Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-10

Her husband gazed at her, 6alf bewiIdered
by the coolness with which she placed the
open letter in his hand
''Am to read thisF' he asked coldly.
''Of course you are, Jack"
This was the letter the squire read:
DEAR MADAM have much pleasure in
informing you that your story, a Bad Be-
ginning, has been accepted, and will appear
in an early number Of -. shall be glad
at any time to read any story you may wish
TO submit to me. Would you be disposed to
try your hand at serial / am, ETC."
A sudden blaze of light broke on the sqnires
perturbed mind
Tell me- Kate, isn't there some fellow
called Max in your story7" he demanded,
so abruptly that Kathleen jumped with sur
prise.
MAXI Yes; Max is the hero-the tender
hearted, absorbed genius who falls in love
with a frivolous, mercenary little wretch Of
q girl She half breaks his heart and nearly
wrecks his life, but I've paid her out for it
I'll in the endI"
Mr.. Collingwood took his wife in his arms
and covered her face with penitent kisses.
''How could be such fooli How could
be such foolr be reiterated a dozen times
as he held her close to his heart But when
he saw that Kathleen was looking really
anxious, he forced himself into some degree
of calmness and spoke coherently again
''Oh, my darling, 1 owe you such worlds
of penitence and shame l can never, never
humble myself enough before you'll II you
never forgave me at all for my miserable
folly it would only be exactly what de-
Rur
Katie. Indeed have been punished enough
by my misery Of the past six weeks. How
could I be so foolisha But, oh, Katie, what
did possess you to write that letter on your
own note paper and leave it lying in your
own room for me to fndF'
Nv hat letter can you mean, JackF'
The letter in which that girl tells your
Max Of her marriage. That was the paper
l foundr'
And you thought Oh, Jack!"
kathleen's eyes met her husbands for one
moment in reproachful establishment; then
they fell again in shame for the man who
had SO little faith in his own chosen love.
She was silent for some few minutes, and
these minutes were as bitter as any the squire
had ever knowa- Presently she spoke again,
very quietly:
Il wrote out that letter on note paper Just
to see what length it really was, and how it
read in that form When did you find it,"
The day l came back TO Murren from that
long expedition"
80 long ago as that. Oh, Jack, IL you
had only asked me about it at once"
Didn't tel you 1 was the biggest fool
aliver'
But, woman like, Kathleen would let no
one blame him but herself.
Not was partly my fault too. ought
not to have had even SO little secret as that
from you. But knew you would laugh at
NE SO dreadfully IL you knew had been
trying to write If the tale had not been ac-
cepted I should never have said q word
about it to any one"
Thank heaven, then, that It was ac-
cepted!" said Jack, fervently, pang darting
through his heart as he remembered the quiz
which had steadily been widening between
them.
81 an very glad, you may be sure said
Kathleen, with her OWL merry smile ''You
can't think how intensely long to earn SOFA
money"
'eWhat On earth forl You know II your
allowance IS not sufficient, you have only TO
say SOP
yes, but that is not one bit what I want!
You've no idea, see, what a proud little
monkey an, and how it CALLED my pride to
the quick TO take all these thingsr-touchinx
her pretty gray cosume-.ron you before
even we were married.
MY darling! hoped you had never
thought about it alta ll'7
II thought about it constantly, Jack I
knew it was no good making fuss Your
wife must have such things, and there was
no possibility % my getting the money 70
Fay for them Il the beggr maid was 50
mean sE1irired as to let King Cophetua put
her On shethrone, she must perfcrce submit
70 be t-icAed oct at bis expense. But vowed
I would save every possible shilling Of ny
allowance and pay you back for them as sooa
as could And thec, when We were living
so quietly &c Nrrreo, the idea struck ne
that might perhaps sam few gui1eas By
the turn have always bad Tor story writing.
And you see have succeeded. jack Now,
what may answer to Ar. Edisnr's question
about the serial scoryF
You may write new Percy We're n
forty volumes, Il you Ike, you ~lschl What
must you have thought O. ny idiossc be
haviorP asked JACK, SIS hs Exsed tia Little
hand lying N lis big pasn-
II Just thought you were finding CT. ~has
mistake you hai made n marrying poor
Etsls pennies nobody. All, Jack, hA~s
been very, very niserahiel Bu. it l. az ovs-
Gov, ard VIII sooa be al fu-gotsen-
INC hezaa Jack, u ca never fc-Ezs
VIA. blind, serp.d
Bu. his wife laid tsr suts lips &c lis, and
sealed her forgiveness with long kiss
'-Yc1 shall not abuse yourself any Dcre,
Jack After 81, yozr nissAks wss very
Natural cae-s
But why could not have bad he szaH
70 G1assio, yuu .: ccGF
.sah. Why, irdeesiI That, jack. WIS Us.
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srE3sy.
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was reading sloud frol wo1k q natural I
history.
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week without drinking
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