The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-05-22

Herasycr hy the wantsn night-wing kissed,-
AHnnSEbeaWa,k the dim HespeEdes,
III mn ling with the spirits of the mist.
DarcesfntWi III aioHg TIL. dalkliUg seas.
- a. aNdtthe1as, III The Gasyeas.
CARLETON LElGH'S FOLLY.
HsHow IT rained that day! From
morning to night ii ~unceasing down
pour swept along In binding gusts.
The wind came wailing oyer river and
valley. sounding dreary and desolate
la the inmates Of Leigh Manor House.
& nli the hill amid its groves Of
NAPLES which were Just budding
GA the early spring-time of the
year
Carleton Leigh threw down the
book he asdfbeen reading, arose from
we sofa with yawn, lit cigar, and
With his hands in his pockets
4 sauntersa 70 the window. III front
spread cnt q pale blank of driving
rain, and farther on the avenue 81
trees that led from the broad highway
70 thelnansion, through whose branch
SO site could see the river IN the valley
below. and the roofs and steeples Of
the distant village. Overhead tile dis
mai April sky, leaden and sunless,
Gpreau Tar q near, above and below,
s all was dull and desolare.
" 50 terrible storm he said after
asstlne as he turned from the window
40 the elegant room with its carpets
and tapestries, bronze cabinets and
rich upholstered furniture, all lighted
M BIZ the the cherry blaze that burned
on the marble hearth.
S$NASIln Vmn SIyy,f,nsnft ~ e.,;~ ,iS-
come. Caflep'f asked Mrs. Leigh. planc.
Ing up from her embroidery.
q sent DANES an hour ago with the
carrlage, and I hope they win not dis
appoint US, We are getting lonesome
here. Cousin Eliice's gay laugh will
make the old rooms merry. Arc o
acqninted with her friend Miss Armi-
tageP
Unused 10 know her. though We
weresneyer very great friends. Think
there ~ Creole blood iii her veins. She
e very beautiful, but ] always thought
her 4 tribe vain and deceitful. | am
almost sorry she and Ellice are such
great friends. and that she is coming
here.
Eie, L.illias,s said her stately, six
4 loot. sha1idsOnle husband. .sHhe moro
aklse nerrier, and l am glad she is GOOD
looking detest homely, dowdy
women. 1 should never have married
You'll syou had not been passably fair.
believe they called you u beauty in.
& those days, and don't see that q
heave faded very much, though yoked.
st0 such q fSralt as msself.n
Liliias Leigh blnshed like d girl.
4 was indeed a pretty woman, and
h0 looked very sweet and graceful
that afternoon in her stylish dress OF
purple velvet and her brown hair
sweeping iii short eurls from its coifure
upon her neck. She was only % and.
they hid been married only three
years.
Oh. yon iatter,n she said smiling
l .sdonbtless d think shall be
iNaloiis OF Miss Arniitago, but ] shall
9 Carl. Know my husband; and
now promise ~ that you will treat
frh'1ds with due courtesy. You
are disposed TO be a little br,soue
sometimes. Now for my sake do not
be rude.
He drew himself mp with an air OF
gravity Halter myself that
u shall make ss agreeable tiiost az YOU
may desire, md ii Miss Armitage Is
very very handsome, why. LI-mny
-Whewi there is the carriage row.
Carleton Leigh was hnrdly prepared
10 see 3 o superb a beauty as met his
eyes when Maud Armitage stepped
from the carriage INTO the hall like O
bird seeking safety from the storm.
And as Ellice Beaumont introduced
them IN her easy, nonchalant way.
cousin Carl, my friend Miss Armi.
age y and HE 5frid FOR Il moment the
small warm hand and glanced into the
dark stumberous eyes, he was thrilled
with a power and a magnetism such as
ne had never experienced before.
After supper when the lamps were
lighted and they all adjourned to the
parlor he had time to study her. How
hiiferent she was from Cousin Ellice,
who was a small, lively thing. running
Dver with laughter. Maud Arlnltage
WAS tall and squeenly, with a voluptn-
Dns languor that told of Southern
blood. Her eyes we're very dark and
anstrons. her face almost pale with
lust a faint sea-sheil tint on either
check, and her hair, neither brown
nor black, but of Q pale gold which
she wore like q coronal upon her head.
might have rivalled the glow and
splendor Of the fabied Lilithis. Each
shining strand was q fairy chain to
bind as with the gives OF q slave the
heart of a man.
She was q brilliant conversational
tst, and Carl, who had some talent in
that direction when he chose to exer-
oise II. Oon found himself engaged
IN 81 most delightful discussion with
his lovely guest. AT late hour they
separated, and as Carl took his wife's
armand walked up to their chamber
Il suddenly flashed into his mind that
until that moment he had not been
pogiizAnt Of Lillias' presence once
that evening.
Tho days and weeks pessed at Leigh
81 Manor House. The June roses were
shOwering their rosy leaflets down
Dyer the lawn which sloped to the,
Y ktyer, like an expanse of emerald vel
~: the apple trees had just lost their
sA nkae S0f pink bloom. and morning
2 night the thrushes sang from the
mnptes51A whole orchastra OF mad. be-
gitchtIagE music. Very merry were the
anings nv the Misunderstanding on the
elNArsSrsdings ID the park. playing Gro
~ 4Net or tenniB III hegarden, and play
and singing id the dim, shadow
phrl0rs talking on the piazza in
she s0ft m0onlight Carleton Leigh
ss4eonght 81 VS. theshAppiest summer 81
saA scarcely realized. though, Now
n (2effnl aA inEusne6 Maud Arn1itagc
81 sa0htailGd over him. gHe.S simply
vi AeaWas best content wiles,
ehn oy.nitrh mr.n