The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-05-06

MAY I come in, dear?'' she said, tap
ping lightly at the room door.
"Oh, please, dear Miss BaIderstone, 7
am so glad you arc herer'
II was easy to tell hoyv the girls time
! had been occupied, for on the table at
which she had been seated was a toy
easel on which rested the photograph
of a military officer, while around it
! were scattered a number of open letters
she had evidently been reading.
us that Sir Harry's portrait?" Miss
! Balderstone asked. what a noble
facer
Noble! All, madam, you know not
how noble! So pure in heart, so con-
sidcrate of others, so brave and gen
/ erOus-a perfect puludin of truth and
chivalry. Yes, that is the likeness of
Sir Harry Grahame," was the girls re-
/ sponse, her eyes flashing a glowing
tribute TO her dead friends memory.
you were young when he took you
under his protection, were you not,
Eate?"
"A mere baby. have no recouec-
tion of the scene, but I have heard that
he rescued me from the stronghold OF a
native prince at the point of his sword,
winning his way with me in his arms
| through a host OF enemies"
"A Nnightly deed, in truth. Aud
then, Kate, as ] understand it, he
| brought you up as his own child"
He did. For "a time lived in charge
of an Ayah in his own bungalow, the
| pet of the regiment, and when / was
| ten years old he sent me to a boarding
school at Calcutta, where / remained
| for nearly six years; then-ah! shall 1
/ ever forget the day-he came one morn
/ ing and told me that I must come 70
| England, for his sister had promised to
| be a mother to me and the climate was
not good for me, That-was--the-very
| st-timc-I-saw-h
Sobs cholzed her utterancc.
"And those letters-are they all his?"
YES, except this one which / received
an hour ago from Miss Grahnme- Please
read it."
Miss Balderstone glanced over the let
ter the girl handed to her. She was, ]
believe, take her for all IN all, as
charitable q woman as you could find,
but 1 am afraid it was in no spirit OF
Christian meelzness that she read Miss
HonOria's communication
DEAR KATE tnclose a check on Drum
mond's bank for twenty pounds. This must be
considered as closing our interest in your al-
fairs Lady Scarborough, however, suggests,
and 1 heartily indoEse me propozitfon, that &c
would be q mark OF good taste n you were 20
adopt some other nau1o than Grohamel which,
with Miss BalderstOne's counivauce7 you can
very readily DO and in case you are willing 10
thcr sum OF hfty pounds VIII bo placed az your
disposal Very truly yours, -..-..-,
''Sit down this moment, Kate, and
answer this insulting proposition Miss
Balderstone insisted There, are You
ready? Now, begin"
Miss Kate Grahams returns Miss Grahame's
check and declines any further correspondence
But, dear Miss Balderstone.' Kate
pleaded, but, nevertheless, writing as
she was btddeu, s'you forget that she
is Sir Harry's sister, and that it ifl-be-
comes one who owes so much TO the
family to show such temper"
Temper, childI Do you mean to ac-
cuse me Of temper? When did You ever
know me in = temper? ! never was
calmer in my life, and-I should just
like to box that vOman's ears. Tell me
one thing-do you wish to act with the
spirit OF independence that Sir Harry
would approve OFF You dO2 Then
send that letter
So the check was inclosed and the let
ter mailed
But there was another letter to dis
cuss-the one from India
- do not like to pr-y into your affairs,
my love" the schoolmistress said; but
did YOU not receive a communication
from India to-day?''
s'Ah, yesi here IL is And to think
that the hand which wrote it is cold ia
death It is from him. dear friend, and
comes to me as q voice from the grave.
Yiu You read it, tooeF'
''What a charming epistls It Isl Oh,
Kate, you have indeed lost q friend in
this man Miss Ba1derstcne calculated.
as her eve ran hastily over graphic de-
scEiptions Of life Ia an Indian village,
amusing gossip concerning HauEusI a.
cuasntsucess and occasional Vrords Of
tender soGeituds and gentle adu.uni-
ssoass viii. .aeve and there a clever l3aui-
and-inlz elSe-sh Of some f7rUassslue f.sur--s.
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