The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-10-29
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us go to Mrs Allan, said Julie.
81 found Mrs. Allan working at
..rr flower beds. When she realized
the presence OF these two IN her path
she raised herself ponderously and
looked at them over her spectacles.
Mrs. Allan" said Richard, "will
You tell us, please, what you have
lever seen to make you think therewas
my Irritation between Miss Frank.
E1and and me?" M
Mrs. Allan looked around for some
supp ort. hut finding not hing nearer re-
treat sto the doorstep and sat down,
lwh ilst hs two young people stood in
|Iront of fher.
You want to know, Richard, do
|yon2 Well, ] thought you'd have
heard it dozen times in the last
three weeks. So there ism t anything
in it, is there?" she said, IN her ex-
asperatingly slow way.
Miss. Frankland is engaged to n
gentleman for whom Ihave the highest
regard, aid we never imagined that
our nanresIeould be connected till this
morning, when we received letters
from friends at distance informing
us that we were the victims of some
objectionable gossip whose name we
are now determined to find out" said
Richard.
"Well, Richard" said Mrs. Allan,
clasping her fat hands around her
garden trowel, ''you walked down
Main street on the 28th of April with
long red fringe off jules collar
hanging to the top button of your
coat and all the village saw it.
.Did I?f said Richard, impatlently,
land what more2"
'What more! Seems to me most
people would think if aman's coat
was that near to a girls collar-no, |
don't mean to say you had kissed her,
but You could have counted her eye
lashes, Richard, and Mrs. Allan look
ed at the two amazed young people
with a deprecating air.
"On the 2Sth never left nv room:
had one Of my bad sore throats, DR..
Allan knows" exclaimed Julie.
was at your honse but only saw
your grandfather about some deeds"
said Richard.
And my collarette, my red chenille
collar that George sent me from Paris!
You could not have been even near
it,"
Everybody knows that collar, Ju-
lie, there's not such another in Sunny
dale--a long red fringe. with a little
gold tassel at the end" said Mrs. Al
Ian.
Mrs. Allan, / ask you to take my
word for it that Miss Frankland and
have never f1irted, that | did not see
her on that day, and that / am utter
~ ignorant as to how a piece OF her
fringe became attached to my coat
button" said Richard; and then the
two puzzled, angry young people
lrove away, this time to Mr.. Frank
land s.
Bessie Frankland was hanging on
the gate
"Bess,n said Julie, Htell me, did YOU
ever take my red collarette out OF my
room2 / won't scold, not one word,
but Mr.. Dale and must know"
Bessie considered a moment. cit
was ages ago; the day we got the last
arbutus. Ionly had it a minute"
here did you put it then?'
Back IN your drawer-oh, first /
hung it on the hat stand; guess it
was there until after supper; but
didn't hurt it scrap, and put it
back in your drawer when took up
your supper. You were sick 2
Iherep You caught the fringe on
your coat when you got your hat and
camel exclaimed Julie, with beaming
face: Bessie, get your hat and come
with us.
tNNell. I'll swear
No. don't swear, Mr.. Dale; you've