The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-01-10

9 Vsiii,is ~, eiie,o - iioS,ihg.-
Snali flie l9I iignts. Fhliips. She rose
up as siie spohe' anu ialu her hand on
,lie peiis "" caiiiot see 10 feaa your
letters"
one ,uIlleu ,LlSn anu Went OUT OF the
ROOM, ana Iiilnp 1ali sighed as Ihe
a9pr closed on neg. ne seemed. aiteI
an 10 nave Dut haii ,ieF 1et
Mas lie comid no
especI TO KNOW, 10 snare, all that
lieL.
Alone IN her Erica st;
J3iih read II letter' tl1e Wfltlng OF
Wl.Nl' nae peei ever narp,nger OF
s1liv" ai,u .i,Ate.s Anu her lips grew
Wiz VI ne' eses nu.iieu ~ sle teau'
1917 10. ~ 'taSIe iiouse; AT,
ItYia N!uHtas MroSc. Mi poor Erica!
lou VII ne aMlnlly uuli mere WIN on
Y Soui isusi'alu ioi d companion. III
iiaheS hie iiau 10 ttiiiiA OF 1t, Erica.
tati, why eol.in You not have chosen aif-
.eiSiltts! bus l IL say no lorc. on
WIZ etiiN ne aliSfy. 1 an coming Gown
g -ps'"ai oi c~oufse-.til VIII hailS ab9at
.Gl . .laiics VI seeing you lo-hlofro"
''ist.. -,
io.hioiio"! phs' i!ea'eh' 30
'iiSIlt'
i.t gu haitliS piealtea, ana looked
81. - @"'o' Cos
'n '.rTs WAS no mistake.
du-diiglll. has Wonla De Lei
uie feau on uiiu see.
~ ~ .ioao!n' ~ couiaS. Always
IN -Aiio sou VII 'e an aisgel ol Sood-
IesSsilia help me. WONT you, Erica!
ny qua ON Gown 70 th9 so'tIil gaze
so,lieloW. 1 aolI KNOW now l snail
I'VE on II you can help me. :.
s,ie let 'le ie.ter droP from ier hands
ll.a stouu 10Y many moments ilotlon-
ess, lseI eyes sazlhs u stfalghl before
ner; neI DPS set.
what ihiseiapie pntucn OF sorrow
.iisu beeh el'ieiiy iaia on Tins young ire,
u the sancl,ty OF her oath, q sanctity
'te deemed iny!oiate-heed, indeed, to
o"s Mi"tiiu .iils room hll picture 10
,eisfil asall my l9fln, tle lace OF tlie
lyllis woman VINO itad ietl hef 'sls leg
10y " M"e; ,.s,.,.
IN, riilllY, rhlt!p. she ili!fhal;red;
riess!;is hel names 10 hef !eIeleaa, y
'ii doii's you olteef wrong. dare iiot
think of th.. end of all. Must il como
some layy"
Erica took The letter again. and SET
ling light 10 The paneT, Uatched il ON.
sumo away until hut black ashes re-
mained. and even Of those she removed
ali trace. Then she vent downstairs
again. entering The library with a light,
s0Ir ,isn
..WpN, die ,aid caro;no 4, pli];n's
side as he stood readim@ IN the ],rantnn,.
piece. ..wlna; does Walfer SAYS:
|. Philip laughed. vet sl,n fa,cied he
Looked n little tro,,bl,a tnn
Poor l,,l :, he said Mnos al tho b,,r.
dens of his letter il .moneysi 7 am
ofrnid I sh,r hnva ta hint IN rim +h%at
there is a limit 10 my p,lrse, lie con-
fes.ns with a nenite,;ce which ia n,ous-
mo fllai he has hoen .do;nu The sweji; !,
little Ion much with ihe fc,lows nf his
venirneuf. sChaopDgna hr.aL f.sj : and
dinners nj Rinhrnan, he sa~s nar u.
do walk into a lot Of n,oney I:ilin'
| and YOU Know ali the fellows do it, and
it looks so ,naan moi ia 90 in fo,' thn
same stl h.
.ls that tl,e he;oht of Liz otfrncess,
.aitl lsri~a viii, = smile il,at waS f,,l
of nai,h. Yen cannon ret,,se Inn
Phiiip: the LAD has te,nptntinns Mo
louhi. ana ii,e T.ancer, ara exncns;yaa
TOO extensive. said ST. ,JSsln. and
scarcely knnw how 10 refuse Linn /
| ana lnnk into II Perl,ans he ,ions moi
len me aT-5
.:Oh. Philip. Won are 80 cynical.
AMI you nv dear cTji,i !; and 81
John smiled l,alf sadly "ynIi o,e 90 in.
nocent. DO ynu think y6;inrrr hroih-
ers always make father confessors nj
their eldefs?''
THROW MOI. ttey are va,,no mon sill !,
.Eut mere money snendina or vast
ing. he added. after n pamse ..1oes not
trouble me. Yon rnn't mnl,a = grava
nan nuT If II iaI af twenty RI Waite,
keeps clear Of ANYTHING ungentlen,anl
I sLaV nor lnnk TOO cins.Iu jntn NJ nc'
counts"
And what is yo,n. estimate nf mn.
pantlemanly9," Frica SAID l;stcrino
eagerly Tor The answer: She knew #
could only crush her viii, ua;u.
~ difliculs question to answer. Bet
ting ami gambling. though not general
IL counted as degrading for n gentle.
man, in my code of honor are wrong.
and there are other wavs of staininr
honor. to which | don't think Walter
would he tented. for. whatever Ills
failings. he is a st. John. He speaks in
his letter. Pl;lip added plDncing ri
the letter. .;of a Young fe|loW he seems
to be a good deal with. He says: I've
lately cottonad with q fcllow who's
really awfully nice, but awfu!iy FAST :
not one of your sort. Pbjiiu-not that /
accuse Won Of being ANYTHING 80 dreadful
as strairht-laced-but he,bets and nJays