The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-09-28
THEY MEET AGAIN.
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tering over ller dress wo;e the same
sweet-scented blooms which she l.ad
gathered from the queeniy trees OF
tie orchard not fat away, where aeact
stood out u perfec. dream OF beauty
against the paic-blue sky. Not mort
fairy-!ike ws,ro they, mol more beauti
fully tinted. than Alenc Eiierby her.
self. SO at least thought The young
map who joined her-Raymond Ogcre.
Bnt he sighed rs he gazed upon the
pretty vision before him, who had
promised herself TO another only the
day before. Promised TO marry Rob
crt Willis, q man for whom Raymond
felt some contempt, rs being too super
fetal and weak 10 deserve the consid-
Grafton of o girl like Aienc Hierby.
Indeed, it had beea r great surprise 10
him, for in his Scuuainiance with Alenc
he had studied well her character,
ana HAVING seen something Of the world
and women, Raymond had felt that
she laclincd kindly toward himself, and
some day he had hoped to win her for
his wife.
81 have come TO bid Won good by"
he said. ''for 1 am going away. Bust
ness requires mo again in the city,
She turned away her face when lie
lifted his eyes TO meet hers. For, in
the way people will, each looked while
The Other was not looking, and he had
not seen the expression On her face
when lie announced his departure. The
soft twilight wa gathering about them,
and though Raymond could see but
little, he felt that her ann had
grown reserved and quiet.
"Good-bye,' he said again, as he
held. out his hand.
"Good-byc,' was the reply in q low
formal voice, AS she laid her slim. cool
fingers in his.
lie held them rs he looked at her,
and then he said in 4 wistful tone. II
strange. sad expression glowing in his
eyes tho while:
81 wish You would give mo u bunch
OF those flowers that you wear
She looscncd some and laid them in
his hand.
When he had left her he smiled n
bitter, grim smile.
l had quite forgotten the significance
of apple-blossoms. 'Prcierence!' What
4 mockery that she should give thom
to me when her preference is given to
another! y
So Alene STAYED on for n while with
her aunt in Elleyby Hall. Alcne's
mother was living. but her father had
long been dead, aud left them but a
scant income.
Her aunt. Mrs. Eilerby, Was also in
moderate circumstances. for the Hall
had now q heavy mortgage upon il,
and it cost the good lady u struggle to
maintain the old place that had crown
so dear to her.
So Alenc was not m h%eircss, or even
q young lady with rich relatives. The
men who liked her nj ali, she had every
reason 10 believe, loved her for herself
alone. And rs for &icnc-lvcll she
was altogether too needless and frank
even to think twice when she fell in
love.
The creature of romance, possessing
the keen love OF pleasure natural to
youth, whether her lover owned bonds
or estates, would be thought of only as
belonging 10 that surrounding halo OF
circumstances which made him great
in her ewes.
Her unit had called Raymond Ogere
"cultiyated gentleman" Again, She
had called Bob Willis n '.foolish fop.''
Two days before Raymond Ogere's
departure Alenc astounded her aunt by
saying she wished 10 90 home. Tlis
announcement set Aunt Ellcrby to pom
dcring many things, for her niece usu,
ally wished 10 prolong her visits 20 tht
Hall. Bob Willis had been there only
that afternoon, and she had seen him
going down the grayelled walk, with 8
remarkably crestfallen air for such s
young braggart rs she considered him.
"He is = prodigious numbskull, but
his father is worth amint," Aunt Eller.
by had said TO herself.
Whatever conclusion tho good lady
arrived at concerning the state of If
fairs, she said to Alene the next morn,
ing at breakfast:
You see, dear, [ am thinking OF
selling the Hall q have had q fair OF.
fer for III, and going to live with
Bcss."
Bcss was her daughter, married, and
living in Paris.
Alone started.
why, Aunt Nan, / thought you rev
cr meant 10 sell the place"
"Weii, less urges me to come, and
the care | have here is agcing NC. so
think ! shall so. And, child, you may
so along ii your mother can pay the
expenses OF the voyage there. After
tiiat, between us, Your mother and |
VIII manage TO keep you there n sea-
son ut least.
SO within SIX weeks Alene and her
aunt were well oil on the dark blue
sea. III WAS the month of July, aslittle
past the popular season for travel, vet
the steamers We're still crowded, and
almost the first person they encounter
cd on board ship was Mr.. Bob Willis.
Whatever ~''set-down' Miss Alene had
once given him. she was civil TO him
now, and his esteem for the Young
lady seemed 10 be in no wise ~lesscnel
from the fact that she was en- route to
the old world.
One day Air. Bob found ii necessary
IRON decrease of temperature, 10 but
on q thicker coat than lie had been
wearing. Leaving his staie-room hur-
riedly, he unconsc,cusly dropped from
one OF his pockets sornc papers.
Some Que, treadiug the passage
shortly aftCrwar'l, saw this trail of lit
eraiurc. and STOPPING, picked them up.
This ssomc one ciiancp.l to.be Miss
Aicnc Eilerby. sOnc of these papers
was ilattcncd and l~pst-wnrH.
Certainly Miss &!eae knew better
that to read what did not belong to
her, yet she was perusing with wide
open eyes the writing on Ills soilea
paper. First she had been attracted
because the chirography seemed TO re
sembic her own, nex when she saw
her " name appended.
Wei. since that name is there, we
will read, too.
Dear Boh.-You have surprised me. yc&
L coniess'l am not holly dispicased az your
proposal. PleaSe call this cvcning.-Yu ours
evermorc, Alcne Ellcrby,
This was rewritten again and again
all over the sheet. each copy growing
nearer and nearer TO u likeness of her
own hand.
She dropped the paper and thought.
Then she looked again at the date and
drew a great sigh. 1t vas dated May
18th, the bay before Raymond Ogero
babe her goodbye.
Well, Alene neither tainted away,
nor did she face Mr.. Willis with q
scathinr glance of scorn or any traoic