The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-06-09
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- CHAPTER Il.
Even In fine weather. when the u
Y bright and the air agreeable. visit
o. to the Metropolitan Museum Of
Art are seldom sufficiently numerous
10 throng Its aspacious galleries. And
upon bleak autumn days, when the.
sun may be q big disk Of lead, for all
anybody can see to the contrary. and
the dank, chiN air seems to have
strayed out Of . vault, visitors are
likely to be so Few that lonesomeness
oPpresse. them and they :eyince a gen
eral tendency to huddle together In;
the most public halls. Upon such a
dreary day IL was that fate com
Fenced casting from her box the dice
q events which grouped themselves
together In the chain ahBut to be mar
rated. The closing hour was near.
Depressed sightseers. singly, by pairs
and trios. moved slowly Srom all
directions toward the hall Of exit.
Drowsy d~oorkeepers and listless at
tendants yawned and looked impa-
uentiyaat the laggard clock.
~ n couple, q young mar and q
glri, still sitting in the remotest COR
ner OF h old western gallery, took
no heed Of The general Increment.
Why should they? They were alone,
Tint was enough consoicusness Of the
surrounding world for the present.
They Ind placed themselves before
Hellquist's powerful picture Of one OF
the most dramatic and tragic episodes
IN Swedish history, and to the casual
observer might have seemed fascinated
bY contemplation Of It's cruel
strength. but we, being privileged to
know the facts, understand that the
picture might as well have been o
blank wall for nll they cared Just
then.
The mans hat was off, disclosing
fully the contour of a round, massive
head, well covered with wavy dark.
brown hair. His features, though
without perfect regularity, were still
more than good looking" Frank
sincerity and earnestness shown IN his
blgf clear brown eyes: energy and de-
termination were indicated by his
broad, square lower inv, and the hard
ness that those qualities might other
wise have impaired to his countenance
was happily tempered by a liberal adj
mixture of kindliness and good humor
that found expression in his handsome
mouth and the lines about 1t. A ply
sio9nomist would have thought ats
sight Of him, There is one who will
make his way in the world and de-
serves to dDsso."
And as pretty n companion piece to
that living statue of vigorous manhood
as could have been desired was the one
OF exquisite feminlnity by his side.
She wore q round sealskin cap that
harmonizel well with the silky floss
OF light brown curis straying from be-
meath Its edges, and In Its conformity
to the round ahapeliness of her head
was as pleasing in form as in
tint: That little cap, too, seemed to
emphasize q piquant expression of in
cately chiseied and purely American
features. But for the broad intelli-
gent brow that gave a balance of dig
nifty to her face, the arch smile upon
her small red lips and the sparkle of
her bright blue eyes might have been
characterized as .'sancy.', It was not,
however. necessary to study long that.
animated, mobile countenance to real
lie that 1t was the index of a mind and
heart capable of serious thought and
deep, tender feeling. A dark fur boa
was wound around her neck, with its
ends carelessly thrown back upon the
shoulders of the brown, closely fitting
newmarket which seemed to not
simply reveal but accentuate the
beautiful lines of her plump but
graceful figure.
The peculiar merit of the seat upon
which the couple had located them
selves, that which had Influenced
them to its selection, was simply the
accident that nobody happened to be
anywhere near it when they entered
the gallery, and fortune had so fur fa-
vored them that in al the hour they
had faced Hellquist's work-witlout
seeing it-their delightful isolation
had not been violated. Indeed, for
hall nm hour past there had been no.
body but themselves in that gallery.
Still they conrersed in low tones,
scarcely louder thnn whispers, just as
II sweet words were tenderer when
uttered in Q suppressed voice or as il
they were Jealous OF possible echoes
sharing their secrets.
I.I iS Q SdS ALSIr 10 uOllOSE IldL bIlE
\ place WAS being deserted and to real
i1e the flight of time.
I'VE shall soon have to be Coinp.'
ISshc said In a tone of regret.
Her companion looked around, but
could see nothing to encourage him in
denial OF the unwelcone truth,
I'VE have such q very short time
together" he protested complaining
". ut seems as IL I never do get q
chance for a talk With you. 1t was
not possible for me to get here a
minute sooner than I did, and already
the day is ending"
1T Is just MS well you did not get
up any sooner, John, for / had a great
deal to do. ] WINS very successful this
afternoon in finding a lot of perfectly
splendid suggestions for some menu
designs I have to furnish by the nth.
Seel have filled five pages of my
~sketchbook with suggestive bits Of
cnamels, gem figures. pottery conceits
and barbaric musical instruments, Just
exactly the medly I want for the spec
iaf subject in hand"
II am glad Of your success, but sor-
ry I could not be with you to see you
at work"
"As II I could work with you near
me and looking on"
II don't see why you should not.
I'm sure my wishing to kiss you
would not joggle your elbow
I'm not SO ire about that
"Yon will see that / shall do at.
home MS much as possible of my work
when we are married"
"Oh, that will be different"
"Not essentially. shall simply.
continue to then, as I do aow, regard
as lost NIL time that is spent away
from your side"
Are you sure you will always think
so. John?"
II am sure Of IT, for L shall always
floye YOU"
II beHsse you, John, and j. am SO
glad q do she murmured. letting a
hand dropswhcres he could convenient
sly grasp and retain 1t j n an ardent
pressure.
But, my darling, this sort OF thing
cannot go on forever, you know, as It
! bids fair to, This ~clandestine, surrep-
titious, catch as catch can sort Of