The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-06-02
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1T Isn't Christmas yet, !, d Mrs. Bohun;
YOU shouldn't throw c0nundrims 1t mo
out OF season. Is too mlchi you ans
\ an. I couldn't guessit indeed; I'm
anything hit clever.''
II you say the Il Mill,' you will hnd the
solution to our conundrum at once.o
But that Is two words"
Olga, does the fact thatI love You carry
no weight with It ut all2',
But Q You love m~e--rcallvY,
Need l answer thatfS'
but there are Others, younger, prettier.',
.Nonsensel There As no ons prettierthan
You in this wide world"
AAhF5ewfthsa charming smile s.now In.
deed ! believe you do love me, for the Greek
Cupid is blind. What silly boy you ara is
urge this matter? For one thing am older
than you.',s
Agar or two"
"FOr another"
II will not listen. Stony limits cannot
holdlove OUT why, therefore, try to dis
courage me?7,
But YOU should nHAk-'
think only that II you will say what l
ask you, 1 shall be always with you, andyou
with me-"
What Is your Joy Is MI fear. Custom
creates wcarinessi And-.the lover, in the
husband, may be losti'n
All! yon have thought of me In that
light" exclaims the young man, eagerly,
Beloved, II you will only take me, you
shall find In me both lover and husband un.
I'll your life,s end.n
The smile has died from Olga's lips; she
holds out her hands to him.
so be 1T" she SAWS. grayely.s
You mean it?' says Ronayne, rs yet
afraid to believe In his happiness.
self.'
"And If you repentPP'
II shall blame you too, she says, with Q
sudden return to her old archness.
And you will refuse Ross,noyneg."
She laughs outright at this, and chances at
him from under dropping lasiles.
y can't promise that she says, with
carefully. simulated embarrassment,-.be-
cause-"
"Whatq' haaghtily, moving away from
her.
Il did so yesterday"
'0h, darling, how cruelty 1 misjudged
you'll Thought feared"
Never mind all that. Iknow-I forgive
you. I've q lovely temper" says Olga, with
HUCn REORGANIZATION.
'NVhy did you refuse himp Was IT, hope
fully, because you didn't like him.a'
NO. Not so much that-ns-n again
this shameless coquette hesitates, and turns
her head uneasily from side to side, as
though afraid to give uttcrance TO tho truth.
What? Explain, Olga says her lover.
In a fresh agony.
.As that I-loue uouy' returns che, with .
heavenly smile.
His arms close round her. and at this mo-
ment she lets all her heart be seen By him.
The mocktng light dies out OF her eyes. her
lace grows earnest. She lets her heart beat
with happy unrestraint against Ills. The
minutes fly, but time was never made to be
counted by blissful lovers.
A gong sounding in the distance rouses
them from their contented dreaming.
II must 90 and tell Hermia,n she says
starting to her feet; that is the dressing
BELL"
"You won't let her influence Won against
ne?0 3i3
Nobody could do that She moves away
IRON him, and then runs back to him again
and lays her arms round his neck.
You are more to me now than Hernia,
Ind the WOfld!n' she says, softly.
let, presently, when she. finds herself In
Hermia's calm presence, her courage some
what falls her. tits not That she for q mo-
nent contempiates the idea of having to.
give up her lover, hnt. she Is afraid Of her
sousin's cold dispaFagemcnt OF both him
and her.
Il have Just promised 10 marry Ulic,p she
/ Gays p!unging without p%refaceinto her stnry.
with a boldness born OF nervous excitement.
To MARRY him! Why, l thought you
ooked upon him as q mere boyl Your
baby you used to call him."
Probably that is why / have accepted
him. "A baby should not be allowed to roam
the world at large without some one to look
after him."
DO you love him, Olga?"
"Yes, do. says Olga, dcnantly. ssYou
may scold melt you like, but n title Isn't
everything, and he is worth a dozen Of that
cold, stiff Rossmoyne."
We'll, dearest, as You have given him the
pest part of vou,--yOur heart, 1T Is well the
rest should follow, : says Mrs. Herrtck, ten
aerly. "Yes, 1 think you will be very happy
with him."
This speech Is SO strange, 80 unexpected,
70 exactly unlike anything she had made up
her hand to receive, that for a moment Olga
10 stricken dumb. Then with a rush she
comes back toglad life.
dol wake? dol dream? are there Wis.,
Ions about?' she says. why, what senti-
nents from you! You have changed all
that, apparently"
II have says Hernia, very slowly, yet
with q vivid blush. Something In her whole
manner awakes suspicion Of the truth in
Olga's mind.
why" she says, .'you don't mean to tell
Hat--- Oh, no 1t can't be true! and yet
{ verify believe you have Is It 30, Her
mia?y
ut Is" says Hernia, who has evidently,
by hcipof some mental process OF her own,
understood all this amazing farrago OF ap-
parently meaningless words.
There Is a new sweetness on Mrs. Her
tick's lips. One of her rare smiles lightsu up
her calm, artistic face.
After all your Wanted superiorityp saws
Olga, drawing q deep sigh. "Oh, dearp
Then, with a wicked but merry imitation of
Mrs. Herrick's own manner to her. she goes
on;
"You arc throwing yourself away, dear
est. Tlegworld will think nothing Of you
for the future; and you, SO formed to shine,
and dazzle. and"
he will be a baronet at his fathers
death,' says Mrs. Herrick, serenely, with q
heavy emphasis on the first pronoun; and
then suddenly, as though ashamed5o OF this
speech, she lets her mantle drop from her,
and cries, with some tender passion
81 don't care about that. Hear the truth
from me. II lie were as ugly and poor as
Mary Brownies Peter, / should marry him
ell the same, Just because l love him r.
"Oh, Hernia, I I'm so glad, says Olga.
"After all, what is thers In the whole wide
world SO sweet rs love? And rs for Ross.