The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-08-24
THE HEIRESS.


Adele Fayton gave a vexed little toss
of her head-a gesture intended to be
awfully annihilating to Mr.. Harry
Browne, standing on the lower step of
the piazza at the Seaside house.
every well: go, ofcourse, Mr. Browne,
if you prefer; but really | think it is too
bad of you"
'Of course it ls," added pretty Miss
Hunter, with the golden locks and baby
blue eyes that were considered irresist-
able by the generality of the sterner sex.
"Of course il is too bad, when
you know that to dozen ladies staying
at the Seaside there are only such few
gentlemen. I know what the trouble is,
though don't l. MIR. Browne? You
are tired of us-the same over and over
and you are reserving your forces un-
til the much-talked- d-ofand anxiously ex-
pected beauty and heiress arrives upon
the scene.n
Harry tunred lazily around and smiled.
81 am afraid | shall have to incur
great risk in contradicting a lady," he
said good humoredly.
Naughty Adele Fayton flashed him
half-indignant, half-sarcastic glance from
her black eyes and said:
tAnd when this heitess has arrived
/ dare say Mr.. Browne will loose inter-
est in his solitary boat rides and fishing
excursions, while we forlorn maidens
get through the day as we'll as we can
for lonesomeness. Mr. Browne, you are
selfish"
"Well, yes, rather, if always wanting
the best of everything concerned is what
you call selfish. But l will redeem my
character by proving to you that which
will doubtless set your hearts at rest. I
don't believe in your wonderful coming
beauty and heiress to begin with, and
in the second place | would commit
hackari before I'd marry an heiress
Now, am ! viDdicated%'
He bowed and walked off Just little
to the discontinue of the ladies on the
piazza-went off to the beach where his
boat and fishing tackle awaited him,
with more OF a disgusted impatient look
on his face than was customary with
him,
"What lot of idiots fellow comes
across in the course of his life! Because
lot of pretty girls lose their heads
when wealthy beau comes along, they
argue, with womun's senseess persis-
tency, that the men are as mercenary MS
themselves! Marry an heiress! not if
she were as beautiful as-as Nenns, anu
every word she dropped was transmit
ted into koh-i-noor!"
Mr.. Brown pushed off in his surf-boat,
dashing and plunging through the
l<,.1> n a l,r,I In
rowed out mile or two to another fish
ing boat containing couple of barefoot
ed boys, and 10, with wide-brimmed
hats, and bright tanned faces and brown
eyes. A tall lad of l6, worried and anx
ious looking, who was evidently dis
mayed at the increasing swell of the sea
and the freshening south wind, was of
this company, and also young girl I,
with lovely dark grey eyes, grave and
thoughtful, yet bright and flashing, as
she looked at Harry while he rowed
ne rer and nearer in response to the
halo of the boys.
A decidedly nice-looking girl, hardly
what one would call handsome, and yet
" sun-tanned, the scarlet mouth 80
tightly closed, the waving, deep gold
colored hair, thickly braided and hang
ing down to her waist, and the glorious
gray eyes made whole that Harry
Brown quite thoro ughly admired rs he
pulled alongside and spoke to her.
You seem to be in some lifticulty,a
he remarked touching his hat courteous
ly.
She bowed. ................ ~. .--
"Joe is rather demoralized, 1 think.
There is no danger, is there?" Harry
glanced at Joe's scared face, and the
restless antics of the boys in the tiny
boat.
"If you had a man in charge who
knew his business there would be no
shadow of danger. AS it IS this young
man has no excuse for venturing SO far
out"
eve were fishing" she said, in a
pleasant, ,apologetic way, "and didn't re-
alize how far we had gone. "Well,'
with troubled look that was more anx-
ious than fear, I'VE must do the best we
can. Perhaps you can tell Joe what to
do with the boat?"
Harry replied, eff you will allow me
to exchange places with your pilot,
will row you ashore. lam Harry Browne,
Of brokers,c1: street, at pres
You are very kind Mr.. Browne, and
will thankfully accept your offer. My
name is May Harper"
She laughed as if the oddness of the
mutual Introduction amused her, and
Harry made up his mind THAT she was
the very incest girl he had met in many
day
"Well, then, Joe, jump in here and
row yourself to the shore. You won't
have any trouble to take yourself only,
will your
The alacritv with which the lad
changed from the Bella to the Tadie
was sufficient answer. and neither Harry
nor Miss Harper could help smiling as
Joe put for the shore
81 dare say he thought it was all
right" May said, apologetically.
Had no brsiness to think 80, though
Shall l take you straight back, Miss Har.
per, or would you rather fish awhile
lonuaror