Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-05-18
WITH Els EYES OPEN.

GIL Will oP0Ae 1AO SuHkIu0l months
WI lighted up with its departing glory.
An interesting group had gathered upon
the western piazza to watch the gradual
fading of the brilliant f~ame-colored
clouds into the pale tints of evening.
Marion Grayson's easy, m%atronly
grace sat charmingly upon her, while
she seemed, in the ten years of herman
ried life to have lost none of the win
someness which characterized the mai
den, Marion Blayne.
1t was very evident that she was still
the one woman in the world to the fine
looking man who sat near her; O was
it difficult to discover how it happened
to be so, when one noticed the wifely
pride 80 plainly to be seen running ali
through the merry conversation between
the two, as they We're watching their
three children on the lawn, their bow
initiating his fathers thoughtfulness in
caring for the pleasure Of his little sisters.
A third person swung lszily, back and
forth in a hammock, which was stretched
from II side of the piazza to the other
Mrs. G%rayson's only brother, William
Blayne, and a very fascinating man he
was. 1t was a common saying with Mr.
Blayne's friends that nature had forgot.
ten her usual Irudence when she en-
dowed William Blaine, and had bestowed
upon him the gifts intended for Two or
three.
He was finely proportioned, with COM
handing figure. His eyes were black.
and gave his face rather a severe ak.
preston. But as at this time they we're
bent upon his darling sister, one might
almost have been startled at the depth
of tenderness his gaze revealed. He had
earned the reputation Ola woman-hater
and not without reason-among those
anxious mammas and charming damsels
who are particularly interested in all
manageable young men.
His great wealth, fine appearance, and
brilliant talents were well weighed, and
he was accordingly smiled at, fattered
and angled for in the most skilful man
ner.
Thus far, all had been of no avail.
He talked, walked, and rode with the
most bewitching of maidens without a
single futter of the heart.
The most interesting situations had
been contrived for him by acute mana
gers. Moonlight, the melody. of birds,
calm, still lakes, the green fields of
spring, grand old mountains, the roaring
of the tenpest-all the witchery of the
soft summer b%reezes, and the sparkling
brilliancy OF winter skies; yes, even the
very clouds of heaven had be en- har-
messed into the service by the pensive
and languishing young ladies who had
witnessed with him these exhibitions Of
nature.
Excursions up the river, and e9cur.
sions down the river; excursions to this
cave or that mountain, to lake and
grove, on foot, on horseback, in cabs
and IN carriage, In the morning, in the
evening, and at MONDAY, had all been
planned and carried out in the anticipa-
ton that he would be unable to resist
the attractions of this or that member of
the fair sex.
Still he was a single man and see med
likely to remain 50.
There had been reports that one faith
less heart had made all the world seem
heartless to him who never intended, it
seemed to those most concerned, to live
alone. However it was, William Blayne
had protested his disbelief in true love,
for many years.
His little sister, happy in her home,
was very much alarmed at her brothers
hardness of heart, and with all a sisters
freedom had undertaken to point out to
him a better way.
REALLY, Win, you know that
you would be happier-don't you,
now?" she would say; and Will
would answer as if he had scarcely
heard.
Tonight she would not let him of,
but entreated him to try and make up
his mind to think about it.
"You would be 80 much better of,
Will. 1t really troubles me-"
Then she looked around complacently
upon her own little group, and thought
1t passing strange that her brother could
be so blind.
He evaded the subject, or joked it off,
or kissed her silent, as he had before,
or tried to, until he saw that she was
very much in earnest, and not to be
turned from her purpose, and then his
face grew suddenly grave.
He leaned over toward his sister, and
said, "Marion, may l ask you never to
mention this subject to me again? You
know that | trlsted once. Faith is I'M
selfish, love is impossible to me any
longer"
Marion gave an impatient little shrug,
and said. CAS- if all the women are pat.
termed after one fair face and false heart!
Ill find you a wife yet, Will Blayne.
III as certainly do it as my name 10
Marion Grayson. So look out for plots,
Sir Haterl" -.
ooh, / am up in all thatsort OF thingP'
he answered. "My eyes are wide open
to all such schemes"
Several days passed. The Grayson
family had enjoyed their rare visitor to
the full, and he declared himself newly
in love with his sister and her pleasant
home; and one night as they were sit
ting as before on the piazza, Marion
asked her husband to be sure that the
carriage was ready to meet the eight
o'clock train, upon which she expected
her friend, Florence Sherman.
William turned towards her as she
spoke, and said, ~ thought it was un.,
derstood between us that this visit OF
mine was to be uninterrupted by the APP
pearance of your young lady friends,
who must be escorted and gailanteo
about?"
Marion carelessly remarked that Flor
ence Sherman did not count.
why not?" asked her brother.
"Oh, because she will not expect at
%tention! She is poor, not at all hand
some MOI sty fish, and not a society wom'
an, and she is not a bit ofaBecky sharp.