Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-07-17
You must stop it.

to say things. You must stop 1t.
That's ALL
Il shall not stop IT," replied Lady
Lydia, "and that's ALL" She was pale
with passion.
mo-" said her husband, quietly;
mot quite all. II you will not take
a hint. must speak to Graham. I
don't like to quarrel with him. like
the chap. But" He stretched his
great arms unconsciously. II don't
say that it's your fault, but"
mo-" she interjected ut isn't a
woman's fault If she finds her husban..
uninteresting."
Her husband tugged at his fair mus
tache.
"You needn't have said, it, Lydia,
he told her, with hoarse catch in his
voice. "Of course I've seen lately
what you married me for. I ought to
have seen it before, but Well,
didn't; and whateevr your reason, you
married me; and that's the end
of it,
Lady Lydia looked at him for long
while, tanning herself all the time.
The room was so silent that the click
-click--click of the fan seemed an i'm
pertinent intrusion.
what did you marry me for?" she
asked, suddenly.
Because was fool" said her hus-
band; and he turned on his heel and
left her.
She sat biting the feathers of her
fan for several minutes. Then she
laughed harshly and went to find Ora
ham. She told him the conversation,
and he frowned slowly.
"He's quite right" he said. It'll
co.
"Go!" cried Lady Lydia, in aston,
ishment.
Co." he repeated. "You see-I sup
pose you think I'm afraid of him, but
it isn't that. fishes such thun-
dering good chap. He'd do the fair
thing by me, and haven't done the
fair thing by him, and So"
Il do not reckon, of course" said
Lady Lydia.
"Oh, you!" He laughed savagely.
Don't think I'm such fool as to sup
pose that you care. I don't believe
you care two straws for any one but
your pretty self. Even If you did
I'm bit of fool over you, but-I'm
not BLACKBOARD, and Well, I dare
say I'm pretty bad; Lydia, but I like
you, you know. Let's shake hands and
part friends"
Lady Lydia gave him dainty curtsy
instead of her hand. Then her skirts
rustled down the passage; and Ora.
ham laughed laugh that was not ex.
actly laughter.
He went the next afternoon. He had
been playing tennis with Brown all
the morning, and when they had fin.
tshed, were putting on their jackets,
and hopping their foreheads, he spoke
to him.
Il say, old chap" he said, awkward.
~. your wife-spoke to me. She is
such charming woman that a fellow
can't help enjoying her company.
am afraid I imposed little on her
good nature, and, of course, people
might misunderstood, as you told her;
but you wouldn't, of course. Any
how, you'll take my word that-that
you and can be friends. I'd like to-
so would L" said Brown.
The two men shook hands, firmly.
"You won't think it's funk" Ora
ham said, huge old bear as you
are"
II think 'it's-you're a better chap
than you know, old man." Brown told
him. Tim sorry if you've got to
like her. did, you know"
There was a deal of talk over Ora
hams sudden departure. The general
opinion was that Lady Lydia had per-
ceived that things were going too far,
and had dismissed him without COM
junction.
Lady Lydia said that her husband
could go to Africa-or to a warmer eli
mate-and welcome.
| Nevertheless, she was a trif1e an
noyed that he was able to do without
her. No woman likes to lose an adj