The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-07-23
THE AD-vENTuR
ONLY A COUNTRY GIRL.

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hubert Ge"hey was tfe sort OF a
man 'he 1air- sex eau .oeauti1lf mnch
TO the disgust OF ms 1ellow-men.
ltwas beautiful sunshlny morning.
me picturesque scenery OF Mount,
10Y never looked more attractive ana
Geancy walked along admirlng hlm-
Se.' s, III lhe prook 'hat hoMeu on beside
MN. rerhaps ~ was o'ef-ahH'ety 20
get a iook at himself his mlnd was SO
lh'eht upon lhe impression ne was TO
create upon certain Young lady that
morning, that leu nm TO take That
miSstep'
nat mater now what caused h'm
70 T trlp. ne leil anu great was .he 1ail.
from inc glory OF an lmmaculate,e elab-
orate attire TO Il p'gs level. For try
my : 70 recover ms naiahee ~; maze nm
Ma,iow 'i, IN .he mire; ihemud mat ms
suuoeh weight maze lly seemed TO ann
as lio'hlnS put am:
40, "I'.1a y transformation was mere!
re lflea TO gam ms rect when, horror
OF ,'' horrors TO-, y. II g'riish laush rang out
upon the .hc air. one OF the tair sex
10 ealch nm III such u PilSht! what
unacr heaven was nc 10 ao' lie thought
as 'le .ul'c'' slowly aro''h" ana en-
co"Ateieu Il pt"''lp,r"sy young maiden
IN a Pl'tlh-hSnrca muslin dress, and
her pretty fresh facial confusion
now-hlddcn away in the depths of
her broad-brlmmed hat, which was
Pulied down at the SIDES and tied un-
DER the chin.
u beg your pardon, sir" said the
girl, retrcatlng few steps when Gcd-
ney iaSaod toward her. "lndeed, |
would noe have laughed had thought
You stranger. | have been trying to
ovcrtake you for the last five minutes.
! took you Tor an OLD TREND and one
can laugh at an Old friends mis.haps
sometimes yoN know, without giving
oiemsc.
Thank heaven, it's only plain lit
Tie country glrl" thought Gedney,
partly recovering himself while the
girl was speaking.
Il suppose l am a spectacle that
would make any one laugh" he said,
LOOKING 10 KIM; ! AZ himself instead OF the girl.
u mould o surely cut Harry Milbank
m omt II MISS MountJoy saw me now. ;"
ING last sentence brought a look OF sur.
prise to the rosy face beneath the broad
prlmi put the look escaped Gedney,
SO taken was he with himself. Il
ca: can 60 10 Col. Mo'lniiny's looking
IKE !, Q, lh's' 'hats certain. What am to
oo!
apparently TINS sudden appeal was
a, made 70 the young g'rl. for he looked
s.raiSht at her' MS eyes TINS time
penetrating the wondrous depths OF
her Ina. llat.
one was examining nm critically
lioM' Win eyes orimminS over with
..,[ u,lth'ene
iou mlsnt WASH snur face IN the
Dlooh .here' Saa suggested, cooliy. i
In'llh ~ would improve your. appear
ahcs. Then, unless you are in Il hnr-
ry TO proceed on your way. ten or III
':,, .enh mihutes stanalng IN TINS sun mere
VIII cry that mud so That 1t may brush
OH nicely.
ihanks 1or your advice. SAD de9-
hey, ana as she went to DIP her hand
ne, serene, IN the prook ne thought:
Hne uecinely prettyi ana shch eyes.
hanS my luck to be caught by this
puHom lass III such TRIM,
ne sac. Nol 1of worlds would nave
MISS AlonhtJoy see me IN THIS state.
MISS Mountloy., erred the girl rals-
ing hcr hands ana looking horrllled;
MISS Mouht]oy would ialnt-would
ole on thc spot thlnk' II she were to
see you now.
An you know MISS Mountloy," sald
Ieuhey' eagerly. Zen me something
about her. Is she handsomep'
"Handsomem And the girls eyes
twinkled. "Horrid creaturc--but per-
haps you know Miss Mountjoy and are
only asking questions tc make me talk.
You city chapsl know you're from
the city-are up to all sorts of non
sense" she said. archly.
"By Jove. this little country girl
knows how to tlirt: her eyes invite q
Irritation. Well, I'll play sweet and
get all the information possible"
thought Gedney, and he said:
"'Pon honor I've never seen Miss
Mountpy. Heard considerable about
her, though"
Il thought you were stranger here.
You see, I'm always rambling about
and / know everybody that comes to
Mountjoy." said the girl
"Perhaps you know Mr.. Harry Mil
bank, then? Heaven knows, he visits
hero often enough, for the whole coun-
try to know him.
II think do" answered the girl, in
nocently. "a very tall. handsome
young man, with beautiful dark eyes
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