The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-04-23

for YOU livery bitterly, "But therel
/ didn't mean to speak 10. What
might, could, would Or should Mr..
vanness do without you, not con-
sidering us common mortals?"
"Dr. Hildreth," returned she, "you
seem to be laboring under some de-
fusion. MI. Vanness is nothing to
me-"
Words one would hardly imagine
capable OF producing so great change
in a man as was apparent in Dana
Hildreth. He started; into his dark
eyes came a great light, into his face n
glad flush, into his whole form an
anxious attention. But she, cold
with her pain, saw nothing OF it. She
was gazing into the fire.
"Helen," said a low and eager, vet
restrained voice, sis this thing true7
tell me again"
"Of course" said Helen, chow could
you for an instant, suppose l would
marry that MANI"
He came close to the trembling girl,
for her little strength had suddenly
failed her,
"Then, dearest, have pity, and tell
me if there is any hope forme. Ihave
loved you since the first time I saw
you, but it came so natural that
i only knew that life, for some
reason, was better and more
ful. Then when I found it was love, l
lived for a time in a FOOLS paradise,
dreading to speak tor fear / should be
turned out oft. Then that scoundrel,
Vannessx told me youh had promisedt to
marry him. l tried to tear you out
Of my heart, to avoid you, but you
drew meto you inspite ofmyself. Oh,
Helen, / have suffered! No, don't an
swerme. / will wait. You shall learnt to
love me-"
She had borne her trouble bravely,
after the first agony, but Joy quite
conquered her, and she had quietly
tainted, lying straight, like death itself,
in the great armchair.
DR.. Hildreth's fright was highly UNI
professional. When consciousness re-
turned she was resting in his great
strong arms. She opened those blue
eyes wonderingly.
Dearest, forgive me. Do not ex-
cite yourself. l will wait; l was in
considerate."
mo-" said she, II love you. That
is what it meant" again holding up
that pathetic hand.
Dana's reply was an appropriation
OF both hands. you must live now
Helen dear, live for me-"
DR.. Hildreth wendell his homeward
way much later than he hadintended,
and meeting a friend on the corner,
left said friend in stupetied amaze
ment at his ecstatic appearance, NUT
tering, "NWhat the deuce has struck
Hildreth?"
The next morning Dana called for
Miss Whittemore and brought her over
to spend the day. as she had done the
year before; and as they entered the
sitting-room he announced with a
touch OF ~boyishness: "My dearly be-
loved family, condole with Helen and
congratulate with me-" Then with
an arnes JOY, "She has made my
life worth living, she has promised to
be my wife"
At this Helen, instead OF waiting to
be sympathized with in her misfor-
tune, seized Janet and rushed blushing
from theroom.
There isn't much more to tell. Miss
Whittemore's physician positively for
babe her return to school, ands she ev-
identity considered it economy to have
a physician in the family, for she mar
ried him directly after New Year'sday.
This Miss De Brown considered quite
rushing things. Well, perhaps.
So this ends as all stories should in
the fairy-lore fashion: "And they
lived together very, very happy ever
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