Wichita eagle., 1888-06-10

the hoarse voice of the guard shouting
the name of the station sounded like
! celestial music in my ears. l seized upon
the first official / could find, as we
stopped, and he, collecting the desired
force, made short work of arresting the
man who was stealing his ride. He was
dragged forth with very little resistance;
he saw how useless fight would be, and
was soon in safe custody.
To my inexpressible joy, poor jack
medals were found upon the thief's per-
son, together with the greater part of my
aunt's property.
The man, hardened scamp, was dis
posed for joking and sarcasm upon the
subject Of his own detection.
''Were you mad or asleep when you
betrayed yourself by touching that lady S
FOOT" asked.
why, you see, sir" he replied with
leer, ''those Englishwomen have such
sticks of legs covered with black stock
ings, l took this old girls for the leg of
the bench, and took hold of it to give
myself bit of a rest. Never was fell
low more upset in his calculations than l
was when that leg moved. 1t was an
unlucky mistake"
Whether her ankles were those of a
sylph, or like drunlsticks, was devoutly
thankful to this lady for the role her
black stockings had played in helping me
to recover my stolen property. AS l as
sisted her into the train for the conclu-
sion of her journey, l inadvertently saw
for myself that the thievish rascal's mis-
take about the leg of the bench was not
altogether surprising. | wished I might
in some way be of service to her, in ac-
acknowledgement of the great help she had
given me, but I feared this exemplary
desire could never be realized, as L
watched the train disappear, bearing her
with it.
Two days later was in Paris. and the
happy recipient of an invitation from
Miss Moncrieff to dine with her at the
villa where she was temporarily lodged,
ten minutes distance by rail from the
city. Miss Gould will meet you at the
station with the carriage" the note con-
Guided.
station indicated, noticed neat little
Victoria drawn up in attendance, and
aGghting from it length of spare, black
ankle with which l seemed strangely
familiar l scanned the owners face,
and as I expected beheld the well known
lneaments of the lady who had helped
me to bag my game.
''How very extraordinary she ex-
claimed, as / approached the carriage
and introduced myself. only think of
our having had such an exciting adj
venture together without ever discover
ing that we ought to be friends. -
You are Miss Gould, I suppose2''
Eyes; Pm ora's-Nliss Moncrieff's
companion. She has told me long his
tories about you, and has been awaiting
your arrival with impotence. l re-
turned only yesterday from trip to
Mentone, and found the poor child in
very low spirits. We must do our best
to cheer her up little. Poor Jack, poor
jack"
Lovely, dark eyed Mora, pale as lily
in her black dress; my heart went out to
her in sympathy for her great sorrow. I
loved her from the moment when she put
both her hands in mine and welcomed
me as the friend and companion of her
lost brother, and before many weeks had
passed by won from her the assurance
that my love was returned.
As for the estimable wearer of the
black stockings, she has made me her
slave for life. and can never discharge
the debt of obligation I owe her for the
blessing she indirectly brought upon me.
Dysart is a good, harmless sort of fell
low enough, and Mora and I hope that
he has taken a fancy to Miss Gould.
which she reciprocates.- Blake in
Frank Leslie's.