The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-09-19

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THE SEAL RING. {
We'll, this is a hot dayln said DR..
Grayto himself, as he gridedhis shaggy
little horse round thesharp turn Of The
road and checkedhim under the spread
ing shsdow Of the giant cherry tree,
whose broad boughs we're AL sparkling
with the ruby pendants, and then.
walked tosthe house,
msloosi' ssssl11 III dossoT.
II sshaded Ma ssses witaf His hand,
and looked intently in at the kitchen
window. rhere was the trim figure sofi
his pretty daughter standing at tho
kitchen table, her sleeves rolled back
andsa pink checked apron tied abou
her taper waist, apparently deep in the
saccharine mysteries Of pie making.
That WAS nothing surprising; but DR..
Grey could have sworn that 8 minute
ago the ~appAritipn Of young gentle.
man was manifesting a remarkable de-
gree Of interest in the pan Of sliced
apples and various spice boxes and SUI
gar bowles that hanked it; and yet,
nov that he locked 6gain, Kittieswa
trimming off thesedgssS6f her piecrust
Malonel He walked into the Kitchen
where the oven fire. was glowing so
holly that Ntties ch0sks like twin
carnations as She worked away at the
pies, sitting showers Of powdered CHINA
mon and nutmeg over the juicy slices
of July apples, and drenching them in
snowy sugar.
Xiii Whereas Harry Browneas
Kitty stopped to cut . little star in
tIecantrS az the white sheet scf pie
crust wherewith she was covering her
pastry before she answered in q low
tone; II don't know papa"
"You don't, eh?" said the Doctor,
quietly pursuing up his muoth in shape
suggestive Of whistlng. Il suppose
And the Doctor proceeded through
the hall into his little study, where sat
his hopeful young student, Harry
Browne, deep insthe ponderous pages
of q medical Dictionary,
Been hard at work alIsdayy ID ?"
said the old gentlemen, taking Off his
hat and tanning himself with its broad
brim. $780, III sss5
aYes, d. laid Browne; rss writ
ten out thatabstrsctyon lon, andiooked
over the papers on fractures, and
All right all right; you're a most in
dustrions fellow" said DIR. Gray.
aYeu don't leave of work O aHssprts
OF frivolous pretexts, do you?" l..
sir said Browne, demurely.
You are convinced that nothing but
steady perseverance will enable q mar
to succeed in the science OF medicine p
sir '.3;spliedMr s Henry Browne,
swing sIits5s sSneasly ii his cliair. I
Very sensfbleofyou, aid DR. Gray
slr1ggingSh his shoulders. And now
but whstsArSYou looking t0x? /
s1MISYsaspssaEl I'D, sif ffhought itswas
on my finger but . minute ago. Yor
have not zee it, I snppose?"
No, not that / know off, said the
Doctor, taking snuff just as briskly as
he did everything else.
II hope it is not lost" said Harry.
value it very highly as my fathers
gift. Where can it have gomez" v
Don't know" said the Doctor.
JJust give me that list Of patients we
EXPECT this afternoon, and then go and
ask Jack to look for your trinket. That
boy has more eyes and ears than most
people, 1 believe: I know he has more
mischief r. sSas@ss.
Harry Browns adDptahis Sprecep-
tors suggestio1.Hnd The Old gentleman
was left alone a61kternatsly taking snuff,
rubbing his s~ptacles ardcogitating
whether his fair daughter was really de.
ceiying him a. to her innocent love af-
fairs.
aConfonnd it Y soliloquized the Doc
tor petulantly, ct takes sharper eyes
than mine to seeSthrough womankind's
maneuvers. TIL ferfet out thamystery
yet, though; banged fI dohtp'
The brazer throat OF the old Kitchen
clock had just uttered, ina sort Of shrilI
treble, the fact that it was two, post
meridi6nsa and dinner wa nearly over
at Dr.. Gray's. Somehow dinner tasted
better in the long, shady dining room
OF tho Gray mansion house than il did
anywlieraselsa,gforth e climbing honey
suckles 1T the window stirred 50 pleas.
antly ipsthe wind, and held back their
gfectFNildefness dfleaves.to admit such
delicious scents of new mown hay and
blossom sprinkled woods that the most
delicate appetite could not help being
tempted. And Kitty Gray looked so
pretty at the head of the table, her brown
hair brushed back and her white throat
edged NTH dainty lace, and the faint
color coming and gong on her cheek
like rosy shadows. No wonder Harry
Browne looked at her 80 often: We
should have done sfhesssme thing had
we sat opposite heraat the table.
I'll take anQther piece Of that apple
pie, Kate said the old Doctor, extend
ing his plate. .CafitA paa;swhere did
the apples come from? !"
believe Patrick gathered them
from j aold tree that grows by the
south wall Of the orchard, papa; the
apples hang there like bal1a 81 gold,
Just streaked with red on the sunny
side, ahaI bakedthem this morning. =
upon my word you're getting to be
quite i little housekeepsr, said the
Doctor, chuckling. = suppose some
young fealoWM be-44WWhy. ha1loa-
herei what's this y"
ForssDrs Grayaaa teeth, sound and
white ~ ivory, had struck against some
foreign sFbstsnceupderths anowycrus
Of the much spraised pie, with 4 jar that
set every nervepH edge
D tiesy make appie-pies now-a-dayi