The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-09-18
ARTHUR's DEVOTION.

The pleading accents awoke no
answering sentiment. The fair, white
face vas calm. A faint, pitying smile
hovers around the tender curves OF the
sweet mouth.
Disdain, he thinks, were better than
such supreme indifference. "Elinor,'
What II passionate yearning is in the
lowcry!
"Don't, please, Arthur, l almostfec
as if l must be terribly to blame ior
your suffering"
you to blame? All, no dearest. !
could not help loving you from the
moment when, a youth of Is, | first
saw you in church. | said to myself
then, "Arthur Gordon, there is theone
girl in the world foryou," From that
time forth my only happiness consist
ed in thinking OF you, planning what
could do to give yonpleasure. After
four years OF such worship lhaveb been
unable to move your heart. | have
touched your life so lightly that,
were you never to see me again, you
would not bestow oneregret. y
II Won ,,-.onr nan ~ ;,tar,,,+
ed tha vo3ng lady na,nast1, nElilpn,
Ga,rison ne,,e,. fo~oats y ,;o,d"and
WHO has heon ,',,ar fria,6 -, tha
orphan than you, my brother?'
his In n.;th '..,,.aro,t; sal arrS '' III "
cent ttba titIe Jaar 49," Ia ~
M ral,. s.If r,av no+ ~ .i"'
at laos+ vii, Ia rn,u. h,.nthar so".
raalv TO cnre co.. ,.o,n. h,+ouas ~
inc Won w;tb ali NV n;rI,t lot ~
for notb;no in ,et,Ir, $50 So' '0PniS
, 4 sl;abt hlnsb stoi,od +ho noL
checks ' p"e
~, ,ohl, ,n4l,
serve m,ora M $500 y" 49,
,nothor mnan rb ~ ,n1 "aru . aaaih
J;s;n4onaStnl 49, 1nP'"+ y ''N'i
..rTL, v,a,Id LnIlt
bs nnSwnrnj tan,1on,,i T Ta,v ;f n,G
ilIn,n;n,t;,T Nc 49, o,,nnn
Mnat;Ta +Iosa Nv ~,.''o,t,' ~;
NOV, falf }hat la $3.50 s,'t ~ III
+rnstad Nv no Il sle "" ~ pe
hin, Wy .ba 1S G no59 p :. ~. vltelo
unr;aht wh II n,ora ca,,il on@nJ
49, W 'o"''' ''iS Woman
~ 'is'en
,,,. u 'helatest, oicourse,
Lille' SaylS inquired ~ pretty girl, as
she tossed aside her gloves prepara-
tory TO spending an homt or so with
her friend.
NO answered Miss Garrison.
why, thought ne must AVE told
you h'hlseii, so ran over purposely
to hear all about 1T
"of whom are you speaklnS?' was
the q.leS response.
"of Arthur Gordon. HIS engage
ment to u Miss Marion Hepworth, OF
Bostoh: Is lus5 announced watching
h,iior lur'iVe,E as she answered.
me '1etef 'ooked c~ourteousiy IN
terested-nothlnsmore as sheresumed
1he eecn'ilS Wnich oliVe Llndsey's en-
trance naa interrupted.
arenot mistaken, Olve?' with
sst C ]a1SS', nor'" o ~if lh~"l some sai,;+
as me young lady, drew a tiny package
% licN1tath ron nef pocket INC began
70 % iii1lpiS' brother rank heard
!. nu tle cilp last evening. You know,
hilie' ] never repeat u story unless
very sure OF It's ruth
MISS H;lrrlson Smi!ed; 81 was not
aouot'hs you, ONE she sad sooth-
hsiy.. ~ kno you are not a bit OF q
sossip' a moment ietcf: Have
slioMil you M, new spring SUIT! adj
roltly turning Iiie conversation.
once ialfIy l;ulcAeu upon tins las
ciaatlhS TOPIC, MISS Lindsey forgot to
leler asa'n 70 Hordon&s engagement,
alio aiCer nan iiour ti'at seemed IN
terniliiso'e TO Elinor TOOK her leave.
;. 90, ,housile Eiahor; whlle her red
up CURED nan Scofllllliiy' "tfls was
.lle eilu OF an tnose pfotcstations OF
o'iuyiiiS i''eiity'
II was a DISAPPOINTMENT to ind
nun nc oilierelt rom other men. Her
liea!l oei.I more rapidly at the recol-
iee.1oh 81 ms iast words; =,
ne woflo holdS no other Tor me-"
an whispered Eiinor, t~r1umphant-
~ ne ioNes me only. wish Miss
riep"oftll 10Y OF iier prize.
!,
III NhlaSe ones private af1alrs are
common property, Everyone knew
o. Nofuoh : lols deEotlon to Miss
uafrlSon. All were ANXIOUS to see
nov sue "o''id stand llef knight $ de-
sertlon.
Dup none were "oie to read her real
,et,,nss' though i''ahy were tne sur
ii',ses:
ooIuol was away on business. AT
ane rose u q lortnisht ne returned
ailu sought r''i'iof mouse the 1lrst OF
"iiy.
iier Erecting, thoush lree nom en-
patrass'lieno ana Pet'ectly courteous,
seo mao aso''e,hilglAdeiihaole; which
s'rGCk the gentleman
uo1ndinun, ne suiu soitly, ana ms
~hleioulouS zones 0lrilleo the dormant
,le',u1 ~ 'iG Woman: you are not IKE
Houiseri. iiuNeao,lorso1ten ourpart-
Ivy ooanpa IS:le SISTER! SILKY