The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-08

"ShdH I glpc you tea on coffee. Mr.. Var
ings" assed Mona.
disaster hangs over me. Howeve-, that
is nothing new and l suppose l shall live
through many more before l have lone
with things"
Shall give you tea or coffee, Mr.. War
ing" asked Mona.
Coffee, please"
He turned toward her, and suddenly
meeting her eyes, the color rose in his
brown cheek.
"Were your dreams in the norning'"
she made haste to ask, anxious tc hide her
W confusion by speaking.
Yes! 1t was daylight When woke from
the last and worst"
Then be of good courage. The evil in
your dreams will prove good in disguise,
and you will get YOU wish"
"Thank you! I accept the omen IRON
your lips"
care we no for parritchp" asked Uncle
Sandy. "%It'svarra wholesome and strength.
'nin'.n
"Thank you, no. This hnre pie is excel.
lent"
II wish Mary Black were here" observed
Mona to Kenneth.
"She Is a little witch for reading dreams
and telling fortunesH
GAY, she's n witchl That is fiery true,
Mona"
"Unclel" cried Mona, "may l ask Mary
Black to come and stay here again1 Ihave
not seen n female face for months"
Eyes; you can ask her. She is varra
welcome. It's a nice blithe ~lassie," ex.
planned Mr.. Craig to Warning, ''and sings
as sweet a Tilt MS you'd hear anywhere"
Sorry / have SO little chance Of seeing
her, sir. Ny time grows short"
"Hoot, toot, mon! You Gun stay till next
week"
81 am afraid 1 am too unfortunate to be
able &c acccr: yIoa7r kind hospitality. !harc
business in London, and / want to take the
Cunard boat on the 1lth."
81 dinna like to let you 60. Well tnlk
ABBOTT it, you an me! Kenneth, is it going
to be fine the day."
II think there will be showers.n
you may be tolerably sure of that, Ken.
neth,' said Mona.
IT want to taxi Mr.. Warning round the
place, and let him hive q CLINT ut Stratb.
%airlie."
"Strathairiie." repeated Waring. "Had
not FInistoun shooting hc~reabouts?"
HE has n deer forest-a great stretch OF
unreclaimed land, whaur hundreds of hon.
est sheep ought to be grazing, instead Of
its being n playground for n hantle o. feck.
less nobles," quoth Uncle Sandy.
Waring, however, was too much occu.
pied with his own thoughts to heed him.
Didn't Finistoun marry ono Of the
Everard's'" he asked-"a very pretty grip
"Weel, she is q bonnie wee wife," said
Uncle Sandy; "and, though she is a bit
feckless, didna object to her coming to
see Mona. But they are n cauld, stiff, up
settin' family! 1t was weel for Mona she
found a guide, kind uncle to TAX her in
when yon Everard folk pit her oot!"
Warning glanced sharply at Mona, who
colored with vexation, and said, haughti
ly-
sit is not necessary to trouble Mr.. War
ing with our family quarrels."
Whats wrang Wi yep asked her uncle
n some surprise.
you have capital sport about here, ! sup.
,se?" said Warning, as II anxious to change
lie subject.
"Yes-rod or gun, It's all the same. You
an fish or shoot the livelong day!' cried
Kenneth, enthusiastically. 'Sir St. John
Lislc said lie never saw birds more abun.
dant."
"Lisle?" repeated Warning, quickly, ad.
i~ressing Mona. II thought he was in In.
!ia!'
lie returned on the death Of a relation,
whom he succeeded" answered Mona
briefly.
There was RshOrt pause. Then Kenneth
proposed that he should take Mr.. Warning
for a round OF the place, and along the
road toward the Lodge, before dinner; and
that after 1t uncle should show his guest
the garden, the farm yard, and the stables.
They were still discuss ing their plans
when Mona rose to visit Picnic, md hold
high counsel anent dinner. She felt it Q
relief to escape Warnings eyes, though he
rarely looked at her; and his voice, which
Ind in 1t. to her fancy, q tinge of melnn-
choly, that filled her with sclf-reproach.
So, having completed her task downstairs,
ihe went to her W room. Then, finding
chat the walking TO and fro and sound Of
voices had ceased, she concluded the pedes-
TRANS had started, und went to the draw
ing-roon, intending to dust some few
pieces of old china she had persuaded her
uncle to buy while they were on their tray
els, with her own fair hands.
She had hardly commenced when ap-
preaching footsteps startled her, and War
ing came into the room, and closed the
door behind him.
Il thought you had gone out with Ken
Meth" said Mona. laying down her duster,
with n curious feeling of being caught.
w were just starting when one OF your
uncle's tenants came to speak to him, and
MI. Macalister's presence was needed in
what they called the museum"
Mona smiled.
you have not seen our museum yeti"
NO." returned Warning, and there was a
pause.
He stood looking at the fire, and she hes
itatcd what to say next.
II am glad to have this chance of speak
ing,' resumed Warning, suddenly, AMI
looking full at her, a kind expression in his
handsome, soft, brown eyes. "for l want
to explain that / would not have intruded
on you had ! had the least idea who the
niece was about whom Mr.. Craig spoke
with such VERY iustifahla nride I nm.