The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-29
M0NA'S CHOICE.
BY Mrs. ALEXANDER

II suppose Lisle will be up here again?''
resumed Waring, rather abruptly.
Perhaps! LIDO not think 1t likely. I
believe my uncle is already in treaty with
someone else for the shooting, SO there will
be nothing to come for.n
Nothing to come fort" repeated War
Ing, us if to himself; and Mona suddenly
thought-"Dtes he imagine that l nm the
attraction to ST. John Lisle, and does his
friendliness incline him to rejoice at the
prospect of n good marriage for mcs"
She rose, and went into the next room
to find n book, for NJ excuse not to talk
any more. AS she returned, she met War
Ing, who had followed hcs.
Goodnight" lie said. II am rather
tired. Miss Black is booked for chess, and
you are going to read, SO I Ind better go to
bed"
"If you would like me to read to you"
began Mona, for there was something de-
spending in his tone.
mo, no! ] exact too much" he inter
rupted. II will leave you in peace"
You know you erdct nothing"
''Ihat is true. You NIL give freely.
Nevertheless, | will say goodnight"
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ipSSeultt ltuSG W hp91t lill GilCle
Sandy-w,lo, though on the whole cx-
trelnely indifferent to things which did not
affect himself, was, when his attention was
aroused, n keen obscrvcr--lid not notice
the complete understanding which existed
between Kenneth and Mary, nor TIE very
lover-like attentions which. as he grew
more at ease in his new home, the young
Highlander could not refrain from be
slowing on the lady OF his heart. But. as
many strons-willed persons do, Uncle
Sandy was very apt to make plans with
ont taking into account the individual lik-
ings or dislikiugs of the persons affected
by them.
She rather dreaded the moment when
the ruler of Craigdarroch would awake to
the knowledge that the bit lad and las
Sic" as he considered them, had taken
their lives into their own hands, irrespec-
tive Of his consent. If he was angry and
unreasonable Oh the subject, it might be
terribly bad for both young creatures.
though his evident liking for Mary was a
great point in their favor. indeel, Mona
wished to turn her thoughts from the pain,
the dull aching which oppressed her, to
pros and cons of her friends fortunes.
1t was n few days after the above record.
ed conversation, Mona was in the library,
entering sundry items in an account-book,
which her uncle had great pride and pleas
ure in teaching her to keep in tine most
orthodox fashion.
1t was a lovely day stolen from May tc
beautify the last hours of March. Tho
blue sky, the glittering loch, the balmy nil
which stole like II caress round cheek and
thront, seemed to promise that gloomy
winter was AVA"
Kenneth had taken n holiday from the
spring operations Of field and byre, and
proposed to take Warning and Mary for 6
drive through Strathairlie and Bulmuir
that the former might see some of the fine
views in the neighborhood, as his time was
now growing short.
Mona volunteered to remain with hel
uncle, nnd-with a degree of unreasona
bleness, for which she scorncd herself
felt hurt that Warning had made no ut
tempt to persuade her to come with them
Mr.. Craig had been pottcring about the
garden, and Mona thought she had heart
the t%ap-tapping of his stick in the hall jus
before the eXcursiunists had driven off.
The sound of the wheels had hardly dice
away, when Uncle Sandy came into tn,
room and threw himself into his arm
chair, upsetting the firc-irons with an un
usual amount of c%lattcr.
"Guia preserve us!' was his first eXcla
motion s.Thpy'rc rnnp clean daft Wha,f