The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-08-01
Just / NILFUL GIRL.

panied look II her soft eyes, and her
breath came qnick. III you want q
. dress there is some money, some
silyer laid away in the box there-but
We can get along and You must use it. y
She stopped; it seemed that the crowd
ing tears would not lot her go further.
Hsr voice gave out.
Eethsrn-andthe pretty young girl
took that pale and quivering face in
her two slim hands-syor thought
was IA earnest? You thought I.could
take that money! You could think SC
badly 4 that Of me2 No, / will never
Joke again. I will always be in dead
earnest. have noticed before now
that 4 get into : great deal Of trouble
'becaasa 81 my foolish habit Of joking.
Andnow-now kiss me"
VS. not that sad-faced, gentle lady,
With the tears not jet vanished from
her own eyes, proud to touch with a sof:
caressth b round cheek turned go prettily
toward herr
aYou know your pretty way Of joking
makes one Of my greatest pleasures
she said and 4 am 3 foolish old woman
butt yOus want the dressE
Wniillstd u mir NIGHT einen kuss geben? p
called : clear voice from the window.
Both women turned; pleasant face,
blonde, with asblonde beard and pleas
mt blue eyes. smiling from under thick
wayeso 81 curling fair hair-was peering
INST them.
Joseph, = this you9s two voices
spoke together. This smiling appar-
iki1n, ME-. Joseph Muller, held out .
dewy knot so9 flowers; all green leaves,
white buds aud tiny tendrils. There
exquisite fragrance filed the room.
my contribution" he said,
flushing behind the curtain that he
pushed back with ono hand. IT got
them as / cams along, at Tloyd's.n
AAht all how beautiful How can we
thank yon, Joseph2 O, why was I not
born 8 flower, Just q white rose like
this Then I should not have to
trouble shout 8 new dress. Nov, Miss
Esthar Paynein
The blue eyes Of the young man had
been from the first ixed on this slim,
fair flower bud Of girl, who was hover.
ing over his gift In IN ecstasy Of delight
The eyes flashed now with pleasure, q /
abe took Z spray OF buds from the bunch
aud turned TO her sister.
aYou may put these right there, il
yon please-there in that bunch Of
curls 3 my forehead-so; that i'm.
proves the matter
She has been fretting about hel
dress, = explained Miss Payne to The
young ma in the window.
Her dress Why, what is the mat.
ter with it?" he asked, opening his eyes
vide.,
81 is old, and II Is old.fashioned, and
i i ugly. calculated Tesseyy, with en-
phAsis.
Why, ] was Just thinking how
pretty II is, andI wondered if you.h had
made it new for the occasion, . remarked
tho stupid young aAllthat green
color with The white, just like an apple
md : bud; I thought You must be q
flower bud yourself unfolding.
Miss Payne smiled, but Therese made
. dainty face.
81 The lace is mended all over; but
then, its real lace-real Mechlin." she
observed, bewildering her masculinesaad-
mirer with grave technicalties.
Happily he only saw the face, the
brown hsir rufling on the forehead, the
1oyelygeyes that laughed at him; the
low sweet voice that patropized him.
80 Blume, weisse BlumeiD he re-
peated ~rapturously.
PLEASE don't talk in that awkward
German, 2 cried out Tessey, pettishly
ssIt only makes me think Of my school
lessons, and Ican't understand it either.
How can 4 tell whether you are laugh
ing at me or paying me q compliment
Thevoung man laughed. 50 Blumei'
he reEeated-"O fowerl was paying
you q compliment q just; tribute.
saAnd the other-when you first
came n
Joseph blushad and fdgeted.
go ghat-O that was just nonsense, /
must ask You to pardon it," he STAN
mered.
The grave, soft eyes Of Miss Payne
looked ct him as if she would say she
had no fear he would say there to them
aught that would be d~ispleasing. She
glanced ct his dress and then said un-
doubtedly:
Ware ycn going 70 the park-were
you on your wsy29a
shrugged his shoulders, smil-
ins .b.n g .,...,.,x. - , -,
wit I'll the brass band and speech max