The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-27
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singing IL rne next IRON Ills 1epe
tory was ezteLsJle snd Confusing
SHES rhe 5estesst glrl that is &al
nsed her III KY BIZ would doGC e
her, followed perhaps by rils SIRIUS 9
Samson g DeG!aa'' = oplue llusi
equally fms.
One knew TUG sort Of { lnan VII
would sing cpoa so1gs VITA gls-o; as
ths SORT Gnat wouid 1um .lEs from iii
grand operas. Tae puazl4ag thing VIZ
70 know wa&t sore of / uaa wol.'
uks Al impartial deligur III opr1- 81
IN t Il Intervals q her WORK sue oega.
u s~oeculate aoou. hsr u-Gaonl ae!gt
Dor.
at tas ead Of Gwo mouths sts -8og
latea ter kaowieage Of 1lG. Ee Wa:
gay and de3ulalc N&CuesS i scraps
Of song that 1.oeGsd IL 70 aar. Ee wax
cara!easi,y Indifferent - wpnaea. Tt4is
she gleaaea frou RE tact Eaat frs
days ogG If serea s4e e,lld near all
su1Aefuiy asserting:
Il ss.e IS apt far 70 ns,
Vital care 1 . Tar sae Del
Es sna2Eed &nre-eraLaE-a pipe, sas
tangled Sometimes tie 4a1t ELUSIVE
spirit Of tbs thing seemed 20 foat
about her hal bedroom and sne
anzeed again and again, her snal
head wei 5n rtYe z&r, but coald ne9er
be guEte sase. 1ae partition bore tser
startled scrutiny approximately oap-
wei, sae was sure SAe $1aeiled snake.
lie was about thirty. This sae ii
rael from TIE freshness q Lbs voice
and his bey3sa delight II the chatter Of
tae elderly cas1aDeru2aid, whose irish
vii Would sead h1en iato peaIs Of
laughter.
Also ne was & aas~a Of the world
giacs sae heard ha co.ae ii early
Eaany evenings and move About his
roo as if dressing for elmer. Tasn
at half past 9 Or 7 ae would 20 OFT
again leaving her with % absurd
sense Of GesciaTlpD.
They never encountered each ether
IN the aaIiS, naueo To her satisfaction,
but she cane 10 have q very distinct
idea Of his Appearance. Ee was tail,
broad and straight, with d clear cut
faee ard II af Of knowing his way
abort,
Sure, an hes & fol1e giotIe.nan,"
Maggie Informed her once; Dpt. though
she might haze verified her idea Of
hta, she RETAINED Nth q fine sense Of
personal reserve. Sometimes through
the open door She caught & glimpse Of
his room, and her interested eyes took
II The dark green walls, covered witt
handsome Photographs, the low book
Gases on either siGe Of THE fireplace
snd the low, broad table with It's Litter
OF books aaG papers.
III certainly looks as If he were an
interesting man she thought 10 her
set, and Glefeppoa she entered her
Own room, ana, rxIag u 4 sheet Of
paper bearing the mystical heading
MY Knight Ii Spain" Size wrote.
"Eyadently educsteG-a college man:
profession, Law, literature or some
thing OF the kind"
Maggie, is there any one IN the next
roomT she heard him inquire one Sua-
day morning. Then IN answer 70 Mag
gss mufted reply: Little Hiss Mouse.
! should call her. didn't know there
was any u there, though ouce or
twice I've thought ! heard some one"
The girl blushed guilty.. Apparent
~ ne mad no idea how plainly she
could hear hin. Then she smiled to
herself. So he woUId call her little
Miss Mouse. Well. It was fair enough.
since she called him her Gentleman Of
Spain.
For awhile after this she noticed q
decided effort on her neighDors part TO
go softly. In the midst Of q stare he
would cease abruptly, only tn begin
hfresh and stop again With an iupa-
nsnt exclamation, as If he we're an
npyed at not being able 10 remember
70 be quiet. At all Of which, IN the Sc
eiusion Of her room, little Miss Mouse
laughed immodefateiy, though in 81
lence.
linen n morning Maggie found her
10 ped her usually pale face flushed.
her heavy hair covering The DiII1Y In
q tossed and tangled mass.
ut nothing, but perhaps you'd bet
Yer Ref A Doctor" gasped Miss Mouse.
my heads 80 queer, aud, oh, Pm SO
warm!!"
eoph aftef q serene faced nurse In n
sh'pfn UNIFORM and white apron vas
installed in the room, and 10 her little
MISS Mouse, down With brain feger.
talked an %uhendtng jargon
III you can have a castle In snain
You can certainly have q knight in
spain, can't your she demanded over
and oyer again.
"of course you can" soothed the
nurse.
I'D be very lonely If he vanished
III castles In Spain d." she said at
another time, with wistfnI, puzzled
eyes. "Yon don't think he VIII van.
lsh, 90 your Because I'm all alone
nere. He's the only person / really
know.
Won't you ever tell, upon your hon.
orT she rambIed on. "It,s very
strange. ] don't just understand #
put actually ! have never seen b,mi
can you believe II, rye never seen
nlm y yet know him so wei.
lont understand II, and my head IA
Putting. Hold II! Hold itn
Jhe man In the neyti room ,yaa