The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-09-03

rival VI tue new minister, inc NcV.
Samuel Summerset, TO perform the
dedication services.
'1t won't be any sin to shut her up
In that fur q few hours, seein' it amt
never been dedicated yet," thought
Miss Jacintha, us salve to her slight
ly reproachful conscience. .'And l kin
tell Dick Pettigrew want the key, so
as to tako friend to sec the church.
That'll bo true, too; fur of course me
an Camilla are friends, though she
does got little fractions sometimes" I"
Dick Pettigrew, tie sexton, lived
short distance from the church, and
being the victim of chronic lazincss,
there was no probability of his iutrud-
Ing on the scene of the proposed i'm
prisonment.
The key was procured.
Prancer, the yellow horse-whoso
name was about rs much of u mis-
nomer as could we'll be imagincd-was
hitehed to the pony carriage, and Miss
Jaclntha and her niece set off to "sce
how the new church looked, now twas
DONE" MS Aunt Jacintha remarked hy-
pocritically.
"We'll have to hurry, there's SO
much to do to-day!" suggested Ca
nilla, thinking uneasily Of her un-
packed satchel, and her meditated tryst
1t the end OF the lane. .-.--------.------
"Time enough!" checrfully observed
the pretty Gothc-roofcd church.
After entering and admiring the
gloomy interior of the building for o
time, Miss Jacinthn took advantage of
a moments abstraction on the part of
her niece, whipped out of the door,
locked it, and after returning the key
to tho sexton, was soon jogging Sc
renely on her homeward way, leaving
poor Camilla bewildered, frightened,
and indignant at finding herself SO un-
expcctedlv prisoner.
Tho best-iaid schemes of mice and men gang
aft agley,
And leave US naught but caro- and pain for
promised Joy!
as Miss Jacintha found before night.
I'm go back before dark, and let
her out" she thought, feeling little
compunctious, but not enough so to al
ter her determination.
"I'll never consent to it-neverl''
Numbered Mr.. Geoffry Theobald, q
ponpous cid gentleman, with a bald
spot on his head-not so very old,
either. being yet on the sunny side of
forty-tiyc; but, in the opinion of his
nephew, who was just twenty-threc,
Uncle Geoffry seemed "uged and grey"
indeed. '"l'll never consent to itr'
Numbered Mr.. Thcobald again. "Mar-
ry one of that breed of vipcrs, sir, and
Fll-I'll-"
''But, uncle-n
Leave the room!'' commanded his
uncle imperiously.
Whereupon, Mr.. Ariel Theobald left
the room, drawing long breath of re-
| lief, as he felt that the dreaded inter-
| view was over at last.
He'll forgive me when once the
knot is tied, " he thought complacently,
rs he packed q clean shirt, with few
other necessaries, in small handbag,
co be carried with him to the trysting-
place in the lane.
"Ahem! Would you b'lieve, Mr..
| T,hecbald, that that there nephew of
yourn is n tixin' to 'lopc with Camillv
Caramel at four o'clock this cvcnin ?"
The Widow Hocken, who ''did" for
Unclo Gcoffry, aud laid palpablc siege
to his bachelor affections, had brought
q bit of startling news this time
| What vociferated Mr.. TheobalG,
astounded and indignant. "Aricl-
elope9"
"Hes packin' up his duds now,"
asserted Mrs. Hocken, quailing before
her employers angry eye. '.You kin
peak through tho kcy-holc in the
cham ber-door an SEQ fur vnnrsnlf If
you uont DIleye me-" she added in
injured tones.
Surprised US he was. Uncle Gcoffry
was scarcely the one to '.peak through
the key-hole" on whatever provoca-
tion.
"Shill | go an turn the key an lock
him IMP" queried the widow, her sharp
grey eyes twinkling with cunning
smile. "But. though, 'twouldn't do
no good ii did, - she added reflective
ly, fur hos spry rs cat an could
climb out of the windcr in no time''
Uncle Gcoifry scowlca at the wild
owls suggestion, and cndcavorcd to
fdismiss it from his mind; but it would
not be.
'Td lock him up if could" he
muttered vindictivcly, "or do anything
practicabl to keep him from disgrace
ing himself by marrying any connec-
tiop Of that womnn's.' y
.'Ain't no place you could lock him
in" commented the widow. ..If the
winders was only high an tight now.
like them in tho now churcll-house, you
might do it. Couldn't nothin' git out
o. them-not even cat.
The new church! Sure enough.
Thore was the big Biblo Uncle Gcoffry
had bought in the city TO bo presented
TO the church.
He might-he conld-.he would take
It oyer To-day, send Ariel in to leave it