The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-08-31

guard"
MY chronic %wickcdness! What do
you Ilcanpn
miss Ingenue. coquetry may ormay
not be as harmless us any other fcmf-
nine fad. 1t depends on The temporal
ment of the man on whom. it is tried.
Harry Petrie, | suppose. rather. enjoys
1T. and the other half-lozcn lovers to
whom you at present distribute your
smiles with touching impnriiality ara
used, l dare say, to flirting with q
pretty girl, and will feel none the
worse when the comedy is ended
With George Hamilton it might be diff
ferunt." :"
"Oh! you are apprehensive of your
friend making love to me-"
Rather, I'm seriously a]pprehensive
of you making love to my friend"
-Jim!'
"Notln words; you are too finished Az
artist to bun@le after that fashion.
Since you escaped from short dresses
you have been n psychological study
to me, and do you think | haven't t,m-
blcd to all yo'N kittcnish trieksP The
studied lntonation of the voice, the
sudden Srooping of the eye-lids be-
cause their lashes are long and silken,
and that charming habit of blushing
apropos leflIen savcdhat lit becomes
you. 'Pon my word, Miss M~elrose.
you aresstafess only young Wonian.1 ever
heard of who could blush To order. ms
some emotional actresses claim they
can shed genuine tears on the stage
when the e~Nigencies of a part demand
it. Now, if YOU were anaton,ical)y
constructed on the liues,of o%tl.crshumann
beings and had n hearth wouldn't
mind Hamilton falling in love with
you, for then he would be taking only
the ordinary chances. SO 1 give YOU
fam wilrning, it I catch yon III any of
your Old tricks I'll give youaway With
ont compunction." And with this
threat my guardian abruptly left the
room.
Yes, lie was my guardian, this man
of34. and | had lived beneath his roof
since my fathers death ten years he
fore. My poor father, he was the
medical practitioner of .;ir little town,
anu despite the Disparity of their ages,
octWeea linls and james Esmond a
friendship almost fraternal existed for
many years. Yet people thought it
strange that the sensible lAr. Mclrose
shorld have left his i;tt!e girl s years
Old to the guardianship of a man of
"A. But in his quiet home with his
mother, whosh had beenfndecd a mother
also 10 me, an orphan child, my life
had been Il singularlyhappy orc. For
The first time in all these Years | be-
heve | was really angry with him this
afternoon, and setting his threats and
authority at defiance | was resolved to
tlirt to my hears content withpur com
ang guest. all. Hamilton arrived the
toi!owlng evening, an'las my guardian
introduced him could not possibly
mistake the meaning OF lis warning
look. q
II trust, Hamilton he said, ..that
Miss Melrose and snu may learn to be
excellent friends. lrsiug Your brief
holiday you viii necessarily spend most
OF your time together. for the work on
me Farm leaves me little leisure to de-
vote to even as old n fy,cni as Yourself.
But Nell is u cleve, ,uun- person.
who can make herself entertaining
When she chooses To take the trouble.m
OF course Mr.. Hamilton's sense Of
gallantry Compelled him to say that he
felt quite sure stle hours lie spent, in
the society of fine clever young person
would be sImnN delightful, and Tmen-
'all,N REGARDED n vow that would take
She trouble to make thcn 50.
well, what do YOU think of himp''
was the question my guardian asked
me when chr guest had retired that.
night.
tFassab'e, | suppose, as mcn go"
He is certainly handsome he
said, tentatively, 'and the best fellow
IN the world, but n little over-sensi-
tive
lie is sensitive. therefore he is vain.
There was never yet n sensitive man
WI was not a vain one" !,
"Eudgel1a ~ s.
But 'taint. fudge. Sin. for sensitive
ness Is after all. only the offspring Of
selt-consciousness." h
Say, vnun ester, did you evolve that
bright hif;sit Hpt your own small brain?
Don't Jet hansl,on think ] have a
literary nais'dsre beneath my roof.
And now lie of to bed"
MI, Han .ltpu possessed, with a fair
share OF % II looks, II more than aver
. share9 q nteiligence andrducation,
and when rttnim shyness or reserve,
which st, no iI,l,imul. Ladworna away,
! found ling indeed. an interesting
c~ompaninne If | We're writing a love
story . 81 he tempted to lingcr
over the days that followed. but n j
am not ! many be allowed to cpitomize
The event :! II rounded ont these DAYS
In 4 sentence. Mr.. Hamilton became
the more ardent of my wooers. and
Harry Petric became absurdly jealous.
Ontie last eycning of George Hamil-
ton visit he found me, as anticipated
he would, Al /. tavorite haunt by the
river side. tiis manner was strangely
grave. anil found some difficulty in.
leading II - into conversation, for the
few rene :itiirst addressed to him
he answgt in monosyllables. But
soon he t4lercd this constraint Of
speech, -" ih and then
1t waShha %ffrnehman who said that
"a clever Mas may love like a maniae-
but neyei hhc afooI." George Hami1-t
ton ma,tr ave like neither. He was
cool ati f.lrnssessed and rational as
he asked "a he his wife, but there
was that npine ring of sincerity in
his voice oh made il; all the more
painful +" 10 reject his proposal.
Aft ! dare dream, Helen, that time
might reverse this verdict. 1t is said
that a woinan's No is net always ire
vocable. and trust me, ] could wait il
patience if oni., Nou left me one thread
of hope to cling to-"
81 can i"i cheat you with delusive
hopes. Mt. Hamilton. A woman's love
neYsr:Mas and never shall be herAown.
to bestfM; IF 1T Avrlr there might be
less unhappy m:trriagcs. But her heart
gees from her seoping before she
Knows it" ea
..IthinksI understand YOU. You al
ready anather.n
SIT is = strange confessionforfa girl
to make. VIII lotyon think SO? But
you have. guessed right, Ilovc, long
hlve loved. mIotisrer. Anda moment
later morhef came to summon us to
Gnar night Harry Pctric called and
foiipd me in the. sitting-room. He
lookssdg ,lrars,se and miserable. pog