The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-02-10

and, on, dear 2randpapa, you don
know how | hope you will love her
Love her!"
Were his secret designings penetrat-
ed? Were these with the c~allousness
Of youth hurrying him to the sacrifice?
Stop. No gentleman would SO desig-
nate 1.-THE expedient adjustment.
Yes, dear grandpapa, for she says
she has already learned t.. love you"
Bless my SOUL" The old command
er sprang from his chair. This was
courtship approached along no daily
ing path, but pressed on by short
marches.
From your kind letters, %grandpapa,
us"
Mercy upon us!" The general, bold
leader that he was, was nigh ready to
call a retreat.
Yes, dear grandpapa," Edith laid
a persuasive hand on the old mans
arm, land now the widow Lamont de-
clares that only your sanction is need
ed for her joyously to put aside all
mourning weeds and appear before the
world as-Mistress Joscelyn Pelham,"
Just ~heaven." The bold b~rigadier,
h had eve quailed before the
fiercest onslaught of the foe, blanched
now before such unconditional surren-
der.
Tell me, Edith" the general plead
co h~efVously, does she greatly show
her age? Or" mastering all his met.
tie, is she well-preserved, and" The
good general tried over his shoulder TO
a a view in the long parIor mirror
OF the still excellent contour of his
erect back.
ON, ~srandpapa' Grandpapa, How
you do make me Taught"
Who could blame the ~unintentiona1
thoughtlessness of youth?
Dear grandpapa," Edith clasped her
hands about his arm and naced the
rug with him, she has no age to
speak Of"
"How?" with horror. "she not
young?"
There must be no immolation Of
youth, beautiful youth.
she was married only at the death.
bed OF Mr.. Lamont, at his earnest
pleadlngs. She is none other than nv
old playmate. Do not start so VIC
Iently, dear grandpapa! Lulu Carree
She learned something OF tho mort.
cages on our old home and she do.
terIhlned to help us. if permitted. with
her surplus wealth. And Just then
chance brought about renewal of old
acquaintance: she met brother .Josco.
lyn, his company being encamned naar
the city of her residence. A childish
fancy feaWakened and grew into love.
have learned all this from herself
just a half hour ago, and-the widow,
Lamont has now become Mistress los
celyn Pelham, Junior!"
"%Junior' Ah-h-h, Do I understand
you to say-Junior?"
Yes, dear grandpapa-what else
could she be? Wife of our Cant. .Josca.
lyn Pelham, Jr.-and the Office. always
your sanctum sanctorum. is TO he
yours still. The old home-tbe eravan
she whispered; she had never mon.
toned 1t to him before, and he had
thought these young people. with the
usual u~nconcern of youth, had never
noticed how often, how always. his
eyes strayed there. "All. dear grand.
papa, will remain yours, ours nm.
changed"
my dear child!"
Then he stopped midway the hearth.
rug and faced her sternly. But can
you tell me that to do all this there
has beer no considering-of expedient
Miserable Words"
None. None. Each loved the other
in childhood. They met, they renewod
their love before Joscelyn knew NJ
Prairie Lodges mortgages, and
grandpapa, here they come from their
walk about the Cape Jessamine Circle.
And. grandpapa, she wishes, she saws
to be your-you know what day this is
your valentine!"
"Bless my soul! A valentine? And
at my age!" cried the general. and
with unctuous relief he reached ont
his old arms to greet with unmarried
Observation-Disclosures Joscelyn Pei.
ham, Jr.
Later. when the talk was the gayest
and the laughter was m~erriest, Gen.
Pelham slipped out, unseen he fatter.
ed himself. (somewhat Of ~insensibility
belongs to and becomes YOUTH, to the /
grave where ue thin grass and the
duets grew, for atender goodnight
thought for the golden-f1s.red lassie Of
forty years ago.-New York Tine4 ~