Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-08-18

these in my possession. I wonder
Jack would say IL he knew"
She hastily collected a NUMBER OF
photographs.
Suddenly her companion, who was
| looking over her shoulder into n poX
gave a start. and with an EFFORT sup.
pressed a cry.
Good heavens. Mary! What a fright
YOU gave me. Whatever Is the mat
ter?" asked the bride of the morrow.
II am cold" Her lips were white,
and she spoke slowly.
WHY .you are shivering; those Dun-
dies of letters are putting the nre out.
They actually refuse to burn. Tome
nearer, / will put some more coal on.
Now you will be all right with tnis
shawl round you. That journey Oh
yours must have been very trying.
She was so intent on the box that
she did not notice the dark shadows
that had come under the eyes OF ner
| friend. or that she still shivered In
spite of the wrap.
Poor Mary Heseltine. The box a
proved fatal to her, there being turned
cut for the holocaust was a package OF
letters from the man she loved. she
knew the handwriting too wei TO De
mistaken, besides, there were various
pictures of his.
Her first impulse was TO demand an
explanation from Ada. The ink ook
as fresh as IL 1t had been written the
day before, but her face was innocent
Of deception. !.
How long since he was one OF
them ?' h asked. with an effort thai
cost her a great deal.
Still her friend did not notice the
change in her voice and answered cas-
TALLY: ooh, he held OF right up to the
last. That reminds me. There is a
note from him in my sealskin pocket in
which he speaks about being heart
broken, the stars going out. or the
moon, I forget which-it nay be the
sun and that sort of thing" She went
to a wardrobe in search OF the missing
epistle,
of it." she added. 'Yes'-opening it
this is dated the Sd and today the Sth.
Pretty near isn't 1t? But he would not
take No for answer, and sent this
letter.
Mary thought Of one now in her own
pocket from the same man that she
had read n reread many times mat
day.
Eyes, young Crowhall was very per-
sistent. Do you know he actually pro-
posed to me again when he knew that l
was engaged to Jack. When l snubbed
him he sent me this note" and she took
another from the box. This came
three days ago, from winch II Woulu
appear he intended to warm up some
old broth. You know him, Don't you
remember at Lady Grandtown's ball he
was with my brother Dick, and you
remarked that he was very nice look
ing?"
Mary Heseltine nodded. She was
watching the flames curling about the
| blackened mass of correspondence that
held out so long against humiliation.
Her hands were clasped about her
knees and she was thinking.
Wouldn't BERTHE Crowhall do for
you 2" asked her friend, laughingly.
She shook her head sadly. Not
| now" she replied quickly.
ooh. / was forgetting. OF course you
must tell me all o your engage
ment, dear. How selfish l ANAL this
time / have been thinking about my
self. Now into the fire with the re-
mainder of loves fragments" and she
tumbled the relics into the flames, Civ
ing the box a bang to clear out the
dust. That is over. Now, dear, tell
me about your romance"
There is nothing TO tell, Ada. You
know l was always fond of a joke,
There is no engagement" =