The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-08-31
expected to find you tete.a.tete with


YES, | mean Mr.. Hamilton> I
don't know what encouragement
you've given him, but any idiot could
see he's half in love with YOU"
t'italf in love with me! Only half!
and yet he asked me to be his wife.
Doubtless he thinks the other half
would colnc after the honeymoon" ]
murmnred, swectly.
| shall not Try ia describe Harry
Petrie's face as he heard my words.
aud in very pity for The boy l FASTENED
to assure him that my answer had been
a refusal, | Wu sure that he, the
handsomeSt OF my adorers, never felt
so happy as he did mt that ,ne,teht.
aud AS for myself, When eione, | found
mysels repeating, Two proposals
w,thin two hours. 1t amt every girl
[ wl,r can beat the record, as Jim would
saw
j met my guardian at the orchard
gate the following evening RS he re-
turned from the farm.
81 was on my way to meet you,''
said, flor | want To talk with you."
well what is it?n he asked curtly,
AS he paused at the gate on which his
hand was resting.
''As my guardian I wished TO ask
you when | shall III legally of age"
ASST yoN didn't know that! But
tluhk guess Your reason for asking.
Now let us understand each other. il
l am yonr guardian am not necessaril
~ your tyrant. You can msrry To-
morrow if it so PLEASE you without let
or hiEdranCa Fyryn mas
Can l, indecdp Perhaps YOU have
also chosen a husband for me-"
would that not be loves labor
lost. since you have already made the
choice yourself. Hamilton told me
lastnight that you refused to marry
BIN, and You supplemented that re
fnsal with the uncallcd-for confession
that you already loved another"
And what if did?"
"Oh, nothing; but most girls would
know how to make even 4 pcrsistcn,
lover take his congo without revealina
her own secret. You wish TO marry
Harry Pctric, and You have my con
sent, if that is what you're after"
"Ho asked me to marry him last
night, audi
Aud did Inot say you have my
! consnutfN
''Nobody asked foy yolf CONSENT"
answered hetl,. You wouldn't let
n finish II sentence; but. of course
| you're anxious to get rid of me"
| "Chiid. You are %upiusl 20 me. You
do not know what n dreary place this
! old her.e will be when you are gone
from it forever. But the parting should
come some day, and now, although ]
have sometimes found you a self
willed child. Lam willing to give Harry
Petrie u certificate to Your. good char.
| actcr,h &
| "Thank yeu, But it won't be ncces-
sar,y. mean to stay in this dear old
home until-until You marry
And Harry Pctries"
Give Fef,tscd him" -"
After your confession thst you
! loved him"
''But you mustn't hc|ioNc tM;.t. A
girls sub:erfuge 10 dismiss an unwel.
come lnyp,s 70 let him down easy,
! don't Sou know"
| He was locking %searchinglv in my
eyes as he asked, ''lf not Harry Petrie,
who is the man?h
~ alt ~ A. - $500 . t-FI
Won must "a,na,,S Iuesttoh, Wneh
a,ihe nnno,rnn,nd ~. VIZ
:.yon ~. nnt .a, nt'lt'
w,ive ~]n,rdion, ' N.Y.. %isn me. l
friend ask You to tell mo the TRUTH
"lou are alike guardian and fricndt
wn,id wil,;n civ civ n :, l,,'n 70 WIo'm i
Evcn ,s 49, .nrn a''a ss Seelet.
| his oazn Lnl ~ ms ~ ieli pehea.1
n,roSs;mS1y ~ ~ MS n',u WAS laio
,];,r,1,, ~ .;n s'j 'e'" iliookea de-
NH WI w," "s ia,". s,+,
my ra,.n ! did ~, -, iI1not iclS you 70
al ,s ~ a"..'.i.h Mna' regard
mo- f,tm,.a - uuse "oulu nhlS pfInS
"a sa,ra,1 ' -,
iSu u"s'' bitterly,
w" Nv .hpa.lthl w oe renewed or.
inou WIZ 10 uliNe mt our mouse,
I'm, m, well ! II. wiaiInS 10 go,
ii'lo ,h"v iiShtiy rested on my
ne"n suuueillS IiPPe iny,afm as he
1N'i'lileu' Ne,., NEui II iiad never
'een YOU Sua!"ian iilght nave beer
bsnaM is rniio, conc mo INC mouse,
nu. oi-o',ee chose %
70 my guardian, n my voice detained
u'ih' nav a'h fegfet for the might
nave neen lshave always thought was