The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-23

Its sole occupnnt-eXception made of
the necessary scrvauts-was the widow
of Herbert Winstanley.u grave, severe
looking dame, of somewhere about
sixty years.
The object of my visit to her was
very unexciting. merely wanted the
character of servant who had been
some time kitchen maid in Mrs. Win
stanley's household, but who consid-
cred herself competent to be cook in
my smaller domain.
learned aftcrward that Mrs. VIM
stanley had been Economically attach
ell to her husband, who died when she
was quite young, and wrapped up"
in tbs daughter lie left her. The mar
riage OF this gir! against her mothers
will and without her mothers consent
had frozen Mrs. Winslnnley into what
] saw her to be; before Amabel's run
away match she had been Il kind friend
and II charming neighbor. Since that
day, when tho mother put on deepest
mourning and declared her daughter
to be dead to her, no one dared to
mention the name of Amubel.
There came n particularly sunny
spring and a particularly lovely day, a
day to remember as one of perfect
weather, when l received n note from
a local tradesman asking if l felt dis
posed to receive q lady boarder.
On inouiring details l found there
was one drawback to this proposed
inmate-whaL !, n spinster of mature
nge. considered II drawback. There
was a child of three years to be accom-
modated, and in my rare newspaper
advertisements | always stated that
mo children" were taken into nv
quiet house.
i sought counsel of Charlotte-my
factotum, assisted only by a very
young cook-and she made no objcc-
ton. After one or two letters passing
we made ready II bedroom and small
sitting-room for the lady and child,
and on the appointed day and by tho
appointed time Il local ely" drove her
up from the railway station with a
moderate amount of luggage.
"a lady and childs suggested natu-
rally that she was the mother, but
Mrs. Mandy disclaimcd all connection
with her tiny charge when l remarked
that it did not resemble her.
"Oh, you thought | was Anpela's
MOTHER" she said with y smile and a
blush, "bCt she is only a friends
child"
1t was well that there was some one
like my old servan to see after the
little girl, for it became evident that
Mrs. MANLY was incapable. The first
evening she was SO awkward In her
attempt TO divest the child of its cloth
ing and put it comfortably to bed that
Charlottesville had gone up with hot
water-volunteered her services, and
became nurse from that moment.
The next few days proved to me
that | had Il very agreeable and a very
talented guest in my house, but | al
most shared in C%harlottn's Indignation
against Angela's mother.
why people should trust their chill
drc!n to other people as knows nothing
but to paint OF canvas and scribble
with II pencil on every pieoo of paper
that ONE handy beats mel" said she,
with v%irtuous indignation. And yet
she could not resist the fascination of
Mrs. Manby's voice and manncr
1t must have been fully II fortnight
after her arrival when Mrs. Manly ex-
pressed n wish to sketch the Tower
House. .
ut is not because there is anything
striking about it rs a house," she ex-
planned, "bue there is a moulnfulness
about even the exterior which is al
most pathetic"
"Do you think, Miss Fowls. that the
owner would let me establish myself
two or three times in the garden?
There is one view of the west side l
particularly want to got"
| hesitated and took counsel with
Charlotte. Mrs. Winstanlcy must feel
gratitied in learning that the exterior
OF her house was so interesting to n
lady artist lodging in the neighbour
hood, but then she was so very exclu-
sive and that west side of the building
WAS the part she occupied.
Charlotte, however, had n friend in
the service of the lady of the Tower
House, and it was by skillful media
ton worthy of a %diplomatist hat after
Il little delay Mrs. Manly learned that
she might crafty her wish.
Apparently the interest Of the artist
In her work grew absorbing, for it was
more than the "two or three times"
for which leave had been asked that
Mrs. Mandy, armed with a camp-stool
and all necessary implements, was
seen starting for tho Tower House.
81 shall take Angie with me and let
her play on the grass by my SIDE" she
said one day, nor could ] persuade her
that it would be unwisc to take such a
baby to the Tower House garden.
So Angie went. and it grew to be a
pert OF the programme of Mrs. Man
by's work days that Charlotte dressed
the child with extra taste, and carry
ing her to the Tower deposited her
there to anus her solo self by the
artists side.
There came a day-the whole neigh
borhood knew and told the story after
when Mrs. Winslanley, looking from
ono of the windows of the west wing,
perceived that The lady aud her sketch
ing materials had vanished, but that
the "laGy's little child' lay sleeping ON
q shawl, spread on the soft grass, APP
parently forgotten by her artistic
mother.
Surprise, anger, Indignation, pity
. mixture of each sentiment, or por-
haps one after another sentiment sep
lraicly and distinctly, took possession
OF the gazer, but try though She might
Mrs. Winstanley was uneasy about
the pretty, sleeping baby, aud rose
more than one To see if it had been
taken home.
Meanwhile Mrs. MANLY was walking
to and fro not very far from the Tower
House, wondering how her scheme.
concoctcd long before, but arranged
gradually in detail, would work; Won
dering if q ~threc-yearold ba.y could
be expected To remember and act The
little role assigned to her, little in it,
sell. vet SO urge as regarded what