The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-02-19

| About this time Mrs Ellesmere sent a
most pressing invitation to her daughter
| in-law to spend week or ten days at her
house in London, and June accepted.
"And now, dear child" said her lady
ship at parting, what am l to say to Mr..
Carslake if meet him?'
| Madge buried her face in her cousins
shoulder.
''Oh, my darling Juny," she almost
groaned. IF you will only bring him back
to me, will be your slave for the rest of
my life"
SO Lady Nevil promised to do her best
anything in the world short Of humili-
ating her cousin.
June enjoyed her visit to London i'm
mensely. Mrs. ElIesmere was a great
admirer of good looks in both sexes. and
June's beauty, her elegance, her refine
ment, the way in which she attracted peo-
pie, were very high recommendation to
her favor. She was proud of Lady Ne
vii, and her ladyship thoroughly recipro-
Gated her mother-in-law's good feeling
Dallas was in town, and added not
little to the pleasure of the two ladies' He
was always a welcome guest in his aunt's
house, and, during Lady NeviPs stay, al
most lived there. He took June walking
and shopping; he escorted her and Mrs.
Ellesmere to the play; if they dined at
home, he invariably dined with them, Civ
ing up every other engagement on their
account.
Tom was helupless with his pen. Com
position to him was labor and sorrow;
spelling an accomplishment no more to be
mastered than the piano. But June would
have smiled with fond liberation over his
lapses in grammar and spelling if his let
tiers had only had the right ring-if he
had said he missed her and wanted her
back. Unfortunately for her ladyship's
frame of mind, he never limited anything
of the sort; on the contrary, he impressed
on her that she was on no account what
ever to hurry back but to stop and enjoy
herself Everything at home was going
on swimmingly. The rest was always
about little Tom, over whom he invaria
bly, waXed rapturous.
During this visit she received a good
deal of attention from Lady Dangerfeld,
whom she had only known slightly in the
season. Indeed, some degree Of friend
ship sprang up between them as no wom-
an could make herself more agreeable
when she chose than Lady Dangerfield,
and June was exceedingly amenable to
kindness.
They met at luncheon party where
Dallas was also guest, and Lady Dan
gerfield at once proposed that they should
do dinner and play together, and this
led to other meetings of similar nature.
Dallas was invariably one of the party.
He was not little puzzled, and confded
Nv 10 his friapH Mrs Tpauap-
ion.
II can't make that lady out" he said.
"For the last six months she has cut me
dead, ana now she's everything that's
civil and delightful What is she up to-"
Mrs. Trevanion smiled.
II have my suspicious" she answered.
what are they? Do tell me?' he cried,
eagerly.
Il don't know that there is any harm in
my telling you. When you left off your
attentions to her ladyship. it was be-
cause you had fallen in love with Lady
Jane
"Yes?" inquiringly. "Well?"
well now that she sees you so much
in the society of another lady, she may
think that by assisting to bring you to-
gether she is revenging herself on Lady
Jane"
Lady Nevil was going back home in the
best of spirits. She was looking forward
immensely to seeing Tom and his heir;
she was full of excellent resolutions-al-
most charitably inclined even to Agnes,
and in excellent humor with herself ana
everyone else.
As the train drew up to the platform
Toms big form was distinctly visible, and
in moment he had kissed her heartily
and was helping her out, for Tom had
no idea that il was indiscreet or vulgar
to salute his wife in public.
Half an hour later. when she went into
her boudoir. June found a note in Madge's
handwriting lying on the table. She had
rather expected that her cousin would be
up at the Hall waiting to receive her.
When she had read the letter the liveli-
est emotion was depicted on her counte-
nance. 1t was rather fortunate that Tom
had gone off to his room to see a man on
business Madges epistle was almost in
coherent from Indignation. Tom had
grossly insulted her that morning-had
called her spy and a mischief maker,
and finally had forbidden her the house.
June was still in her travelling attire;
| il was scarcely dark. A moment later
she was on her way to the rectory, leav-
ing word that one of the footmen was TO
come there in half an hour to see her
home.
be the school room; the rest of the family
were out. Madge, her eyes infiammed with
crying, threw herself on her cousins neck