The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-04-26
verses on his lady's eyelids, Bertha
neither spoke of nor exhibited them.

the social armament where the City,
burnes sparkled a new star of great
magnitude, neither more nor less than
a genuine sprig of British aristocracy;
he was poor, to be sure, but he was
unmarried, and more than one manage
ing III was quite ready to eX-
change her daughters ducats for a
share of his lordship's title.
And Silas Clyburne, as ambitions a
Lucifer, madeu up his mind thatit should
not be his fault if the young man were
not attracted by his Daisy. Thcrcupon
ensued a series of entertainments of
all sorts; Clyburne began none OF them
but he gave the last OF each series; for
so much more costly was his dinner or
ball or tlieatcr party or luncheon or
gayety of any sort that no one ventur-
ed to succeed him.
Papa" said Daisy to him one even
ing as he CHANGED to be alone in the
library for a few moments, II have a
piece of news for YOU"
How his heart jumped! The foreign
fish had certainly been swimming
round and round the bait on the Civ
burne hook; was he really going to
nibblep
"Well, my darling. what is itp"
ibid you know or suspect that my
cousin Bertha was the girl for whom
Mr.. Palmer was willing to throw away
his lifeP"
No! You don't mean it! Well,
well, l am surprised. Heartless little
jade that girl is, anyway; just like her
father"
ooh, papa, you 90 her injustice.
She did discourage him, then, because
we'll, because he was poor, but, of
course, she never dreamed he would
take itso to heart
"And, of course, she knew her
father would frown on any such
match!n
"Of course, rich mel don't like to
see their daughters wed poverty"
"Oh, that's nonsense, my dear; any
father of sense will first look at the
character and capabilities of his
daughters lover, and if they are all
right the purse is secondary. AS for
Osborne Palmer. | assure YOU, nv
dear, | have watched him closely since
he has been here, and l consider him q
very fine fellow. OF course, his would
be suicide is against him, but Eve
come to the conclusion that worrs and
starvation had made him twp.thirds
crazy"
"Do you think a girl would"
BE luck to marry him? Yes, | do,
and if you know of any girl who
thinks of doing so--now hush, my
dear, don't speak! Don't tell me any.
thing! have n very particular reason
for not wanting to know anything
you tell her or him, or both of them,
that to save all fuss and awkwardness
l, if l were him u her. would slip of
quietly and be married.
But, papa. do you really mean that
you would forgive"
"There is no question of forgiveness.
You Just tell Osborne what l have
said, and if he has the sense | give him
credit for he will understand me-"
At this moment Palmer himself came
into the room. There the converse
ton ended abruptly.
For some days thereafter Mr.. ely.
burne was so good natured, so almost
generous, that every one observed it;
his fellow directors and associates
nudged one another and said: "Now's
your time to talk to Clyburne on such
and such q projects" and his clerks
whispered: How queer Mr., Clyburne
seems! Wonder if he's going, to die?:'
One intimate friend, Il vcnturcsome
fellow, had the lardihood to says:
"What the mischief has come ovel
You lately? | never knew YOU to be sc
genial. Whom have you ilccced this
week?'
"Oh, I've got such Il rich thing OF
Obed Jcnness! J" replied Clyburne,
chuckling to himself for the thousandtt
time. Didn't cost me anything but 9
little adviec-cheapest thing in tho
world, you know. He can't get ahead
of me on this scorc!!''
The friend didn't mention this tc
any but ten of his most intimate
friends, and as they were equally SC,
c%retive it did not take longto set every
man on change to slyly watching ObeC
Jenness. they naturally supposed
that Clyburne had referred to things
financial, not matrimonial.
Bertha visited Daisy quite Otter
about that time, and Mi. Clyburne los,
no chance of publicly insisting tina
Bertha must send for her sthings'' anc
remain the rest of the week Will
Daisy.
One morning, during y visit, a sci,
want came to MIR. Clyburnc rs he sat .
breakfast and tremblingly said:
Mass Clyburnc, sab, Miss Daisy ain
IN her room, sah!'
"No9 Gone for II walk, | suppose
It's feared not, sab. An'-an
Miss Bertha done gone too"
They'll probably be here soon
Keep some coffee hot for thcm.n
"B-but, sab, Mary she say rs how
dc beds amt been slep in"
Neither of ti,empn askeG. Mr.. Civ
burne, n little anxious.
"N-no. sab; an yur's a note Mar,
foun' in Miss Daisy room" added tn,
man, handing a tiny envelope to hi,
master, but standing as far from hin
as the width of Il silver salver an,
the extent of his long arm would per
NIT.
MI. Clyburnc opened the note calm.
ly: he suspected that he knew wha
was in it; he merely glanced ut thu
first lines:
DARLING PAPA; THIS is TO tell You tina
Bertha and ! are to meet him ut Ur. -
nth O'Clock tonight, Tor we think it best I,
have II friendly witness to such a natter"
"Ha, ha, ha!"laughcd he heartily, tt
the surprise and delight of the alarmed
servant. 81 understand it now, Miss
Daisy will be home pretty soon. but il
is not necessary to give any hint o.
this little affair to your mistress. She
has Il severe headache and it will onl,
worry her. Send Mary here"
Mary quickly appeared, for Silas
Clyburne was a terror to evil doers,
and she, too, was cautioned to silence
and her fears all allayed.
Silent! Yes, truly they would be
very silent, especially when each OF
them received Il 500 bill with the re.
mark: "I'll give you as much more 4 il
you will ever again bring me such
good news"
"And now" he said to himself, as he
was on his way down town, ..how best
to break the news tt my dear friend
Obed. Ha, ha, ha! How he will rage
and fume! Wonder what I'd best say,
Guess I'll just hand him Daisy's note te
me and watch his face while he reads
it. BY the way, l haven't read it all