The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-05-01

Are they making an attempt to land
in this sea ?"they ask.
mo. We are stranded. The lights
are on-head shoals-"
The signal-guns are sounding-the
signal station men have responded, and
all wait in shivering suspense the arriv-
al OF life-boats. Every moment the
vessel is rocking, plunging, crunching
like a maddening thing; any minute
may come the crash that will end all!
With wild creams of delight they
welcome the lunging life-boat. Above
the noise may be heard the "hoy-hoy"
OF her men, and the work of lowering
women and children begins.
Dolly-little Dolly-sees them lower
her mother and sister. Dacre is stand
ing by her side, white ard stern.
She throws her arms about his
neck in farewell. Tears and sobs
choke her speech. ooh, Dacre, if the
ife-boat does not return in time, l shall
never never see you again. And you are
so good-remember l shall always"
A rough hand is laid upon her arm.
She, too, must now go.
For one instant Dacre holds her in o
clasp from which no hands can tear her.
Some one is lowered in her place;
then Dacre pushes her forward quickly.
May not another instant see her
dashed into the sen.
This acquaintance, this friendship,
this love begun ten days ago on ship
board, has it lived its life, and is this
the end?
Away goes the life-boat, and still the
vessel RACES on, and still there are wo-
men left to wiring their hands with hor-
ror at what seems now certain death.
But again the life-boat comes before
the sturdy ship yields to her furious OPP
ponent, and again it puts off, leaving
the few stout hearts behind who had
longest waited.
No boat will survive the storm, yet
quick wit and skill have strung together
a raft, and when the Iife-b boat leaves
them, the crew and remaining pas
se4gers lash themselves to this. Dacre
Farleighstone is among them.
AT last the break comes, and an hour
later, when the dull, leaden day slowly,
surlilv dawns upon the scene the wreck
is 10 longer within range of their Wis
ion, but ten drenched human beings
are floating along in the deep sweep of
ugly water. The wind has at last abat
ed, but the rain still pours down.
Around them a vast nothing, unbroken
by line of shore or CLEAN of sail.
Will they, ere long, also become
nothing?
Within a cheerful. fre-lit drawing
room. Mrs. T~hornburn is seated with
her two daughters.
1t is eight months since their visit to
Europe, and they are once more COM
fortably established for their winter
season in New York.
Poor Do!ly's tender parting with her
lover had been thefirst intimation which
her mother had received of any attach.
ment between the two. Consequently
Dolly had not escaped a vigilant sur
veillance thenceforth, Notwithstanding
the fact that Dacre is reported among
the missing, the mother, evidently,
would never trust Dolly out of her sight
more.
A downright scolding Dolly had re-
ceived, but, owing to her evident i'll
health, as II consequence of their mis-
hap" the mother said, she was spared
further reference to the subject.
II shall marry her as soor as posi-
bic, said the mother, in confidence, tt
her elder sister. Zone is never safe
with such a girl on ones hands"
Consequently two or three rich
bachelors had been thrust at her, a.
Dolly expressed herself to her bosom
Frinnl Jncco. to-l - TN,1,1, ~,,,1l oJl
> in the midst of her sobs, "all ugly q.
, they can be! And Dacre was SO hand
/, some! and now, poor boy, I shall never
never see him again! Mamma though
he was too young and too poor, becaus
he had only his salary; but he was thel
on business for the large firm will
r which he was connected, and he told M
! had he the prospect of rapid advance
ment- And now that he has gone
: shall never, never marry. Think no,
: little / would seem to value his memcr,
to turn about and marry the first ugl,
t rich man Imetm
So Mrs. Thornhurn found more diff
Guilty with her daughter that white
than she had anticipated.
She would go to no parties. Sh,
would see no gentlemen.
ct is Mr.. Haddon. called for til,
third time this week." said Mrs. Thor
burn, glanclng at O card handed her b,
: o waiter. "I told him once you wer
I, out, and again you were i'll, hut urget
! him to call again, and 1 insist upol
your seeing him, Dolly"
"There is only one way you can max
+ me see him." cries Dolly, %springing t
her feet in anger, "anj that is to dra,
1 me in struggling in your arms"
Having exploded which outrageou
speech, Dolly leaves the room, he
l mother standing helplessly aghast.
Presently Miss Dolly may be see;
/, making her way to the house of he
J, friend, Jess Holmes, into whose re
sponsiwe bosom she pours forth tn
: burden of her woes. She remains t
dinner, much preferring the societ
there to that of her mother in her pre-:
ent mood. For there is always Jessie
: brother Jack, young man possessed {
: fine spirits, whom Dolly likes next bes
to her lost lover and Jessie.
He is late tonight, and when 6
:, last he arrives, he brings with hil
4 "a handsome, tall, bearded fe
J, low, whom he Immediately pre-
ceeds to introduce to the girls, whe
h he is interrupted by q slight screa,
from their fair guest. She grows pail
then red, and but for the action of tn
stranger, she would have lain prone W
!, on the floor in q swoon.
9 He hears the one word, "Darce!" u
l tered in such q voice. he sees the fac
best beloved on earth, and the next il
slant he holds the frightened girl in h
arms.
RI Before the astonished household
kisses his little love back to consciou