The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-03-01
CHATTER NIL.

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CHAPTER MI.
Fane sat at the window of a tirstAclass
carriage, his heart stirred to deepest mo.
ton, and his eyes dim with Il mist like
tcurs. The old Loves and hopes of his boy.
hood came before him. He remembered
his pretty eiitage love Marjory Lynn, with
her rich Drown hair and rcd-lese race.-
aiow Marjory had loved him when they
We're children tosetAerl She would not
!iayc sent him away and made his
heart ache by n few proud cold words
The old homestead, the rush oil the mill.
stream, the clover meadows, and the broad
river, with its green banks, all csme back
clearly to his mind. What visions of great.
ness had come TO him there. Had they
been realized! Deubly SO in many re.
spects. He had never dared to bope tina
such hoEors as the world had given to him
would he his. But he was not happy; his
life was barren aud empty to him. lie
had given up he.ie, father, mother, sister,
and brothe.j he had nounc all tho
love and d,e friends Of his youth; and in
return &c had wealth, position, and honor
-but no love.
'.Perhaps it would have been better
for Inc il l had stayed at the Meadow
Farm he said to himself, ..tor honor,
and riches arc barren and empty without
love-"
The handsome face was shadowed as
he stood in the little station of Loyenham,
There, where the trees were greencst and
the land was most fair, lay the pretty town
OF Holwood-the town that, as n child, he
hao Deiievcd to be the most wonderful. IN
the world: and his home, the gray farm
lOllSe. INV iuSf bayanl 81, ~. IL a.,-.
side lay the lordly lands OF Kings Clytfe,
AT tile station a carriage awaited him,
In which he was quickly conveyed to his
destination.
Lord ~Charnwood met him in the hall,
welcomed him most heartily, took him to
Lady C~harnwood's boudoir, and intro
duced him TO his wife as an especial friend
and fayoritc.
al heard that you had not been well,
Mr.. Wharf" said her ladysllip kindly
"Ihe air of Kings Ciyne is considered We
ry fine and brlcing. 1 hope you will grow
well and strong in it,"
Vanc said 10 himself that he must be
out Of health, for tie gentle voice Of Lady
brentwood l.an, brought tears to his ewes.
mem ne was taken to his room; but Lord
who was really fond of him,
coui"- not leave him long alone.
tsCome out with me, Mr.. Wharf" he
said, "and we will have 4 stroll through
the grounds. Then we can join the ladies'
at the five O'clock tea"
Nanc was only too pleased to talk to his
kindly genial host while they walked
through the beautiful grounds of Kings
Clyfe. Lord Charnwood said suddenly
81 must not forget to describe our party
TO you. Wcare rarely fortunate. Wehavc
Just now under our roof the most beauti-
iul woman i'll England and the richest
peer. A suspicious combination, is it
noti"
Eane said "Yes," with white lips and
a beating heart. To him there was but
one beautiful woman in the world-only
one.
1--WE have also the greatest artist, Mr..
Aoinie, and one of the finest singers in
europe, although she is not professional
Lady Fayne. Quite Il galaxy, is it not?"
But Nane asked with fcyerish lips
no is tthe most beautiful woman in
England?'"
Lord ~Clarnwood lauhgcd.
"Not to know that is to be out of the
world,' he said. "The l~oveliest woman
in England is Lady Liiias Audley; and
she, l am proud to say, is now visiting my
wife,
fane lie not swoon, which seemed to
him afterwards somewhat wonderful, nor
uid lie cry out, but lie walked on for some
minutes in silence by LORD C~harnwood's
side.
"1ou must put on strong armour, Mr..
Wharf," continued his lordship, .sfor be-
sides being the most beautiful she is con.
sidered the proudest girl in England.o
How the words stung him! He saw
again the beautiful proud face bending
over the ineadow-sweet. He heard again
the words that had cut him oil and cast
him from hcr-'It eau never be-"
Lord Charnwood had not noticed his az
~itation; lie went on
'sLady Lilias is to my mind perfect
Have You ever seen her? Her hair is like
dead-soid, and her eycs-wel, you must
see them to appreciate them. She has been
tie rcigning beauty for the last three
years. There is no one to come near her.
l AN y grcat admircroi beautiful! wonen,"
added his ior,lsliip frankly.
Then the question that had been burn.
Ing on Y ane's lips found voice,
''if she is so beautiful, how is it that she
has not married:n
Ihe voice WAS not like his own, and his
face had the pallor of death.
81 do not know. AT first people said
She was too proud to marry even a prince,
but hear she has changed very much
during the last year, and the general opin-
ion is that beautiful Lady Lilins loves some
one she is too proud to marry
sane was silent again, for he could find
no words; and, when he did speak, it was
10 change the subject. Would the beau
tiiui face that he had seen bending over
the meadow-swcet have Il smile for him!
"1ou LOOK far from well, said Lord
Charnwood, Wien they separated. "per-
laps you would rather not join the Ia
dics:"
"Sucl a change as that would do any
one good. I'VE have 10 ladies at LUZ
WORTH said Yane laughingly; but there
was lie laughter in his heat,
Lady CIiarnwood was very fond of q
tiye-U oCk tea. 1t was TO her one of the
most pleasant hours of the day-an easy
happy pour.
The Na was served in a pretty room
known n the white room, a bright, warm,
sunny apartment always full of sweet
lowers. lOn this June afternoon, the long
French windows OF the white room we're
open, and the curtains of fine white lace
were gently stirred by the wind; the
fountains in the pretty rosc-garden played
merrily, and the song of the birds made
sweeter music than the ripple of woman's
laughter.
Lady Charnwood, a most fair and gra-
oioRs lady, presided at the little table, and
dispensed cups of tea aud choice fruit
Near her sat Lady Faync, whose face was
not Beautifully but was so full OF expression
that no beauty Of form or c~oinring was
equal 10 it. Near tue window, surround.
ed rs She always was By u sittie circle OF
admirers sat i.adg itlFs Alfliey. looaing