come up and dine to-morrowt'
And Tom responded most heartily, and
/ with an enormous sense Of relief:
Az. my dear. do
Her lalyship was the more disposed to
. make the concession in that her husband
had met her wishes about taking a house
in London in the kiHdest manner That
he did not like the idea was evident but
SO far from combating the proposal. he
had given in 10 it a once. and agreed that
his mother should take a house and make
M necessary preparations. H would not
give any promise about going up much
+ himself hut if June came down every
! week b. and the Toy would manage 10 get
along for the rest If the time
Lady Ncvil wrote an affectionate note
/ 70 Mrs. Bryan asking them all to dine the
/ following evening She thought it not
/ iupr"ha bic that her cousins would refuse
I - come. BUt h0lh had reasons for not
: wishing tho arrangement from tho HaN
/ - ha prolonged. and were resides. anx-
/ iuu- that their parents should te kept in
. ignorance Of the unpleasantness which
. Ea.l occurred This however. conrribut-
I "a - make the evening "A thoroughly IN
{ pleasant me for their host and hostess.
( Na&-. mot Tom IL the most sup@rciiiuus
manner. scarcely deigniug 70 give him her
finger tips. and behaved aftcrward a
I though he did not exist; neither speaking
Tor booking his way all the evening. bat
( devorin- herself 10 June. Agnes. on the
/ Contrary, redoubled her attentions to Tom
/ and hung on every word with n pertlua-
cious affection which nearly maGdenei
/ June. Frequently. too. Agnes would smile
ut her with an expression Of mingled
sweetness and triuru ph which her ladyship
understood only too we'll
he weeks passed. Easter was at hand,
aud June looked joyfully forward 10 hav-
= visitors in the house, Dallas among
I chem. She felt his CHEEKY face and voice
| would bring light and life TO the Hall,
/ which certainly was not very lively just
n present. Madge came Up sometimes,
bat avoided Tom as much as possible. or.
! when she met him. treated him with Ill