The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-10-30

and even the great barn from which
issued the sharp, filing notes of a score
q Guinea hens-all to me were invit-
ing. Old man Gosman-old man
through courtesy, for he was not SO
very old-was quiet and undemon-
strative, but could see that I was
not an ''unwelcome guest, guest un-
bid" Mrs. Gosman was one of those
women who remind me of piece of
silk. Smooth, never showing ruff1e,
smiling nearly always, but so quiet of
manner, and so soft of voice that
sometimes, when hearing an indistinct
sound in the room, / would look up,
thinking that she had spoken. Miss
Lanette Gosman-but how shall I
speak of her? The adjective beauti-
full expresses much, yet how common
place and incomplete. Did you ever
notice that some girls carry sunshine
in their voicesP It is fact, whether
or not you have noticed it. / know
that Lanette's voice was full of sun
shine, for everything was brighter
when she spoke. Her beauty, when
she entered the room, bounded upon
| my vision like a glad surprise.
ooh, yes, you must remain awhile
with u.s. she remarked the next even
| ing after my arrival, when Bob had re-
newed his invitation. ''It is very
| lonesome here at times When father
| is not at work he walks around with
his hands behind him. There's moth
| ing that makes me more lonesome than
to see man walking around that way.
1t always seems to me that he is in
| trouble; and mother, she is SO quiet
and easy-well mother reminds me of
a piece of china. Bob, I'll declare she
does" turning to her brother and
growing brighter in the light of her
new-found comparison. mo one
| would ever know that she is on the
place, hardly" turning to me.
1--WE can't say as much for you" :"
replied Bob. Everybody in the
neighborhood knows when you are at
| home.''
''Am such romp, Mr.. Hablett?"
'No," l replied. 'sI-I never saw
any ono more lady-like.
"There now, Mr.. Smarty,'' shaking
her head at Bob.
"Oh, he just says that because he
can't get around it, said Bob.
''No you don't, do you?' appealing
to me with an air SO bewitching that l
actually felt like getting up and dane
ing the Essence Of Old Virginia"
II mean it, Miss Lanette. You are
lady-like.''
''There now again, Mr.. Smart Jack
ETY.. But Mr. Hablett, you haven't
told me yet"
Haven't told youp"
No, haven't told me that you can
remain with us awhile"
"Well, am on vacation and
much prefer this to any other place ="
in the world, came in one of saying
-"prefer it to any other place l have
found.''
''Thank you," she said.
AS sat there contemplating ner en-
trancing beauty, | wondered if she
could really be a hirt. Then this
crushing thought fell upon rather than
arose within me. ''Of course she is.
A girl so frank, so easily delighted.
could be carried off by any clod-hop-
per-" had never heard it intimated
that l was handsome, and my feet,
with pronounced affinity for No 9's,
now seemed to be encased in twelves.
Oh, yes, | loved her-loyed her until
was actually sick. After snpper,
went out alone and told myself that
was fool. / heard Lanette singing,
and addressing myself, said
"Hablett, YOU are tho biggest fool ]
ever saw. Why don't you pick up 9
Don't you know that girl is laughing
at your
l returned to the house, and going to
| l. H.
brought from the boarding house,
took out Blackstone and decided te
rub up my knowledge of common law
but incorporal hereditaments, free.
holds and the like, were powerless tc
divert my mind from the engultine
channel into which it was determined
to founder. l put down my book
and as sat musing, or rather agoniz
ing, l heard woman in the hallway
ask:
''Miss Lanette, whar Wild Bob ketcl
up wild dat cuis lookin' white man?'
CHAPTER ".
Three weeks had elapsed and yet
remained guest at the Gosman farm
house. Bob and l spent much of oul
time in fishing, but l didn't want tt
fish. Fish, the mischief ! Talk abou
fishing to a man who is almost on tht
verge of dropping on the ground ant
kicking in the agonies of fatal love
The girls attentions had not abatcd
but, hang it, could not see that the,
had increased. l couldn't fool along
this way. l was determined to bring
the case to trial.
Late one afternoon while s'moping'
in the woods near the house, l me
Lanette. who, with handful of wilt
flowers, was returning home from
neighborhood visit. Un my part.
don t think chat tho meeting was alto
gether accidental.
81 saw some beautiful flowers owe
here the other day." said l, Com
with me and we will get them"
Oh, what a liar l had seen no flow
|, ers. She joined me and we proceede,
along path SO narrow that it SCENE,
impossible for me to get more than on
foot in 1t at time.
''How far are they?" she asked.
''Not far. Let me see. Just owe
!; there, believe"
care you quite sure that you sa,
any?'
"Oh, yes.''
"When ?''
Yesterday mor-Lanette, | expec
you think that
''Think whatp' she asked, stopping
"Think that am-well, let's go t
the house. No, Tn going to tell you
l love you. Hold on! Oh, it's
fact"
81 didn't dispute it," she said.
u u '.Of course not, but had caugh
her in my arms. | had seen tears i
her eyes.
II love you so much She breathe