Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-05-13
CHAPTER XX.-(continucd.)

CHAI"IEIt AN.-(COntinucd.D
Though June had pleaded fatigue. sht
did not go to bed, hut, having had hei
hair brushed. dismissed her maid, ant
waited up to give Tom Il lecture and to
acquaint him with her wishes for the flu
ture.
lie came into the room in his usual
CHEEKY. rather boistcrous manner.
What! not in bed, little onc!' he said,
II Thought you were tired"
"No." returned June. rather colby,
feeling even more displcascd now that
her victim had arrived than before he
came. II wanted to speak to you."
Speak away. my dear" said Tom,
with stolid good humor. planting his
broad back against the mnntcl-shclf and
thereby damaging the lace and ribbon
with which it was gnrnishcd.
II Think" said June, lit was rath
cr inconsideratc of you to ask Agnes to
stay Tonight, and, if she had had decent
manners. she would not have accepted
your invitation. as l did not second it,
ut would have looked kinder il you
had" answers Tom, bluntly. ".And
don't quite see that there is any neccs-
Sity for ceremony between cousins and
friends"
"Friends!' echoes June, her lips begin
ming to culver and her eyes to blaze. II
don't think there is very much friendship
about it. You know she was in love with
you-for all l know. she is in love with
You still; and all this pretended affection
for the hoy is only assumed with the oh
ject of getting influence over you and
setting you against me-"
"For shamc!!" uttcrs Tom. II did not
think My wife was capable of such paltry
feeling. What has the poor girl done to
you: III she did like me, is that !, fault
in Your eyes? DO 1 begrudgc any one
liking YOU? Am l not proud and glad
that every one should admire and think
much of you? And, because there is Just
one creature in the world who thinks
something of NE and shows some pleas
urc in my company. you turn round and
are jealous and rude to her, and want to
put her out of the house. Poor thing.
What has she got in comparison with
you? h dOtcs OIL your child. and she
likes your husband, who is hcr own cous-
in. and that's II mortal %otfenSe! l thought
You were Il bit above the little spitcs and
jcalousies of most women"
Things are indeed taking an uncNpect-
ed turn: her ladyship's pride is up in
arms. Tears more of anger than grief
start to her eyes.
ut shows what she is she cries. IAN
the time wc have lmcn away we have
been MS happy as possible. and never had
one word. and the instant. the very i'll
slant we set foot in this house again, she
is the cause of our quurreling.'
SHE echoes Tom, who is fairly rous-
ed hy this time. ut is no doing of hers.
poor girl! All she want is to he kind and
c,sn,,lJ. W., L., ~, 1,n.,, ,,.... -. .-..i
and she comes up in the incest way to
welcome us back. and you are all hut rude
to her. No. but the saddle on the right
horse. it is you who make the quarrel!'
In the morning, calmcr c%o,lnsels pre-
vail. She does not for one moment he
licvc that Tom cares for Agnes. or that
Agnes has any real influence over Tom;
hut she secs that he is obstinate, and that
there will bc II struggle between them.
CHAPTER NM,
Christmas came and went: there were
guests ut the Hall, ana the festive season
was spent i'll II fitting manner. No actual
reconciliation had taken place between
Sir Thomas and Lady Nevil: both had
found ii convenient to lot the cause of
quarrel drop; neither had the smallest
intention of acknowledging to having
been in the wrong. But, like all quar-.
rcls not made up III cancelled, it left q
smotllered resentment behind.
Agnes was perfectly aware of the es-
arrangement she had caused at the Hall,
and Madge's singing sneers and sharn
reproaches were by no means necessary to
show her the mischief she was doing. She
redoubled her attentions to TOMS heir;
her manner to Tom was more angelic
ttup hnrNrN. 1nN~ ,Uu,, ..-- l..
admiration and respect for her tcnfold,
Once. after n smart encounter with
Madgc. she waylnid Tom in IL quiet spot
and contidcd her grief to him. She told
him of what she had been accused; she
wcpt before him. not loudly or %convulsive-
ly, but in n sanity and composed fashion.
She set so little store by the world; she
was absolutclp Indifferent to the exciting
plcaSnres.-<-. June and MadSe loved:
sh.. ri 10 st;4v
.sYyn.llrea." so!,b' i..n,v ,,ov H. ..
ni, to have listened" besides N, ,his d"ar
"You are .;t--an:tr. prosecuted for what
You az" .iot acting tue and recommcnda-
you are ,:.i,.cr the Willie felt extremely in.
II DO i"t want 10 adyship ana rcproach
l.rip ne. Randall Egehrms for her unkind-
esicd ne. and l can Section made him feel
came 10 like I::m. l id do ten times mo.e
wish l had never let herould set the ~rcctory
But III ! refuse h.ai. waa' So he comfort.
do! anything for revenge is ability. and
thing desi r:a!c !" .ieTi'rE'. ,rtncSs which
"No. Mabel: ne OAR" ii"'. comprehend
to do right. Tell h.:n I" leave
You have ON 20 yollr senses. smcrc sent a
him the letter. ler daughter
III i;nyp writ;rm ~ him. yes;n days Mt her
hc cane, YOU see. all the sainnccepted.
do not know him." aid her lady
"Ir you are true TO yourself. to say to MIR
cnns shake him off, cried DO,
and stamping her foot. "Hn her cousins
you? How care lie
villniny on YOU? Write aga'" she almost
will give the letter into his bring him back
..Lct me collect myself Il for the rest of
shall help ne 10 write it.
stand by me. 1 shall have ! to do her best
right. But the idea of la,short of humili-
myself will poison all my