The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-07-21

e upon which it was based was lit
tie warranted. Why,h he said to him
self should she baYc mentioned IT as
moIeassaSYumily gathering. tina my
thing else had she not intended to
deiicately convey an intimation that
her stern father was relaxing his OPP
position 7 their bappiness2
sg cHsIArTER "A ss
Chester ssNalnss sessions with him
self subcommittee nnHsdNays and
mcails grew long md anxious. of
course attendance nj ITma's birthday
party was inlperatIvelyss necessary.
5~ShsSwoul4 never forgive him II heaab-
vented hfinxcH upon that occasion.
And 1T was possible, AZ not exnctly.
probable, that it fright be the turn
ing point in his fortunes. Suppose
her sordiG father, in the expansion OF
feeling naturally to he expected upon
snch an anniversary should say:
Bless you, my children. Your love
has conquered my pride. Marry and
be happy
But that difficulty about a dress
coat presented itself anew. He could
not dare to risk hiring M again and
perhaps go about NIL evening smelling;
SO AiANg OGClk GgWILn abllC
stuff they put in lamps If Irma
should get one sniff of that oGor..
identify it with him and guess at the
reasnnaf for Its presence, shesmight he
capable of ~renouncinE him forever.
Yet the more he contemplated his
own as an alternative the more shah
by 1t appeared; to him. Would it be a
sjudicious Investment under the cir-
cnmstances for him to buy a new
one2 The slenderness of his resources
compelled him to decide against In
Why not wear John's?! 1t was new
an elegant garment. One nights wear
would not harm it. John would GER
tainlynot refuse to lend it If he we're
at home, and indeed need never know
that 1t had been borrowed. If 10
would fit He took 1t out of Johns
wardrobe and tried it on. 1t fitted as
|if it had been made for him. Lottie
Belrden said that when he had it on
there was not n better looking wax
figure in the Eden Musee." He
wished, by the way, she would not
make remarks like that. 1t was so
difficult for him to determine some
times whether they were meant to be
sarcastic or not.
The coat difficulty thus disposed of,
another, which ut first threatened to
be yet more serious, presented itself.
He would be expected to make a pres
ent to Trina on the suspicious oc-
casicn, II worthy of her and of the
position he assumed as her afianced
husband. Very gladly, indeed, would
l,c have given to her diamonds as big
as pumpkins or pailfuls OF pearls If he
could. hut even u decent bouquet
would have made a serious draft
on his resources, and he feared
that bouquets were hardly up to the
Gcnsion anyway. To buy such a piece
Eof jewelry as he would care to offer
would bankrupt him.
4sAfterS long cogitation he brought
out of his trunk a little box. envel-
oped and sealed as it was when-&it
came into his possession. In fadedSink
upon the paper Unfolding It were the
words written in "a tremulous hand,
For my son"
His eyes were dimmed for a mo-.
ment, as he tenderly folded the paper
and laid IT aside. Surely. he thought,
if mother could know she would not
disapproye what he was about to do
in his extremity. SSe, TOO, would
haye1oved Irma had she known her.
The box contained a number of
pieces of jewelry. rings, earrings,
brooches and bracelets, all old fash:
generally of no great value.
Mrs. Sewall had cared little for orna-
nlent. and her additions to the nc
1cumGlatfon were those of least worth.
financially, though the only ones that
Ind any sacredness of association in
the mind of her son. Some of the all-
tigne pieces, that had long been heir
looms in the family, which were. much.
valuable than Chester imagined, but
they were few. One of these he Sc
lected for his present to Irmn. It was
a nautilus wrought in gold and
enamel, with a setting of one splendid.
In execution. He chose 1t simply be-
cause of its artistic beauty, thinking
nothing more Of the big ruby than,
thatgIt looked well, for he knew prac-
ticaliy nothing Of the values Of prec-
sious stones.
On the evening OF the party he was.
q than pleased and not a@ little
surprised to learn that hiss5#present
WINS mo only the most beautiful but.
I1sSsyery farsathe most valuable that
liynA receiyed. In fact, the big ruby.
4 in actuaI sensation, seliciting ex-
presstpifs wonder and admiration
from NIL whosav it. Even Mr.. Will
marth made no scTnple of demon,s
Sstrating his astonishment. for il. was
- stone that he, with all his wealth.
would have hesitated ito present to
anybody. And tied him into nj err
ror that was the cause OF making Mr..
SSewall very uncomfortable, notwith-
standing his unexpected distinction
TheSastute financier was incapable of.
imagining that a young man could be
o in love with girl as to give to her
The wealth Of q Kingdom, il he pos
sessed ~it,siEleaving himself a beggar,.
md the idea neyer occurred to him
that Chester could have been ignorant,
ofE the worth of that treasure. Con
iseauently he concluded that Chester
must either be a fellow of rSmnrk-5
able ability or the especial favprite8of
fortune, and in either character we'll
worth cultirating. So he linked.
arms with him, walked him about and
talked Investments TO him, suggested
the most tantalizing spointers" for,
speculation and more than limited
that he would be pleased to have him
open an account with AsNillmarth s.
OF course Chester, with the per-
verse understanding OF the unfortain-
ate, Imagined thai the old fellow had!
an some way learned OF his financial
disasters and was chatting" him, a
notion that set him$ipwardly raging.
There were many exceptions, Ches-