The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-11-16
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among such beautiful things as you have in
your house"
"No! don't think that I am difficult to
please, Miss Lirripip, for l know exactly what
l want The fact is that q bachelors exist
ence is not suited for a man of my feelings and
sympathies. l live wrapped up III my selfish
ness, and feel my heart growing colder aud
colder every day. l have beautiful things in
living beau:y-something which Imay really
care for and do for-something which shall
make my life complete. And it was to talk to
you about this. Miss Lirripip. thatI came to
see you this evening""
Lydia experienced q curious sensation which
she had never felt before.
You know, suppose, Miss Lirripip," he
continued. what I mean. You know that
since l first saw you, three or four years ago,
have loved You" And Horace took Lydia's
unwilling, hand Can you," he went on,
'Iearn to love ms? Will You be NY"
Ratatattatattattat! There was a knock at
the front door, and Lydia was greatly relieved.
'Is somebody coming upy" asked Horace,
anxiously. ooh, 1 80 much want to tell YOU
But let me stay. Promise to let me say"
A voice, evidently Mr.. Merton Mnrley's,
was now audible from below, the drawing
loud.
ut is Mr.. Murley,'. said Lydia. "I expect
thatele only wants me to. giye some message,
for him to my father. He viii not detain me,
'ati = u y'u s'aS, Nou HIS uDb talk any
more as you have been talking, Mr.. Freako."
AT this moment there were footsteps on the
staircase, and Horace, without another word,
He'd lncbntinenHy into the back drawing room
and RAPIDLY drew the curtains behind him 80 as
to coneeal himself from the newcomer, WHO
Immediately afterward was announced. S&f =
Mr: Mnrley was not so nervous as Mr..
Freakc had been upon his first appearance.
lie shook hands with Lydia in an easy and
light heated manner, paid her an airy compli-
ment, seated himself comfortably opposite her,
md, without many preliminaries, revealed the
object of his visit. 81 know that your father is
out; Mis-, Iirripip," he said, 'and l may as
well confess at once that | have deliberately
taken advantage Of his absence to come and see
you upon u subject which nearly concerns my
happiness. | should have spoken about it last
night but that 1 could not command your at
tention save for a few minutes at a time. Now.
however, We are safe from interruption"
But, Mr.. Mnrley," said Lyuia, SIT would be
so much better if you would call when my
father is in.r 50
..oh, shaI j. not importsnt, my dear Miss
by you alone"
"Please, Mr.. Murley. do not tell me aboutit
now" pleaded Lydia THE windows are
open. you know. and there arc servants about
the honse, and-h
Observation-Disclosures
This time Horace, as we'll as Lydia, WAS
greatly relieved; but Mr.. Murlcy was furious.
Let me see you to,morrow,p no said hastily.
Yes! no! no!' returned Miss Lirripip,
thankful for any opportunity of getting ria of
him. Good bye. Mr.. Murley; good -byet'
And the SANE servant who showed up Sir Per
t!nax Popiniay showed down Mr.. Norton Muir
ley who elared Mt the baronet- with a look
winch spoke volumes. }f7 ~
my dear Lydia" said Sir Per.iuax, as he
offered bath his hands TO Miss Lirripip; won
were really Charming last night [ never saw
such Il perfect sylph in my life, and many PEG.
pie asree, with me- You were the bellos of the
room . tycrn ia no dDnht 1hnut jif,tF
'pnlssure it is very good of you, Sir PERTH
max, to Say So" returned Ida; but /
Thought that the countess herself"
the countess! She and you cannot be
mentioned together, my dear. Every one said
80, And besides the countess of course is
married. She has met her rate. Fla. ha, But
you-you are stili-my dear Miss Lvaia, l may
be a toot: but, noon my honor, l have come
here this evening with the determined inteu-
ton of asking yon whether You will have me.
