Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-30

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-. u. MURDOCH. Rditor.
FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 80.
A CORRECT MISTAKE.
Hrx Murray was wife a tho vicar Of 81
Stephens, Whitechapel, an elderly, scholarly
unsuccessful clergyman, whose means wer
wholly inadequate to meet al the claim
made on him by q numerous family. Tn
son-David by name-had early develops.
intellectual tastes; his expenses at school an
college had been betrayed by q wealthy &c
centric kinsman of his mother The youtl
turned out shy, studious, and dreamy, tn
possessor Of an enthusiasm for poetry, but o
little practical ability, and Of no instinctiv
knowledge of the world
Mrs Murray belonged to wealthy family
who had taken umbrage at her marriage witl
apoor parson. Her brothers and sisters hal
consigned her to oblivion, and her name wa
omitted from her fathers will But few
days before my story opens, . sister, tn
widow Of a fabulously rich East India mer
chant, named Wilton, held out the golden
scepter Of reconciliation. and Mrs.. Murray
touched it with trembling rapture. Il am
anxious to make the acquaintance OF your
eldest lad" wrote Mrs Wilton you
have not vet, l suppose, seen your
way to putting him into any profession.
am resolved to like the lad; even build
castles In the air for him, and have IN my
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y, 'ne iet'er-'naI reialing 10 possible mar
mage pee"een Joyce naifour and himself
mao aroused ms ne
"Who is this Joyce Balfour, motherr he
asked, tossing aside the momentous letter.
Il know little more OF her than your aunt
tells US, dear; she was Mr.. Wlton's ward, Is
rather younger than you. fancy, and
have heard that she has considerable prop
erty. When she inherits my sisters estates,
in addition to her own, she viii be enorm-
ously rich Your aunt'-with . slight pause
and wlstfui LOOK IN Davids dlrecuon-"was
always fond OF match making. IL hea fancy
Tor an engagement between you two young
people should be realized, your fortune would
be made, David"
But don't want my fortune to be made
after that fashion," cried the young man
holly what do 1 know, and what do
care, about Miss Bafour!"
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Will go ne saao SLOWLY.
"A 10" uays ia'er the young man stafted on
ms travels. In ene e1ciDement nsepaIable
Arom nist ioreigh eour' 1he oDJect OF ms
"ahoerinSs was a!most iofgotteh- ne went
through 1ne usual SiciSSiIuoes on q long Jour
ne!. Inc Usual important packa8e was ieft
oehind, ana us anseice, Is USUAL discovered
1o iau iof recovery. linen came hurried
ineA" at ran"as s'A.'o'ls' 'nen views oi mo
noeonous french ianoscape' win its inesita-
o,e long, sua,snt ro"s Oh PopiaH' tnen
gnmpses Oh poiaer scenery, Oh cnaiets' ana OF
mo" pea.s' anu 'nen o"i'1eriano ourss upon
DaV1ds 'ie"-
At last Italy was reached; at last, Milan
lay like dream behind him, and one early
morning found him sleeping ftfully in a rail
way carriage, and nearing Venice. At S
O'Clock he awoke, rubbed his eyes, opened the
window and looked out He was on the bridge
mine miles long-which connects Venice
with the mainland. In a short time the forms
and clustering houses began to reveal them
selves against the horizon; the train whizzed
on, and presently the city Of the Adriatic Law. |
broad and clear, before David's eyes The |
Young man held his breath M he paned Rut |
. railway station is the last place for senti- |
mentalism, and before the platform of the |
railway station the train came in a few |
minutes, to a standstill Before the station |
were number Of gondolas, their proprietors |
hailing passengers with deafening cries of |
"Gondoli, signori. Signori, gondoli, gon-
doll
~What hotel does the signore commando
asked, hat in hand. Davids gondolier, Q
weather beaten old Venetian, with the man
ners Of duke.
THE 'Angleterre,' returned David
Soon he was gliding on. along the grand