The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-08-20
TRAVELLING COMPANIONS.

TRAVELLING COMPANIONS.
Mr.. Augustus Wetherby walked up
4 and down his apartment in an en-
broidered smoking-cap and jacket, ap-
! parently absorbed in restless thought.
Each time that he passed the large
dressing mirror he bestowed upon it a
glace Of criticising satisfaction; and
then would pause to gaze admin ingly
into his own eyes, and with his elbows
'on q level with his shoulders, tograce-
+ fully twist the ends OF his waxed
moustache.
Finally, he took up an open letter
! from the table, and for the third time
iperused its contents, which were as
& follows:
tss' DEAR Gus--I drop you hasty limo to
catch the q o'clock mail. Minnie Gray is
f with us, and Iwant you to come up with
4 out delay and see what you can do in tile
) way of winning an heiress. She is just from
boarding sclool-a simple, unsophisticited
I girl OF lS--and il you enter the field ut
once don't see why, with your advanta-
ges, you should not succeed in making an
impression. If uncle can't spare youirom
the Office before Saturday at least, come
up then and stay till Monday. Ina quiet
country house II great deal can be done in
! that time. We spoke Of you to Minnie,
iudiciotlsly OF course-and Tan sure she is
ulready interested in you. She will be
1 with us but a week or SO longer and will
thei, leave with her family for their West
s1ern nome, 80 % you see there is no time to be
3 lost. shall certainly expect you on Sat.
4 lrday. II not before. Don't disnppoint
Your devoted sister. AGNES MERRow.' .
Ruml Aw, well, may as we'll go
up and see what she is likeln mused
Mr.. Augustus Wetherby, giving a
doubtful shrug OF the shoulders. .sOld
man still living; but won't object to
chat if he'd do the handsome thing by
F me that he did with his other daugh-
ter's husband, In fact it would be
R handy to avehim 60 onmakingmon-
~ for few years. 1t isn't every day
chat ia teller can pick up an heiress-
prett too, / think heard Merrow
say. Cousin Of his, eh? Convenient to
have sisters marry fellows wiShrtch
young cousins. Yes, think / might
as well try it on. .
On the following Saturday. accord
ingly, q blonde younggentleman, fault
iessly attiTed, and with a calmly salts
tied and rather supercillious air, board.
ed the five o'clock train for a two
hours ride to Verdon station.
He found bat two seats unoccupie,l
one next to q fat old lady with u
ticket conspicuously secured on the
front OF her shawl BY three pins, and
the other adjoining that of hand
some, well-grown young lady, who was
seated alone alta window with a satch-
sel beside her.
Affecting not to observe the first
seat, and even ignoring the friendly
tug at his coat-tail by the fat lady,
Mr.. Wetherby passed on, and paused
with a half-wistful, half-apologetic
glance at the vacant seat.
.fhe young lady, observing this,
promptly removed her shawl and
satchel, and made room for him.
THANK you! hope am not in.
commodng you, said Mr.. Wetherby,
with nus most graceful and winning
manner
Not ct al, 4 she answered, raising
2 pair OF bright, frank, brown eyes to
ms lace;
Ana then they sat for a few moments
silent as the train started.
The breeze, with it's inevitable Gin
sders and dust came in strongly at the
window, and OF course the young lady
tried to close 1T, could not, and equal
" OF course Mr.. Wetherby offered to
DO IT for her.
Then thev naturally got, To tallino
VIC young lady manifested no shYl.ess
or stiffness and as Mr.. Wetherbylook-
ed at her smiling red lips and laughing
manner, aid he congratulated himself
upon having such u companion for
the amusement of his brief journey.
She was alone, too, which encoura.-
ed him to assume q little protective
gallantry.
Have you far to goY,' he inquired,