The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-10-26
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1 seen such M ecstasy OF happiness in auy
,womAn's face as | saw when she read tho
lines which informed her that the fever
was mastered. Iris is sweet and delicate
and Enthusiastically fascinating, in a
word. But she was never a beautiful wo-
man, until she knew that Mountjoy's life
was safe; n she will never be a beautiful
woman again, unless the time comes
when my death leaves her free to marry
him. On her wedding day he will see the
transformation that l saw-and he will be
dazzled, MS 1 WAS.
She looked at me, as il she expected me
to speak.
II an glad indeed" / said, "that he is
She ran to me-she kissed me; l wouldn't
have believed it was in her to give such
kisses. Nov have your sympathy"
she said, my happiness is completc!' Do
you think l was indebted for those kisses
70 myself, or to that other man? No, no
here is an unworthy doubt. | discard
time. = sDs'lA Ao' wrong LIS 'n'S
And yet
Shall 1 go on. and write the rest of itf
Poor, dear Arthur Mountjo once told
me OF q foreign author, who was in great
doubt of the right answer to some tough
question that troubled him. Hewent into
his garden and threw II stone ut II tree. II
be hit the tree, he answer would be--Yes.
II he missed the tree, the answer would
Jaw I 0II SOIDS lutO lue kNTuen 10
initiate the foreign author. You shall hear
how 1t ends.
l have hit the tree. AS a necessary con-
sequence, l must go on and write tine rest
Of it.
There is a growing estrangement be-
doesn't altogether account for 1t. Some
times. 1t occurs to me that we are think
Ing OF what orr future relations with
Mountjoy are likely to be, and are ashamed
to confess to eacn other. Sometimes-aud
perhaps this second, and easiest, guess,
may be the right one-l an, apt to con.
clude that we are only anxious about
money matters. l am waiting for her TO
touch on the subject. and she is waiting
Tor me: and there we are at a deadlock.
l wish mad some reason for gong to
some other place. ! wish ] was lost among
strangers. l should like to iud myself in
. state of danger, meeting the risks that |
nsed to run in my vagabond days. Now |
think of It, might enjoy this last ex-
citement by going back 10 England. II
giving the lnviucibles Il Chance of shooting
me as q traitor to the cause. But my wife
would object to that.
suppose we change ire subject.
You will be glad to hear that you know
something of law, as we'll as Of medicine
l sent instructions to my solicitor in Lon.
don to raise a loan on my life insurance.
What you said to me turns out to be
right. l can't raise n farthing. for three
years to come, out of all the thousands OF
pounds which | shall leave behind me
when / die.
Are my prospects from my newspaper
likely to cheer me after such n ~disappoint-
ment as this' The new journal. | have
the pleasure OF informing you. is much
admired. When inquire for my profits
] hear that the expenses are heavy. n !
am told that | must wait for a raise In
our circulation. How longt Nobody
knows.
! shall keep these pages open for a few
days more, on the chance of something
happening which may alter my present
position for the better.
My position has altered for the worse.
/ have been obliged to fill my empty
purse. for q little while, by means of u bit
OF stamped paper. And how shall / meet
my liabilities when the note falls due!
Let time answer the question: for the
present the evil day is put off. In the
meanwhile. IL that literary speculation OF
yours Is answering no better than my
newspaper | can lend you a few pounds
to get on with. What do you say (on sec.
ond thoughts) to coming back to your old
quarters at Passy aud giving me your val.
9able advice BY word of mouth instead Of
by letter?
Come, aud feel my pulse and look Mt my
tongne-and tell me how these various
enxiet1es OF mine are going to end before
We are any of us a year older. Shall l,
like you, be separated from nv WHEAT
her request: oh, not at mine! Or shall J
be locked mp in prison? And what will
become Of you! Do you take the hint.
doctor!
CHAPTER Xxxv.-IRIST To R vIMPANY.
"Entreat Lady Harry not to write to me
She will be tempted to do SO, when she
hears that there is good hope Of Mr.
~ N,t Dat ,noN ~,
that loving and generous heart, I must
not accept expressions of gratitude which
would only embarrass me. All that
have done, as a nurse, and all that ! NAV
vet hope to do. is 10 more han an effort
TO make amends for nv past life. Iris ha,
my hearts traest wishes for her happiness.
Until l can myself write to her without
danger. let this be enough"
In those terms. dearest OF women. youl
friend has sent your message to me. My
love respects. as well as admires you: your
wishes are commands to me. Atthc same
time, I may find some relief fr TN the fears
Of the future that Cypress me, il ! can
oonfde them To friendly ears. May / not
harmlessly write to you, II l only write o.
nv own poor self?
Try. dear, to remember those pleasant
daya when YOU were staving with us, IN
our honeymoon time. in Paris.
You warned me. one evening when we
were alone, to be on my guard against
any circumstances which might excite my
husbands jealousy. Since then. the trou
mainl I am afraid. through my owr
want Of self-control. It is so hard for .
woman, when she really loves a man, tc
understand n state. of mind which car
make him doubt her.
I have discovered that jealousy varies
Let me tell you what | mean.
Lord Harr was silent Il sullen (nh
how well l knew what that menntD while
the life of cur poor Hugh was in jeopardy.
When read the good news which told
me that he was no longer IN danger,
don't know whether there was any cnuuge
was q change in my husband, delightful
to see. His face showed such sweet sym.
patty when he looked Mt me, he spoke sc
kindly and nicely of Hugh that could
only express my pleasure by kissing him
Yon will hnrdly believe me when | tel
you that his hateful jealousy appeared
again at TINT moment. He looked sur
prised, he looked s~uspicious-he looked.
| declare, as If he doubted whether l mean,
It with all my heart when l kissed him
Whntincomprehensible creatures men are
We read In novels of women who are able
to manage their masters. ! wish l knew
how to manage mine.
We have been getting into debt. 70
some weeks past, this sad state of thing:
has been q burden on m mind. Day af
ter day, l have been expecting nm tt
speak OF our situation, and rave founc
him o%bstinately silent. Is his mind en-
| tirelv occupied with other things? Or Is
he unwilling to speak of our anXieties be
cause the subject humiilates himf Yes
terday, | could bear 1t no longer.
"Our debts are increasing" said
"Have you thought of any way Of payini
them"
had feared that my question might ir
ritate him. To my relief, lie seemed to b,
diverted by 1t.
..The payment of debts" he replied. 81,
. problem that l Am too poor to solve. Per
haps, l got near to 1t the other day"
asked how.
ing I had some rich friends. By-the-by,
how IS your rich friend2 What have you
he ,rd lately OF Mr.. Mountjoyi"
II have heard that he is steadily ad.
vancing towards recovery"
Likely, l dare say. to return to France
when he feels equal to It," my husband
; remarked. HE is a good-natnred crea
ture.. II he finds himself in Paris again, ]
wonder whether he will pay us another
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