The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-07-31

est In you-my-my ardent regret that
fortune should treatyou so unkindly, urges
me to risk making an ass of myself"
You puzzle me! ! feel vaguely there is
something ! do not quite understand be
lind this sudden illness of my poor grand
mother. Everyone seemed so sorry for me
and Lady Mary, who is kindness itself,
said she feared she had lost a great deal of
money. Do tell me what you know. You
always seem to me to know everything"
II wish did not know the present state
OF affafrs-and l wish you did not look rs
II those grand eyes of yours had been wide
awake all night"
Again she smiled, a somewhat tremulous
smile this time.
Indeed | could not sleepl I was haunt
ed by the recollection of my many quar-
rcls with grannie-who is really fond of
me, and has been very, very good to me!
l must try and make up to her for the pnst."
Il can imagine that Mrs. Newburgh's
rule is of the iron rod order" said Captain
Lisle. MOI do l suppose that you are too
meek a subject! l fear, he added, grave
~, softly, that ii terrible reverse awaits
her-and you. The speculation in which
she has invested her whole capital has
come to grief-and ! fear she has lost every
thing"
GLOW do you know?"
Sir Robert Everard told me all particu-
lars last ~night-when the other men had
lett the sm~oEing-room. Mrs. Newburgh's
solicitor is also his. The sudden shock has
been too much for her, and brought on q
feverish attack"
DO you mean to say that we shall have
no money at ALL"
u fear you will not! Everard spoke
openly to me, knowing the interest / take
III you, of which | hope you too are aware
I'VE have always been verv good
friends" she said, shyly, with quivering
lips,
Yes! and for that friendships sake |
am about to break my usual habit of not
interfering with what does not absolutely
concern mc-to risk the snubbing you are
quite capable of administering"
He paused, and gazed for n moment at
the delicate, downcast face opposite to
him, his brows contracting in n sudden
frown.
why should I snub your" she asked,
without looking up.
Wait till have finished. Will you be-
lieve me when ] say that | was rs slecp!css
as yourself last night? My fancy-no, !
am not an imaginative NANNY expert
ence, depicted all the hardship of your lot,
Tor have known diillculties-money difl
culties; poverty, too, is n hundred-fold
worse for a woman, a proud, delicately
nurtured woman, like yourself; and for
you there is no escape, such as II man can
md In q good appointments hope for one
myself in India before many weeks are
over"
But women can work, too" she said,
wondering!y. why'd you try to brighten
ms."
Because l want you 20 seize the only
way of escape that offers"
Escape? Iiowp"
Hear me out! I am going to rusl! in
probably like a fool-where Angels might
hesitate to tread; but I know what life is,
and l must open your eyes. After Eyerard
had told me all he knew, / went to my
room, and Warning, who had been doing
over an evening paper"
Was he acontident of our troubles, too?''
she interrupted, with n slight curl of the
lip.
II was-thnt need not affect you.
Waring followed, and asked for a few
words with me. You know what n shy,
awkward fellow he is. Wen, l was amazed
at his clearness and 1uency-pray hear me
out. He said he came to consult me, know.
lag that had been on tolerably intimate
terms with Mrs. Newburgh and yourself
all last s~eason-in short he confessed
what Il already guessed-that he was dcs.
perately in love with you; that he was
afraid you did not think much OF him; and
asked me II. under the circumstances, ]