The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-12-12

fell over; and when ycu get we'll ]
shall mount it and ride away in the air r
"Thc doctor says / may take nv
bandage of tomorrow for an hour
said Johnny, after q pause.
IT am SO g1adl" said Lolita, heartily.
] am 80 glad, too; want to see my
kind little nurse"
But, though Johnny sat nearly two
hours without his bandage, no Lofts
appeared.
1T was so unfortunate" the landlady
said; Lolita had been sent on an er.
rand. She had been delayed ETC.,
etc.
But Johnny was very angry, ana
would not be paciied. He scolded
Lolita in the evening. She began to ex.
cuse herself, when suddenly her voice
faltered. and he knew she was crying:
and before he could say q word she was
gone.
Johnny did not sleep that night
The situation was becoming delicate
The Lolita OF his blindness had grown
dearer than tho Carlotta Of his dreams,
What ought he to do?
One thing he Observation-Disclosures,
the consequence might be he would see
herl The next time she appeared b,
would tear off his bandage.
The morning passed restlessly away.
One thought engrossed his mind-What
would she be like?
Three O'Clock oame-her usual time.
Tho door opened, Johnny started up,
tore off his bandage, and ~beheld-Frau
Wernerl
The good landlady scolded him gen.
tly as she again tied up his eyes. Qi
was . mercy she did not know his name;
she would certainly have called him
JohnnyD AS it was, she said he was .
naughty, impatient boy.
goes"
II have come to fetch you to say
goodbye to her. DO you think you
could wall: into the garden?"
Johnny wondered. but he took Frau
Werner's arm without q word. 1t wa.
q lovely day. Soft breezes PLAYED
round him as his timid footsteps went
forward to meet the dienstmadchen. He
scented a mystery surprise.
He was not disappointed. When his
eyes were uncovered, he saw standing
before him the Carlotta of the picture
the Countess of Werdenfels in person!
But this Carlotta moved and spoke;
and though the sky was blue, it was moi
the sky OF Italy; and instead Of the
orange-blossoms, she held a rose in her
hand. Smiling and blushing, she said
0You have your wish-you see me-"
Explain? How is it?-this dress!n
he gasped.
Lolita took his hand, and they sat on
the stone bench by her side. His weak
eyes devoured the familiar features. his
ears drank in the music Of the familiar
voice.
Il will explain everything. Perhaps
you are aware that in our country it ia
the custom TO send girls out for q year
to learn housekeeping. They go to
farms, or to inns like Frau Werner's.
l came to learn Haushalt in general and
cooking in particular. live at Mum
ich. Ny name is Carlotta LANCE, but
my mother was a Fraulien Won Wer.
denfels. She married beneath her-ai
her family considered. The lady in the
picture was her great-grandmother.
She was an Italian peasant, whom the
Count of Werdenfels married and
brought home to Bavaria. He loved
her and they were very happy. We
have her dress and dagger, and thought
l would give you q surprise. People
say(it is not true) that / am like her,
So"
"You are like her, Lolita only .
thousand times pretier and nicer! Will
you initiate her example? Will you
leave your own country and come to the
North?"
Lolita wal silent.
Perhaps l ought not to ask you; ]
not a count am disfigured."
"Hush!-that is nothing" said Lolita,
in Q panied voice.
AHe loved her and they we're very
happy" he whispered.
Lolita blushed. johnny, emboldened,
bent forward; his face came nearer
nearer.
"You must really have your band
age!" cried Lolita, jumping up.
Johnny submitted.
ut is quite appropriate; love is
blind" he said.
In a few days he and Lolita wers
travelling together to Munich. She
has learned to call him Jack, and SO
have her father and mother, who are
delighted with their future son.in-law.
So ##Ht.