Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-08-25
CHAPTER II.

Juu! was not thinking OF her own
disappointment as much as of Mrs.
Gardeners confidence of the previous
evening. and wondering. if Nh Town
shend did marry Elsie. whether her
sister would really be content. in his
love. to forego all the little t1irtations
and fatterlng attentions she had been
accustomed to receive. She feared not
Judith knew that Claude Townshend
was an intensely Jealous man--indeed
he had admitted as much in one of
thei' semi-contidential Conversations
suppreSsing the fact Of how it had
married his life, bn+ confessing that he
had such a vile te.c;Der that he did
not think it was possible for him ever
to become a happy :aan.
"KealiZing that" She had said to
him, "have you no. the strength of
will to crush vonr Jealousy? II YOU
believe in peori': s'i;::ciently to love
them, surely yO'! ran also trust them 2"
II ought suppose" he had admit
ted. 81 cannot s.; whether l ever
shall: but l thinS one might as we'll
try to stem cataract as control q
jealous nature. \ man thus afflicted
is tyrant to the object Of his love and
a curse to himself
Judith knew shat he would never
think Of her again as a wife, and in
pity for him alone she regretted it,
feeling that her very affection and
longing to be loved wculc have en-
ablcd her to make him happy, much
in the same way as her cI!Ter nature
would haze been a check upon his,
which YVES so passionate.
But that was past and cone with. It
was not for her now to try to exercise
any influence over him: she must, in
stead, think OF pretty, spoilt Elsie, who
had the power to make or mar his hap
pineSS and her own. Judith felt that
the present was not the moment for
warning her sister of what lay before
her; she would wait until Claude had
declared him self, and then she would
| let Elsie know what she would have to
guard against if she wished to render
| happy the man who was gentle. court
eous and honorable. as well as fierce
tempered, and who would love as deep
| ly and truly as he would love jealous
| ly.
Elsie. meanwhile. was dreaming OF
all that the dark eyes had expressed
and of what the grave lips had said
the night before; and though Mr..
| Townshend was an older nan than
Elsie had ever thought she would mar
| ry, he was sufficiently attractive to
render her elated at his choice. with
out being rs much in love with him
even as she fancicd herself to be.
Elsie thought his disposition was a
| Jealous one, and liked the idea OF it,
just as she had enjoyed the rivalry for
her fnvOrs that had existed between
the ClaXtOn young men. She also rel
iShcd the notion of becoming Mrs.
TowDshend. Of the Priory, Claxton,
and Of Gatly lark, Northwold; Of be-
ing petted by this dark vsaged man;
Of having more expensive tinery. great
or pleasures, and larger number Of
friends and admirers: but. more than
all. SIZE enjoyed the fun Of cutting out
JUDITH
Poor old Judy" she said to herself
-"She didn't think ! should return and
spoil her chance. Perhaps it is a
| shame: but ! am more suited to
Claude than she is. She would never
have spent half she ought on dresses
and knfck-linacks. and she'd gather a
lot OF old fOgies about him that he'd
get tired of in Il month. Besides, it
will be Il relief to her to get me Off her
hands. and perhaps, by-anh-by, | can
have John or Lucy to stay with me,
or get Claude to do something for the
boys. Then, again. Judy has so SET
tied down to the life nj home that 1t
would be n pity TO remove her from It..
wonder II she ~ Jealous? | dare say