The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-07-30
A TEST OF LOVE.

1t had blown perfect hurricane all
day, and early in the afternoon the
snow had commenced to fall, jncreas-
ing in violence until at 6 O'Clock, when
! Lottie started home, Tottenham
court-road and the y-streets werefull
OF drifts, the air was a binding haze,
and the wind fiercer than ever.
| "Oh, how pleasant home will look!''
she said to herself, pulling her collar
up about her ears, and tucking her
music-roll securely under her arm.
How happy l ought to be that have
it to go to, even if it is only a little
room all by myself! What do poor
girls do who have none, no work, no
homeland no Robert?"
| Then she laughed shyly to herself,
and blushed-a happy, rosy blush
down inside the collar, and walked
faster than ever.
I! Home was quit. distance; but her
fleet steps carried her quickly there,
and the hall door had flown open in
response to her latch-key. when, from
somewhere in the darkness near, a
voice came-a tremulous, pleading
voice, e,-"Pity, oh, for the love of God,
| pity mel"
"Who are you? Where are you?"
asked Lottie, startled and stopping
right where the hall light shone in her
face and dazzled her eyes.
"Here." And from the shadow be-
side the door woman's fgure-a
woman that the next moment also
stood in the light, showinga wrinkled,
aged face and snow-white hair, cover
ed with a tattered bit OF shawl. "Tm
freezing starving, and maybe dying.
IL you have any pity, give me some
said, with q desperate sort of famish-
ed eagerness.
II will-oh, 1 will-come in," cried
Lottie, her voice quivering, and her
eyes shining with the generous pity
that flooded her young heart. "I
have no place can take you but my
room on the top floor. Can you climb
the stairs?"
"For warmth and food? Yes, yes;
lead the way" cried the woman, eager
/ ly, looking at the girl with a tremb-
ling delight burning In her hollow eyes.
Rnt che a ,ras '' ag.d I'D and wool, ord +bo
fonr lonn fi;Gh+s @ Of s+a;rs i Io wsrs . slowlv Wv
accomnI;shed m he'd Iott;a ass;st;na @ bay ~
comnap;on ] , nc Vail wall os 't,s the nerrnn, ,r1,
AZ ta;rcos ca wonId ollnu, opd no;rn va,,,
slowly.
! This is my room," she exclaimed
! at last, throwing open door and
a 'ss'oi''i' ei.e pa,'ei'is "o'lia'i ~ eaC s.C
I'M ,I ~ nGlI .'lio III .mo minutes ny lipe
WI, M oe .isn.eu. are YOU sery ilieu.
ihe me weary molila'l eou1u on'y iiou
.'I I, siie STUN ilioo 'iie eiil.a 1919 sIe'
Witt iieT youl.S iios'ess new apouI ..ie
aoo,l hsel e,i.lls ,!.. vas iiloso eAqu'-
stIe.s iieas ,; anu Vn@, lVeie sraee, ol,sil, 81
~ th anu polisieo' "as sL'teaus i'1iu iol
Ilie iire, hla' aC touc,l rom LolIie
:ila,cli' plazeo ana cracklea WIN alilaz, u,
NY ~ oiiE1'iiess' - NOV ''i.1O loVeiy'
elle oi.e0, W uuihliig ~ iiei neit'l'se Visi-
oor; nov you WIN soon oe Marlf'
anu n. ie" i,iihuues VIII SiVe you q
cup OF tea. move nearer won tyou9
appslreh.iy speeGhiess ".on eratell j! !,
.1liiaAeiileilC una oecislio 1ile woman QUO
as olu' throwing on her wei, tattefeo
eiia"l, aila i,oloi'9 her wrlhklea hahds
Over Ihe olaze' "ille her eager eyes
'0ii, l1 ioiio"eo every move LOUIE iliitoe
!, am my own housekeePer' yot
see continued ,he giri, galiy' as
wls,'i's 10 MAKE her VisItor EI iess timle n:
ana more at nome. Here is my ht
o,e kitcheh, ana Win Il merry iansi
sue elirew open liie aoor 10 iafS
4
papefea Pa shelVes OF aishes ana TINS
- am gust as happy ana independent
as ,G can y, oe. e.,,, liow 90 you IKE lt'
.' n.ke ~. ,:, eShoed the woman. zoe
~ iioo loon =, i,ke heaven 1T, 10 me! bu
are you an alone!
es, ail aione. 1 nave not a rela
I'Ve IN the Wofia that iKhowot, salt
Lottie' taking on ana hanging up he
tIlhss, now thao she had all thing
started. 81 would be very ionesom
II mad the time, but haven't" :.
5hen you work-you are poor
crleo .he woman as though the sur
rouha'hss were TO her suggestive 9
"en,.h ana ease
On yes, am poor; and yet an
rlch' lof nave health ana strengtl
ana goou work, SAID Lottle, with
,,:', world OF thankfulness thrilling he
plithe voice. I'm the morning am u
early ana arrange my room and tire
ana nave my little breakfast; then
am away all day as nursery governes
ana music teacher IN great hous
near South Park. never nave tim
10 20 0e lonesome, ana am very happy.
Inc woman turned her eyes to tn
) llre again, ana as she steadily and S
lently watched the dancing flame
!1ottie seized the opportunity OF looi
ing at her closely, when the woma
turned almost sharply.
1ou were ~. studying me. What q
you thinkF
.oh-why-l--l was wondering
you had always been sopoo1," stan