The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-08-12
CHAPTER xLy1.-vALER1E,s CHOICE,

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gently. whether willfnlIv. orno4 s,i,, saa,,.
inr her hand in h;s tyn, don't ,,,k &c e
yo1 hid Silent wnll F,,irv D,o,,,,
NO. Il did notin she nsw.r,.1 tryi,o 70
| speak care.ess,y, and fnjlin.. WISHING. 100
| that he would lrop her hand. md Mt s.,,ni
thnt he held it; ..but a bad night now md
then does no harm"
Perhaps not-now ndthcnm said Beau.
regard, grnyely. Then seeing the change
in lcr face, he added, quickly, ..Forciye
me, Fairy: l suppose I ought not to have
said anything beyond the usual greeting.
My role of surgeon is over, your foot seems
quite wellv'
He released her hand rs he spoke, and.
turned away. Valerie answered. hin:
Eyes, feel MS il | could walk IN / - now:
and it was kind in you to shy TIC o.!!er.n
kind in me: whys" He drew her 10 .
low chair, and sat down by her.
"Rathcr. why not."
kind to take any interest in you, is that
IT."
Tho girl shrugged her shoulders, and
like a sudden flash that reckless look came
into her face. She luughcd, and rose to
her feet.
"Ohl only spoke convcntionnlly," she
said.
Benurcgard rose. too. tnrnino deajlv
white. A moment he pal,ed. tho, liza mt
his hand OH tho girls SHOULDER. mud turned
her with gentle force round to him.
"vnl4ric,n hc sn;d in law ,oio, u,.o,,
did not mean What ,N Won sn i| ,.s, co s".
vonr hand n,oin NO ,nns, not ho III.
than Good frisnls now uhcn ~ wor 30 : .A sa
q going. Won know mIst ,iwnvs h,ye,
n ofsnld timesp,
His voice brGse n little. bo t,,rncl owov
| bruntlv AMI stenned ont ontn tho iorroca.
INT Vnlerin uornd s,o,rIv ,cr,.s tlo r,o,,
and ant down Sbo fo,t li,y,-sn r.c,,;nr.
mt sha yvonl, ho hottor rrosom,lv M"
old tiu,es,-the o,l hnnnv timnsS ~ ona
could only forret-onlv fnroet, on, tia
curse of memory. when 10 remcmber is hut
to be stretched on tho rack
Valerie L,lv E,inor tho,,,h+ NJ hrc,,,-
fost. meant to INIT n rood faro -, tbo fu;l-
! ure with MAY for shc was hril,i,ntlv oav
and rattl III nonsense ms if shc mad never
had n care In her life Had she maize I'm
| uGE IIlltu, ullGF Ill, ncr lOSIGSS WONleFcu.
to put up with "the iron mansn
Mrs. Langley was not down to breakfast;
but when the yoi,np people Ind drifteH ont
onto the lawn, and someone suggested
tennis, Valerie being askel. said sne could
not join.
81 shall DO busy this morninc!, she said.
"Amy, do YOU know If aunt Constance is
upY"
Eyes! Writing letters in her dressing
room."
Thanks! Then" said Valerie to her
self, II will 60 to her now!" She paused,
and her face softcned. Poor aunt Con
stance!' she added, with u heavy sigh,
"she meant well by me, but she has made
shipwrcck of my life"
She went on to her aunt'sd rcssing-room,
and knocked mt the door.
Come in!' cried Mrs. Langley, seated
ut her davenport; she turned round, and
the sight of Vnlerie's fac, puzzlcl her.
Was tho girl cong to throw down the gage
OF oattic, or TO make logged submissions
valerie closed the door behind her, and
came Onward.
are you pussy, aunt" She asked.
NO, my dear. DO you want me?"
why, yes, to give you my
oiS Phu'So, iSohitiS uSuiisou ChDiicb u
couple of yards from where her aunt snt.
Mrs. Langley looked ut the girl rs she
stood, her hands behind her, her head a
little thrown back. The attitude was
graceiully hohchaiant, inc lace SET ike n
llht; thcre was a quiet CONSCIOUSNESS OF
power wnlch might De called caimhcss;
ont Mrs LanSle saw ana tclt that the
Eira was NOT hWaroi cam. me "oma
OF inc WORTH, however betrayed no appre-
hensloh, us she sald' gently:
II hope, dear Valerie, you have thought
the matter over, and will answer me care
fully"
Thought the matter overt" repeated Va
i leric; II did not need three days for that,
not three hours, nor three minutes. Ionly
: deferred answering you because | thought
It best to wait until we should be leaving
this pace. My mind was made up before