The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-09-03

Here Lieutenant Cacrlynn. in DESPAIR,
closed the sitting-room door With a crash
and shut himself in, with the object Of
sitting his spouse's noisy burst Of oratory.
II Is II nice wife for Il Qnie. sort of
poor fellow to live With mutterei Cap
tain Tredennic& to himself, us Mrs. Caer-
lyons shrewish tones reached his ears.
What possessed the man to marry that
vulgar, bad-tempcred virago like a Wup.
ping landlady!!n
Feeling that. from some cause or other,
his presence was peculiarly unwelcome to
the lady OF the house. Captain Trelennick
became anxious to rid her of ii and relieve
himself.
Il must bid my poor little friend good
Bye; l suppose she will not be allowed to
come back with me-" he said, doubtfully.
peering down the tagged passage that
led to the kitchen. II am afraid my ask.
ing lenve for her has only made trouble,
A few steps down the tagged passage
revealed a small tidy kitchen to the Cap
tain's eyes-revea!ed q pile of bread being
cut and buttered on the white table, and
n busy little figure covered up in n cook
lng-apron, going to and fro between it and
the fire.
H 'So'A NSIiiiS L LlCal, NHlh HG,
II must go now. l wanted Mrs. Caerlyon
to allow you to come back to Roseworthy
this evening with me, but l think she was
not willing"
ooh, no. explained Winnie, bredthless-
ly; II couldn't go this eyening-therc are
a great many things to he done"
And Mr.. Pascoe has come to tear sup
plemented Captain Tredennick with an
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Her passionate gray eyes blnzed with a
sudden light of reproachful anger, as she
gave himo one quick look. and then dropped
them again.
He waits for no welcome from me, Sir
said she, coldly, laying down the brcud-
knife, and extending the busy little hand.
Goodbye, Captain Tredennick.n
He took both the poor little toil-worn
hands in Il of his, and held them tightly
in a warm, strong grasp.
Goodbye, Winnie DEAR he said, gent
ly.
He pitied her 50 much-this pale, gentle,
intelligent, refined girl, amongst such I'M
congenial companions (they would be her
companions, and others like them. all her
life through probablyD his heart swelled
with mingled anger, compassion, aud ad-
miration for the small, fair face, with the
freight cleaning in rudy gold on the
silken sheen of her hair, and revealing the
delicate violet shadows beneath her deep,
earnest eyes. which should shine for the
benefit of Mr., Thomas Pascoe and the
m~ine-workers Of Tolgooth, until her at
fractions all faded and grew gray and
wrinkled with the worlds troubles and
the wenr of years. The Captain of the
Chtttoor felt quite an unaccountable spasm
of yexation and regret at the thought.
"Yon'n accept that keepsake that l nm
going to send you, will you.n he asked.
rather abruptly. and still frowning a little
from that unpleasant spasm. ..That
stuffed tiying-lsh or string of coral, or
whatever it is. You'll %acccptit, and value
it for my sake-will you, Winniep And it
will keep You from forgetting me when I
am far away
Captain Tredennick would likewise haze
found it to be unaccGuntnblc why he hated
to iii that in the future Mr. Tkomns
paacoe would be near and remembered,
and he far away and forgotten! But there
was a hidden spnsm at poor Winnic's pas,
slonate innocent heart also.
Yes" she said, looking up impalsively:
put don't need a keepsake-l shall never
forget!n
With the words of semi-betrayal, but
more from the startled flush that rose
with them, flashing intc the frightened
glance of her eyes, and flooding all her
pale face with crimson to the roots of her
hair, the light of u sudden revela-
ton seemed to force itself on Stephen
~Tfedennickts mind. A flush of surprise