The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-09-28

nearu MIN give this message, and each
time he turned away with q mighty
grin. What might not Agnes have
said to himp
OF curse | h hurried to the pevton's,
determined to see her alone. She came
running into tho hall to meet me,
bright and loving. but the nnoyance
of the day had made me cross, and l
said CURLY:
REALLY. Agnes, it is very strange
yon don't understand that a man can
not take his business hours to talk with
his friends. After all l said last night,
| must say l was surprised to be called
up again to-day"
Agnes stopped abruptly, and said,
with dignity:
Il do not understand you!'
why. my dear little girl" l said,
sobered by the change in her manner.
II do not mean to be cross, but how
could l talk to you about my affection
and forgiveness through the telephone.
with all those fellows listening, to sny
nothing of old GruftF"
But | have not touched tho telc-
phone to-day, Harry!'
What" | exclaimed.
'Geor9ie!, called Agnes, stepping
PACK 70 inc s'ttlng-room, and follow
ed TO tell the story.
at is very strange" said Miss Pey-
ON; put OF course 1t Is some mistake.
Inc INES are ont OF order or crossed in
sohie way but n Agnes
aha nave pec1 o"I shopping all day,
ata we i'ncheu down town, SO we cstn
pf9Ye an atloi
~ ceilaihiy was very strange, but wo
an concluded mat 1t might be rs Miss
George suggested, and the pater at
once pes'h 10 SPIN long yarns about
queer messages III at last coaxed
ishcs mo INC conservatory alone, and
INC close OF inc evening was all the
brighter lor the shadow with which it
began. II dear girl sympathized
WIN me ana iorgave my lmpatience.
ana was SO sweet mat before Knew l
iouta myscit lelIing her the one event
OF my HE determined to keep
secfct-thc litlic enlargement | one
had with Iucrctio Chase. VI conrso
| sbo h,d Inn, al, ,.. -
Nv "tu oeSn .n' i'o9' w p!u!ne' ana
ASneS ,Honght her very horrlu and Tor
ward. SO mac to admit tiiat Cretia had
ihisahocfS'ooo some things had said
to her when mere boy. and then
Agnes asked me if | really, really loved
her best. All me! what 4 happy even
ing it was!
Again the next day the telephone an
noyances began. but | felt sure of my
ground, and told CIarkson he could re-
fuse TO listen. Imagine my surprise
when he turned to me with a clever
imitation of Agnes voice, saying:
"ohe is quite sure Harry will como
when he knows she wants to talk TO
him about Cretia."
! was thunderstruck! Lucretia Chase
lived in Vermont; | was morally sure
no one i'll the city knew of her exist
ence--no n but Agnes. | rushed to
the instrument. 1t was the same girls
clear VOICE. How could anyone have
known that Crctia possessed such idi-
otto lines l had once written her-any-
one but Agnes? Yet now l heard them
repeated:
Oh, Crc'ia! fairost valentine.
Nsnniinr " "if, ms IInn OF mihe!
Buffers the number of my Kids.
turned away in anger and surprise,
only to meet Gruff's grim glance.
'If this thing goes on, Mr.. Dixon, it
might be we'll for YOU and Mr.. Clark
son to chonoe desksr1
knew what that implied, and NV
heart sank to nv boots.
II do not understand If mvsolfn 7
REPLIED. ~ assure Won. sir. Tint | am
exceedingly ANNOYED, viii NOT mn.
| swer it a1ain.,,
II will. myself. sirn hc crowded and
| went back to MY desk to unset the
ink bottle. TO make mistakes in nv M.
counts and torture myself with the con.
vic,ion that. since NO one hnt s@nas
could have sent The messaor She wa
teasing me without rca)jzin1 tho fatal
consequences TO our bonniSess Aud
all day Mr.. Grufland wouII answer
that confounaad taIonhono 'rba. I s"n,a
of the MESSAGES were meant for me- 7
could tell, and that ,hev must bo uttcr
nonsense | could conirctnrc from lie
occasional commcnts: ..Isy Jimmy
J~ohnson!i'' is a remarkable expression
for q young lady, iii. D!xon.n
1t would be TOO long to tell tile storr
OF those days in detail. Sometimes
there would be respite, and then the
nonsense would bcpin rpain. IT. yy,s
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