Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-01

Grace went home she lived on the
farm next to Capt. Prentiss-sO taken
up with her project that her mother
declared she WAS too absent-mindcd
for sny use. Kate Nellis lived at some
little distance, and Sue drove home
with her, returning just in tina to try
the virtue of salt. She hunted up the
smallest thimble in the house, and
wondered why it was so hard TO find
it. Dear, innocent, little soul, she
never imagined that her brother
Johnny, boy of ten-a perfect
l1ector-had overheard every word
she and her friends had said. or
course he told his cousin Hal. and that
voudg man at once made bis plan.
Cautioning Johnny to keep very still
about the knowledge he had gained,
he fastened blocks 10 the soles of
pair of boots so that he wovld
tower up pretty high, and
getting scythe in readiness, he
would 5: cal into Mr. Wilson's garden
AMI mow after Grace But Sue knew
nothing OF this. so she swallowed the
salty dose and up the narrow stair
case she went back ward, and on reach
ing her room. congratulated herself
mentally. for she must not speak, over
the fact that she hadn't fallen over any
of he things that lay around IN such
an unaccountab'c manner, You see
Johnny could have told how they got
there. You ought TO have heard the
girls tell all about the doings that
night Kate told first, she being the
oldest. She threw her bali and il was
actually caught, and she was courage
Gus enough TO say. who holds my
ball?'' And whoever il was, man or
spook, said, civilian RothweIl."
Kate never waited % wind up the ball,
but flew down 10 her aunt's room, and
there remained till daylight. Grace
went ont with head erect, as If
fear were STRANGER to-
her, and commenced sowing her
hempseed, and calling for the sweet
hear; TO come after her. She thought
she heard step, and turning her head
saw the ta.lest, gauntest looking speci-
men of a man, swinging scSthe, and
only a short d;ssance behind her. She
said she never got to the house so
quickly in her life, and that would be
the last of her project trying. Didn't
she scream, grandma z" asked Lutte,
I'm sure | would if | were frightened
So" "No dear, Grace did not cry out
for that would have aroused the family,
and she would not have them know
of her foolishncss, as she afterward
called it. She admitted that she was
thoroughly frightened, and that was
IA good deal for her to do F"
"And little sue, grandma, | hope
she didn't dream of woman II
was Clara who spoke this time, and
grandma laughed softly a. she said
dts wonder she did not because
she was so afraid she would.
When she described the hero
of her dream, we-I mean
Katie and Grace both recognized Roy
Garland, a tail. spruce young man
Tho had once been some y hat gallant
TO Sue. They told Sue TO keep up
her spirits. for the fatcs would vet
give her Roy.
And did she get him., asked Lu-
tic: but before she got an answer
Clara struck in, "Ob, Grandma, YOU
were one of tina, trio, ] know, Tor on
dropped the we caught YOU.
Now which were you!'
Il know" said Lutte, "GrandIna
was Grace. Don't you know her
name is Anna e., aud think I've
heard Grandpa call her Grace"
Yes, yon are right. J was Grace,
and married Hal. but learned to
call him Henry. lie is tall enough
without the blocks, don't You think
so?"
"Yes, Grandpa is no; only tall, but
handsome, = said Lutte, ''but. Grand
ma. did Sue get Roy for husbind!'
~ \ ,,n-t xnu tLara
Sue did not marry until she was al
most afraid she'd be left single for life,
and then a short, dumpy man, the
very opposite TO her ideal. led her to
the altar
"What became of Roy Garland,
Grandma"
..Thc last heard of him. he had mar
ricd girl in Baltimore, and had gone
into business there" Now I'll tell YOU
the queer part of the story. Though
Kate had never heard of such per-
son as William Rothwell, she met Il
man by that name, while away on a
visit some time after, and when he
came to her Aunt's TO take her away
as his bride. he declared he had never
been there before. You have seen
Mrs. Rothwell. but her name now is
Allen. Poor William was a consump-
tive, and only short time elapsed
till Kate was left widow.
There, girls. ] hear Grandpa com
ing, run and get a lamp, and away
they went, one for the lamp and the
other TO help Grandpa take of his
overcoat.