The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-08-09
GRACE LILDURNE'S SECRET,
TWo CHRISTMAS A Y
slcap on the wood The wind is shriil,

rai, then She replied with a shade OF
annoyance:
s.IIow can / tell whether he loves me
or mol; he las never breathed a word OF
love to me.
.s.Perhaps not. although he has look
cfl whole volumes OF devotion; butlooks
gre even more deceptive tina words.
Shall you accept him if lie proposes to
you2if
4 viii tell you. Grace. when he has
proposed. u WAS kate's digllliled reply;
'clld in the meantime you had better
finish dressing. | am nearly ready to
receive onr guests. How do / look?'
And Kate lilbqrne, as she asked this
qnestion, glanced with complacency
upon the white satin gown that hung
50 gracefully upon her.
.sOh. o always look well" was the
ungfacious reply; and no wonder,
when you have all yonr mothers jewels
to wear. Those pearls alone are worth
d fortune
And she pointed with a mixture of
ange and envy at the costly ornaments
OH her sisters neck and arms.
"Iou know You are always welcome |
TO wear any OF my lewelry, aid Kate
gently; s.can | lend youanything now?'
No. thank YOU replied her half
sister sharply u don't choose to dress
III borrowed iiilery-plain gold orna- !
snents are good enough for me-. | sup
pose it never occurred to you that Ro- !,
land Ayre is much more in love nth
your fortune than he is with v"-n,o
Certainly not; L should pe ashamed
OF myself TO think 50 rcacanly OF him.
TVS true, Whether you believe it or
not" said Grace s~pitefuily; she loves
another Wor+lan, but she is poor, and if
he asks Vou to marry him, it will be be-
cause on are rich. Knowing this, /
sflo'ld think youwillneveraceept him.
My dear Grace" said Kate lightly,
don't trouble yourself about Roland,
nor about me; Ne is sufficiently wealthy
To be able to choose a Wife WifhOutcon-
sldeling her fortune, ami / give him
credit for possessing too much good
sense, and tal tro much regard fer his
hapr,sttSs, TO believe he Wouid
marry Il woman whom he does notlovc.
And new l willtalk no more about him,
Tor II is-not maidenly for You and me to
be discussing d mans intentions when
ne has aet proposed to either ct u.s."
Bat Grace was not TO be put Off in
flis manner. She had overheard aeon
Tersation between heI father and Ro-
land AYre the previous day, and had
gathered fp9D the words that fell upon
her ears usut Roland had asked Cor and
obtalne'. her fathers consent TO pro-
pose % Kate.
stop minute" exclaimed Grace,
Planting herself il. The way to the door;
will yoa p~roinise me that if Roland
proposes te YOU tonight you will not
accept iim?"
's1win not discuss the question: was
the answer.
Then, seeing that her sister barred
her way, she suddenly drew up her
slight form with queenly dignity, and
said:
Don't forget yourself, Grace, and
don't make me angry. This is not the
way in which we should spend Christ
mas Day, Let me pass"
Grace looked for q moment at her
lovely sister, and a sullen scoWl came
over her own pretty face, but she utter
cd no word of Justification andturning,
~sul!enly left the
No u could have suspected the de-
mon OF rage and jealousy .thatlnrked in
her breast when some time later she
anne down to JON her father and sister
and the guests who had arrived.
For Grace looked so sweet, and in,io-
cent, and ehiIdlil1e, that people who did
NOT know her we'll could very easily be-
tieye that she was somewhat oppressed
and neglected by her half-sister and her
father, Win the latter of whom she was
evidently M ta7orite.
A very handsome man is Mr.. Lii.
Cuiit"s VI E!isElLbI- tllpNSlt Hc Is bltt 10
have " daughters so young and so
IAN as Kate and Grace.
There had been some romance about
his early life, and he WAS cutie Il mid
die-aged man when he married Hates
mother, 3; wealthy heire5s, whom he
Md loved from his youth.
His happiness, however, was of short
duration, lie had scarcely been mar
rled a year wien his Wife presented him
MI" NlfE n Itnl.,pl at.- Inn, Hfl.ggl l,.,, ny~a,
III tie .ong endless sleep that knows nc
waking.
The motherlass infant was left to be
hursed by the Wifenf theheai gardener,
Nyilotad just lost herosyn baby. and Mr..
Iilhuruc Went abroad and tried to for
get his grief aad his short-liyed happi-
ness.
Ie succeeded so well in his efforts
shat wien his wife had been dead little
more than q year lie married II pretty
Rgrl young enough to be his own daugb-
ter, and brought l.r home to S.lyerton.
BIT the a5!rl-3ride 500 Wcariei Of hel
Old husband and tf her magllilfcentsu sur
rou!ldiugs, The auiet life she led with
her stately husband 500 became intol-
cradle TO her, and this feeling was aug
mente1 by his too evident disappoint-
meilt AT the SEX OF her infant, who, like
the child of his first Wife, was a girl.
She filled the house with guests of
Whom lie diSapprOy@i. ard linally she
eioped with 4 young officer, leaving her
child behind,
The indignant husband did not at
tempt to folio" Ills faithless wife; lie
Simply ignored her existence. and he
Q no npt!ee of her letters when size
wrote Icing afterwards protesting re-
pei,tsilce and asking forgiveness.
sac IS dead nov, bit the outraged
husband often remembers her when he
looks on the face of hisyotuigest daugb-
ter, and this may lie none OF the causes
why Grace is not his f]ayarite child.
bnt the party OF nearly forty guests
have seated tlemselyeB II the long din
ingg-table III the hanqUcting-hall, and
The servants are bringing IN huge joints
OF oeet, III addition to geese and tur-
Keys, llrcs and fowls, as though they
Wfle intent upon feeding Il hungry
army.
Il always admire this line hall" said
Roland AWE TO Grace Iilhurne, whc
sat by bis side.shehaying managed that
he liould take her in to dinner. II al.
most wonder your father does not use
1t more often than he does"
Yes" assented the girl, lit is q de-
lishtful place for Il large party such as
We have to-day, or for a dance, but YOU
have no idea how deSolate papa and
Kate and feel il we happen TO dine
here by ourselves. We tried it once OF
twice. but it gave US the horrors, so WI
went back TO II ordinary dinins-room
and only use tho hall two or three times
year. Do you admire my ancestress
who is looking down IRON the wa.
there upon us, Mi. Ayre?''
Yes, she is very like your sister; ]
have remarked the strong resemblance
before to-day"
His eyes. rs lie said this, wandered IL
the end Of the table whsre Kate sat
and they fingered so long and s~oloving-
" upon her tlathe did not observe I'll,
fash of anger that CLEANED out o.
Grace LIlbnrne's blue eyes, no did Tx
see the savage way in which she bit lei
lips with modification.
An attentive servant looking after
his wants soon recalled b.m TO the d..
STABILITY OF doing justice to the Christ
mas cheer, and lc found very Itille
time 10 notice ieaiouSly how attentive