The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-01-23

very much to kiss them ana smookh
away the cruel marks.
1T is q breach OF etiquette. dear.s
said Mrs. Tremaine; z lady should al
ways be glovedina ballroom. Besides.
it is a bad habit. Had you not been
guilty of removing your gloves 8
would not have lost your valuable rinp
and the pretty paris glove when YOU
were here BEFORE"
Tom gave q great start and his heart
began to throb violently.
1T was an exceedingly strange cir
cumstance, said Mrs. Tremaine, as she
turned toward Selden. "a very valua-
bic diamond ring wa lost here BY Belle.
We offered large rewards for it and did
everything in u POWER for its recovery
but could never find o trace of il. It
must have dropped from her finger
when she removed her glove, which she
also lost. Both the glove and the ring
were sent to her from Paris as q seyen-
teenth year birthday present, and she
managed to lose them on the night of
the same day on which she received
them.
Tom was entirely overcome with this
disclosure, and could scarcely summon
up courage to answer, and to his great
relief o gentleman came up and carried
of Mrs. Tremaine for the next dance.
Tom was alone with the object of his
romantic attachment. What a puerile
passion it had been compared with the
love that was now Juggling at his heart
"a love not inspired by the possession
OF the dainty glove nor of the jeweled
ring. He might have worn them next
to his heart forever and yet never have
known the exquisite feelings aroused by
the half-veiled yet thrilling glance
that met his from Bella's soft voilet- blue
eyes. He could not tear himself eway
from her, and yet he was afraid to stay,
lest he should brighten her by betraying
the violence Of a passion with which she
had inspired him.
And Bella, sho felt an indefinable CON
fdence in Tom, a feeling of infinite
friendship for him, as if parting from
him would be a cruelty. Poor little
girl! 1t was the first dawn Of love in
her pure young heart.
The evening had passed too quickly
away. The ladies We're fast disappear.
ing, Mrs. Tremaine, leaning on Harry
4'~ ~ AAAS SNshAo w DO44
to the dressing-room.
tain instructive confidence that Tom
drew Bella's arm within his own as she
came down from the dressing room in
her wraps to escort her to the waiting
carriage; her eyes dropped beneath the
intense warmth and love of Toms gaze
as he pressed her hand at parting, and
bushes suffused her face as the carriage
drove away from the door.
And now as week succeeded week.
Tom Selden was never found at Maiden
unless business kept him there, for the
sweet young Bella Tremaine was 80
lonesome without him at Westmoreland.
The winter passed quickly away, and
in the ensuing spring Tom was offered
q very lucrative position in Washington.
but if he accepted it he would be forced
to reside there. Here q difficulty pre-
sented itself. Tom and Bella had be,
come 80 strongly attached to each 9th.
er that q separation was not TO be
thought OF, and yet the position was too
advantageous to be sacrificed. One
evening when they 9 alone in the
drawing-room Tom asked Rella how
they were to solve this problem. The
little maiden bushed and hung down
her head, but finally accepted Toms
proposition that they should be married
and live in Washington together, in or
der that they never again need enter
tain o fear Of q separation
Mrs Tremaine was not willing that
her only daughter should be given away
without a splendid wedding. Grandpa
Tremaine had come. home from Paris to
be presant ut the celebration Of the
nr1ptials and everything wasprpgressing
famously when Tom drew Bella aside
one day and asked her IL she hadyet the
fellow to thetembroidered glove she had
lost on the evening Of her seventeenth
birthday. She told him she had always
preserved it as D memento Of her grand
fathers love if he would like to SEQ it
she would bring it to, him, and she ran
off to get it.
Bellasoon returned, bearing an ebony
glove box in her hand. in which IN folds
of blue satin,, lay thefelIow to the little
glove tl,at had SO long been Tom'sloved
companion. On pretense Of examining
it more closely he lifted it from IFS rest
ing place and stealthily put his own in
the place al it with the diamond ring
inserted in one of its fingers.
ut is just lovely" said Bella, as she
took it IN her hands, and It'll --,
Oh, Tom, there is something In the FIN
ger that was never there, beforet What
can it Beg Do look, dear; and see what
it is" Andlshe dropped it into the boz
again.
What! are you afraid Of your own
glove? What a silly little puss youare.
All! see. what the fairies have done for
you'll" And he drew from the glove the
long lost ring and placed 1t On Bellais
finger.
Bella looked up in a~mazernent, but it
was only for a moment ;;:.the truth flashed
on her at g Selling Tom by the
arm, she cried:
aOh, dhrlingl you cannot deceive me-.
it was you who found my treasure n
Tom laughed at her impetuosity.
sColnas to me, pussy he said, as he
held out his arms to her, 'tand sit close
beside me while / tell o my fairy TILE.
It was a long story. because Of the
many Interruptions. Tom had to be
kissed SO often, he had 10 be called byso
many pet names, and. his hair had to be-
gently pulled when he talked about the
charms of his lady love, Indeed, the
narrative took up sa much time that the
evening was almost spent before the end
came.
Bella was as charming abride
stood under a marriage bell. Her bria-
al robe of white satin was draped with
lace point of fabulous value. Her jew-
elry consisted Of the choicest pearls.
She wore the celebrated embroidered
gloves, and q single diamond glittsrad
upon her finger.