The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-12-26
Jump through the ceiling aud annpaN

jump uI0ugR L0e oeAInS ana a1nhAe
late yon."
"Jump!n said Mr.. Parker, recklessly,
with all the voice he could muster, and
opened his door about an extra inch and
a half. "Jumpl' he repeated, "who
cares? You would not Jumps you had
the govt. don't believe you ever had
the govt; yon left it behind you when
you went upstairs for the baby! You
leave it behind you when you please.
Your blue frauds are simply spectacles
Il mean your blue spectacles are .
fraud. / will not stand it, sir. I-I'u
go for a walk, there!"
He carried ont this heroic resolution
promptly, as the girl brought in his
tray, and he thought he heard the old
gentleman coming. BY the time he
reached the street door, Martha spoke
to him.
Never mind him, sir" she said, stiff
ling down alaugh; cit is only his way.
and you gave him as good as he sent.
Depend upon it, he won't do it when he
finds you have got a spirit in you.
Speak like you did just now. l was
glad to hear it, and don't spoil your
breakfast. Mrs. Allenby cookeditforyou
every bit. and made the coffee herself"
II will, Marthal' said MI. Parker,
when he was in his own room again;
"why should l not? If he were not such
a very old man. j would really speak to
him. l would tell him how bad it isfor
him at his age.n
Martha poured out his coffee sooth-
ingly, aud he began his breakfast, lis
teniug meanwhile for the dreadful
voice, but he only heard tin a deep
bass laugh. 1t panied him rather, how
ever, to think he heard Mary's musical
voice laughing too.
ut is too bad" he said to himself. II
wish l had more command of my nerves
When people treat me like a fool, / feel
like one. l am only myself, or what |
wish TO be. when | am with Miss Allen
by!o
And it was too bad. Mary told the
old gentleman SO, and he admitted it.
but" he said, ;'how a n help it
when the fellow is St easily frightenedY
If he came up and demanded an apollo
gy, or told me that but for my age he
would throw me out of the window, /
should like him all the better! How can
he hope to get along in the world with
such Il nerve system as his?n
1.-The poor fellow may have inherited
it; ! have heard Arthur gay that is fire.
quently the case"
Eyes, that's true,H said Mr.. Barker.
NERVOUS people should not marry.
They never think what a curse they en-
tail upon their children and PROSPERITY
men and women like our friend. They
may be morally and physically brave
when they have time for reflection. but
the sudden sound of a loud voice or any
unexpected incident deprives them of
all self-possession and gives them a
temporary paralysis of mind and body.
l do not think you are nervous, my
dearl"
81 went into the world very early, sir,
and learned it thoroughly before / had
time to be afraid of it,
81 know" he said, kindly; your
father was rather u helpless man, and
you had to take care of him rs WE'LL"
"He had been very brave, ''said Mary;
"but the trouble he endured so patient
ly broke him down. No one but a brave
man could have borne that trouble so
patiently"
Yes, that was him; he could endure,
but he could not t%ight.--set a stern and
savage front to the world, and beat or
wear down all that came before him.
yet that is what must be done in these
days by all who think life worth living;
the others can only turn their faces to
the wall and die. Have you,' he ask
ed, with one of his abrupt transitions,
"seen your Uncle Michael yet?"
mot yet, SIR"
"How is that?" .
HE has not been here"
"If you wait for that, / am afraid you
will not see him, said Mr.. Barker. do
not set your pretty mouth so hard. He
has been told that Arthur's mother
wrote to you, asking you to meet him
at her house"
s'TlIat is quite true"
"And you refused to gorH
II could not go. After what / have
told you, Mr.. Barker. could you expect
me to? / know it was out of no regard
for me. She only wanted to let Uncle
Michael see Arthur's boy, and [ was an
unwelcome but indispensable accessory,
j could not and / will not she added.
p~assionately. Can you, Mr.. Barker,
say that | am wrong?"
MY child" he said, very gently. VII
is not for me to say what is right OF
wrong, for / know what my own pride
and stubborn temper have done for me,
Sinking that question altogether, say.
ing it is only the boy they want to see
have some consideration for your Uncle
Michael"
"Why can he not come hereI"
"You see, dear, how difficult his posi-.
ton is. lie could not very we'll come
here since you have so distinctly de-
clined his sister-in-law fully expressed
desire for a reconciliation. Do you
see?"
II did not think of that said Mary
in p%erplexity;; "but l do not feel as if ]
could go.n
well, then, let him see the boy.
! George Hyde could take him-or Mar,
garet. You would not mind that
especially as l should most probably be
there"
mo, I should not mind, much,n SAID
Mary, reluctantly.
well, then, that is arranged, so far
We will have a day appointed. Uncle
Michael is rather cratic in his move.
ments, and though he is supposed 80 be
staying in the house he has quarters OF
his own elsewhere. Will you suggest
this to your sister Margaret or Mr.
Hyde, or when you reply to the letter
you had this m%orningw
did you know" she asked, in sus-
picion.
"Oh, yes. / see Uncle Michael every
day, and we talk over things; but I dc
not want my name mentioned, or an,
but yourself and George Hyde to know
that Michael Allenby and myself are
acquainted. How did you think of All.
swering that letter."
II did not know. I was bordering
over it when you came in. l would
rather let Arthur go for a few hour.
than see Mrs. Allenby just yet. l wan
time. 1t would be SO hard to meet hel
after so long a time and what has pass
ed"