The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-04-06
IN DEATH.

had taken up his abode for the. time
being.
He was n very handsome man. this
Charles Hamiiton-tall, and finely.
built, with q fair face, laughing blue
eyes, and a tawny silkcn moustache
shading his handsome mouth, with
wavy hair, of the same leohine shade,
tossed carelcssly back from q broad
white brow n dangerously handsome
man, with that easy n%onchalant air that
is generally more powerful in helping
to win y woman's heart than any ether
gift q man can possess,
He was down hero In Mexico, partly
on business andpastly on pleasure, and
his stop promised to be quite long, as
things looked tben.
Out on tho night air music was Heat
ing towards him-not r very high class
of music, bat stilt inspiriting or
dreamy, rs it was time about, it wal
far from unpleasant
81 don't scc," he said, taking the ci.
gar from between his lips, show or
earth the Mexicans can stand thoi,
weekly fandango. and above all, Ii
such weather rs this. BY George! il
would be worth while to 70 over te
have Il laugh, if netting else. If there
was one pretty woman there, l might
pass an hour or two, for it is confound.
edly slow here.
In novels have road of the beauty
OF tho 'dark-eyed daughters of thu
sunny SOUTH and pictured hours with
my boyish brains; but elass for dreams
even 4 good.looking one | have failed
to see. 'Dark-oyed daughter,,' the
poetry is very good, and their eyes are
dark, no doubt, but then the rest Of
them is SO very much the same way,
one gets mixed; but" tlipging the ci,
gar away, Il will pay them n visit, pu,
Will not stay twenty minutes, except
meet 4 pretty Mexican maiden"
A few minutes later Ne was in thu
hail whcre the fahdango was in full
bloor.. mad then-thcn he did see ;
pity Mexican maiden.
Yet pretty was hardly the word te
apply TO the little dark-eyed beauty hi:
eyes fell upon.
She was small and daintily formed
and her face was a p:cturc IN It's color
ing, form and expression.
She was very dark-purcly olive, bu'
4 crimson flush glowed warmly on hel
cheeks, and warmer still in her curvine
lips; her eyes were wells of dreamy
light, and shaded by silkcn lashcs, ant
y cloud Of ebon hair, bound back by ;
glittcring band, fell in wavc, below hel
waist.
SO Charles Hamilton stayed, and lit
Tic. dreamed that the time would com,
when, in bitter anguish, he would ours,
the day he met F%tsneoise, the beauty
of the balk
But he met her and managed to MAKE
her acquaintance. and danced with he
moro than once, despite the heat of tn,
night; looked into her ddcp eyes, ad
nlred her hair; then went back to thu
hotel and laughed at the whole affair
After that, however, he managed t.
meet her again, and the again becam,
many times, till at length, her beauty
telling upon him, he yielded himself W
to the enjoyment Of it.
Not that for 4 moment he loved, O,
even believed he loved, the little Mex
lean; but her homage pleased him aut
her beauty charmed him.
Perhaps Charles Hamilton never
really gave II serious thought to wha
nc was doing, winning 4 passsionat,
young heart TO q madness of love, ther
smiling Mt how plainly she showed it
Yet this man was capable of love
love deep and strong, and n love nj
ready given.
Sometimes there rose before him tn
naughty young face of the girl h,
loved, with its great brown eyes an,
satin smooth skin, and crown of way
ing chestnut hair, its perfect feature
and curving mouth; and 'hcn-well
then for n while he rcpenteu his love
making TO FRANCHISE, not from an,
thought of her, however. nor pity TO
the passionate young heart he hat
won. but simply because it came to hin
how Viviane Wcntworth's beautiful
lips would curve with disdain if sh,
knew of it-how her eyes would darker
with scorn, not of FRANCHISE and he
untutored heart, but disdain of him
her lover, whom she had trusted SO en-
tirely.
Then in the midst of all. y lettc
came, and one that for the momen
took his breath away, for it was from
flVlanc S uncle.
He was coming down himself TO Sc,
about something he felt he could bes
s%uperintenl in person, and he wa
bringing Viviane with him.
Charles was with FRANCHISE whe,
the letter was given to him, and h
opened and read it.
"Viviane coming here!' he said alou,
in his surprise, forgetting for the mo
mcnt that FRANCHISE was beside him.
Whatever the Mexican girl read j.
his face, her own suddenly b~lanched
and a passionate light shot into he
dreamy eyes, completely changin:
them for the moment.
She caught his arm with both he
slender brown hands, and looked u
into his face.
"Nho is Viviane?" she said.
A flush rose to his face.
"a friend Of NINE" he answered
slowly.
"a friend?" sho repeated; "thcn tel
me-swcar to me, that she is no more
His face darkcncd, and he pushc,
her hands from his arm.
"Swear9'" he said; that is rather tor
much 10 ask, FRANCHISE"
But you love me-you have told me
so. You have sworn to that man,
times" she said.
"a lover swears many things" h
sid.
"A lover? Then you are my lover
Tell me it again as you told it oncc be
forc-the time you kissed me-"
His face grew more annoyed, but i
Francoisc noticed it this time she CAV,
no sign, only clung closer to him, he
beautiful eyes fixed on his face, he:
long hair falling like u cloak aroun,
her.
1t was not pleasant now to Charlie.
Hamilton, with the knowledge that tn,
woman he loved better than his lif,
was coming there. TO be reminded O
his %treachcry to her.
He remembered his own last word.
as he had kissed her good-byc:
keep this kiss for me, my darling
till | claim it, and l will keep min,
for YOU"
Your kiss will be on my lips til
you return" she had answered. and h,
knew she had kept her word, and he
kiss-ah. he had wiped it away man,
times on the red lips of FRANCHISE.
A silence fell between him and Fran