The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-04-02
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PAUL1NE's LOVE o DARRELL COURT.
Miss Darrell preserved q dignitled silence
during dinner; but when the servants had
Withdrawn, Sir Oswald, who had been
charmed with his visitors, said:
Il anu delighted, Pauline, that you have
secured a young lady friend. You will bo
pleased with Miss Rocheford."
Pauline made no reply; and Sir Oswald,
never thinking that it was possible for one
10 gentle and lovely as Miss Roclieford to
meet with anything but the warmest praise,
continued:
II consider that Lady Hampton has done
as all a great favor in bringing her charming
niece with her. Were you not delighted
with her, Pauline2n
Miss Darrell made no haste to reply; Blu.
Sir Oswald evidently awaited an answer.
u do not like Miss Rocheford," she said at
length; iii would be quite useless to pretend
that 1 do.n
Miss Hastings looked up in alarm. Cap
tain Langton leaned back In the chair, with
q smile OIL his lips-he always enjoyed Pau
lines scenes" when her g was directed
against any one but himself; Sir Oswald's
brow darkenei.
PRAY, Miss Darrell, may l ask why you
do not like her?"
"Geltalnly. | do not like her for the same
reason that l should not like u diet OF sugar.
Miss ROCKFORD is very elegant and gentle,
but she has no opinions of her own; every
wind sways her; she las no ideas, no force
OF character. 1t is not possible for me to
really like such a person.:
"But, my dear Pauline" interposed Miss
Hastings, tyou should not express such very
decided opinions; you should be more reti-
cent. more tolerant.D
IF l am not to give my opinion,n said
Pauline, sercnely, II should not be asked
for it"
"rsay, Miss Hastings, do not check such
delightful frankness," cried Sir Oswald, ar.
gritty. his hands trembling, his face darken.
ing with an angry frown. !.
He said 10 more but tho captain, who
thought he saw a chance of recommending
himself to Miss Darrell's favor, observed,
later on in the evening:
81 knew you would not like our visitor,
Miss Darrell. She was not Of tile kind 70
attract you."
Sir Oswald forced my opinion from me-"
she said; "but l shall not listen to one word
of disparagement OF Miss ROCKFORD from
you, Captain Langton. You gave her great
attention, you flattered her, you paid her
many compliments; and now, If you say that
you dislike her, it will simply be deceitful,
and l abomlnate deceit"
1t was plain that Pauline had greatly an.
noyed Sir Oswald. Lie liked Miss Roche
ford very much; the sweet, yielding. gentle
disposition, which Pauline had thought SO
monotonous. delighted .llim. Miss Roche.
ford was SO like that lost dead love of his-so
likel And for this girl, who tried his pa.
tience every honrin the day, to find fault
with herl 1t was too irritating; lie could not
endureit He was very cold and distant to
Pauline for some time, but the young girl
was serenely unconscious of it.
In one respect she was changing rapidly.
The time had been when SHE had been indif-
ferent to Darrell Court, when. SHE had
thought with regret of the free, happy ilfo III
the Ruc d,Orlne, where she could speak
lightly Of the antiquity ard grandeurs Of the
race from which slle had sprung; but all that
was altered now, ltcould not be otherwise,
considering how romantic, how poetical,
low unreasonable che was, how kecniy
alive to everything beautiful and noble. She
was living here in the very cradle OF the
race, where every tree had its legend, every
stone its story; how could she be indifferent
willie the annals Of her house were allied
with noble r~etrospects? The Darrells had
numbered CAV warriors ard statesmen
among their Number. Some Of the noblest
women in England had been Darrells' and
Pauline had learned to glory In the old
stories, and to feel her heart beat with pride
as she remembered that she, too, was a Oar
Iell.
So, likewise, she had grown to love the
Court for its picturesque beauty, Its stately
magnificcnce, and the time came soon wlel
almost every tree and thruh was dear to her
twas p%anline's nature to love deeply ant
passlonately il she loved ut all; there was ne
lukewarnness about her. She was incapa
bic of those gentle, woinanly llkings tina
save. all wear and tear Of passion. She coult
not love in moderation; and very soon thu
love OF Darrell Court became a passion witt
her. She sketclled tlie,snansion from twent,
different points of view, she wrote verse
about it; she lavishcd. upon it the love whici
some girls lavish upon parents, brothers, sis
tiers, and friends.
She stood one day looking at 1t as the west
ern snnbeans lighted it up until it looked a
though u Were, bathed in gold. The stated,
towers and %tiirrets, the fower-wreatled bal
comics, the grand arched windows, the Gothi
porch, all made up a neutrality-suspicious.; tn
fountains were playing in the sunlittair, tn,
birds singing in the stately trees. she turn
cd to Miss Hastings, and the goyelness say
tears standing warm aud bright in the girl
eyes.
How beautiful itisa!' she said. II eau
aetteli you'll have no words to tell you
how love my home.p
Tho heart Of tho gentle lady contractet
with sudden fear.
Ut is very beautiful she said; s.but Pau
line, do not love it too much; remember hoy
very uncertain everything is.n
There can be nothing uncertain about m,
Inheritance" returned tho girl. II am
Dalrell-the only Dari.ll left to inherit II
AMI, OH! Miss Hastings, how l love it! BIZ
II is not for its wealth that ! love 1T; 1t is IN,
heart that is bound to it. Love It as / cal
fancs n husband loves q wife, a mother he
child. It'll Is everything to me-"
Still" said Miss Hastings, 81 would no
loyelt too we'll; everything Is so uncertain.
But not that, = replied Pauline, quiekiy
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