The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-05-09
ran foeaghutnakea Among the rocrs,


rot foea1halfnaked among the ROCKS. /.
eyes, tsat these girls have never been IN
Ireland. They were educated In a convent
near Brrges. They are young ladies, pious,
w~eli-conducted, although they work for
their daily bread. Durand, my neighbor,
the young cabinet-maker, is over head and
ears in love with the elder sister, and think
there will be a marriage before long"
"Durandi What, the sturdy broad-shoul-
dered youth at No. 4, who whistles and sings
80 loud Is he goes in and outs"
YES; a fine frank nature"
"Noisy enough, in all conscience" said
CASTOR; and he went on to get his break
fast.
He vas in no humor for conversation this
morning, and Suzon Michel's prattle bored
him. He read, or seemed to be reading, the
Figaro while she was talking-a rudeness
which CALLED the widow.
DO you know those two young ladies In
the Rue Git le CGur, the house I live
in?" he asked presently, without looking up
from his paper.
young ladiesp' echoed Suxon contempt
uously. IA gentleman may live in the Rue
Git lie Cnur, a gentleman may live any
where, that is understood; but young ladies
that Is too muchl I know two girls who
work for the artificial fiower-maker On the
Boulevard st. Germain."
They are ladies by birth and education,
I am told"
They are stuck-up mfnxes; and although
that young one has come to my shop every
day for the last six years she does not think
me worthy of five minutes conversation; a
little nod and "Bonjour, madame" and
she's out Of my shop as If she thought the
place polluted her"
'She is shy, perhaps" said CASTOR. II
should not think she could be proud"
Suzon looked at him sharply with those
flashing eyes Of %hers-fne eyes, full, black,
luminous, but not Gftogether beautiful.
What does monsieur know Of this young
person thathe is so ready to answerfor herP'
she asked, with o mecking air.
Every little. ! passed her In The street
Just now. I doubt II l ever saw her TIL that
moment, though we live in the same house.
Some faces can be read at q glance. In hers
/ saw purity, sweetness, truth. simplicity"
MY faNhi You are skillful ut reading
faces" retortsd Madame Michel; but 1t is
easy to see virtues Of that kind in a pretty
woman. Had Ma'mselle Harn been ugly
you would not have discovered half these
qualities In her face"
"They might have been there, perhaps;
but l own I should not have looked so Keen
~. She is the image Of . Greuze in the
Louvre. You know the picture in the
Louvre~
Not much," said suzon, with . careless
shrug.
why, you go there nearly every Sunday
afternoon"
True; but I 60 to look at the people, moi
the pictures"
CASTOR paid for his breakfast and strolled
on to his newspaper-of1ce, thinking that
Suzon grew more vulgar every day. he
was vexed with himself for having allowed
her to establish a kind Of friendship with
him. Shell the keeper Of a milk shop!
And to think that ! come from one Of thu
best families in Brittany" he said TO hin,
self. We'll, / have thrown my lot in With
the people. 1 have made myself their ad
vocate; ! have asserted the equal rights o.
man. Ought I to feel offendedif q milk wo
man treats me as her friend? A handsom,
woman, too; bright, agreeable, not withou'
intelligence, and full Of strong feeling. Poo
little SuzonT'
Poor little Suzonl CASTOR began to lesser
his visits to the ~crernerte, He took a cup O
coffee In the garrett, and went straight K
his days work. He was too busy to break
fast In the old leisurelv manner, he tolt
Madame Michel, when she reproached hin
with this falling off from the old ways.
Have l done anything to offend you?' sh
asked, looking at him with eyes which tool
n new beauty, softened by sadness.
"Ofend me, dear Madame Michel Blu
assuredly not. You are all that is good
But I am working hard just now. It doe
not do for a man to %saunter through life, I
be always a trifer. l have = good deal t
do for the paper; andI spend an hour Q
two every day at the Imperial Library"
IF you are getting a learned nan / shal
see no more of you," sighed the widow
"You will not be able TO endure my ignoran
chatter"
"Gaiety of heart is delightful Mt all times,
said Castor.
II begin to think that monsieur must b
writing verses, he mas grown so grave an
silent" remarked Suzon.
And then they parted, with cercmoniou
politeness on his side, with keen scrutin
and suspicion on hers.
!. Monsieur was not writing verses, but b
was living a poem. Maman Schubert, tn
~good-natured busybody of the Rue Git
ljnur, had planned a little tea-party-unH
q CInJldtSe-and nad invited the wv
O'Iara ~girls-known in their little circle q
the Demoiselles Hara, since the o was to-
much for a Partisan mouth-and Philip Du
rand, the cabinet-maker, an honest young fel
low, a thorough workman and artist, In
very artistic trade. and a prominent membe
of the work mems syndicate land the cabinel
makers syndicate ranks high among the sc
cieties of French workmen. So far the part
consisted of old friends, since good Madam
Schubert had been almost as mother to tn
girls whom she had seen arrive in the Rue G.
/, lie Occur, dustyand Notwithstanding on til
/, evening of their entry into Paris, and Phil
had been Roses devoted lover for the las
three years, haunting her like her shadow a
| she went to and from her work ,inthe earl
mornings when Paris was being swept an
garnished, in the dusky evenings when ii
million lamps were being lighted. Neve
, was there a more unselfish, a more patton
, wooer. Rose had been hard with him: Ros
had kept him at arms length. She neve
, meant to marry. She had her mission !
life; and that mission was to take care {
/, Kathleen.
"Wil you be less able to guard her whe
you have a strong man to help you?' aske
7, Philip. do you suppose shall grudge he
a room in our lodgings, a place at ourtable
She will be my sister as much as yours, an
o as dear to me as to you"
THAT cannot be. She is more than a si
i ter TO me. She is the one love and care {
: my life. Work would lose all its sweetnes
+, if l did not know l was working for her 8
i we'll as for myself. | an sure you are goo
q and generous. ldaresay you would be kin
to her; but you might grow weary Of hel
bad times might come, and you might thin
her a burden. / will run no risks. l shoul
feel as if l were giving her a stepfather."
"And have you made up your mind nevt
to marry?'
4 Never, while Kathleen is single. If 81
were well married it might be different"
"Then it shall be my business to find HI
a good husband" said Philip. with sue
e a pretty girl there can be no difficulty"
n But Philip Dnrand was a poor hand
matchmaking. While he was thinkir
!, about the business, and wondering which
the men he rubbed shoulders with at II
o workmen's chamber was worthy to ma
with Rose O'Hara'S sister. Madame Sch