The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-09-11

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grannie's injunctions to discover "the
gentleman's" identity.
Please. sir" h said timidly, "tare
you q lord 2"
The man laughed outright.
No; why do you ask?"
Me and grandmother wSs wonder-
Ing who o are. Grandmother expects
you are a member OF parliament"
The man laughed again.
oh, mol am nothing but a younger
sonny father Is a lord, but that's no
help to met is rather q drawback. I
have w brothers older than myself"
Jane was GREATNESS with interest,
b he was not disposed to tell her any
more of the family history: he changed
the conversation by asking her IL she
would | some fruit. I.
The blind girl hesitated-this time
would.
Very. well. come INTO my house, and
my housekeeper will give you anything
you like" I
Very gently he led her up the steps;
and when his mar appeared babe HIM
tell Mrs. Stiggins to give her whatever
she liked to eat and drink.
Ih1s was q great day of events to-
detail to grannie, but she knew sha
would be disappointed that 'the gen.
Lehman was not a member Of parlia-i
ment."
The London season was drawing to a,
close-on a Friday evening towards the
END OF July the evening had
only one special piece of information I'd
1mpart to their readers, and this thd.
small boys shouted to the detriment Of
their vocal organs:
Engagement Of Lord Stonway!"
Son Of the Markiss of Ross about t.
marry!"
The door Of the Hon. Harold st. Leg
er.s house was opened and he himself
called q PAPER boy, and then the door
closed again. The blind girl heard. She.
too. asked a boy for a PAPER as he
passed her.
Yer can't see to read" he jeered.
NO, but here's a 'apenny If yer'll Jest
read me the name OF the lady that's
going to marry that lord
And the boy condescend1ngly spelt
out the name Of the Hon. Violet Sta
pes.
The blind girls heart beat with ex-
element and sympathy for ''the gem
tleman.''
Luggage was lifted on to a cab the
next morning n he went away with
out q word Of farewell to her.
The heat was sitting. Jane asked the
girl who fetched her in the evenings
not to come till nine o'clock, as she got
more air sitting there than in the stuffy
little rooms at home,
II was nearly nine one evening a week
later when a cab dashed up and a lady
hastily alighted. dismissed the hanson.
$1,000 still a moment, then walked a
rev steps n way. then as quickly
turned and walked back again.
The blind girl instantly recognized
the familiar rustic of her skirts. ac-
companied by q perfume which re-
minded her Of the lilac.
Up and down, UP and down, went the
footsteps. Jane could hear her breath
ing rapidly, and occasionally she
stamped her foot on the pavement in
an agony of impatience.
Can he have gomez" she murmured
half aloud. He said If I was not here
by eight o'clock he would know there
was no hope" and she referred to a
letter crushed In her hand.
n blind girl decided on action, and.
guided by q stick n her ears. she
approached h lady.
II beg pardon, ma'am, but the gem
tleman as gone-he went about a quar-
ter of an hour ago.
The lady started.
What do you mean? How do you
know I am waiting for any one?" she
asked guardedly but eagerly.
y 'spected you were, as I thought e
was waiting for some one, too. I
know the gentleman-'e is very kind to
me"
The lady gasped.
Then he has zone. I couldn't get
here at 8 o'clock and now I am teo
late! oh, what shall Ido?"
The address e gave the cabman was
4 Grindley street, ma'am. I ear won
derful well. although I can't see.'
"Oh, my good girl, how can 1 thank
your And the lady grasped the blind
girls hand. The next moment she was
hailing a passing hanson, and :before
she got in she took a sovereign from
her purse and pressed 1t into James
hand"
NO, thank you, ma'am, the gentle
man Is very kind to me. I'd rather not
take it, ma'am, thank you"
"No.4 Grindley street, and drive as
quickly as you an" was the order
and the blind girl heard the horse be-
ing thrashed, and it galloped away.
A feeling of great pride and nappi-
ness surged through James simple soul
to think tha she had been the means
of helping the pretty lady (she felt
sure she was pretty and the "kind
gentleman
The next morning the Hon. Harold
st. Leger ran hastily down the steps
Of the house, took her hand and he
pressed 1t warmly.
What a kind and clever girl you
are! All through you I am the happi-
est man in the world he lowered his
voice-.sthis morning I am going to be
married to the lady to whom you gave
my address last night; no one will
know till it is all over but you! Her
mother wanted her to marry some one
she didn't love, but instead she is CO.
ing to be my wife"
"Oh sir, I am so glad"
"But If you a not acted so SPLEEN
didly as you did by going to her and
telling her that address it would have
been too late, for I was afraid she
would nave to marry another man,
and this morning I was going right
away abroad. So you can Imagine,
with what gratitude we look on you
and my future wife says she wants
you and your grandmother to have a
little cottage in the country quite close
to our house"
"oh, sir, 1 would like that. I have
never card birds sing or smelt 'ay
growing in fields"
A few hours later a carriage and pair
pulled up in front OF her and some one
alighted and placed in her lap an ex-
quisite boquet%o OF gardentas and lilies
and tuberoses.
The footsteps were familiar, but
thew had gone before she had time RI