The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-09-04
CHAPTER Y1I.-A NEW LEE,

the room.
CHAPTER villa NEW LIFE.
Mona's boxes arrived i'll due time from
narrowly Chase, and II formal list of dis.
bursements On account of the late Mrs.
Newburgh from Sir Robert Everard, &C
companied by a check for u hundred and
tifty-three pounds, thirteen and fourpence,
the balance due to her.
There, dear Deb, there is my whole for.
tunel What shall / do with it2"
1--WE must take care of it, ma belle
great care. Let me see. Ihad better lodge
it to my account, and l will give you an ac-
acknowledgement that l owe you that amount.
l am proud to say ] have an account at a
bank. Began with the Postoffice Savings
Bank, dear; but as my connection grew,
through yourdear grandmother and Others,
I gathered enough to q step higher.
l make a fair amount for four months Of
the year-more than | ever hoped to do
once-then rather less for -four more-a
tritle for two-and two don't count. at all.
If my health is spared, l hope to provide
for my old age"
II know you are n wonderful woman,
dearest Deb. But | cannot live upon you.
What scheme had you in your head for
me the other day."
81 will tell you. Now l am getting a
name, people begin to bother mo to teach
quite little children, and l believe 1 have
reached that point where a few airs would
do me good. So shall say l cannot un.
dertake children under-ohl Pill fix an age
hv and by; but that l should like them to
be trained for a year, or whatever time ii
suits to say, by my pupil and assistant:
that will see what progress they are
making occasionally, and that they may
be considered as under my tuition, though
at half price. 1t will take, my dear, like
wildtire. You are q very fair musician.
Well go into partnership, and make a
good thing of it."
"What a splendid ideal Do you really
think l can teachf"
"Not a doubt of it; but l can tell you it's
horrid work, and needs the patience of
Job. l begin to believe there is nothing on
earth SO rare as a good earl You will get
on, l am certain. only don't be too anxious.
and be sure you give yourself airs. The
public is a nettle that stings If it Is too ten
derry touched"
81 am not naturally meek, but l shall
certainly feel anxious"
"Havc faith III yourself, dear; it's the
only way to get on. Here's a book on
teaching the piano. in German. You study
it, and follow 1t. Practice up a few of
your noisiest pieces. People seem to
think you can teach music with your fin
gers, instead of your head. They are SO
taken with q few gymnastics on the key
board"
Eyes, Deb, l will practice diligently. l
haven't touched the piano since poor gran
ME died."
"Well, it's time you began. You have a
pretty touch and a fluent finger. AS to
singing; come, let us try that duet Slgno1
Boccaricho taught you last winter. What
ages away that winter seems to have gomez
"Ah! does it notf" said Mona, with q
deep sigh. "Where is the book2 I will
begin my preparations at once. l must dc
credit to your recommendation. i long tt
make q start in real life"
Reality is n seriou thing, yet it hns it,
inspirations. The sense Of doing real WORK
of earning hard money, has n dignity in
its righteousness which scarcely anything
else bestows; and Mona would have re
joiced in this new development of energy
had she not been so deeply wounded. Hel
sudden, complete renunciation by her val
ued friends at Harrowby Chase cut her t
/ WIG SoAAS SopGSiaily 20 ohS iCi Sllo httu II
measure deserved it. Her bitter disap
pointment in Isle was more regret for tn,
loss of an illusion than sorrow for n per
sonal bereavement. In her short expert
ence of society, she had no friendships O
intimacies save with Sir Robert Everard'i
family. 1t was this abandonment that de
pressed and saddened her.
1t was a curious, trying sensation thu
giving of her first lesson. If the we'll
dressed, demure little damsel to whom i
wa administered only knew how awful,
afraid her elegant-looking teacher was o
her. all chance of discipline would hay,
been over. But silence, backed by gravity
is n splendid cover for nervousness; ant
Mona did not utter a word beyond wha
teaching required, nor did she ever feel tn
same panic again.
She has beautiful rocks, mamma, IVA
the sentence of the littlo ten-year-old
"Her black cloth must be tailor-made-i
fits like u glove; and she has such beauti
full jet ear-ringsP'
Nor did the young lady doubt that
music teacher so attired must be deserving
of all attention.
Sc the new life was fully inaugurate,
soon after Christmas-that Christina
which poor Leslie Warning had hoped woul
be SO heavenly bright-which Nine. Del
risay and Mona quietly and sadly cele
brated together. The former accompanie
her young proteKee to church. and enjoye
a particularly crisp French novel over tn
fire for the rest of the day; while Mona sa
long ut the piano, playing from memor
and dreaming over the past. She gave fe,
thoughts of the future.
So the days and weeks flew past, an
Mona, with the blessed facility of you'll
began to .evive. A simple life, plenty t
do, the society Of q kindly and amusin
, companion, are wholesome tonics. Nm,
Debrisay was extremely amusing, Sh
had been largely educated by observation
She was at once skeptical and credulous
her mind was utterly un~trained-yct accr
j tain Keen mother wit and largeness Q
] heart made her judgment, on the whole
clear. She was still quick in temper
though it had been much cl,astened, ant
also extremely resentful of pmall Sights.
Things had settled down to q regula
t routine. The depth of the winter wa
r over, and Parliament had met. and Mon
8 had nearly MS much t. do as she could nc
complish without fatigue, though she wa
quite willing to do more. Madame eve
talked of making a little excursion to til
3 seaside at the dead season, if things cor
tinued to prosper.
Mona was returning late one afternoon
after one of her busiest days. She Wi
weary, but more hopeful, though she wa
: thinking how this time last year she WI
looking forward to the mingled Joy an
terror of being presented. 1t was a littl
hard to be SO suddenly dragged down, an
1 carried away from nil the gayeties an
pleasures, the society and distinction, thu
she had enjoyed & few months ago, and I
c which she felt she should never return
81 Yet there was no bitterness in her regre