The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-10-07

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''Louz! Oh, noi it's kind Of suPerin-
tendentship. They say gentlemen take
such places"
.'Gentle1neu, Really Aud he-Bat go
on"
well, there isn't much more to tell.
/ Hen hn the position-at least he said
TO me this morning lac would It's two
thousand year"
And that means separation27
''Df course it does, Lonz- You don't
think Id go on there with him, do yOu?'
'sThen you'll stay alone here in New
Torlz2'
- Why, yes Alone I'm nay new,
horrid quarters"
They not 50 HurrId, Kitty They're
far too handsome for six thousand q
year. You might manage them on nine 3"
Mercy, Lonzl ! know so little about
money matters! But you'll be herei
/ you'll take care of me, won't you2'
PAY your debts. do you meau2" said
{ AlOnzo, smiling
Z you2 Nouu only have six Thousand a
/ year yourself" And she patted his arm
I in dainty coincidence.
kitty" came the reply very serious
/ Iy spoken, I've something 70 tell you
/ Don't start, now, and look as If you'd
I heard the rumbIcs of an earthquake.
[ Promise me that when Hector goes
away youu live so that no one viii
/ talk"
LON, l."
I Never mind defending yourself
I don't say that you've done wrong as it
/ is"
/ LON, I never havel I've only"
/ You've only been imprudent. all
/ ways knew il. There-lziss me on the
( lips, Kitty, and promise you won't be
! imprudent any more"
/ She gave him the kiss, and wound her
I arms about him almost passionately
/ while she did so. "My brother! my
/ brother!" she said. You're so clever
/ YOU always could read people 80 lzeenly!
/ But horrible things might have hap
/ pened, If"
s'If 1t hadn't been that you're at
] heart an honorable woman, dear he
( softly broke in. sob, ] know, kitty,
you've had your temptations, what
4 woman hasn't had them, treated as
I you've been by such a beast as your
l husbaud2-' Kitty was crying now, but
he kissed away her tears, and then
| brushed away a few OF his own while
! he rose and stood over her Its odd '
he went on, that you should have
named just the yearly sum you're going
to get"
'.Going to get2'' she repeated, looking
mp at him in surprise.
Eyes, nine thousand year. I'm go
/ ing TO give you three thousand ont of
I my income
And live yourself on three thou
sand?"
YES"
You shan-t do it, Lonzl You shan't!
you shant! It's lovely, it's more than
[ lovely Of you; but I can't listen to it
MY dear kitty, everything has been
arranged. Uncle Crawford win pay
you over the money while am away
Away? you're going, then
To Europe. ] hope to earn and save
some money there, but nevertheless,
three thousand will amply cover my
wants, living as I mean TO live"
ooh, but Lonz-"
s'Now don't be absurd. I've told you
before about my dear old friend Eric
Thaxter's intimacy with the king Of
Saltravia.''
yes"
'sWell, Eric, I find, is the one Of all
my friends who has proved himself
neither lulzewarm nor totally uncon-
cerned over my unisfortunes. Long ago
he wanted me, you remember to accept
an Office under his majesty, King Clari-
none"
''Oh, It all comes back to me. You
were to act as chief adviser in the col
/ lection Of a great picture gallery And
/ I said: GO, do go, and just see what a
king and a court are like, even if you
] 0lltt stay Two OF three frt1EAa7r HOW I'D
! all comes back to me now Lonz- And
YOU made fun of me then, for a silly
American snob. But you can't do SO
now"
'sOh, I don't make fun Of the salary.
It's no laughing matter" Here lie told
her how much it was, and added: so
you see, I can afford to help you a lit
tie
"deIp me "a little! Lonz, you're an
angel! There was never such a brother.
And you're really going?'
Its all settled. Eric has been the
angel. But I may come back in no
time, like one of 30 Peeps missing
sheep! You see I've never before ven
tured to put my faith in princes They
; tell us we mustn't, you know Kit;
they've been telling us so for several
centuries I'm going to this majesty as
a kind OF carpet-bagger, You know"
'sOh, nonsense. You're going as an
American gentleman, and the intimate
friend Of the kings favOrite."
The kings favorite! If Erie, my in
dependent Eric, heard anyone call him
that, I believe he'd shake the dust Of
Saltravia. forever from his feet, There's
no trucking to royalty with him, you
may bet your life, Kitty"
But I do hope" said the sister, after
! a little pause which appeared to brim
with cOngra tulatious joyful though
silent "that you'll not be kept from
your painting, Louz- I mean that you'll
= have time to 60 on with it and be the
great artist you were cut out for
Cut out FOR with a very crooked pain
of shears, I'm afraid. No Kitty, since
she died from my days the old creative
ambition has died too. And yet there's
a queer longing left Do you receliect
that portrait of her which 7 began q lit
tie while after we were engaged2'
who did thought it"
Wonderful, of course, that is, they
thought It policy to tell me SO. Wen, I
mean to take it with me, that portrait,
and work on It in Saltravia during
leisure moments. I've an idea of send
ing 1t to her as a wedding present if 7
can ever make it really fine Shell
marry beyond doubt. That american
push of her mothers viii succeed; why
Z note EathIeen's beauty viii resist even
the horrible reputation Of q fortune
hunter which Mrs Eennaird is so in
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