The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-04-21
i their stays and furhelows. could
.atch her supple grace aud lisso,n iis-

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M I'm, a ,alrio,,s n.adnsss ,,a,,n o,e,.
me on tha, forsot fn,. tbn r,n,,,snt
III, loyalty ,i,,o IN 5,,. ,iso, Iair Cn,Il
have stood bsforn bs,. ,,,1 ,o,ai,,s
bnt half consent i'm The deem ,yelie3
eyes hay, ,linl hon, in, nv arms and
laid my Inns 10 hers wonla have nm
to pay the price. in earth or beaye, or
he'll. ,housht. deemine the lierce ioy
81 il we'll Worth ony nenaltv
nj this i should hay. sti331s3 sum
pose. for she came %qnicisiy ana stood
beside mo.
.You have slant long nna ,vel cam
tain Ireton. she said. and i'm an ,be
thrilling 10y o! her nearer presence
found space to mark that he, voice had
In II that sweet ut1aitv of svupathv
which is all womaniy. '.Thev salI am
good only To fetch aud carrv-nay
fetch YOU anythtnee"
fear the madness of Tho ,,omeut
must still haze been upon me. for /
said: since YOU are here y.urself.
lean lady. | need naught else
At a flash / had my whipping i'm a
low dipped curtsy ana a mockine smile
like that she had flung to Falronnet.
..Nerci, mon capi,afne." she snfi.
and for all my wincings under the
sharp lash OF her sarcasm / was moved
To wonder how she had The French of
ii. And then She added: lis it the
trllStnm# for. hpls NDnStnljt, Ma lost w rr.fi.
GERS 10 come o,lt of a d~eath-yound
only to pay pretty compliments.."
"'Twas no complinent.' denied:
and. indeed. ! meant ii. Then | asked
where was. and TO whom indebted.
though had long since guessed the
answer to both questions.
In n tr;ce tho mockinr mood was ronc
and she became INV lady hostess
stepped TO her finger Tins in gracious
dignity.
You are at Appleby Hundred, sir.
Twas hero they retcbad vo, bera,,se
there was no o,her house so near. and
you were sorely hurt. hi Jenni-
fer and my blac,; boy made n litter of
the saddle cloths. and With Sir Fran
els and MIR. Tvbee 10 helm"
think she mcst have seen that this
thrust was sharper than thar of the
German l~ong-sword. for she stopped in
mid sentence and Looked away from
me. And. surely, + thought it was the
very irony of fate that | should thus he
brou1ht half dead tn tho house that
was my fathers Win my enemy and
his second to share the burden of me.
But your father" oueried, when
the silence had grown over long.
My father is away ar Ouennshor-
ough, so You must cen trust Yourself
to my tender mercies. Captain Ireton.
Are Won strong enough 10 have yo,lr.
NollIlu dressed.
She asked. but waited fo, no answer
of mine. Summonins a black boy 10
hold the basin of water. she fell TO upon
the mountaineering with as little ado
as if she had been a surgeons anpren-
tice on a battle field. and a bloodless
ancient too old TO thrill at the touch
of a woman's hands.
Dear heart. tits a monstrous ugly
hurt" she declared. replacing the Wrap
pings with deft fingers. .How came
you to go about picking a quarrel with
Sir Franciso"
Twas not of my seeking" re-
turned. and then | could have cursed
my foolish tongue.
us that generous, Captain lreton?
We hear something of The talk of the
town. and that says
THAT saws | struck hin, without s,1r-
hcient cause. am content to let it
stand so"
Nay. but you should not be content.
Is there not strife enough in this UNI
| happy land without these causeless
, bickerinsso"
Here was my lady turned preacher
all in a breath and with no words
to answer her, But | could not let it
go thus.
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