You know 1 worship the Very ground you
stand on" And to Lydia's great cons,efua-
ton the old gentleman, ereisho could gpreyent
him, calamity knelt at her feet and took her
hand with the evident intention of pressing it
to his lips.
DO get MP, please, Sir Pertinax," said Miss
L.rriplp, forgetting for a moment that Horace
Freake was within hearing, but anxious that
the baronas-hould not make himself unnecas-
sarily ridiculous even to her. 'Ypu can talk
just as well if you sit down: but really YOU
mnstn't talk in that way. Id,n't want TO be
msrried; indeed, | don't. You know l like
you very much, but l could not possibly marry
YOU"
Sir Pertinax rose with dignity and looked
rather disappointed. "Iha Hoped, lydia. that
YOU liked me we'll enough even for a husbaad.
What you say, however, NAV not be ft,nl. be-
cause nothing can alter my regard for you. AID
perhapsinthe future you may think better of
ine" ID rs
II could not think better of you than l do
returned Miss Lirripip feelingly. 'and you do
| moi know IaW anrrU Am fhut fhta ln, ln-
pened. We can never agsin be the same 10
each other. l am so surry."
3 Sir Perttnax began TO feel sorry too, for, up
to that evening, lie and Lydia had alway3 boon
like uncle and niece, and. in an uneasy way, he
turned the conversation into another channel.
But he could not for long carry 1T gu, and in
less than u quarter of an hour he said good
bye, like a sensible man as he was in spite of
his weakness, and departed. E
No sooner had he quilted the room than
Horace emerged from his hiding place. lydia
biushod to remember all that he had overheard;
but he did not allude TO it LYDIA" he con-
tlnued, almost as if nothing had happened to
disturb him, Il love you truly, and with all my
heart. viii you, can you, learn to love me,
for Your love aione will make me completely
happy"
DO not ask me-" replied Lydia, who WAS
just gone through. My head is in u w.irl."
"But think how happy You can make mo,
Lydia! You would be everything to me, as
indeed you are already, aud L woutd spend all
my days in making you happy
1t is unnecessary to chronicle the whole of
the further conversation that took place. Suf-
flee it TO say that ut last Miss Lirripip discov-
cred not ouly that she could, but that size
actually did, love Horace Frenko a lutte, and
on the strength OF that she promised TO marry
him.
Horace was in the act of prcsuming upon
this promise by kissing Lydia for the first time,
and was enjoying one of tho happiest moments
of his life, when another OF these furious
ratattatats shook the house.
Another. 7" said Mr.. Freake with q emile.
81 shall so back 10 my retreat until We know
who has arrived, for now l mnst be on the spot
to look after you" And in spite of Lvd. AS
protestations, he once more retired to the back
drawing room.
Two minutes afterward, the general, very
hot and very angry, stamped up stairs aud
burst into the presence of his daughter.
Everything has gone wrong!' he exclaimed.
They voted me out Of the chair; they few ia
my face; they decided that the wretched for
eigners don't want cold, baths" And he
pounded with his stick, which ne had brought
up with him, aud looked at Lydia, as though
she were the cause of his discontinue.
We'll, papa" said Miss Lirripip, soothingly,
'all the better. Now you you wont have to 60
TO any more of their horrid meetings"
A. this jnncture, Horace, who was troubled
with a slight cold, gave forth q stiieI and in
fnitessimally small specze.
Lydia. cried the general, as he threw him.
self YEARLY into an arm chair, Pm sure
there's a cat in the back drawing-room. Go
and turn it out" And Miss L-irrlpip,. having
no alternatives went cautiously behind the
heavy curtains, eahd was there received in her
lovers arms.
You cannot speak to him tonight" she
whispered 'He would not listen to you. You
see how cross he is. Come again to. NOR
row."
Horace, therefore, silently took another kiss;
ana LYDIA, having unlocked the Unlicensed
door OF the back room, chased him, with many
expressions OF luminosity, down the softly-car-