Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-01

She said no more, for Dorothy
pushed back the curtain and stepped
before the astonished countess, a little
brown slip of a. thing with blazing
eyes and her head held as high as if
she were the countess herself.
Pardon me, madam" she said in
her clear voice-the piano said after
ward that it sounded like silver strik-
ing against glass. pardon me. [ had
no thought of listening. Fortunate
~" and she smiled such cold little
smile, 81 could not help hearing. And
now have to tell you, madam, that
we leave here at once"
"But your MOTHER" began the old
lady.
mamma always does exactly as l
wish her to-" interrupted her guest,
decisively. "But I've something else
to say to you before you go. I don't
mind admitting, since you've done me
the honor to propose the alliance, that
when = came here L had an idea that
I might be persuaded to marry your
grandson. The title is pretty one,
you know, and there is much about a
titled aristocracy to excite the imag-
ination of young girl. But when l
had been here only a few days I saw
how impossible it was. I come from
country you despise, madam, but it
is a, country where it is not common
for ladies to force their grandsons
to, MARRY girls Tor whom they openly
express contempt, rather than permit
them some honorable employment by
which: they could earn a living. 1t is
also happily still more rare for them
to keep young women in their homes
On a footing lof miserable dependence
instead of encouraging them to 10
likewise"
Then she turned to the young count,
who had been standing white and mis-
erablc beside the two women. ''For-
give me, monsieur" she said, in low
er tone. II had to say it. And there
is something I wish to tell you, too.
l have made small gift to Alike, for
l have learned to love her. My bank
ers will communicate with her abor
it [ want her to us. it as she likes,
but, perhaps here she gave him
her hand with tremulous little smile
perhaps, monsieur, it will be her
wedding portion" And with stately
low to the old countess, who had all
this time been standing rigid and UNI
horIsr~. h. Lee
There was great excitement in the
yellow salon when the countess and
her grandson also departed without
word tn each other, and it was left
deserted. Opinion was divided as to
the merits of the controversy, but the
mirror was firm in it's adherence to
the American girl.
"She was superb!" it declared, in
enthusiastic admiration. .,
"I've no doubt you would have told
her SO if she'd looked in your dire--
tion," sneered the dragon.
II shall certainly tell her so the next
time I see her." replied the mirror.
But the yellow salon never saw Dor
othy again-not even when Alike was
married to the count few months
later.
She sent the bride wedding gift;
however, wonderful Japanese dra-
gon at least six feet long. The other
occupants of the room were a little
afraid of it from the first, and t
wasn't long before the newcomer had
them all in such subsection that they
never dared to say another word
against the American lady again, even
though she married her cousin Jack
the next year and thus brought to a
tame and commonplace termination
the most exciting romance that had
ever been acted in the yellow salon.
Chicago Herald.