The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-10-05

most probably, if l told you my gr1.V
ance would only 60 slider me silly All
men consider II girl frivolous IL sac o"P-
mems to wish for little more than 'lle
common nec,ssaries OF lie.
"rhcre is an exception to every ruie'
en- mt mo out Of that list her com
panion answered getting up fron' ms
e,at and possessing himself OF one OF
tbe little nervous hands that Tor ,lle
,,,st few minutes had been endeavoflAS
most |audably to work a hole Ia thc
handkerchief they held. Il do not De-
long TO it. as l could hardly thlnk YOU
frivolous even if / tried or--or any
thing else unpleasant, | fancy; 50 tell
ma your misfortune, and let me ASSIST
you if l can"
..Weu II is all about the TauntoAs
ball" the girl murmured. Il cannot 20
because / have no dress nice enough,
and papa will rot give me a new one
-that's all; SO now confess ut once that
Won think me ridiculous, and nave
done with it,
poor little thing" was all the other
said but his eyes wandered out TO the
glowing garden, whittier his thoughts
followed, running riot among the now
crs as he concocted ali sorts o.
schemes for the express purpose or
gratifying Katherine's last whim. or
G rrse she should have dress, bat
who would choose it for him and when
chosen. how should he persuade her 10
accnpt it? And then he wandered what
cclor would be most becoming 70 Tive
perplexed little beauty at his side: ~
I ter which he got puzzled. ana feH 70
wondering about many other thlhss
| quite as QuiSotic as they were agree
I able.
4 Miss Blount, who was watching MS
corntonauce with furtiye anxiety guess
cd quite correctly all the ideas that
were tormcnting him, and was I'M
! mensely amused accordingly
/ 1T is Of no use.' BlackWood, she
! said-"you cannot help nc. Give II
ND dear boy, and I iare say presently
/ I shall be reconciled to my fate; but
/ and here the softness vanished, the
| old hard look taking its place. l
swear that, If I can avoid 1t, | Will
1 not end my days in this kind OF pow
I erty; / shall marry riches, or not at
\ all"
He dropped her hand hurrledly, al
most rudely, and turned away
Money does not always mean hap
\ piness," he sal.
But poverty is always unhappl-
ness" she retorted quickly.
"rita." he reasoned after a moments
pause-she generally went the name
Of .sTita'-short for Titania-With her
two most intimate friends on account
Of her fary-like roportions-"Tita do
not place too much dependence upon
riches; they will fail you in the end
nv dearest-believe me, they will
whereas love that never dies, and a
bare sufficiency. will carry you
through all difficulties
"As. for instance?' she asked half
mockingly. But whatever his senti-
ments on the subject OF that much dis
cussed topic, "a sufficicncy,' might be,
she was never doomed to hear them,
as at this juncture the door was once
more opened slowly to admit Archi-
bald Blount He advanced in his Us
ual well-bred manner until he had
reached the table, Whereupon he de
posted a piece of crumpled paper.
II have changed my mind RATHER
ine." he said. Here is ten-pound note
for you; so you can go to this much
coveted ball, if you wish
"Oh, papa" exclaimed Miss Blount
regretting bitterly now all the hasty
words and thoughts she had been i'll
dulging in, forgive me! / do not de
serve your kindness. | know, after
what I said to you few minutes ago
but. believe me. l am very grateful
to you" Yet still she did not move
forward to kiss him. as perhaps Z
more beloved daughter would have
done.
do not distress yourself, my dear,
her father replied. with the faintest re
Election Of sarcasm in his voice. Il an
SO well accustomed to your numerou.
little tender speeches that they ceased
to embarrass me long ere this and s'
saying he went out, closing the doc
carefully behind him.
II have wronged him." Miss Bloun
said, with extreme conjunction, whel
she was again alone with her cousin
II have wronged him greatly both il
word and thought: but that is JUS
like me- is 1t not-so ready to judge, 81
quick to condemn, and never hesitat
ing moment to think before I speak
All, if I could only change my natur
in some things. do believe III the en-,
I might learn to be fappy.."
"And are you not happy now, Tita :?
Blackwood asked. gazing down wit
III speakable tenderness upon the dis
cnSolate little person beside him
! who, with folded hands and moistene
. eyes, looked blankly out Of the wil
!, dow; and as she spoke lie took he
! chin between his hands. so turning he
face toward him
!. Not as happy as I might be-" sh
answered. glancing back into the fac
above her own-as brave, kindly an
, true face as woman need care to Sc
/ mot as happy as mcst OF the girls
! know. Do you know at times I ar
! even miserably discontented with m