The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-06-30
Tie FlttestS Survives.
BY j. Il. Connolly.

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bent over her and lightly touched his
lips to the thick ebon tresses covering
her queenly head. She lifted her
strongly marked eyebrows in a pretty
affectation of surprised reproof thai
was belied by the loyelight glowing ~
her lustSous black eyes Il h faint
smile upon her pouting red lips. Ac-
cepting that glance as q challenge, he
kissed her again. that time upon her
sweet, responsive mouth, and though
she drew back from the swift caress
she did not frown, nor did her fingers
miss a note of what she was playing.
i spoke to your father y~esterday,1
he said ina suppressed voice after a
little pause.
He mentioned to me last night that
you had" she replied in a like low
tone.
II suppose it is needless to tell you
what he said?!"
He has given me a pretty good idea
of it."
IF he were not your father / should
say that he is a ,heartless, sordid
wretch"
Don't restrain yourself on my ac-
count, dear. ] know papa has a very
practical way of looking at things
You did not commend yourself to him
from that point of view, that is ALL
"No,I did not. We we're upon alto
gether different planes. To yon and
me, darling, love is everything, but to
him it isnothing. l don't like to speak
disrespectfully of your father, but
must say. my dear lrma, that ] fear
he is of a very sordid nature"
Eyes; as l said, papa is very practi'
call"
Darling, let me enter a little pro.
me ! never hear of anything that is
feelings and noblest impulses of ou1
natures that it is not approvingly
characterized by somebody MS spracti-
call So far as i have been able tic
learn, neither lofty thoughts, gen;
rou sentiments, soulful nspira.
tions, artistic sensibilities, humanizing
emotions, ardent patriotism nor pure
love is practical Nothing is 'practi.
cal but money!
Irma looked up and laughed-a rip
ping, silvery little laugh--as she re.
piled:
ANoSuAailI, liz lIlOLSS u paw
cally a necessity. Even fave are moi
very practical persons, we are sur.
rounded by those who are and who
compel us to be so, in spite of our.
selves. The butcher, the baker and the
candletsick maker are all intensely
practical. and so are our requirements
for their services, for which we mus,
make practical return. l cannot SEE
how. ayene fl,n 1,ffSacf co,,l IL, n ts}nfC
of civilization, could possibly get along
without practical money, or its practi'
cal equivalent"
"Oh, of course you are right wher
it comes to that. l did not mean to de,
cry money. 1t is n necessary thing
and I don't dream of trying to get
along without it. But an excessive
amount of it, more than one actually
requires, is surely not n sine qua nor
to a happy existence"
mo, perhaps not. But what one &C.
tually requires is a very elastic limi,
tation. That depends upon ones
tastes, habits of life, social surround
ings. The best rule is that the NOR
n has of it the safer. one will be Of
having what is actually required
THAT appears to be n sound propor
sition. But TO return to the immedi,
ately serious subject for considera'
ton. While your father declines tc
give his consent to our marriage, his
opposition seems to be rather passive
than active. He as good as gave me tc
understand TINT you might do as yor
pleased about it. And of course yo,
understand what / hope you viii
please to do, my darling"
While spaakinr he hn1 posSccSef
himself of her left hand. Her RICH,
continued making the soft, dreamy
music, and she looked at him serious
ly, steadily, without reply. He Went
IN:
st want you to become my wife al
once. Let us go out quietly and get
married. There is nothing to stand ii
the way of our doing so, and when this
deed is done / feel convinced that hi
will find it quite natural and will for
give it,
She shook her head very positively
as she answered:
"fon think so because YOU do moi
know papa. ! do. A stranger to hin
cannot judge y at all what h,
thinks by what he says. 1t j.
not even easy always to un
derstand what he does. I do not
at all like his apparent willingness
that shall do as please, throwing
all the responsibility on me. You may
rest assured that if he once meant No
he will continue to mean it, and unit
the reasons for his negative cease tt
exist you might as well try to pusf
over n of the East river bridge tow
ers as to move him. 1t will not do tt
count upon his forgiveness"
We'll, then let us go and get mar
ried anyway"
Now, Chester, do you think thai
would be wise? You have your way
to make in the world, and IN YOU
present position would only be injuri
ously hampered by a wife"
II has told you, 1 presume, The
meager limit of my resources ?' asket
the young man, flushing and speaking
in a tone of bitterness.
We'll, yes, he did, and of course
when you come to think soberly about
it, you must recognize that it woult
be preposterous for you to get mar
ried on any such amount"
THE struggle for fortune would b.
easy with you by my side. Your love
would oe a constant inspiration to me
a talisman to command success"
That Is not a practical way of look
ing Mt it. My love, Chester, deur, ma
inspire you quite as much and still no.
trammei you if for the present we re
main as we are. Let my father pay. m,
bills, as he is we'll able and content *
do, until you shall have achieved sucf
success as will command his respec1
and win his consent. Then / will BIZ
your wife, but do not ask me to do sc
now %sS
Long, but vainly, he argued Will
her. She could not be moved from tina
position, which was the outcome Q.
her deliberate judgment, arrived at Thu
night before. The fathers under
standing of her had been better thar
the lovers.
At the elevated railroad station tt
which Chester Sewall assembled thai
night when returning home a plncart
fascinated his sight. 1t announced fol
sale q book bearing the seductive title
How to Win a Fortune in Wal
Street" Not how to do business ii
Wall street, or how to make a living
there, but .how to make a fortune!'
Why, that was just what he wanted
1T was providential. Inside the greaj
glass front3of the news stand closed