The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-12-18

d-t@te Walk with heft buc when he reviewed
their conversation in the evening, while
his friend and partner slumbered, he was
obliged to confess that he had made very
little way.
Did sheer did she not resent his throw
ing her over, rs he undoubtedly had, when
her grandmother came to grief?
She was so young and inexperienced at
the time that she could hardly realize the !
im%possibility of u MAJ like himself risking
marriage, even with a richly lowered girl
"a more enlightened, u more mature wo-
man, would have seen and understood the
difficulty. nor loved him the less for being
ready to give her up to n richer rival.
Women are awfully selfish and unrcason-
nblel Nov that Mona had seen more of
life-the seamy side of it too-she ought to
appreciate the motives which actuated
him; perhaps she did, for she veravoidcd
him, or said sharp things, only she was so
Internally calm and frank! 1t was quite
possible she might have fallen in love with
someone else III the interim. Who could
1t be?--some brute of IL foreigner
Lislc felt savagely jealous, as though his
sacred rights had been infringed. He
would do, or sacrifice anything to call the
conscious color to her cheek-to win a con.
fession of love from her lips, even the sac
rillce of himself to the letters of matri.
mony. And il she loved him (Which. il lie
cnce surrendered, and asked her to marry
him. she would. warmly, d~eliciously(, sho
would yield to him i'll everything. The
thing was really worth risking. Life with
Mona would he very charming for o year
or SO.
Having made II phis mind more thorough
~ than he was perhaps aware, Isle found
shooting, mud even Devastating, II less
satisfying amusement than it used to be,
md two or three days after his chance en-
counter with Mona, he started for Craig
darroch, determined to begin the siege in
earnest.
1t was n crisp. clear afternoon, and sell
dom hal "iis bosom's lord sat so lightly
OH its throne" OF his success he never
doubted. The only question that lie de-
bated mentally, was how soon 1t would be
in good taste TO declare himself. They
were not strangers. She must know that
he had been Il good deal smittcn with her
nearly four years ago. 1t was only taking
up the dropped stitches in the web of their
lives. lie would be guided by circum-
stances.
as Mr.. Craig at home, and the Young
ladies?" he demanded of the little maid
who came when he rang.
THE masters in, but she was begin
ming, when Mr.. Craig himself appeared,
with his inevitable stick, ut the library
door.
"Eh, come your ways!'' he cried. 81
saw ye as We walked up the drive. Pm
glad to see you. Pm here alane; they're q
oot."
"Indeed!" said Lisle, following him into
the library, intending to give the old man
a few minutes, to find out where Mona had
gone, and to follow her. what has be-
come of your n~iecesf"
MARY Black is no niece of mine. She is
n nicc-like grille, but l have no kin except
Mona and Kenneth. Well, they are AVA
to set Mona on her road Ole called it
"rod.')
ION her roadl Where?" asked I.islc.
"To Glasga'. She'll get there this even
ing, in time to catch the London night cx-
press"
"London!'' repeated Lisle. in angry sar-
prise. HAS she gone to London?"
Yes. She had n letter frae madame
may be you'll mind Madame Debrisay, the
Teddy wha took my niece in when you
grand folks turned her DOT. Wccl, the let
ter wasnu frac herself. 1t was the land
luuy--ul uOneSl-llke WOlllul-Wuu Y, .Ote,
at mndame's order, to explain why she
could not write. She was varra sick with
bronchitis, and the lanhlady she added
that she was frightened herself, for she
was that bad the doctor wanted her to
have n nurse. With that, nothing would
keep Mona: she must go to nurse her. l
was angered against her, for l didna think
it right for her to go off in II jiny frae me,
&vhn &c nc ~ fnt bar IN lnr aud ,,ninfnipo
her"
sBut she wentH' calculated Lisle.
cay, she did TINT. She put her arms
round my neck, aud she says. WI her bon
ME cen full o. tears-'Don't seek to stop
me, uncle. She was good to me before |
knew YOU; and don't you think she says,
If yon were Ill, I'd come AVA frae every
one to nurse your an I felt she spoke true
she would stick to me, so just said-lm
no pay for you whim-wha,nS.' and she
says-'No, uncle! I have money enough
for the journey. just let me go with your
good will, an l said-Go, then, my lassie,' ,
and she's game"
Good he]avens.' cried Lis!c, "Alone;
to go through the worry and annoyance OF
changing-of-'
whats to harm her? She is nae n
BARN." interrupted Uncle Sandy. 1--WE
live in n ceevilized country"
Lisle was silent with vexation. Had he
but known, he might have escorted her to
Glasgow, If not to London; and what adif-
ferent journey it would have been from the
last they had taken together. He was GER
tainly out of luck.
"Still, I am surprised yon did not send
, young Macalister with her!' exclaimed
Lisle. when he had mastered his impulse
to swear audibly and energetically ut the
self-satistied. miserly old scarecrow that
had let his charming niece-the temporary
idol and future wife of Sir ST. John I,isle-
go off alone, to struggle with porters and
passengers like a poor servant girl going
to n new place.
What for should Kenneth waste his
time when | wanted hun mere. forDye the
siller it would cost there and back? Young
people have nae consideration-an' yet
yot:'re 10 a lad any longer, Sir st. Johnr'
'The greenness of my youth has certain
" departed. But l am greatly ANNOYED
ABOUT this sudden journey. | have moth
ing on earth to do! If had had an idea
Miss Craig was going alone, l should GER
tainly, with your permission, have escorted
her to Glasgow, and seen her Off to Lon
don. Whert does his Madame Dcbrisay
liveS"
'In a varra nice party estbourne
Villas, nigh the Royal Oak station. You'll
ken it, Pm thinking"
II cannot say ] do" returned Lisle. while
he thought, "Old ~blockhend! Why did he
not give me the NUMBER"
"There are varra fine hoOses about there,
and plenty omnibuses to a PARTS"
! Very convenient, Pm sure! What is
this Madame Debrisay's NUMBER Lady
Finistoun will want to know Miss Craig's
address,"
"Eh! bat she knows it weel. She has
been there herself"
obstinate old ldiot!' thought Lislc; she
will tot tell. Oh, indecd!' he said aloud.
!, ''You must miss our niece very much"
II will do SO! Sma' doot OF. She is q
remarkable, wise. like. douce lnssie-only Il
/ wee self7opeenionated! It's amazing that,
being SO long about Il lot o fule-folk, she
kept her senses so wccl."
By this time Lislc had gathered himself
, together, and said
II ought to apologize for speaking sc