The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-02-08
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she bowed to him with proud dainty
grace. He had wondered if she would Of
Ter him one of her white jewelled hands,
and he found himself wondering also If he
should die OF joy when he touched it. But
the wonder WAS all vain. She glanced
calmly at him, n she smiled slowly. lie
wondered again what she would say or
do-if she were cognizant Of the mad pas
sion that was slowly creeping over him.
.You are Mr.. Wharf" she said, and
the Music Of her voice struck his dazed
senses with fresh wonder. sHaye you
seen Lord AudieyS"
He never remembered how he answered
her. To him it was as though lie had
passed through u furnace His brain
seemed to burn, his heart beat fast, and he
could have cried aloud from the %yehemence
OF his emotions.
She saw and understood. She was too
much accustomed TO the effect of her beau
~. Men succumbed at one glance from
her eyes or ut one smile from her lovely
lips. That this young professional" man
who was not Of her world ut a%ll-should
yield ut once, was less than nothing to
her.
1t was a relief, yet pain, 10 linn when
Lord Audlcy entered the room with sew.
eral Ladies' aud gentlemen. Vuns was in.
iroduced to each, and each one had soms-
thing kind and pleasant to say to him.
Colonel Gordon was delighted with him,
and Kept him III earnest conversation un-
Til the dinncr-bell rang. Yane turned
aside his head when the Lady Liliss passed
by him; for he said to himself that auoth-
eli look at her would blind him. Ii he
wished to collect his senses and converse
with any show Of reason, lie must not look
again upon that most beautiful face. lie
never remembered afterwards how the
dinner passed. lie heard at times the
sound of low silvery laughter and tho muir.
muir OF IL sweet voice. He dared not raise
his eyes to the EarPs daughter. Her beau
ty dazzled him US did the light OF the sun.
Once or twice he caught u glimpse Of the
dead.gold hair and the sparkling gems
Then ho did his best to keep his attention
fixed on what the Colonel was saying to
him.
Afterwards, when he had gone with the
Colonel on to the terrace to enjoy a cigar,
Vane said suddenly to him.
III did not know that Lord AEdley had
q daughter"
"Did you not?" laughed the Colonel
Then you are about the only young man
of position IN England who does not know
1t. Lady Lilias Audley is the queen Of
the fashionable world"
She is very beautiful" said vane, in .
dreamy musins tone.
"Very beautiful, very accomplished,
very wealthy, aud perfect in grace and
manners; and she is the proudest girl in
England"
".The proudest girl in England" repeat
ed Vane slowly.
"ics-I should say the very proudest.
She has a most serene and graceful fashion
OF looking over the heads of people Ms it
were, and of never seeing anything OF any
one whom she does not care to see. She
has refused more offers, | should say, than
any other girl in England. l admire her
proud naughty manner myself"
"1t must be very unpleasant for those
whom She don't care to see" replied Nane.
Aud he wondered whether she would
''see" him in the sense in which Colonel
Gordon used the word.