The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-11-28
sas going ont Just for a few minutes,

had gone in a bath chair, to the other
SIDE OF the square, and MI. NJ, T. Park
Ell was siiuddering over q vlvlsectlon
article III the Lancet" and there at
the window upstairs sat Martha, embroi-
dering the smeking-cap for her young
man to wear in the garden on Sunday
mornings. 1t was pretty work, and the
subject interested her. Still the time
Went slowly, hour by hour, and baby
slept like a little angel, SO Martha said
to herself, and wondered who could
think of leaving him. even for q mo-
ntent.
And Just then she saw heryoung man
walking diseonsolately along the
ment opposite. smoking detected pine,
and looking wistfuliy at the windows.
lie had rang the bell. and been nswe
ed ciyilly by Mr.. Parker. who told him
in ali good faith what he belieyed-tbat
there was nobody at home. lie had q
great respect for Martha's handsome
Young man. though he thought il a pity
that such a figure as Martha's should
be wasted on the working classes. If
he married her himself. and educated
her. nobody would know in a few years
time that she wasnot a lady horn. But
then this handsome Young man of hers
al ~engineer-had a dark. determined
face. with a thick. closely-cut Roman
beard, and was made OF nothing but
LAYERS of muscle.
Il know the cook is ont. Mr.. Parker
said. land Martha must be. for have
rang several times within the last two
80 ~ IT,,
ed: but if yoR like to sit i'm nv O and
wait, YOU ar very welcome. have
nothing to offer you but some lime
juice, or citrate of magnesia, or saline,
unless you would prefer barley water.
You are very welcome, Mr.. Phillips
THANK you. sir; you are very kind,
but | won't intrude. II / wait about L
may see her and save her the trouble OF
coming in. Much obliged to you. sir,
ali the same"
lie lighted his pipe and began walk
ing up and down, throwing his coat
open wide as he grew morose and reck-
less with waiting, and driving his hands
deeper into his trousers pockets as de-
iectedness set in.
II should ike to know what size isup
to- he said to himself. "Iiaving a lark
with me, perhaps. She is fond Of that
sometimes. She mas try 1t on once too
often. / have a good mind 10 furnish q
couple of rooms next week. and stick
the banns up: that would about fetch
her and put an end to her tricks
He had been counting the paving
stones more than an hour before he ar
rived at this state OF mind. lie felt
gloomy and savage and would have
been gladif somebody ahouthis own size
had run lp against him. lie looked at
the house from basement TO garnet. and
saw nothing except u head that might
lave belonged to a shaggy old lion. in
blue spectacles ait the drawing-room
window. Attracted by that singular
head, he locked again, then looked
higher, then saw Martina. He could see
that she was making signs to him, but
could not understand them, 50 he beck
oned e rdown. The signswere repeat:
ed ana ne shook ms mead. Inc glri
ieoked at the COZ lfIeSolitelN' papy sun
Slept Ike niue angel lhere could
1otp DC any hafln IL sue went down, Just
Tor minute. 80 she put on her bonnet
cafeie5siy' with 'he strings loose, and
went.
III. f~Hilhs-glaa as ne was TO see lle
race ne loVea so Wen, now wen only
llose VINO understand tile great heaft
o tlie lnIeilec1ual wothllls nan can zen
W sun lliciiilea 10 pe alitete sulNs;
ne leaia aei eApiaiiatlol iiooaiiS, ai'I
puelIS pipe III MS poehce ihSlead OF
nLnglls IL iato the hliaule OF tie roau,
ana ne asa fot speak ahtil they
VIZ III tHs si,tuo" avn ron ei,e l"lnP'
Asht' anu Iteh suikiness anu anger
VANISHED as he sfashea hef 10 i1ni "ltl
an Htio IKE wee, as slfohg as MS love
iol l'ef.
nN1oh iete, lny shL' ne s1su'
sl'"li i'oS SPaiio ahs 'noleok Siis' iuip-
lsh a couple OF rooms and stick up the
banhs next week, so now we take aturn
ound the square, and have aqaiet glass
somewhere!
"But the baby, tredG'
Let it sleepa little longer; anyhow,
II Won't fall out OF the window, or set
itself on fire.
Mr.. Frederick Philips, the engineer,
was not 10 be denied when he fixed his
mind upon an object, he settled himself
down, and worked with a w~illuntil that
object was accomplished, a quality Of
ten possessed by men in his station of
life. who mnst live by their strength OF
mind and muscle. Martha quite forgot
to teach young men that they could not
have all their own way. and that she
never encouraged such nonsense. They
,u.tt-.I So