The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-06-23

H NJ ne 5nau not gone lar fromRthe
bank militia reaction set in. True, the
sum was small, but he would show the
world, and especially MIR. 8Willmarth,
nat could be done with it. Others
starting with even less had become
miilioI,aires right here in Wall street,
and why should not he? He would.
First, he would marry Irma and bid
defiance to her father. She might
y TO give up some unnecessary lux
.uries for a little time, until he had
made a fortune, but how gladly she
would consent to do so! Dear, noble
hearted, loving, faithful girl
CHAPTER Nv.
The house in which Mrs. Hall and.
her slaughter lived was one Of those
pretty little cottages that abounded.
Harlem o few years ago, but are
very rare today, gigantic fiat build
lngs have replaced them. Its 5dooryard
was SO small that a person standing
onSthe sidewalk could reach over it.
and tap with a ane upon the front
windows. Yet It contained in the sum
merStlme q bedFof pansies, with a bor-
laden With fragrant brown blossoms,
q hollyhock plant and a gravel walk.
That walk, it must be admitted, was
only about as big MS a pocket handker-
Chief, but it WINS OF real white gravel
and stretched from the doorstep to
the gate. Morning glory vines in sea-
son clnmbered luXliriously up to the
roof, draping the door and window
with foliage and bloom The thick
oak plank used rs a doorstep was
scrubbed and polished like the holy.
stoned dcckSof a man of war, and the
modest white knocker between the.
upper panels of the s%potlessly white
door shone like gold.
John Latham's gentle tap with that
5knocker sounded all through the
diminutive dwelling and was promptly
responded to by a maid of all work SO
small that she seemed to have been.
specinlly selected to fit the house. LII.
the hall there was barely room
enough for the little maid and John
to stand while the door was being
closed. Then she tapped upon the
parlor door for him and disappeared
IN the short, narrow passage beyond II
SO suddenly and mNsteriously that for
a moment he was startled, until he.
reflected that she had probably
Whisked around an angle of the wall
and darted down a stairway or shot
through o tube to the kitchen. The
1deaAthat the place was Il trick dolls
house took such possession of his
fancy that he more than half expected
to lind himself starting the music box
by pushing open the parlor door III
response to the summons Come int"
The ladies We're waiting to receive
him, Addie working upon her menu
drawings, and her mother knitting
near her. Mrs. Hall greeted him
frigidly, but with the self possessed,
ease and courteous bearing of a lady.
tempering her GOODNESS so nicely that
only lack of acquaintance and not hos
tile feeling was conveyed. Adde'S
arch smile2as she gave, him her hand
was S % suffused with the light of af-
fection that his heart thrilled with;
happiness. Some delicate engineering
was necessaryto enable him to take
off his o%vercont, to deposit it and his
hat out of the way, and finally to seat.
himself without upsetting or breaking
anything, for the room was literally
mot big enough to swing a cat in"
Now that he had a good look at
Mrs. Hall in the light, and when she
was free from excitement, he made
up his mind that she was by no means
the cantankerous and disagreeablc
person she had appeared on the occa-
sion OF their previous interview. She
was thin undoubtedly, and meager-
ness in n woman is not; a progresses
ing tribute in the eyes of most men,
but as5Ilan need not renlly concern
himeslf deeply about the leanness of
his mother-in-law. The hardness and
.o,,nl1a,,nup hnt N E,a b,I fo,a;,J -, 1,o,,
face he no longer saw there, but in
stead lines of sorrow and the impress
of some fixed and ever present
thought-whether u memory or a pur-
pose he could not vet tell-for which
he ~iuvoluntal'ily felt a deeply sympa-
uietic respect.
-. assented to your coming here this
evening, Mr.. latham she said, speak
ing in n firm but low and musical
voice, because l deemed it best we
should clearly understand each other.
I had some doubts as TO whether my
daughter should be present at u
conversation, but upon mature reflec-
ton concluded that as she is unfor-
~tunately an interested party it was
perhaps best, G II at least would be
most satisfactory to her, II she were
to hear all. Therefore You see her
here with me. But you understand
your visit is to me-your business
with me-
SAT the same time I am happy that
it affords me incidentally the pleasure
Of seeing her"
The formality OF the old lady's adj
dress had;a little surprised him, but he
answered it promptly and frankly. He
WAS not the kind of Young man who,
having gained even n temporary lodg-
ment in an enenly's country, would
neglect to make practical use of his
opportunity. Whatever Mrs. Halls
purpose might be in this :interyiew his
was to make her understand that he
loved her daughter, witliNa love which
must ineyitablylead to marriage, how
ever opposed, and the first chance for
an %ntterance aimed in that direction
he had been quick to improve. He
glanced at Addie, but she did not look
up from her drawing, and he colnpre-
hended that silence was the price she
had to pay for 5eing present.
After q moments silence Mrs. Hall
resumed:
Il shall require of you that you
cease your attentions to my daughter
and of her that she no longer receive
them"
Excuse me, but / presume you will
favor me with what you deem your
good Trensons for such requirement.
which isMotSatsall In accordance with
purIG N1issAS.a4 believe you will find
it difficult To establish my valid OBJ
jections me upon the grounds of
my presentanieans for supporting a
wife, my prospects i'll life or my per-
5sonal character
ts4Addie has told me much about you,
and making MI due allowance for5the
;nnintcntional eSaggeration natural
under the circumstances / have no
doubt you Alse very good sort Of
young man, d young meIlgnowadays
co. and to some girls would be an
eligible person. My obiections are not
to you personally. simply have 9th
err plans for my daughter. Gourtshipi
and marriage are not for her-not ut
least unti11.a sacred duty has been dis
chargcd--and I will not allow yonko r
my other man to make in her mind,
love paramount to4tl,at sacred duty
"a sacred duty2. echoed John La
than questioningly, looked sharp
ly 10 his intended lnother-in-laW and
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