The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-09-07

From the last memorable day, on which
Iris had declared to him that he might al
ways count on her as his friend but never
as his wife, Hugh had resolved to subject
his feelings to Il rigorous control. AS to
conquering his hopeless love. he knew but
too well that it would conquer him on any
future occasion when he and Iris happen
ed to meet.
He had been true to his resolution, at
what cost OF suffering he, and he alone,
knew. Sincerely, unaffectedly, he had
tried to remain her friend. But the ma
ture of the lrnest and the firmest man has
its weak place. where the subtle influence
OF Il woman is concerned. Deeply latent,
beyond the reach OF his own power of
sounding, there was jealousy of the Irish
lord lurking in Mountjoy aud secretly
leading his mind when he hesitated in
those emergencies of his life which were
connected with Iris. Ignorant of the in-
fuence which was really directing him,
he viewed with contempt MI. Henley's
suspicious of Il secret understanding be-
tween his daughter n the man who was,
by her own acknowledgment, unworthy
misfortune to regard him. At the same
time Hngh's M nd VAS reluctantly in
search of an explanation which might ac-
count without degrading Iris) for her
having been traced to the DOCTORS house.
In his recollection of events at the old
Souhti tohu hS IoNtLih IL EtosiSe ltI
renewal of intercourse with such II man
as Mr.. Niinpany. in the compassionate
feeling with which she regarded the doc
tors unhappy wife. There might well be
some humiliating circumstance, recently
added to the other trials of Mrs. Nimp-
auy's married life, which had appealed to
all that was generous aud forgiving in the
nature of Iris. Knowing nothing Of the
resolution to live apart which had latterly
separated the doctor and his wife, Mount
JOY decided on putting his idea to the test
by applying for Information to Mrs. Vimp-
any at her husbands house.
In the nature of Il sensitive man the
bare idea of delay. under these circum-
stances, was uncomfortable. Hugh called
the first cab that passed him, and drove to
Hampstead.
Careful-morbidly careful, perhaps-not
to attract attention ncedleSsly to himself,
he stopped the cab at the entrance to
Five on foot. A servant-girl answered the
door. Mountjoy asked if Mrs. Vimpany
was at nome.
The girl made no immediate reply. She
seemed TO be puzzled by Mountjoy's sim
pie question. Her familiar manner, with
presence of Il stranger. revealed the Lon
d0n-bred maid servant of modern times.
did you. say Mrs. Vimpany?' she inquir-
ed aS Se =
"There's M such person here"
1t was Mountjoy's turn to be puzzled.
as this Mr.. Vimpany's houses" he said.
YES. to be sure it is"
and yet Mrs. Nimpany doesn't live
heres"
"No Mrs. yimpany has darkened these
doors" the girl declared positively.
Are you sure you are not making a
mistaken"
Quite sure. l have been In the doc.
tors service since he first took the ouse.''
Determined to solve the mystery, il it
could be done, Molntjoy asked IL he could
gee the doctor. No; Mr.. Nimpauy had
gone out.
"There's n Young person comes to u.s.
the servant continued. II wonder wheth-
er you mean her, when you ask for Mrs,
Vimpany1 The name she gives is Hen
ley"
.Is Miss Henley here now2'
You can't see her-sie's engaged"
She was not engaged with Mr.. Nimp-
any, for no such person was known to the
house. She was not engaged with the
doctor, for the doctor had gone out.
Mountjoy looked at the hat-stand in the
passage, and discovered a mans hat and a
mans grcatcoat. To whom did they be-
long? Certainly not to Mr.. Vimpany, who
had gone out. Repellant as it was, Mr..
Henley's idea that the explanation of his
daughters conduct WAS to be found In the
renewed influence over her of the Irish
lord, now presented itself to Hugh's mind
under a new point of view. He tried in
vain to resist the impression that had been
produced on him. A sense of injury.