The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-06-01

For the moment Sir Giles lrns staggered.
SAID the head clerk, rising II speaking
earnestly, that the person who has adj
dressed those letters to you knows Mr..
Arthur and knows he is in danger, and
is trying to save your nephew 10y means
Of your inliuence) at the risk of his own
life"
Sir Giles shook his head. 81 call that
a !ar-fetched interpretation, Dennis. II
what you say is true, why didn't the writ
er of those anonymous letters address him.
self to Arthur instead of to me?n
81 gave it as my opinion, just now, sir.
that the writer of the letter knew MI.
Arthur
Dennis stood to his guns.
Anybody Who is acquainted with Mr..
ARTHUR he persisted, knows that with
all sorts of good qualities) the young gen.
tleman is headstrong and rash. If IL friend
told him he was in danger on the farm
that would be enough of itself to make
him stop where he is and brave it Ont.
Whereas, yon, sir, are known to he eau
tious aud careful, and far-seeing and dis
Greet" He might have added: And COW
ardly and obstinate, and narrow-minded
and inflated by stupid self-estcem. But
respect for his employer had bltndfoldel
the clerks observation for many II long
year past. If one man nay be born with the
heart of II lion. another man may be born
with the mine of n mule. Denpis' master
was one of the other men.
Very well put" Sir Giles answered, in
diligently. thine will show, if such ar
entirely unimportant person as my nephew
Arthur is likely to be assas5iuated. That
allusion to one of the member of my fam.
lily is Il mere equivocation. designed to
throw me off my guard. Rank, money,
social influence, answering principles,
mark me out rs u public character. Go
to the police-clice. and let the best nan
who happens to be off duty come here di-
~rectly.o
Good Dennis Howmore approached Che
door very unwiilingiy. 1t was opened,
from the outer side, before he had reached
that end of the room. One of the bank
portcrs announced II visitor.
Miss Henley wishes to know, sir, il
you can see her.
Sir Giles looked agreeably surprised.
He rose with alacrity to receive the lady.
When Iris Henley dies there will. in all
probability. be friends left who remember
her and talk of her--and there may be
strangers present ut the time (women for
the most part) whose curiosity will put
questions relating to her personal an
p%earauce. No replies will reward them
with trustworthy information. Miss Hen
ley's chief claim to admiration lay in a re-
markable nobility of expression. which
reflected every change of feeling peculiar
to the nature of 4 sweet and sensitive wo-
man. For this reason, probably, no de-
scriitions of her will agree with each on
er. No existing ~likenesses will represent
her. The one portrait that was painted Of
Iiis is only recognizable by partial friends
u the artist. In aud out of London, pho
'~,Craplic likenesscs were taken of her.
s'jiey have the honor of resembling the
portraits OF Shakespeare in this respect
Compared with one another, it is not pos
1 t1,l - tt-n trn tE,t tk-.,
same person.
AS for the evidence offered by the loving
memory of her friends, it is sure to be
! contradictory in the last degree. She had