Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-09-08
but she knew she could give a good e1

Av1tdUxOA DO q SOdoCAus DSSAs>S3
friend was the wife of an old army OH
Ger, and would enjoy hearing OF the
matrimonial troubles of a friend! SO
she sent friendly note Tuesday morn
ing accepting the invitation. The letter
reached Chicago at 2 80 in the after
noon, and just as Mrs. Brown was sit
ting down to tea Western Union mes
senger brought her the following dis
patch:
Charlie is away for months. Called sud-
denly. Come at once. Am dull.
CARRIE BRoPHY.
Mrs. Browns arrangements were
soon made, as they had to be of neces-
sity, for the convocation was to last
only from Wednesday till Thursday OF
the next week. She packed small
valise and took the night train for Chi
cago, arriving there Wednesday morn
ing. She found her old friend woman
who troubled her husband with her
sanctimonious airs. He was an easy
going Episcopalian, who believed that
all he had to do was to attend church
occasionally and talk back to the
preacher according to book, while she
was Simon-pure Baptist, who believed
in conversions, baptism, and a godly
life.
Owing to the diversity in their ages,
the wife had good reason for being
jealous of him. So the two ladies en-
joyed themselves all Wednesday after
noon and evening, the one telling of her
husbands derelictions, and the other
telling of her suspicious.
Meanwhile, all unconscious of his
wife's close proximity, the Rev. Alfred
Brown was enjoying himself immense
ly. His bachelor friend knew the north
end and was able to give him surprising
knowledge with regard to that part of
the city. They drove in carriage to
the principal points of interest, visited
Lincoln Park and saw the bears in the
bear pit. Only two things marred Mr..
Browns happiness. He thought of his
wife, lonely in Quincy, and of May
Brophy's sad. future. Before day had
passed he had another trouble. His
former parishioner, the girl who had
gone wrong, followed him. She had
seen him in a cab, had followed and
logged him on every trip, begging for
half-dollars. He wished to help her,
but her prosecutions almost made him
decide to take his bachelor friends
advice and hand her over to the police.
But Mr.. Brown was soft-hearted.
Mrs. Brown inherited from her Puri-
tan ancestors q horror of the theater,
but her old school friend overcame her
scruples enough to induce her to go
and see Irving in Faust"
ut is improper, the rector's wife
said.
"But the moral is good" her friend
replied.
So she went, and saw her husband in
a box on the opposite side of the
theater.
"Look at him!" she said.
"Look at who?" her friend said.
cat my husband! See him-the
priest, the rector, who came up to at
tend convocation of clergymen.
"My!" said her friend; Il did not
know your husband was in the city,"
"You didn't? Where did you suppose
he would be when there was church
convocation in Chicago. You must
know, Mrs. Brophy, that my husband
has official duties which call him to
church councils continually. Still, I
will say to you, that I don't quite like
seeing him with couple of ladies in
theater box"
And she nursed her wrath in silence
till the curtain fell.
what are you doing?" her friend
cried. "Where are you going?"
II am going to follow my husband.
"But you can't"
"I can, replied Mrs. Brown, firmly.
And she did.
She followed her reverend husband
out of the theater and saw him assist
ing two young ladies into a carriage.
They were nieces of the Bishop, but of
course she did not know it.
Just as he was turning away young
woman came up and evidently asked
him for money. He gave her half
dollar and was turning away, but she
chung to him with a persistency which
was annoying, if not compromising.
"You ought to hand her over to the po-
ice," said the rector's bachelor friend.
"The girl went to the bad long ago.
I have seen her here and know what
she is. If she troubles you again forget
that you are clergyman and hand her
over to an officer"
The Rev. Alfred agreed and his
friend engaged Pinkerton detective to
follow and protect him.
The next day, the Bishop had decided
that the afternoon should be passed in
the different parks, and that at 6 o'clock
the clergy should assemble at his home
on Ontario street for dinner.
Mr.. Browns bachelor friend accom-
panied him and together with the Bish-
ops nieces they went to Lincoln Park,
visited the lighthouses, viewed the gar
dens, rowed on the lake, and looked at
the bears.
Expecting some disturbance Mr.
Brown had told his fair friends about his
trouble and what might be expected.
Mrs. Brown was on his track.
For few moments he left his COM
pany to look at the deer in separate
pen nearer the lake and when he re-