The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-02-25

youth she wa strangely emo
jMeundulyr romantic, as beitted
IS carried the name of Lorena-
but 9 years of age she read
lasen- 81 the Abbey and for
Gfhe light in her room had to be
Nning all night. In the gram
-asEEbchool she was given to eating
chalk and going home with head
ache. .AzsSs
sssHer father, who was foreman in a
roundhouse, looked with distrust upon
the hysterical frills which developed
with the added years. The mother,
from along course Of reading in the
ireside weelsiics. understood the
maiden and sympathized with her. 1t
was the mother who had selected the
name Of Lorena. The neighbors said
| the girl would never be the fit mate of
any common young R,a man
Lorcna's home was not palatial in its
furnishing, but the front room gave
evidence of unusual taste. Above the
cottage organ were the companion pic
lures "Wide Awake and "Fast
Asleep" Upon the opposite wall hung
ascrayon portrait of Lorena's father,
! done at the close of the war, showing
him with his hairrcached ut the sides
and his vest slaShed very low, with a
button on each lapel. The whatnot in
the corner bore a vast of dried ferns
with a conch she'll on either side. The
red rug which lay on the ingram carpet
had the word welcome" deity woven
in its center. Flowercd lace curtains
fell in starchy folds from the gilded
poles above the windows. The room
,,,,, -,o o~a~,n1 q nr-oI vs,Gar Elrony,
came, at which time the blue plush
album was taken from the box and
placed on the handicapped table.
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Elmer came gradually into Lorena's
life, and after while filled the horizon.
She met him at o funeral, and became
better acquainted with him when the
bible class had its picnic ut Hanging
Rock.
Elmer was an embalmer. In the
evenings when he called upon Lorena
his hands Were scrubbed very white and
had a ligering suggestion of bouquet
soap. This, with the odor of musk
which Hoated from the upper left-hand
pocket, gave Lorena her first impress
sion of his fastidious habits. His mus
tache was always freshly combed and
the parting Of his hair made a double
curve which dropped to tho eyebrows
Pink wa the favored color of his neck
wear, and the anne searfpin had a lit
tie chain which disappeared under thu
edge of his vest. Attached to his
watch chain were a seal ring and {
lodge charm. When he %unbuttonet
his coat to get the soft roll effect tn,
polished end of a tooth brush could b,
seen protruding from his vest pocket
His spats were of delicate shades, TO
he had three pairs.
One day at croauet he threw off hi
Prince Albert coat in order to show hi
yachting shirt and sash. Loren,
noticed that he wore blue elastic
aroundFhis arms. All these things i'm
pressed her with the fact that Elme
was a person OF remarkabl taste an,
n%eatness. The more she saw of hir
the more certain did she become TIM
Elmer was a gentleman friendo Of whor
any girl might be proud.
His conduct was above reproach
True, he was persistent in his after
tions. Every bright Sunday he ha
the sorrel team from Watkins stabl
! engaged for all afternoon. His cali
increased until the weekly average wa
four. Yet he had never been pre-
sumptuous in his love-malting. On
evening when he came to the house h
brought a sack of conversation heart.
As Lorena sat opposite him at til
table to explain the photographs ono
more he drew from the paper sack or
of tbs peppermints and handed it I
her. 1t said: