Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-03-26


The naughty lips. the proud, calm eyes-ihe
man who mastered her, who brought her
mind Into suhjeetion, would Indeed be a SUI
perIof being. Fo, lie first time . doubt cioss-
ed Sir O.w lld's mind as to whether she
would ever recognize the superior being ia
Cartsin Langioa. lie knew that there were
depths IN the girls nature beyond his
reach. Il was no. all pride, ali defiance
there were genius, poetry, originality grand
eur OF Intellect, and greatness OF hemt before
which the baronet knew that DO STOOD II
hopeless, helpless awe.
Lady Hampton laid her hand On lis arm.
ADO notdespond, old friend, sdc said. -
understand you. / should feel lihc you. ]
should dread to leave the Inheritance q ny
fathers III such dangerous hanus. !jut, 81:
Oswald, why dcspond? WHY not maIryS"
The baIOnct stated.
Marry he repeated. WHY, have hcv-
or thought Of such q thing"
Think Of it now" eOunscled the lady.
laughlngly won will find no advice mos;
excellent. Instead Of tormrnting yourself
about al ill-conditioned CIR. SGo delights IN
defyin- son, you can have an a~lnlablc, &c.
complishcd, elegant, and gentle wife 10 rule
your household and attend To sour cOmlUlt-
you might have a son of yourown ~ succeed
you, and Darrell Court might yet lutlain ID
the hands Of the Darrells.
But, my dear Lady Il.mpton. where
should / lind such a wife? am 40 longer
~young-who would marry me-"
ANY sensible girl IN La-.lHG. Take my
advice, Sir Oswald. Let "s have a Lady
Darrell, and not an ill-trainrei gin vlO will
delight in setting the wor. II defiance. In
deed, | consider that marriage is a duty
which you owe to society iHi 10 your race"
II have never thought Of {. | haye always
considered myself as la ug, so 10 speak,
finished with life"
You have made a great mistake, but IL Is
one that fortunately can De IcRedicd."
Lady Hampton rose iron. bor seat, and
walked a few steps forward.
II have put his thoughts in the right
groove" she mused but / ought % say q
word about Elinor."
She turned 10 HIM again.
you ask me who would marry you. Why,
Sir Oswald, in England there are hundreds
Of girls, well-brcd, elegant, graceful, gentle,
like my niece. who would ask nothing better
from fortune than a husband like yourself"
She saw her words take effect. She had
turned his thoughts and IDEAS in the right dr.
rectiou at last.
Shall we go and look after or truauts?'
she asked. suavely.
And they walked together down the path
where Pauline had so Indignantly gathered
the broken lily. As though mcorTciously,
Lady Hampton began to speak of her niece.
IL have adopted Eiinor entirely, - she said
INDEED there was no other course for me
to pursue. Her mother was my Youngest sis
ter; she has been dead many years. EIinor
has been living with her father. but he has
just secured a government appointment
abroad, and ] asked him to give his daughter
10 me-
1T was very kind of YOU" observed Sir
Oswald.
Nay, the kindneJs is on her part, not on
mine. She is like a sunbeam in my house.
Fair, gentle, a perfect lady, she has not one
idea that Is not in itself ~iGmately rcined and
delicate. | knew that if she went into So
ciety at all she would soon marry
us there any probability OF that?' asked
Sir Oswald.
mo, for by her " desire we shall live
very quietly this year. She wished 10 see
Darrell Court and its Owner-we have spoken
so much OF you-but with that exception we
shall 60 nowhere"
Il hope she is pleased with Darrell Court, -
said Sir Oswald.
Continued next week.)