Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23
BY AID OF A SEENTI-
MENTAL SALAD.

a At@ 6'At'Nt A
scious OF his attractive appearance
gazed round patronizingly at the 9th
er plates which covered the table. His
salad leaves were so coquettishly curl
ed, revealing such appetizing morsel:
OF brilliant red lobster-no wonder ne
gave himself airs!
n cert in1y put everything else in
the shsde," he soliloqui2ed; Our table
Is by fer the p%rettiest. hope the
beautiful duchess my dresser mention
ed VIII sit here; ! shall claim &C
quaint2nceshiD with her pearls. Dear
me, what's that?" He trembled with
annoyance locking up angrily, for a
rose retail had come %futtering down
from the bouquet above, and actually
lay in the midst Of his salad leaves.
Since | an not a sweet dish, and
you are rot cry5tallized," he remark.
ed, cut.i t.. this is not your place.
4 am so sorry answered a sweet
voice, but ! only wanted TO have a
little taIlZ. think you look nicer than
any ef the otaer things. They've real
ly m~Ge YOU s~plendidly."
eur sail Lobster Salad, some
what mcri1ed; you certainly have
coed I SIC. Mine is known to be ex.
ceIlant, sa siace you shade harmonizes
exquisite W t. my complexion, | will
call your n rus.on 'bangout,' DO you
speak Frcnch?'
Ny 3 at-gre2t-grandmother bloom
ed DARING the empire, and | am called
Fleur d'AuIo r. after her was the
rerly; trey sad my buds were so
beeutisul that must adorn the supper
table. How GOOD of them to place us
TO- et1cr.2
'Yol end ! are sure to attract the
incest couple remarked Sir Lobster,
rende ea almost afable by the re-
marks Of lis charming companion.
The Spoon tells nee that some things
get so ~e3tiHental. Dear! How hap
by / feel!"
Lazy Bouquet blushed a deeper red
and leaned over until a rosebud al
most touched Sir Lobster Salads crys-
tai bowl.
."Fow | wish the sun and those
perky little showers could see me-"
she urnured, opening out her petals
to bet sdv-n ,.e.
"Look." whispered Lobster Salad,
excitedly, as a couple entered the sup
per room, isn't she beautiful? I'm
sure it's the Duchess
No. answered the flowers, they
came into the garden yesterday and
he went away SO sad | nearly shed a
petal. He's in love with her, pretends
he isn't, end thinks it self-sacrificing
not to tell her
Dear me!"-Lobster Salad became
quito sympathetic, can't anything be
done?"
"Hist!"-as the two sat down in
front of them-'we'll hear what he
says"
you know, Lii" continued the
young man, I'm off tomorrow, so it's
good by. Fancy | may neye see you
again, and | haven't even got you a
souvenir Of Il Jolly times together
Liz taking the bouquet out Of the
silver vase in front OF him, they're
not even mine, but'-in rather a
husky voice-"it's my farewell pres
emit" He turned away as the girl
pressed them to her lips, and together
they moved back to the ball room.
LADY Bouquet" erie Lobster Sal
sd despairingly-but there was no an
swer from the empty vase. so" he
continued, settling himself heavily in
his dish, hes going to leave her be-
hind, is he? Not if | know it,"
Such a fresh morning and every one
in bed except a solitary-looking little
figure pacing up and down in the gar
den, her head bent owe some faded
roses.
Hello. LII suddenly cried a voice
which tried to sound CHEEKY, you up
so early?" The girl started.
Dave! thought you'd gone hours
ago"
Fact is, | couldn't. Never felt SO
Ill in my life. | believe that lobster
salad did it. Shouldn't have been here
else, SO I'm jolly glad-Lil." selling
her hands-'are those the roses L
gave you last night? Have you really
cared to keep them? thought you
didn't care and / wanted to tel you
80 often. but somc-ow | eve realiz-
ed you'd listen until now. Dear, did
you keep them because | gave them.
and will you keep me, toog"
Since you're so pereHptory," she
hiding her face in the bouquet,
II kept them-because I love them.
and I'll keep you for the same reason"