Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-08

aaushssr, and you must remember yen arc
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and b Il Boynfori.' said Ksxiah, in
terrupting. -bus people q different names
marry. don't they, papT
Yes yss, Hxx;s, that's all right don't
objec: TO the came, hut he Is Is much Ike
his father q ons fox is Ike smother
SWELL, pap, that isn't saying anything
vsry bad about Bax always have heard
his father was . very good-tsn,pered AMI
honest man"
Il have nothing to say against that, Re
NE, nothing. NO. nothing against that; but
hs-vas-a-Whis, and l am responsible
for you I must do my duty by you, Kx
; Us. mind that chill must do r1y duty
and won't have any fool:shneSs with BSz
Boynford'
Then be helped himself literally to veni-
son and corn bread He had said his say
and laid down the Law Of marris % IN his
household. Then he talksi OF his loaS and
successful tramp over the mountains But
| Il fathers forget that love takes no account
| Of politics or religion, young daughter,
| with love in their hearts do not, and csr-
| tainly her fathers words did not convince
| Kexiah there was any great wickedness in
thinking Of Basil Boynford and she bent
her brown face over her plate. eating little
and wondering much how she would get
down the valley TO q frolic TO be heli that
night. to which all the young people Of the
neighborhood were invited.
| While she was ueciering sho heard foot.
steps on the porch and q tap at the door.
| ard who Of all men should enter but Basil
Boynford He was tall. ions lir,5si. square
shouliersi. and slightly angular. but with
his bright gray eyes. long brown hair. and
the light down OF youth on the chin Of hi
nut brown, good humorel face. be was very
pleasant TO look on When Ksxiah saw hir,
much swestnsss gathered about her mouth
and much trouble in her eyes. which deep
sned greatly when she turned toward her
father and saw the stern loos on his face.
Basil saw nothing Of all this. He was eagei
To escort Keziah to tins frolic in the valley,
and he plunged into his mission al
once -We'll have g splendid tins 50 he
said. @You ought to coms along. uncl'
Ben $50 every ons called Benjamin Thew
you'll think yourself young again Bssi
was full Of love ami hope and there was
rollickiog joiiity in his voice.
Then Ben jamin Ttsw spoke: Basil Boyn
ford, Keziah Thew can't 60 down 10 Ia
valley or any where else with you
-Sho, Uncle Ben, you're joking; OF coars
veil 20 Why, look bore. Uncle Ben
Kizzie wouldn't 90 With any one else. and
wouldn't go with any ono but kizzie why.
bless you. Uncle Ben, it wouldn't lie any
frolic, not to me, without Kizz'e.
While Basil was speaking Thew waiked
over to the wall and lifted his rifie from the
pezs on which it restei. Then turning
toward Basil. he said: a won't have any
Wing running here after my daughter
sSho, now,' said Basil, laughing goo
naturally. IF can swallow your ranl
Locofocoism without getting sick. yo'
oughtn't to make facss over the little WIFI
in me-"
With that Ben jamin Thew raised his riii'
and with an omnous softneSs IN his voic
he said: Basil Boynford, I'll give You Jus
u minute to git out inter the road.
Keziah ran in before the muzzis OF ne
fathers riffs to shelter BAIL, but he bru>he
her gently aside and sad: lie; him shoot
| Kizzie, il he wants to- Their looking int
the eye sighting along the rifle barrel b
added:
} ~You needn't shoot, Uncle Ben. onle
| you're spiling for it That argument
good: it convinces me l ought to go.' The
ne went out into the road And the frol
in the valley was held without the presen'
Of either Basil or kezah.
II any imagine that Kezish put Basil OF
OF her heart after this they are mistakei
Opposition does not work that way, an
Basil only laughed, greeted Thew with
pleasant -How de. Uncle Ben whenev'
no met him. and whispered soft no
sense to Keziah on the sly whsi
| ever he couli So the months wei
away until Christmas. The third day ait
tChrlstmas Ben ismin Thew started ava