The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1901-02-02

a GIRL E GRIT
BY MAJOR ARTHUR GRIFrITHs,
copyrifht, 1909. by Il. I. Fenno s 6.
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ASa hhe oul at Oily fdle. 4 plelQeu,
as | seized her hand and gently drew
ner back, for she had now got up and
vas leaving me like q frightened bird.
Ihen | biurted out the whole story,
In that clumsy, laundering way Il man
mas When his heart Is full and all his
happiness depends on what he Is gay
ing. Stu never a word from her, until
ut last | cried despairingly.
trlda, DARING, my first thought
when ! heard Of this fortune was OF
you-say you Will share 1t with me-
i think you have been most abomi-
nahly deceitful and underhend," she
falteEed. You should not have kept
II from me. L had a right to know, i
should have been toid-I-I'-
Il only heard the Jews myself this
very morning.
"But just think what people would
say. / should be called a mercinary
wretch, accused of selling myself rol
your millions"
They shall be yours. / will make
them all over to you at once. l do not
care for them n bit except that
they give me the right to ask you fol
this"
too her gloved hand and kissed it,
but she herself, turning her blushing
face to NINE offered me her lips.
When / left Princes Gate ] seemed
to tread on air. We had been among
the last. Frida and l had fingered on
among the azaleas Till Mrs. Fairholme's
patience was fairly exhausted and she
came herself to end the Itete-a-tete.
think she saw enough in our conscious
faces to comfort her with the hope tina,
the pains of her chaperonage were APP
preaching their term, and she heartily
Endorsed Frida's invitation TO come tC
lunch, and come early.
Then I saw them into their carriage
refusing their protfered seat. for ]
wished to be alone with my new found
happiness.
The night was fine, the air soft unde,
the male sky. for dawn vas near nj
hand. and l stepped out gayly, with
all the buoyaEcy of one with whom the
world Wen well.
was brought up shortly ana sharp.
" to the realities of life by running III
plump against my shadow" The mar
who had stuck to my heels SO. pertina.
ciously all the evening was still OF the
watch.
But he was not lurking in the re.
ceases of a house porch. met him face
to face upon the pavement, and 1T
could not sca me.
Look here, my fine fellow" T cried
tackling him at once, this has gont
a little too far. Take yourself off, nov
or ! shall give you in charge. Come
walk"
Then I taught sight OF his face undel
the gas lamp and instantly recognized
1t.
What, you, Mr.. S~nuyzer?" laughed
aloud. Upon my word I am ~intinitel,
oblifed to you. Rut really you Nigh
have saved yourself the trouble. Ant
pardon my saying sol don't thfnl
you do 1t very WE'LL
He would not own up at all. Easy
guv'nor, easy" he answered, with
well assumed snuff!ns voice. Two
are you a driving at? I've as good
right to- be ere as o eV. Wot',
aU2iss?"
Il tell you plainly, Mr.. snuyzer, i
won't do I continued. Il don't wan
you, and l won't have you ~dogging m.
footsteps wherever | go. Its not tn
way to get round me and you'll hay,
to drop 1T. Begin at once. Go your ow!
r~oad-that way-and I'll take this"
I pointed him down the EXhibitio,
road and myself turned into Knights
bridge. and walking eastward, hal
disposed to do the whole distance o,
foot. But a hanson came up out o
somewhere, q news, CT a side street. o
overlook me on the read, and tn
driver, after the custom OF his class
began at once to poster me with CAB
Cab. sir! Cab" pulling up to my pace
and sticking to me most pertinacicusly
At last out of sheer disgust, and t
end his importantly, l jumped into tn
cab and gave my address in Charge
street.
l had barely lighted a cigar an,
leaned back to ponder over the man
surprising and mainly ~pleasurabl
events OF the day, when l realized tina
tie cab was taking the wrong direc
ton. For some strange end incompre
hensible reason the driver he'd turne,
round and was heading westward.
Here. hi, hill" shouted, lifting tn
Zap. Where are you gcing?"
"Wot's up?" answered the cabby in
s%olently. as he pulled up short. Thin
I dent know my way about? Stow il
Dr.
The alternative / never heard, for a
that moment two men Jumped up o
the front cad of the cab and openin
the doors threw themselves upon M
Their weight alone would have suffice
TO oyerpower me, to silence me, an
crush u all resistance. J. could do n
more than give voice to one franti
sell for help, for now the strong, pung
snt smell of chloroform under my nos
trils and tie vain struggle 1 made wit
my fast increasing torpor told plainl
that they had called in another drea
hliy. n that 1 was absolutely help.es
IN their hands.