Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15
COLE :: & :: JONES,
The One-Price ClOthiers.
21e, 218 & 900 DOUGLAS AVE, WICHITA, KS


has that my time is exclusively hers. The
sooner she is broken of it the BETTER and so
saying, threw the tiny hands back into her
lap, and walked resolutely away with Miss
Reardon. But l did not enjoy one moment
of that walk. The tones of my companions
voice echoed in my ears as baby lamenta-
tions. The imploring anguish of Moll's eyes
pursued me over every inch Of the way.
Whether justly or not / suffered the remorse
of q criminal
ut is very pretty" Miss Rsardon re-
marked, with a touch OF irony, one day,
''your devotion to that child
Pretty" reiterated, bitterly.
eyes 1 suppose it is your choice Of fad
Some run to moose skin CATERS and some to
terra Gotta Derbys Yours took this form y
"Good heavensr' l protested, "you don't
for a moment fancy that it is a matter Of
choice with me, my dangling aftI the Prin-
cess Mollg'
'Oh, they all make virtue Of their folly.
l suppose it is martyrdom, to wear salmon
colored gloves, or bangle for dear Marbro's
sake"
fairly groaned. "Oh, that you should so
misinterpret me! l swear to you, on my
honor, that have suffered more from the
importantly of that child than tongue can
tell She froze to me from the minute first
committed the fatal mistake of noticing her
at all, and to this day she has never once let
up on it. What is q fellow to doa She has
blue eyes; she has the sweetest mouth in the
world; she frowns; she smiles; she wheedles
me like a woman of 80 If she were not my
sister should give her poison, or bury her
under the doorstep, Or But can't"
''You might get married." suggested my
companion "She would never speak to you
again. They never do"
$50 you really suppose it would work that
waya' | inquired, specifically. I'm afraid
she would murder me instead. "The Prin-
cess is dreadfully afraid of my getting mar
ried-I have discovered that. She thinks
she is deep, but she isn't. No, 1 can see
through her She has the strangest antipathy
to the bridal parties that she sees going into
ST. Pauls. She commands Gradgrind and
me to get past them as quickly as possible
She turns that plush capof hers square away
from the bride. Yes, have discovered that
she would seriously object to my getting
married"
$50 you propose to be tied to her cap
strings all your lifef' demanded my COM
panion. ''If l were you. l should break
away from this bondage before tine cord be-
comes cable"
1T was never a cord; it has always been q
CABLE" said, hopelessly. Besides, l am
not sure that could get married, even if
Mol were willing"
"No. You should consider that" Miss
Reardon was charming in Redfern gown
one of those pastorally simple looking things
which cost the fortune of sultan ITO be
able to marry involves two things-love and
money"
Il should not have said that. but since you
have, why didn't you say money and loveln
Because love has a tendency to make
money-for its object; whereas have never
observed that love of the genuine sort was
ever evolved out Of mere money
''Oh, if you put it that way! Then you
mean-for l prefer plain arithmetic To al
gebraic symbols-that If man wished to
marry he would contrive to earn the money
to do it,
THAT is what mean. He might have to
give up the moose skin CATERS. He probably
would Very few married men belong to
the leisure class merely TO love is an occu-
patton. But then my hypothesis was, If .
man wishes to marry"
'By Jovew l exclaimed, "you know
haven't the CATERS to give up. Do you think
we might ventures'
Miss Reardon looked comical "You mean
to ask whether would advise you TO marry
without the Princess Molls consentf'
''Oh, hang Molll Do you consent!'
At which she burst into a merrv laugh.
"What would she do TO met Should dare
to drink coffee any more' or open little pack
ages, or go out after darkf'
You darlingl You don't deny it, You
do love meFn
AS uttered these words the rumble Of q
perambulator crossed the pavement, and
glanced round instinctiyely. Whist / saw
was the crown of a white plush bonnet,
turned at right angles with the body Of the
wearer. and the back OF a silky coat.
''She saw US" gasped Miss Reardon.
And she will never speak to me again.
cried in exultation. ''vive la hbertei--
Emma Sherwood Chester In Harpers Baxar