The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-07-10
from her carriage at Miss Dennys'

from her carriage at MISS penrss
door.
Are you Miss Dennys?" she in.
quired.
Il am" she said, but may I ask.
madam, what you require this morn
ing?"
movement.
Il have come to see you," she said.
ION private matters; nothing else. You
are aware thai I am to be married on
Thursday to the Earl of Endsley. to
whom Mr.. Thelusson Is hetr??
" I know, madam" said the girl
quietly, but I fail to see
Wait a moment; what I wish to tell
you is this. You think. Of course, that
Mr.. Thelusson-loves you. Well-he
does not because-he loves me and al
ways loved me and because l refused
him. and am to be married to his uncle,
he vowed to marry the first girl who
would take him. You see that he mas
lost but very little time about 1T. Ana
Of course, it will ruin his
forever, for neither his uncle nor I VIII
ever consent to receive a-dressmaker
into the family"
Miss Dennys paled, but her eyes met
those angry ones quite serenely.
II think you must be mad. madame,
to speak to me in such a manner.
she said with dignity. Both Lord
Endsley and Mr.. Thelusson know all
my family connections WE'LL and l have
nothing to blush for. If 1t is true that
Hell voice faltered. And Miss Vernon
gathered her cloak round her with an
air of triumph.
"oh, ask Gilbert himself" she said
airily. He does not tell lies as a rule,
and you will ind that what I have told
YOU is the case. OF course, you thought
1t would be a fine thing to be the wife
of the heir to the title. but let me tell
you that we shall never acknowledge
you-or him."
And without another word or glance,
Miss Vernon swept out of the shop.
We'll, I've dropped the poison at any
rate" she said to herself cruelty as the
carriage bowled swiftly homeward.
Shes one of those sentimental women
who will weep and sob, and Gilbert l
am sure hates a scene"
She glanced nee more at the gorge
wedding gown which was lying in
Its box in her room-designed by the
careful Angela.
Her wedding gown! The sign manual
of her coming triumph.
AS she replaced the cover Of the box,
someone knocked at her door. A, maid
entered bearing a telegram on q silver
tray.
Miss Vernon tore 1t open, and read
the few words on the thin pink paper.
It was addressed to her father-but
1t was brought to her by mistake, she
supposed.
'Endsley died suddenly this morning.
Heart disease. Break the news to Miss
Vernon
The little pink paper luttered from
her shaking fingers, n dropped on to
the box in which Law the weddin
gown.
It was the death warrant of her tri-
umph, and with a groan uhe fell to the
ground.
Three months later Miss eVrnon, in
the hall of the SchweitZcrhof Hotel at
and read the following short para
graph:
AT st. Peters, Eaton Square, Gilbert.
Earl of Endsley. to Angela, elder
daughter Of the late Colonel Dennys, Of
Warmingham Manor. Devon"
1t was all over.
She had schemed and lied in vain.
She had waited thinking that Gilbert
would come to HEROINE to her for
consolation which she was only too
ready to give him, butt was not so.
At the next drawing-room. Angela,
the young Countess Of Endsley, was
presented on her marriage, in her we'd
ding gown of silver tissue, designed by
herself and mad by Madame Noelle of
Bond street.
And Miss Vernon consoled herself as
best she could and married a wealthy
WORKOUT roue, and. though she some
times came across Lady Endsley in So
ciety, she never managed to get into
that select circle of which Angela was
the particular star.