The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-01-22
Would you like to show them to
yOur friendspn

Would you like to show them to
your friends?"
Wouldn't II" with emphasis.
"Do me a favor" he said, shutting
them into q tiny box. Keep them
for me till one day / will call on you in
Boston and claim them-and perhaps
something more precious yet, besides"
How dare you trust me with such
treasures"
81 have trusted more precious things
to you than jewels" he nurmured-
and then Lena joined them.
The next day was full OF the hustle
OF arrival, packing and getting ready
to leave. Dowdy looking women sud,
denly sailed upon deck in the latest
Paris styles, lookinglike strangers and
foreigners; fussy women were watch.
ing the trunks that were being hoisted
from the hold. for fear that their bag
gage had been left behind in Liverpool;
the custom house officers interviewed
the passengers in the saloon, and
everybody was excited with the long
delayed prospect OF dry land and
home. Ariadne only caught q glimpse
OF her lord, that morning, in the dis
lance, between the e4actions OF the
toilette and packing, and then the
tender came along side, and took
them off, and steamed up TO the GUS
tom house. Ariadne vas a little cha
grined then chat her lord did not come
and speak to her, and take the va
cant seat in her neighborhood on the
tender; but he was smoking-no
doubt that accounted for it-but
why need he smoke just now? The
hobbIedehoy was talking brisk
ly to Lena, and Joking her about
the customs and her dutiable fal-lals.
Then while she was wondering about
1t, they We're already ashore, and the
custom house officers were already
overhauling baggage, ard friends were
crowding around and telling the news
and still she had not had q word with
her lord. Just then n cheerful voice
behind her said, "Lord Kingsbury!
You here in America. Glad to see
you"
Yes" replied Kingsbury, in such
familiar tones as froze the marrow in
Adriadne's bones, so to speak. 81
came over for a few weeks shooting
out west" and looking overher shout
der she saw anelderly gentlemansnak-
ing the hobbledehoy by the hand.
Ariadne turned pale and sat down on
the nearest trunk. Did you know of
this?" she asked, turning to Lena.
No replied Lena, quite as white
as herself. "He told me his name was
Jerome bingham, and it was engrav-
ed on his watch"
"But there was no such nameonthe
passenger list"
"But didn't remember all the
names then, and never looked at 1t
again"
The last person!' calculated Ari-
adne. Give me d fan. somebody.
Then where is my-my-Fraud?" and
just then a stranger tapped her light
ly on this arm. pardon, madame
but owing to your intimacy on board
the Nereh with o certain diamond
smuggler, you are suspected OF COM
plicity, and it is my unpleasant duty
to require you to be searched"
OF ours she was not searched.
The hobbledehov came to her rescue
the diamonds were declared and the
affair explained so that even the de-
t~ective wlae had Travelled with them
from Liverpool, was satisfied, and
Ariadne will never boast OF her dis
elimination again. AS for Lord,
kingsbury, he did not go west, hint
ing. He remained in New York, and
some day, when Selma RECEIVERS from,
the shock of finding her lover q lord,
she may consent to return to England.
with linn.